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January 23, 2014Jefferson County, Colorado | Volume 9, Issue 35
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Hiring of Jeffco attorney deniedBoard delays hiring decision until new superintendent arrivesBy Crystal [email protected]
Jeffco Schools board of education de-nied the hiring of Executive Employee Re-lations candidate Nicole Tuescher by a 3-2 vote at the Tuesday, Jan. 16, meeting.
President Ken Witt, First Vice President Julie Williams and Secretary John Newkirk voted against the hiring after a board dis-cussion about philosophical ideals, legal counsel, need and urgency.
“We need to empower the incoming su-perintendent, to fill key positions that are vacant presently,” Witt said following the meeting. “We have both adequate legal
counsel for the district as well as employee relations that can’t be covered up by the HR (human resources) department adequate-ly in the interim.”
Prior to the discussion about the execu-tive director appointment, Newkirk made a motion to move the item to an executive session, which was met with disapproval by First Vice President Lesley Dahlkemper and Board Treasurer Jill Fellman, as well as remarks and boos from the audience.
“We have a CEO in our superintendent who leads our organization and identifies the best talent to meet the needs to contin-ue to drive this district forward,” Dahlkem-per said. “I would recommend that any conversation that is had, be had publicly, if there are concerns the board has, we ad-dress those and are public about it.”
The motion to go to executive session failed 3-2 with Dahlkemper and Fellman opposed. Two-thirds majority approval is required to enter an item into executive
session.“I would also like to remind us all, sev-
eral hours ago we heard testimony from Lisa Elliot, saying how important and criti-cal this position is, that we need to act on it and that it is critical that we move now,” Fellman said.
Throughout the discussion, Witt, Wil-liams and Newkirk raised concerns about making key employee decisions without the opinion of a new superintendent ex-pected to be hired later this year and con-cerns about the need for an urgent, addi-tional aspect of legal counsel in the district.
Resigning Superintendent Cindy Ste-venson will complete her tenure with the district June 30, and the process to hire a new superintendent is ongoing.
“We’ve had excellent representation over the years from Caplan and Earnest,” Williams said. “Why can’t we do a tem-porary hire, with Earnest and Caplan to continue that representation until a new
superintendent comes ... and then the new superintendent can choose who she wants.”
Stevenson addressed their concerns and informed the board about the roles of the position and reminded the board this position is a crucial part of the Jeffco school district framework.
“What I can tell you is that I’ve been doing this job for 12 years, I consider both departments essential,” Stevenson said. “You’ve heard from our associations ear-lier, they consider it essential, it really is part of the glue that makes Jeffco a great organization.”
Following the discussion, the board vot-ed to not hire the candidate for the execu-tive director in favor of allowing time for the new superintendent the opportunity to weigh in on the discussion and use existing representation and staff in the interim.
The audience was silent following the vote.
Arvada hosts town hallZenzinger, Kraft-Tharp team up to host monthly meeting
Sen. Rachel Zenzinger caught up with Arvada constituents answering questions and informing them of the issues and policies at the Statehouse. Photo by Crystal Anderson
Meeting offers residents opportunity to hear from the senator and representative regarding the bills they are
working on and hot topics in this year’s legislative session
By Crystal [email protected]
Senate District 19 Sen. Rachel Zenzinger and House Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp are teaming to host monthly town hall meetings with their constituents.
At the first town hall meeting, Jan. 18, Zenzinger and Kraft-Tharp meet with 40 people at the Indian Tree Golf Course Clubhouse, 7555 Wadsworth Blvd., to talk about the Colorado economy, job growth, and legislative issues circulating at the Statehouse.
The meeting offered residents the opportunity to hear from the senator and representative re-garding the bills they are working on and hot topics in this year’s leg-islative session.
Zenzinger spoke to two bills that she is working on to help train teachers at turnaround and high priority schools and provide a tax credit program for businesses’ personal property.
Kraft-Tharp spoke about her work with the Transportation and Energy Committee, the ReHire Colorado Bill and the job growth incentive tax credit.
Following their updates the two took questions from the audi-ence, answering questions regard-ing schools, RTD North West Line, and housing concerns.
The meeting also featured an update about the state’s improv-ing economy and $10 billion bud-get from Gov. John Hickenlooper’s chief economist Jason Schrock and Rep. Crisanta Duran.
Zenzinger and Kraft-Tharp will host the next town hall meet-ing on Saturday, Feb. 22, at Indian Tree Golf Course Clubhouse, 7555 Wadsworth Blvd. 10:30 a.m. to noon.
Optimists honor officer of the yearArvada police department recognizes HodgdonBy Crystal [email protected]
Lake Arbor Optimists in conjunc-tion with the Arvada Police Depart-ment named Officer Jeffrey Hodgdon, the 2014 Officer of the Year.
Nominated by members of the Ar-vada Police Department for his team-work, investigative skill, and law en-forcement knowledge, Hodgdon, who just had a baby with his wife, said this recognition was an honor he wasn’t ex-pecting.
In 2013, Hodgdon saw success in several aspects of his position when he helped recover 30 stolen vehicles in Arvada and discover suspects in both Lakewood and Westminster burglary cases.
“Since becoming a police officer in
Officer Jeffrey Hodgdon will be honored as Officer of the Year at 7 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 28 the Indian Tree Golf Clubhouse, 7555 Wadsworth Blvd. Cour-tesy photo
Officer continues on Page 4
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Here’s to living life to ‘The Max’ Topher Barber climbed the tall, alu-
minum ladder, stopping just even with the old, wooden sailboat hanging upside down from the ceiling. He carefully drilled the framed picture of his dad — also up-side down — to the center of the stern.
A friend handed him a bottle of cham-pagne and Topher tapped the boat, pour-ing a little onto the rim. “We now christen thee,” he said, “the S.S. Max Barber.”
The small gathering of people below him raised their glasses and cheered. “He would like that,” one man said, nodding assuredly as he walked away.
The tribute, sealed as dusk darkened the wintry mountain lake outside the restaurant windows, refl ected the man whose gargantuan and colorful presence was notably absent.
“Upside down is perfect,” said Dan Sherwood, Topher’s longtime friend, as he sat at the bar, under the sailboat. “Max was a kind of renegade who didn’t conform to much. So why conform to gravity?”
Max Barber died unexpectedly Dec. 17 from an aneurysm that occurred while he was driving. He was 68. A successful contractor and owner of the popular Max Gill and Grill on South Gaylord Street in Denver, he also received national recogni-tion in 1991 when he saved two people who fell through thin ice on Grand Lake.
But to Topher, he was so much more. He was an exuberant, energizing force who grabbed tight to life and made it an exhilarating ride.
“He never let a blade of grass grow beneath his feet,” Topher said, pausing, looking at the beer in his hand. “He’s my dad and he was my best friend ... It’s going to be hard without him.”
Although Max had homes in Denver, Florida and France, the cabin he built with his hands in the mid-1980s in Grand Lake — on the water nestled between historic Lemon Lodge and the Grand Lake Yacht Club at the end of the town’s main street — was his favorite.
On the shores of the state’s larg-est natural lake, the town counted 447 residents in the 2000 census. Its one main road veers off Highway 34, just before the western entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park, and leads through a short, straight stretch of western-style buildings that have remained largely unchanged for years.
“This is his home,” Topher said. “He loved being near the water, being in a small town. He loved that this town is a dead end. It was the end of the road.”
It was Topher’s most consistent home, too.
“I love this place,” he said. “Both me and my brother met our wives up here. My life wouldn’t be the same without Grand Lake. We wouldn’t be who we are without this place.”
Growing up, Topher and his brothers Tyler and Todd spent every summer at the lake. Topher and Tyler worked at Pancho and Lefty’s, the eatery popular with locals and weekenders that’s just a one-minute-walk from the cabin. They learned how to sail — Topher even taught sailing at the yacht club.
Max bought them a boat and they often competed in the annual weeklong regatta — but never won. “ ... we were always at the back of the pack and that always bummed him out,” Topher said.
Last summer, two days before the regatta, Topher decided to compete when a friend who is an accomplished sailor offered to crew. Midway through the week,
Max left for an already planned vacation in Michigan. Topher was tied for fi rst; Max eagerly awaited his daily updates.
“It came down to the last race and we had to fi nish fi rst — and we did,” Topher said. “I could hear the pride in his voice and knew he had tears in his eyes.”
In late October, after returning from a month in France, Max headed to Grand Lake to winterize the cabin. Topher went with him. They blew out the sprinklers, cut fi rewood, hung out.
“Just me and him,” Topher said. “It was perfect. I have no regrets about how our relationship ended. ... We told each other how we felt about each other — we loved each other.”
On Jan. 10, Topher, who lives in Broom-fi eld, decided to check on the cabin, make sure the heat was working, that pipes hadn’t frozen — and meet up with some friends to share a few stories and laughs.
On the passenger seat of his Subaru, he placed a ceramic cowboy boot with a lasso around its heel — the urn holding some of his dad’s ashes, which also include the remains of a December Wall Street Jour-nal, his favorite paper; his red, alma mater Cornell cap; a favorite Hemingway coozie; and the photo of his three sons when they were just boys, wearing cowboy hats, which he always kept in his wallet.
Topher also brought a framed picture of a grinning Max, wearing a tropical shirt and white captain’s hat and holding a beer next to his cheek.
A winter storm swirled gusting snow, creating moments of white-out as he slowly drove Berthoud Pass, reminiscent of the fi rst time he, his brothers and Max had driven to Grand Lake.
“Pop,” Topher said, “we aren’t turning around, are we?”
At the cabin, he set the boot and pic-ture on the dining room table, grabbed two beers — the one for Max snug in another Hemingway coozie — and tuned the CD player to Alabama’s “Mountain
Music,” his dad’s favorite and the cabin’s theme song.
Then he talked to Max.And he cried.The next afternoon, Topher strolled
into Pancho and Lefty’s and settled at the bar to talk with friends in the familiar eclectic atmosphere where 1,500 beer cans — all one-of-a-kind — line shelves along the walls. Also on the walls are photos of several longtime locals who have died. Hanging from the ceiling are a chair lift, a kayak, and a dummy of a man with a se-rape sleeping in a hammock, a margarita glass in his hand.
And the old, wooden sailboat.That’s when it hit.“ ... to make that boat his — The Max,”
Topher said. “He’s in the bar area look-ing out on the lake. It just makes so much sense.”
In mid-February, a celebration of life for Max will be held at his Denver restau-rant. Those who come should wear happy colors. No black. No tears.
Because Max wouldn’t want crying, Topher said.
He loved life too much.Topher tells this story about the Grand
Lake cabin:“We’re known for staying up way too
late there and having Lemon Lodge rent-ers yell at us. One day, a couple of Lemon Lodge renters come up and say they’re try-ing to go to bed ... and how much longer will you guys be staying up?”
Max glanced at his watch, then looked up.
“We’ve been partying for 23 years here,” he said, “and think we’ve got 23 more to go.”
Cheers.
Ann Macari Healey’s column about people, places and issues of everyday life appears every other week. She can be reached at [email protected] or 303-566-4110.
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I’ve written before about agent evaluations and described how www.RatedAgent.com (where all Golden Real Estate agents are listed) bases its ratings on actual surveys mailed to cli-ents after each closing. The responses to these surveys produces an overall rating from 0 to 5. (My rating is 4.7.) How detailed is the survey? About a month after closing, clients are sent a differ-ent survey depending on whether they are a buyer or a seller. Here are some of the ques-tions asked of buyers: 1. Did your sales associate provide
written/electronic competitive or comparable market analysis prior to you making an offer?
2. How satisfied were you with the counseling and needs assess-ment provided by your sales associate?
3. How satisfied were you with the
thoroughness of the search pro-cess to find a property that met your needs?
4. How satisfied were you with the availability of your sales associ-ate? 5. How satisfied were you with your sales associate's knowledge of the area, community, and properties? 6. How satisfied were you with the assistance your sales associate provided in negotiating the price and terms of
the purchase? 7. How satisfied were you with the
quality and frequency of commu-nication provided by your sales associate?
8. How satisfied were you with your sales associate's attention to details and assistance from con-tract to closing?
9. What was your overall satisfac-tion with the results and service provided by your sales associ-ate?
10. How likely would you be to use the same sales associate to assist you in the future?
11. How likely would you be to use the same real estate company to assist you in the future?
12. How likely are you to recom-mend the services of your sales associate to a friend, neighbor, or relative?
13. How likely are you to recom-mend the services of the real estate company to a friend, neighbor, or relative?
14. What was your primary reason for selecting your sales associ-ate?
Here are some of the ques-tions asked of sellers: 1. How long did you expect your
property to be on the market before it was sold?
2. How long was your property marketed by your sales associate and broker before you accepted an offer?
3. How satisfied were you with the market-ing plan developed
and implemented for the sale of your property?
4. How satisfied were you with the price and terms of the sale?
5. How satisfied were you with the assistance your sales associate provided in negotiating the price/terms of sale?
6. What was your primary reason for selecting the sales associate you chose to market your prop-erty?
All those questions had multiple-choice answers from which to se-lect. Following them, however, there was an open ended “Comments” field in which clients could say whatever they want to say. One of my sellers said he thought he should have gotten a higher price for his home. All the
others were positive. The point is that they are not edited, and you get a true picture of the agent. By contrast, the company behind the Five Star Professional program advertised in 5280 Magazine does not reveal who is surveyed, what is asked, or how clients responded. If your agent doesn’t appear under your city at www.Rated Agent.com, ask him or her to sign up for this service — which, by the way, is free to all Realtors.
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Hoping for a dream kitchenSteamers Coffeehouse and Jack’s Bar and Grill named a finalist in contestBy Crystal [email protected]
Steamers Coffeehouse and Jack’s Bar and Grill, 8565 Five Parks Drive, Suite 100, has been named one of five finalists in the Tundra Restaurant Supply Dreamstaurant Contest.
For the past three monthsTundra Res-taurant Supply has gathered ideas for dream restaurants from around the coun-try, offering a $40,000 grand prize restau-rant package.
Over the last two weeks, people from across the nation voted socially through the supply company’s Facebook page for their favorite restaurant idea.
With a week to go in the voting, Steam-er’s owner, Athan Miller, is excited about the possibilities the contest brings.
“We’re trying to open up a prep kitchen across the street, and restaurant supplies add up quickly,” Miller said. “To be able to use a free $40,000 to help gain those sup-plies, it will be very beneficial; it’s great.”
Steamers Coffeehouse opened around 6 years ago in a small, 300 square-foot space in Five Parks. Miller began the company
with partner, Scott Parker, with a mission to employ those with developmental dis-abilities.
“What we really want to do is open a prep kitchen where we can train people with developmental disabilities to work in a kitchen,” Miller said.
Due to an increase in customers and available retail space, Miller moved the business into a larger space, and began a joint coffeehouse-restaurant, Jack’s Bar and Grill, with Miller’s husband Jack. The café-restaurant now employs 80 individu-als, 40 of whom have developmental dis-abilities.
Construction of the prep kitchen is currently under way, and should they win Tundra’s Dreamstaurant competition, they will be able to train and employ 20-30 more developmentally disabled adults in their new facility.
“We really want all kinds of people to receive proper training so they can go, and get a job,” Miller said. “We feel really strongly everyone deserves a chance to be employed.”
To cast your vote, visit Tundra’s Face-book page, and vote for Steamers Coffee-house, Jack’s Bar and Grill. Votes can be cast once in a 24-hour period, but individ-uals can vote more than once.
“All of these different people are step-ping up to help us make a bigger differ-ence, it’s really cool,” Jack said.
Sarah Stephenson, one of Jack’s Bar and Grill and Steamers Coffeehouse employees, cleans menus during her shift. Photo by Crystal Anderson
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2009, Officer Hodgdon has developed into an outstanding police officer,” Arvada Po-lice Chief Don Wick said. “All of us as citi-zens are fortunate that Jeff is working for the Arvada Police Department and that Jeff and his patrol team are willing to address issues that impact our community every day.”
Hodgdon works on the graveyard shift with the police department and is a com-mitted member of the Arvada Tactical In-formation Group. He said he enjoys work-ing with drugs, investigating cases with the drug task force, and being a part of the police force.
“Once I started doing this job, I knew it
was perfect, I love going to work every day,” Hodgdon said. “You can go out, hustle, work hard and get out there and control your position.”
In the future, he said he intends to con-tinue to learn, and work with the drug task force and the criminal investigation bureau. When off duty, Hodgdon enjoys spending his time with his wife and new baby, and escaping to the mountains whenever he can.
Hodgdon will be given the award by Wick and the Lake Arbor Optimists break-fast meeting, Jan. 28.
“We’ve been doing this for 25 years,” said Edward Mally, a representative of the Lake Arbor Optimists Club. “We support a lot of things in the community and we do this with the police department as a way to give the police department recognition and provide positive support for them.”
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Marijuana food stamp bill killedMeasure sought to prohibit public assistance cash card useBy Vic [email protected]
A bill that would have prohibited wel-fare recipients from using public assis-tance cash cards at marijuana stores and strip clubs died in a legislative committee on Jan. 15.
The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Vicki Marble, R-Fort Collins, argued unsuccessfully that allowing electronic benefit transfer cards — which act as debit cards for people on public assistance — to be used at ATMs that are inside pot shops and adult enter-tainment places begs for federal prosecu-torial intervention.
But Democrats on the Senate’s State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee
cited testimony from bill opponents who said the bill was unnecessary and address-es a problem that doesn’t exist.
The bill died in the Democrat-led com-mittee, following a 3-2 party line vote.
Marble told committee members that federal law requires that the state take measures to prevent public assistance re-cipients from using their EBT cards inside places like liquor stores, gambling estab-lishments and adult entertainment busi-nesses.
As for use inside pot shops, Marble said that voters supported 2012’s Amendment 64 — which legalized pot sales in Colorado — with the intention of pot being regulated the same way as alcohol. The federal gov-ernment frowns on EBT cards being used inside places that sell booze.
Without regulation addressing this is-sue, Marble — who was a member of last year’s Amendment 64 Legislative Task
Force — said that pot shop owners could end up getting a visit from a federal agent.
“I have a feeling we’re going to be see-ing trouble that we’re not ready to deal with,” Marble said, referring to federal cash seizures at pot stores. “We’re setting these newly established marijuana stores up to fail.”
Sen. Bernie Herpin, R-Colorado Springs, supported Marble’s effort, saying that he doesn’t believe that public funds should be used to access marijuana.
“I just don’t understand — people who are using their food stamp money to buy marijuana — why we should be making it easier for them,” he said.
But bill opponents and Democratic committee members said those fears are overblown.
“I’m not aware of widespread misuse,” said Terry Scanlon of the Center for Chil-dren’s Law and Policy. “This is an unneces-
sary burden to put on the beneficiaries.”Other arguments against the bill had to
do with lack of ATM access for public as-sistance recipients. Sen. Irene Aguilar, D-Denver, said that she believes the federal government’s intent is to ensure that public assistance recipients have access to ATMs, before the state does anything to restrict their use.
Democratic senators shared narratives about elderly and disabled persons having to go out of their way to find ATMs. In some cases, the closest neighborhood cash dis-pensaries are found inside liquor stores, or pot shops, they said.
Those persons are not using public as-sistance to buy pot; they’re just trying to get cash to get on the bus, bill opponents said.
“If you’ve ever known anyone who has been on cash assistance, like I have, it’s not something you abuse,” said Sen. Jessie Uli-barri, D-Commerce City.
Effort to repeal energy measure fizzlesLaw passed in 2013 increased mandates for rural electric providersBy Vic [email protected]
Republican state lawmakers’ first effort this legislative session to undo key Democratic accomplishments from last year failed on Jan. 15.
A Democrat-led Senate committee killed a measure that sought to repeal a law that increased renewable en-ergy mandates that were placed on rural electric providers.
Last year, the Legislature, through Senate Bill 252, man-dated that rural electric associations generate 20 percent of their energy through renewable sources. That doubled the former standard of 10 percent.
The law has drawn the ire of Republicans, who argued that the legislation hurts business in rural parts of the state and will drive up energy costs.
“Why are we continuing to have this bad bill on the books?,” said Sen. Ted Harvey, R-Highlands Ranch, who sponsored the repeal effort. “This bill rights a terrible wrong.
The 20 percent target is common throughout much of Colorado, but supporters of Harvey’s bill testified that the new standard hurts rural parts of the state, in particular. They insist that the mandate will hurt rural economies, even though the law puts a 2 percent cap on energy rate hikes.
Sean Conway, a Weld County commissioner, told the State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee that the bill is unfair and that lawmakers should “hit the reset button” on the legislation.
Conway was a leader behind a recent movement by sev-eral counties to secede from the state, due in large part to last year’s passage of Senate Bill 252.
“The 800-pound gorilla in this room is that rural-urban divide,” Conway said.
But several testified against Harvey’s effort, saying that the new standards have expanded the renewable energy field in the state and has created new jobs.
“What I heard overwhelmingly from the testimony to-day is that Senate Bill 252 has led to job creation,” said Sen.
Jessie Ulibarri, a Democrat from Adams County and com-mittee chairman.
Ulibarri added that he “did not hear specifically from rural electric cooperatives their concerns on this bill.”
As expected, the repeal effort failed on a 3-2 party line vote. The State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee is known as the “kill committee” inside the Capitol, a place where certain bills proposed by the minority party are sent to die.
Earlier in the day, Harvey and other Senate Republicans held a press conference, where they blasted Democrats for sending a good number of their bills to the so-called kill committee.
But the committee has been used in similar fashion by Republicans in the past. And Democrats insist that every bill will be considered appropriately.
“There is no promise of outcome,” Ulibarri said. “There is a promise of a fair hearing.”
The repeal bill’s defeat hardly spells the end of this is-sue. A Republican effort to reduce the energy mandate from 20 percent to 15 percent was introduced in the House the same day.
This session, Republicans will also seek repeals or changes to other pieces of Democrat-sponsored laws that were enacted last year, such as gun-control legislation and election reform.
arvada news in a hurryCourtz-A-Palooza
The Arvada Municipal Courts will host a free event explaining the ins and outs of the municipal courts system, Thursday, Jan. 23, at the Arvada City Hall Atrium, 8101 Ralston Road. The event will be held in two parts, the first will be 1:30-2:45 p.m., and will feature a presentation about the chal-lenges, processes and solutions in the court system. The second will be 3 to 4:45 p.m. and will feature a panel of court staff, a mu-nicipal judge, elected officials, and police discussing the role of the courts today.
Arbor Day Foundation TreesThe Arbor Day Foundation is offering
Colorado residents 10 free flowering trees for joining the Foundation during January.
For those who join, the Foundation will send two Sargent Crabapple trees, three American Redbuds, two Washington Hawthorns, three White flowering Dog-woods, as part of the Trees for America campaign. Trees will be shipped during the
planting season, between Feb. 1 and May 31, with planting instructions. To become a member, visit arborday.org/january or send a $10 contribution to Ten Free Flower-ing Trees, Arbor Day Foundation, 100 Arbor Ave., Nebraska City, NE 68410.
Udi’s name contestUdi’s Food is going under a rebranding
as part of the 2012 sale to Smart Balance, and they are looking for help.
From now until Feb. 10, the public is en-couraged to visit www.renameudis.com to suggest a new name. Contestants will have the opportunity to upload videos, share images and talk about their suggestion. The top three names will be announced Feb. 17 and the public will have the opportunity to vote through Feb. 28.
Prizes will be awarded for the top three finalists, with the name being announced at 9 a.m., Wednesday, Apr. 2, as part of a series of farewell celebrations to the Udi’s brand.
News tipsDo you see something newsworthy? The Arvada Press welcomes your news tips about possible story ideas.
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Two Arvadans give back to community, world ShareBrands to aid others By Crystal Anderson [email protected]
Two months ago, two young Arvada men launched ShareBrands, a business with a simple mission — to help heal the world.
Developed by Connor Knutson and Jus-tin Hoffman, ShareBrands was created as a way to be socially responsible and promote awareness through conscious commerce.
“We sell lifestyle brand, consumer-style products that help an underlying cause,” Connor Knutson, co-founder of Share-Brands said. “Look at the items you own, headphones, grocery bags — how many items contain meaning beyond that?”
Launched late in 2013, the online com-pany sells items such as earbuds, yoga mats and cellphone cases, each with a color specifi c logo, representing six broad causes: Men and Children’s health, Poverty, Women and Children’s health, Current Di-sasters and Education. Each cause has a corresponding nonprofi t, to which twenty-fi ve percent of every purchase is given.
“There is a huge variety of different
products people could buy, it’s really end-less,” said Justin Hoffman, co-founder of ShareBrands. “When someone buys our product we want them to tell their friends and family about it, to share the story.”
Each product is available in six color categories matching a specifi c cause, red-poverty, pink-women’s and children’s health, black-current disasters, green-en-vironment, yellow-education, and blue-men’s and children’s health. By purchasing one of their products, a consumer is ac-tively supporting a related nonprofi t while helping impact different socioeconomic issues throughout the world.
“Friendship Bridge clients benefi t from ShareBrands model because the consumer takes an active role in positive socioeco-nomic impact,” said Tori Barnett, the mar-keting and communications director with Friendship Bridge, ShareBrands Poverty Partner nonprofi t. “A portion of the con-sumers purchase empowers the very poor, rural women in Guatemala through micro-credit and education.”
Currently, the company offers nine products for purchase, but they are look-ing to expand their product line and begin to sell their products in big-box retailers such as Nordstrom, Trader Joes and Whole Foods.
“We’re working really hard to prove this model throughout the next year,” Knutson
said. “If we can leverage those dollars to go to something that matters, it can really make a difference.”
Outside of promoting awareness through products, the guys at ShareBrands hope to have an event every quarter such as a 5k, hikes, food drives and more as ways to engage with the community and pro-mote local causes.
“They (Hoffman and Knutson) have come alongside of us not only as a compa-ny, but as a family,” said Brittany Froistad, founder of Rays of Grace, ShareBrands Ed-ucation Partner. “Their mission is a beauti-ful example of giving back in an effective way.”
To learn more about the company and causes, visit www.sharebrands.org.
Arvada natives Justin Ho� man and Connor Knutson, founders of ShareBrands, an online company focusing on conscious commerce, are working day-by-day to create social and economic change through everyday products. Courtesy Photo
Family warms up with new furnace By Crystal Anderson [email protected]
Joanne Ott and her 2-year old daughter, Joslyn, were living without heat in their home in Arvada, but
thanks to a donation by the Xcel Energy HomeSmart program, things are warm-ing up.
In December, HomeSmart, in conjunction with the American Lung As-sociation, announced they were going to donate a new
air quality system to some-one in the Denver-metro community who had both a fi nancial need and respira-tory issues.
“We wanted to fi nd a needy family, but make sure the recipient would benefi t from cleaner air
and the new system,” Paul Oliver, a representative with HomeSmart said.
Ott, whose daughter was born with respiratory issues, was chosen from a pool of
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Time for major immigration reform Colorado is home to roughly half a mil-
lion immigrants, about a third of whom are undocumented, according to a report by the Center for Immigration Studies. More than 11 million undocumented immigrants are estimated to be in the United States.
In Colorado and across the nation, in-dustries like farming and construction rely on the labor provided by workers who are not in the country legally. To that end, the way of life enjoyed by so many Americans is dependent upon them.
The system, however, under which these immigrants work, live and learn is broken. Few would argue against that point. But what’s to be done?
Spearheaded by a bipartisan “Gang of Eight” — which included Sen. Michael Bennet, of Colorado — a comprehensive immigration-reform measure passed, with support from a number of Republicans, through the Democrat-controlled U.S. Sen-ate last June. The bill, S. 744, went nowhere in the House, though.
Early signs are that the Republican-controlled House has no plans to take up a single comprehensive bill this year either, but will instead address immigration in a
piecemeal fashion of multiple measures.It is encouraging that the House plans to
address this critical issue, and in fact, there are reports that Speaker John Boehner aims to unveil the principles of the plan before the end of the month. But as they forge ahead with a plan of their own, we urge House leaders to embrace the primary tenets of the Senate-passed measure.
For one thing, S. 744 is good for busi-ness. A letter sent to the Senate last June in support of the bill was signed by myriad business organizations, including the Den-ver Metro, South Metro Denver and U.S. chambers of commerce.
In part, the letter said:“America’s current immigration system
is broken and does not meet the needs of our citizens or businesses. Improvements to our nation’s immigration policies are long overdue and are essential to con-
tinued economic growth. We especially applaud the efforts of the bipartisan `Gang of 8’ for their leadership on this issue and commend the entire Senate for your hard work on this diffi cult and controversial issue.”
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, hardly a stronghold of liberal ideals, is one of the most outspoken proponents of compre-hensive immigration reform in general and S. 744 in particular, touting a study that says the nation’s economy would stand to grow by $1.5 trillion over 10 years.
S. 744 — also known as the Border Secu-rity, Economic Opportunity, and Immigra-tion Modernization Act — takes a truly broad-based approach to reform.
Among other things, the bill calls for:• More than $40 billion of initial funding
to shore up border security.• Mandatory use by employers of an
electronic employment verifi cation system known as E-Verify.
• Creation of a Registered Provisional Immigrant program that includes back-ground checks and mandates the payment of application fees. RPI status may be renewed after six years and immigrants can
pursue lawful permanent residence after 10 years, if they remain employed, pay taxes, pass background checks and meet English profi ciency requirements.
• A faster track to lawful permanent residence for undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children and for agricultural workers.
• A path to citizenship, for those who fulfi ll the RPI requirements, which would take 13 years or more.
That last point, the path to citizenship, has been one of the more controversial aspects of the bill and was met with large resistance by House Republicans last year. We’re not sold on the necessity of it being part of an immigration overhaul, but we understand and appreciate the importance it plays for both lawmakers behind the bill and for immigrants whose dream includes citizenship.
With worker shortages looming and wasteful spending rampant on a current system that isn’t getting the job done, S. 744 is, on the whole, a beacon of hope. Leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives would do well to follow the light — and act now.
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Too good to be true? By the time you read this, we’ll know
whether the Denver Broncos advanced to the Super Bowl … and whether you purchased counterfeit tickets for the show-down.
The chances of both happening are pretty high. The Broncos will likely put the Patriots away. And, as of this writing, single tickets to the AFC Championship game in Denver are going for as much as $500 to $1,200 each on Craigslist.
When they went on sale at 10 a.m. Monday after the Broncos’ victory over the Chargers, game tickets were snatched up in fewer than 15 minutes, and people got a “sold out” message online as early as 10:01 a.m. Many people have had to turn to resell tickets, where prices can be 400 percent over face value.
None of this, actually, is bad. Fans who believe (in the Broncos or, less reasonably, in the Patriots) are quite willing to pay big bucks for the big game and this secondary market is the only way to get there.
The problem is that many of these the tickets are fake.
The Broncos, the NFL, and Denver police are warning fans about counterfeit tickets, especially those with prices that seem to good to be true. These fake tickets look like the real thing—but they don’t behave that way. The solution, we’re told, is to purchase game tickets only through Ticketmaster and NFL Ticket Exchange.
Of course, however, many tickets resold by individuals are legit. But it’s diffi cult to tell the difference.
NFL tickets aren’t the only counterfeit offerings out there. For example, the FTC recently took action against four weight-loss companies. It’s no secret that weight loss is an American obsession — maybe as big as scoring tickets to championship games — especially now when we are set-ting goals for the New Year such as eating healthy and getting more exercise.
But most of us do feel that we could use some help, and weight-loss products are
big business.The problem is that many of their
claims are fake.According to the FTC, one of the biggest
offenders is the company that manufac-tures and markets Sensa as a powder users sprinkle on their food to spur weight loss — a pitch that seems too good to be true.
Personally, I don’t particularly subscribe to the theory that if something seems too good to be true, it probably is … lots of just such good things have come my way through the years.
But I’ve also fallen prey to offers that weren’t what they said they were.
Usually this was because I wanted to believe … wanted to believe that the hotel I booked online really was on the beach. That the discounted sunglasses with the popular logo were genuine. That if I sent a complete proposal outlining my strategy for someone else’s business problem, I would get the job. (I don’t do that any-more.)
So, the lesson I’m taking away from this news of deceptive advertising, unscrupu-lous scalpers, and ticket counterfeiters is caveat emptor—let the buyer beware.
But I still do want to believe. And if I’ve learned anything else from this too-good-to-be-true football season, it’s that if we believe, good things can and do happen.
Andrea Doray is a writer who’s always believed in the Broncos because they are the real deal. Contact her at [email protected]
See the big game in person? The Denver Broncos are going to the Super Bowl! But would you ever consider physically going to the Super Bowl yourself considering travel, price of tickets, hotel, parking, $10 beers, etc.? Or is the stay at your home/man cave experience in front your own big screen TV equal to or even better than freezing your butt off at the stadium? We asked several of our readers and got these responses:
“The last game day experience I had was a bad one for numerous reasons. I de� nitely won’t be spending my money for a regular season game again. But I would consider a big game like the AFC Championship or Super Bowl.”
Will Petersen, Littleton
“I think staying at home and watching the game is very underrated. It’s warm, TVs are so good today and you don’t have to worry about all the things that go along with going to the game.”
Michael Joycox, Broom� eld
“I would de� nitely want to go see my team in a Super Bowl, I hope every true fan of their team would. I don’t care what the price or what I have to do to get a ticket. I am going!”
Christopher Dolge, Arvada
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OBITUARIES
Roberta J. Mangin, 79, of Arvada is survived by her son Timothy R Mangin, granddaughter Krishana, great grand-son Calvin, a sister, a brother, and many friends. Roberta was born in Peekskill, NY, to Helen and Robert Ful-lenweider. A celebration of her life will be held on Friday, January 24, 2014 between 3:00pm-6:00pm at the MAC, 3295 West 72nd Ave, Westminster CO 80030. Tel 303-426-4310. Please send donations to the Denver Hospice.
ManginRoberta J Mangin
Mar 8, 1934 - Jan 18, 2014
Buddy J. Wright of Arvada passed away January 15, 2014. He was born on October 29, 1926 in Union City, PA. Buddy is survived by daughters Cheryl Biwer(Paul), Cath-erine Wurst(Mark), and grandsons Jesse, Cody, Christopher, and Ryan.
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Oct 29,1926 - Jan 15, 2014
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Road to more funding looks rough Nearly two years of discussions and
18 months of research on transportation funding options crashed to the fl oor with a thud earlier this month in the Lookout Room at the Taj Mahal, Jefferson County Government Adminstration and Court Facility, in Golden.
MPACT64 was created as a statewide forum where the Metro Mayors Caucus could meet with Club 20, the Progressive 15 and Action 22, representing all 64 counties across Colorado. Following the economic collapse of 2008, state budgets have kept squeezing down on transportation funding. This has reduced available dollars at every level of local government. These reductions have been exacerbated by the diminish-ing effectiveness of the state gasoline tax as more fuel effi cient and alternative fuel vehicles continue to enter the fl eet.
Although highways and transit have been funded primarily with user fees, including the gas tax, for nearly a century, these no longer generate revenues that match the increase in demand for high-ways and transportation services. Polling has found a widespread hatred of gas tax increases for nearly 20 years despite the fact that the tax has not been increased since 1992. The only alternative that would
continue to maintain the historical “user pays” principle would be a Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) levy.
Once again, polling fi nds this option is little more attractive than gas taxes, while being poorly understood and raising privacy concerns. Consequently, MPACT 64 surveyed Colorado voters last year to determine what revenue option would prove the most popular, or least unpopular, with voters.
The answer was a hike in the statewide sales tax. MPACT64, together with contrac-tors and other organizations concerned about the deterioration of state roads, developed a ballot proposition that would impose an additional seven-tenths of a cent sales tax statewide in order to raise $600 million annually in additional rev-
enues. These dollars would be divvied up between state and local governments in ac-cordance with the existing state formula for distributing transportation revenues. After the crushing defeat of the proposed hike in state income taxes to fund K-12 schools this past November, in which question 66 was defeated by a nearly two to one mar-gin, MPACT64 decided to test the appeal of its sales tax proposal.
Maria Garcia Berry and Roger Sherman of CRL Associates delivered the bad news to supporters last week. Some 52-percent of those polled would vote no, while only 42-percent leaned yes. And 80 percent of the no voters are intensely opposed and just half the yes voters are strongly favor-able. Support in rural areas, which would be the primary benefi ciaries of increased spending, only mustered 35 percent sup-port. The suburbs barely produced 50 percent support, while Denver came in on the statewide average at 42 percent. The consultants, to their considerable credit, advised their clients that they should wait for a more propitious political climate somewhere over the horizon. Only 4 per-cent of those polled reported transporta-tion funding as a priority. 33 percent placed jobs and the economy at the top of the list.
And, a surprising 46 percent suggested additional government effi ciency is needed — suggesting belt-tightening as a source of revenues.
While it is apparent this is not a good time to attempt to raise taxes, there were few clues as to the virulence of voter resis-tance. The MPACT64 pollsters speculated that the state’s much touted economic turnaround may only be reaching a sliver of residents, while the vast majority of Colorado taxpayers continue to struggle with reduced incomes and pinched personal budgets. Others speculated that only a comprehensive proposal similar to Referendum C approved in 2005, which in-cluded assistance to schools, roads, higher education and human services held the potential for creating a winning coalition.
Miller Hudson is a former state legislator with 30 years involvement in regional trans-portation issues, having served as Executive Director of the Colorado Intermountain Fixed Guideway Authority’s I-70 Mountain Corridor monorail study. He continues to monitor Front Range transit planning and can be reached at [email protected].
Family Tree refocuses its pro� le Organization to raise awareness of approachesto abuse, homelessness By Hugh Johnson
Family Tree, a 37-year-old, nonprofi t or-
ganization in Wheat Ridge, has undergone a rebranding initiative focused on raising the organization’s profi le in the Denver metro area.
Family Tree’s main goal is to increase public awareness about the ways it deals with homelessness, child abuse and do-mestic violence. Instead of being an orga-nization with programs designed for three separate issues, Family Tree seeks a deeper understanding of how the three are con-nected and uses that knowledge to em-power those who need help.
By using a more comprehensive ap-proach, Family Tree provides immediate aid for victims along with the tools to help them rebuild and sustain new lives. For example, a mother and her children might stay at Family Tree’s domestic violence shelter and upon leaving, seek supportive services from Family Tree’s Homelessness Program or obtain vouchers to shop at Family Tree’s Treasure Trunk Thrift Store,
also located in Wheat Ridge.Dana Juniel, Family Tree’s director of
public relations and marketing, said the rebranding process has caused the organi-zation to look at how they are perceived by the community. The end result is a strong message to the public that changes the way people view these issues.
“Family Tree is the only organization in the Denver metro area working to address the interconnectedness among these is-sues and for that reason, we are changing the way individuals, families and commu-nities see, respond to and overcome them,” Juniel said. “By leveraging our deeper, broader and more holistic approach, Fam-ily Tree is empowering individuals to dis-cover their own strengths to create lasting, positive change.”
Family Tree looks to extend its outreach through powerful partnerships, educa-tion programs and special events. In June,
Family Tree will host its 21st Celebration of Achievement dinner. The dinner will honor Family Tree clients who have successfully transformed their lives. Family Tree will also recognize one person, group or orga-nization with the 2014 Community Award. Juniel believes the dinner is a great oppor-tunity for the community to experience what makes Family Tree so special.
Through rebranding, Family Tree looks to increase awareness of the issues of child abuse and neglect, domestic violence and homelessness, while broadening their base of support.
The new Family Tree logo features the tagline “Empow-ering change, transforming lives.” Courtesy photo
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The longest-running stage play in the world will open up the Arvada Center’s 2014 season with plenty of mystery, dry humor and wit to go around.
Agatha Christie’s classic “The Mouse-trap” has been delighting audiences in London’s West End for 61 years, and will run at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wad-sworth Blvd., Jan. 28 through Feb. 23.
Performances will be Tuesday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Wednes-day at 1 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. Due to increased demand 1 p.m. matinees have been added on Thursday, Feb. 6, 13 and 20.
“Agatha Christie is one of the most translated writers in the world and ‘The Mousetrap’ is one of the works that Christie-philes know best,” Pat Payne, director of the show said.
According to Payne, “The Mousetrap” tells the story of a group of strang-ers stranded in a country inn during a snowstorm. There is a murder and a de-tective shows up to investigate the case, and as he does everyone comes under suspicion as secrets and past misdeeds are revealed.
“I’ve directed other Agatha Christie plays, and I love her characters and sto-ries,” Payne said. “There are lots of red herrings in the story and it really keeps the audiences guessing.”
The ending is historically famous, as is the dedication the keeping that
ending secret from people who haven’t seen the show. Payne said the theater is looking to maintain that secrecy and is hoping people who know the ending won’t spoil it for others.
The cast is made up of some Arvada Center favorites as well as Kathleen Brady, a veteran of the Denver Center Theatre Company, who is making her debut at the center.
“I’ve never done an Agatha show before, but I’m really enjoying it,” Brady said. “There is such a diverse number of characters and there aren’t a lot of similarities between them, which makes it interesting.”
Brady plays Mrs. Boyle, who she describes as a woman who used to be wealthy, but is now having a hard time adjusting to the mannerisms and changes of the times. She’s not used to the way things are, Brady added, and is straight forward and honest about what she thinks.
“I love grand dames who are a little step out of the times,” Brady said.
Graham Ward, who was last seen at the center in “Around the World in 80 Days,” plays Detective Sergeant Trot-ter. Ward describes the detective as someone who is trying to put the case together but doesn’t quite take things are seriously as everyone else.
“We don’t know much about him outside of the case,” Ward said. “All the other characters are trying to make transformations and get through things but he’s focused on solving the case.”
Ward said one of the most challeng-
ing parts about Trotter is the cockney slang accent that occasionally slips out.
For Payne, who is a very collabora-tive director, putting the show together has been a great process thanks to the people he is working with.
“With a cast and crew who are so talented it makes things as a director very easy,” he said. “The design staff just comes in and creates — they are con-tinually adding details to the set.”
Payne, Brady and Ward said the show has something for everyone, and is a great whodunnit for mystery fans.
“I think of it as dessert because it’s such a yummy piece of theater,” Payne said. “The mystery is fantastic — we sold you the whole seat, but you’re only going to need the edge of it.”
For tickets and more information call 720-898-7200 or visit www.arvadacen-ter.org.
Arvada Center hosts Agatha Christie’s masterpiece
Bronco, wife a dynamic duo in magazine
Broncos wide receiver Eric Decker and his country star (pregnant) wife, Jessie James Decker — arguably the NFL’s cutest couple — are featured in an eight-picture spread in the February edition of GQ magazine and on www.gq.com.
The couple are snapped in provocative poses — cooking together (at least licking the bowl), canoodling in bed, bubble-bathing, “working out” in the home gym, horsing around among memorabilia — with Decker clad in distressed jeans (how distressed can they be when they fetch up to $700 a pair) and James in her unmen-tionables.
The point of the article — other than to feature titillating photos of a ridicu-lously attractive couple — is a denim discussion.
“When Denver’s newly ascendant star Eric Decker isn’t wearing his Broncos uni-form, he’s kicking back in jeans with his (pregnant!) country-singer wife, Jessie James, and the crew of their reality series, `Eric & Jessie: Game On.’ Here, he sports the season’s best beat-up, broken-in, and distressed denim — the kind you (almost) never want to take off.”
Read more at www.gq.com/style/fashion/201402/eric-decker-jessie-james-distressed-jeans#ixzz2qaoEpHUX.
Strahan, Letterman talk ManningLate-night talk show host David Let-
terman used his national forum to ask the question on many football fans’ minds when former football great, talk-show host and Fox-TV NFL analyst Michael Strahan guested on the show recently.
“I’m so tired of people screaming, ‘Omaha’...,” Letterman told Strahan, referring to Broncos quarterback Pey-ton Manning’s favorite cue at the line of scrimmage. “Why does he do that?”
“Because (he) likes the steaks,” Strahan said.
Letterman also questioned why Man-ning moves around so much prior to the snap.
“When he goes to the line he looks like he’s got another job,” the talk-show host said. “He looks like he’s working part-time at a gift card store picking out stuff, running around, ‘Oh my God,’ we’re out of ribbon.’ Then he comes back and takes the snap. Is he the first guy to be so darn busy at his second job as a quarterback?”
“I don’t think anybody has made it look as difficult as Peyton,” Strahan said. “I’m still not buying all that is necessary. I think he says, ‘I’m doing all of this so kids at home think I’m cool.’ There’s no way, Dave, the other 10 guys on offense understand all that stuff. They’re not that smart.”
Fort Collins 4th drunkest cityFort Collins has earned the dubious
distinction of being named the fourth drunkest city in America, according to statistics compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Bustle.com took the 2011 CDC data and created the top 10 rankings based on
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IF YOU GOWHAT: Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap”WHERE: Arvada Center6901 Wadsworth Blvd., ArvadaWHEN: Jan. 28 to Feb. 23Tuesday - Saturday at 7:30 p.m.Wednesday at 1 p.m.Saturday - Sunday at 2 p.m.Thursday, Feb. 6, 13 and 20 - 1 p.m.COST: $38-$53INFORMATION: 720-898-7200 or www.arvadacenter.org
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the drinking habits of residents in met-ropolitan areas based on their binge and heavy drinking rates.
What city took the top spot on the drunkest cities list? Fargo, N.D. Have you been to Fargo? If so, you’ll totally under-stand this ranking because — especially in the winter when temperatures plunge to negative numbers that should never be seen by human beings — there’s nothing else to do.
Here’s the complete list: 1. Fargo, N.D.; 2. Columbus, Neb.; 3. Missoula, Mont.; 4. Fort Collins; 5. Brookings, S.D.; 6. Milwau-kee, Wis.; 7. Lawrence, Kan.; 8. Tallahassee, Fla.; 9. Bozeman, Mont.; 10. Lincoln, Neb.
Read more at www.bustle.com/articles/12130-38-million-americans-have-a-problem-with-alcohol-the-10-drunkest-american-cities.
Sharpe to speak at fundraiserBroncos former tight end and 2011
Pro Football Hall of Famer turned TV NFL analyst Shannon Sharpe will be the keynote speaker at The Journey, the Junior League of Denver’s fundraiser to support literacy efforts in the Denver metro area, on March 13.
A lesser-known fact about Sharpe is his dedication to literacy and education. It wasn’t until his early teen years that he learned to read, guided by his grandmoth-er’s infl uence.
All proceeds support the Junior League of Denver’s focus, which is changing lives through literacy in the Denver metro area. The March 13 event starts at 6 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center. Tickets are $125 per person. For more information and to purchase tickets, go to www.jld.org or call 303-692-0270.
Hitting the sweet spotSweet!Longmont-based Robin Chocolates
(www.robinchocolates.com/), owned by Robin Autorino, has been named one
of the top 10 chocolate makers in North America for 2013 by “Dessert Profes-sional,” the leading trade publication for chocolate, pastry, baking and ice cream professionals.
“We are tremendously honored,” said Autorino, who founded Robin Chocolates in 2008. “Our passion is making bold, beautiful and delicious chocolates and pastries, and it is enormously satisfying to be recognized for our work.”
Robin Chocolates is a family-run busi-ness where Autorino’s husband, Chris, handles the company’s artwork and website.
“One rule I learned in the military is that precision counts,” she said. “If it doesn’t look perfect and taste great, I won’t sell it.”
Readers and visitors to the shop at 600 S. Airport Road, Longmont, can mention the code #topchocolateshop for 5 percent off all orders through the end of January.
Heritage Square items on saleAfter a 25-year run, Golden’s Heritage
Square Music Hall closed Dec. 31 cit-ing lack of funds to fi nance productions. Heritage Square is putting all of its con-tents — costumes, scenery, props, theater equipment, photo memory books and CDs — up for sale 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 23, 24 and 25.
Call Jane at 303-434-1204 with ques-tions or to set up an appointment for theater items, call Scott Koop at 303-233-1198.
OverheardEavesdropping on Andrew Hudson’s
Facebook page: “New job on AH jobs list! Governor, state of New Jersey.”
Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, res-taurants, businesses, parties and people throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for Blacktie-Colorado.com. You can subscribe and read her columns (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) at www.blacktie-colorado.com/pennyparker. She can be reached at [email protected] or at 303-619-5209.
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Gala brings hope to cancer survivors By Crystal Anderson [email protected]
In June 2013, Jen Tucker, a woman with Melanoma, a type of skin cancer, went to a summer camp that gave her an experience she didn’t expect.
“I’m a Colorado resident so I went to the Colorado resident camp,” Tucker said. “It was phe-nomenal week that gave me an ex-perience and a perspective I didn’t have anymore.”
Epic Experience, an Arvada nonprofi t that provides outdoor camps to cancer survivors and their caretakers, held the second-annual Hearts and Hope Gala fun-
draiser, Jan.18, at the Four Seasons Hotel Denver, 1111 14th St., Den-ver.
“This is our biggest event dur-ing the year,” said Nancy Ferro, Founder and CEO of Epic Experi-ence. “It’s a way to bring people together and really celebrate what we do.”
The event gathered around 150 cancer survivors, caretakers, family, friends and nonprofi t vol-unteers throughout the Denver-Metro community, to support the organization and the work it has done since its inception in 2012.
“Most of the people that are with Epic have experienced Can-cer head on,” Tucker said. “They encourage you so much to make the most out of your life.”
The fi rst annual Hearts for Hope Gala raised $25,000, an amount equal to the cost of one camp. This year, organizers wished to double the number to $50,000, so that they can increase the num-ber and types of camps available for survivors to choose from.
“It’s a different kind of challenge for those who have cancer,” Ferro said. “We take people out with other cancer survivors and we go white water rafting, snowshoeing, skiing, to build a community -it’s a different kind of support group than the traditional since.”
The event, which featured a silent and oral auction, a full din-ner, guest presentations from the nonprofi t’s staff and campers, and ended with a dance party, all in
celebration of surviving cancer.“Epic is so helpful and support-
ive and they help you look for the best in life, while getting you back
to the perspective you had before cancer,” Tucker said. “I really be-lieve in what they’re doing and I wanted to be a part of that.”
Attendees at the previous Hearts and Hope Gala joyously played in rafting gear while net-working with other survivors, friends and community members. Courtesy Photo
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Community corrections to look for new facility By Amy Woodward [email protected]
Intervention Community Corrections Services, or ICCS, has teamed up with county offi cials to fi nd a more up-to-date location.
ICCS is currently located at the historic New York Building on Kendall St. in Lake-wood. The building was built in 1922 was part of the Jewish Consumptive Relief So-ciety of Denver which originally used the building as the men’s tuberculosis ward. Until the 1970s, when the building was then turned into a detox center that pro-vided other services for offenders, at least 10,000 patients were treated for TB in the 50 years the JCRS performed research and treatment.
A new facility is desired by Jefferson County in order to provide adequate space for the convicted offenders’ classes and group therapy sessions, better client over-sight, and cost savings, Gregg Kildow, ex-ecutive director for ICCS said. The county estimates the deferred maintenance of the property to be more than $5 million.
“The electricity in this building is ar-chaic for what our needs are as well as the plumbing,” Kildow said. “As far as the big ticket items that do need attention that is the county’s obligation and I don’t think there’s money to do that from the county to continue this as community corrections.”
The Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design has shown considerable interest in absorbing the two and one half story build-ing into its campus that stands in its singu-lar architectural beauty.
Touring the ICCS facility it becomes ap-parent the building is in fact dated, with original 1922 window paneling that does little to shield from the winter elements, small meeting rooms and no air condition-ing. Case managers who are mixed in with the general population have offi ces that were once hospital rooms containing the original sinks. One case manager was in-formed her offi ce was once a kitchen.
ICCS, a private nonprofi t community corrections agency, provides transitional services for offenders who have been ap-proved for either diversion from the De-partment of Corrections or offenders who are transitioning from DOC prison facilities to the community. Offenders may also be sent to ICCS as a condition of their parole and in some cases, for ICCS’ mental health programs.
Community corrections is different than the traditional DOC in that it aims to pro-vide a more realistic approach to offender rehabilitation by providing mandatory re-sponsibilities including work placement, money management, curfew, and drug screenings to volunteer educational cours-es in reading, math and sciences. Life in ICCS may be just as rigid as the DOC, but the offender may have more opportunities to ditch the criminal mentality and learn to become more self-suffi cient.
“It’s not about rehabilitation it’s about habilitation,” Kildow said. “Many of these people have never learned; a lot of people just haven’t learned the right way to do things.”
The success rate of convicted offend-ers fi nishing ICCS is about 60 percent, with mental health offenders seeing a lower success rate, according to Kathy Otten, di-vision director for justice services at the Jef-fco department of human services.
Recommendations for offenders to ICCS are based on the fi nal decision of the Jeffco Community Corrections Board that has been provided information by the probation or parole departments and divi-sions. Last year, around 1,700 recommen-dations were given to the board with 600 of those qualifying for ICCS. Justice services are working toward providing a database showing the number of recommendations that were handed out as sentences from district court judges, Otten said. This year, about 226 all-male offenders are housed in ICCS with a 280 maximum capacity.
Clients typically share rooms with two to four people at a time in a spacious room that allows for one TV, and a DVD player. Bathing facilities are that of a typical dor-mitory style and rooms are to remain un-locked unless residents are not home. Head counts are performed frequently through-out the day and consistent communication with work release offenders is a require-ment that could violate their sentence if not followed.
The security offi ce which is a hive of ac-tivity in ICCS has at least six staff members who monitor cameras, client check-ins and check-outs, and assist with medication in-takes. Clients at ICCS are expected to take care of their own health and must seek out their own health care providers.
“That’s a great hole,” Kildow said be-cause “they don’t qualify for Medicaid” since they are considered in custody. They also do not qualify for the Affordable Care Act for the same reasons.
“We’ve been good neighbors in this community since 1977,” Kildow said. “Our clients are located in the community, and they’re either in here working on issues or out there in the community getting servic-es, being with family or with different treat-ment providers,” he said. “They’re working their way back, they are not out commit-ting crimes in the neighborhoods — they don’t do that.”
ICCS BY THE NUMBERS As of October 2013, there were 218 criminal o� enders assigned to ICCS. Below is an example of the highest o� ender populations based on convicted crimes.Controlled Substance Possession level II: 22Sexual Assault on a Child: 16Theft: 14Aggravated Motor Vehicle Theft: 11ID Theft: 8Second Degree Burglary: 8Second Degree Assault: 7
JEFFCO SCHOOL NOTES
Deer Creek ExpansionThe Jeffco Board of Education voted to
expand the STEM program at Deer Creek Middle School in Littleton, at a regular business meeting, Jan. 16.
The expansion will create a sixth-grade option at Deer Creek and expand the STEM program to CHOICE students in the 2014-2015 school year.
Board refuses to discuss on new attorneyThe Jeffco Board of Education voted to
not discuss the scope of work, pay scale and costs of hiring Colorado Springs attor-ney, Brad A. Miller, the board’s newly-hired legal counsel.
Lesley Dahlkemper made a motion during the Jan. 16 meeting to discuss the specifi cs of Miller’s contract in a public forum during the Board’s regular business meeting on Feb. 6, stating the board was not transparent in the hiring of Miller, and
the public needs clarity on what he will be doing.
The motion was turned down in 3-2 vote, with President Ken Witt, First Vice President Julie Williams, and Secretary John Newkirk opposing the motion.
Classroom dashboardThe Jeffco Board of Education heard
a presentation from teachers, principals, and staff regarding the proposed data-center site, Classroom Dashboard, at its Jan. 16 meeting.
The program will serve as a data collec-tion, analysis, and information center for teachers, parents, students and staff to use and evaluate a variety of programs, tactics, and solutions in the classroom.
The fi rst interest meeting will be 5-7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 30, in room 4E the Education Center, 1829 Denver West Drive, Golden.
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kids so I learned to keep things going
And fun is just what the shop tries
to bring with its bright pink walls, car-
toon cupcake characters on the wall
and coloring books on the table for to
entertain children when they visit.
Once Upon a Cupcake even hosts
events such as birthday parties or
showers for up to 15 guests. Once
Upon a Cupcake, 5680 W. 88th Ave.,
Westminster, is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday through Thursday and from
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and Satur-
days. The shop is closed Sundays.
“Pink Elephant,” a strawberry and
cherry fl avored cupcake with a straw-
berry jam fi lling, and “Hey Jude,” an
Earl Grey lemon and lavender cup-
cake, are donated to charity.
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C-470 talks in final stretchCoalition expects
to make expansion
decision soonBy Ryan Boldrey
After months of public outreach, town
halls and community surveys, the C-470
Corridor Coalition expects to decide by
March or April how to pursue expanding
the busy freeway corridor from Interstate
25 to Kipling Street.
“I think overall people are saying there
is something that needs to be fixed when
it comes to the congestion,” said Jack Hil-
bert, a Douglas County commissioner who
serves as chair of the coalition’s policy com-
mittee.According to the coalition, eastbound
travelers from Kipling to I-25 face delays of
more than 11 minutes during the morning
rush hour, and westbound travelers are de-
layed as much as 18 minutes in the evening.
Growth along the corridor is expected to
increase by more than 30 percent over the
next 20 years.
Beginning with a series of telephone
town halls in July, the coalition has been
busy presenting three options to citizens
and area business leaders: tolling any addi-
tional lanes and keeping the existing lanes
free; tolling all the lanes, old and new; and
raising property or sales taxes to pay for ad-
ditional new lanes.
“The one thing that has come across
clear,” Hilbert said, “is that there is just no
way in the world you could go back and toll
existing roadways. No matter what is decid-
ed, existing (lanes) will remain free.”
Hilbert said the coalition is leaning to-
ward a decision to toll any new or addi-
tional lanes to pay for construction and
maintenance. He said this will be discussed
heavily at the coalition’s January and Feb-
ruary meetings, when they go over results
from a recent telephone survey conducted
by Hill Research Consultants.
“If we go that route, construction could
start in early 2014, if not sooner,” he said.
“If we pick a financing option that requires
a vote (raising taxes), that obviously pushes
it out further. But I don’t think those two
options are what I am hearing citizens say.
I’m hearing citizens say `yeah, fix it, but we
want someone else to pay the taxes.’”
Raising taxes was a popular option in the
early town hall surveys, but according to
Hill’s survey only 9 percent of people were
in favor of increased property tax and 42
percent favored increasing sales taxes. De-
spite the higher numbers, 42-41, in favor of
sales taxes over tolling one new lane, the re-
port suggested that there was not sufficient
support to secure passage in an election as
required by TABOR.
Possibility of four lanes now
Hilbert said there is a possibility that
C-470 could expand sooner rather than lat-
Stay aware, legislators tell businesses
GOP lawmakers
speak to local alliance
By Jane Reuter
State leaders urged Douglas County
business owners to stay aware and get in-
volved in issues that could impact them as
lawmakers take their seats at the state Capi-
tol for the new legislative session.
Democrats have regained control of the
Colorado House, and maintain their ma-
jority in the state Senate, and Republican
members of the Douglas County legislative
delegation said that could impact business
owners. Four of them were on hand for a
Douglas County Business Alliance-spon-
sored legislative kickoff session held Jan. 3
at Lone Tree’s Sky Ridge Medical Center.
“The bills you need to be cautious about
aren’t going to be the ones grabbing the
headlines, so it means you really do have
to pay attention,” outgoing House Speaker
Frank McNulty said. “They’re the ones that
are going to have the highest impact on the
economy.”
McNulty urged business owners to
“show up at the state Capitol,” testify and
bring supporters when issues of concern
are on the table.
From left, state Rep. Chris Holbert, state Rep.-elect Polly Lawrence and outgoing state House Speaker Frank McNulty address the Douglas County Business Alliance on Jan. 3 during
a legislative kickoff session. Photo by Jane Reuter
Coffman to focus on veteran assistance
Congressman sees
difference between
self, fellow Republicans
By Ryan Boldrey
A 20-year veteran of the U.S. armed
forces, Congressman Mike
Coffman (R-Aurora) plans
to focus much of his efforts
in the new congressional
session on veteran affairs.
The recently re-elected
representative for Colo-
rado’s 6th District said that
he intends to focus on is-
sues ranging from transi-
tion into the citizen work-
force to how the country
can better take care of vet-
erans suffering from post-traumatic stress
disorder.
“I think the real concern is in looking at
the unemployment rates for veterans, par-
ticularly those coming out of Iraq and Af-
ghanistan, and how it is significantly higher
than the general population,” Coffman
said.One way Coffman hopes to defeat this
is by working from the inside out. Near the
close of the last session he introduced a bill
that would force the Department of Veter-
ans Affairs to hire qualified veterans before
hiring from the outside.
“Only about a third of the people that
work (in the VA) have actually served in the
military,” Coffman said, “and I just think
that there’s a culture there that’s not re-
sponsive to the veterans. … In my experi-
ence, people who have served in uniform
are much more likely to understand the
challenges of those who are in the military
and are getting out of the military.”
It’s Coffman’s military background that
also has him in the midst of a movement to
restructure some recent cuts to the Depart-
ment of Defense.
“I think we need to go forward with these
cuts,” he said, “but I think they could be
done in a way that doesn’t compromise our
national security. There was no attention to
detail paid to these cuts. I think that they
thought it would never happen, so the no-
tion was `let’s just do an across-the-board
cut to the Department of Defense.’
“It just isn’t rational. We’re cutting pro-
grams that are essential and giving the
same weight to programs that are essential
to our national security to programs that
probably should have gone by the wayside
a long time ago or have little value.”
Coffman said he fancies himself differ-
ent from many members in his own party
in that a lot of Republicans don’t support
any cuts to defense spending. Some of the
things on the table in Coffman’s eyes in-
clude: troop levels in Europe; whether U.S.
allies should be more involved in cost-shar-
ing; whether we should retain some of our
permanent overseas bases; are there func-
tions being handled by active-duty military
that could be handled by the reserve at a
cheaper cost; and are there weapons sys-
tems that are being developed that aren’t
critical.“I’m looking at being very specific in
coming up with cuts that I think will realize
the same dollar amount but will not com-
promise our security,” he said.
Coffman
mike Coffman’s views
On fiscal resolution: “I like the tax piece, the fact that
most of the Bush tax cuts remain permanent for the vast
majority of American people I thought was a win. On the
negative side, it wasn’t at all balanced with cuts, and we
are, in fact, going to spend even more money now. We’ve
got to be serious about the deficit and the debt and this bill
certainly wasn’t serious about it at all.”
On proposed high-capacity magazine ban: “Person-
ally, I feel that there ought to be a limit. I think this notion
that there shouldn’t be any regulations at all is wrong. That
said, the question about high-capacity magazines should
be decided by state legislatures, because there will inher-
ently be varying standards for different parts of the coun-
try. I feel that 100 rounds is too much but that is an issue
that must be debated and decided by the Colorado General
Assembly and not in Washington, D.C.”
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Candelas construction under way with housing options
Dozens of homes being built in
new sustainable development
By Sara van [email protected]
New homes — and much more in the
coming years — are starting to pop up in
west Arvada.The homes are part of the Candelas resi-
dential and commercial development.
Candelas is at Indiana Street and Can-
delas Parkway, just north of Coal Creek
Canyon Road. The proposed Jefferson Park-
way would run generally southeast of the
residential area. The residential portion of
Candelas is being developed by Terra Causa
Capital and GF Properties Group.
The neighborhood offers something for
everyone, said Creig Veldhuizen, a manag-
ing director with Terra Causa Capital.
“All of our builders so far, we have five of
them all in the same community, are offer-
ing different products and at different price
points,” Veldhuizen said. “They all have
different features and architectural flairs.
There’s a product for everyone.”
Builders include Century Communi-
ties, which offers homes starting in the
$300,000 range, and Richmond American,
which offers homes starting in the $500,000
range and higher. The other two confirmed
builders are Standard Pacific, with homes
starting in the low $300,000s and Ryland
Homes, starting in the low $300,000s. Both
made solar panels standard on the roofs of
their houses. The fifth builder has not been
confirmed. While the homes are all differ-
ent, the entire neighborhood is committed
to being sustainable and using renewable
energy, Veldhuizen said.
“When we went through the zoning pro-
cess, Arvada had some very high hopes for
the property in terms of making it a sustain-
able community,” Veldhuizen said. “They
held us to those standards and we shared
that vision.”Sustainability can be seen throughout
the community, Veldhuizen said, from so-
lar-powered street lights and tiles to solar
panels on the roofs of homes. The biggest
sustainability feature of the community,
though, is its recreation center.
“The recreation center is a $3 million fa-
cility,” Veldhuizen said. “It’s that expensive
because we’re committed to sustainability.
It’s going to be LEED silver certified, and it
may reach LEED gold.”
LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Envi-
ronmental Design, certification means the
building meets green standards set by the
U.S. Green Building Council.
The recreation center will be heated and
cooled by a geothermal heat pump system
and will feature 15 kilowatt solar panels on
the rooftop to offset most of the electricity
used, as well as many other sustainable fea-
tures, Veldhuizen said.
The most significant sustainability fea-
ture Candelas has though is its sustainabil-
ity trust, he said.“It’s the first of its kind in the state of
Colorado,” he said.Each builder who buys lots in Candelas
pays a fee of $3,000 per lot into the trust be-
fore building. If they build the homes with
qualified renewable energy systems, such
as solar panels, geothermal heat pumps
and other technology, they get a rebate of
the majority of the fee.
If the builder chooses not to build the
homes with sustainable qualities, the fee
sits in the trust and is available to the home-
owner to use to retrofit their home with sus-
tainable improvements, Veldhuizen said.
More than just sustainable living is
drawing residents out to Candelas though.
“One thing is the natural beauty of the
sites and the view,” he said. “Residents have
a 360-degree view from any home site. They
can see Standley Lake, the Flat Irons, down-
town Denver and Pikes Peak on the Front
Range. The natural beauty of the site is one
of the most defining characteristics of it.”
The coming development over the next
few years is another draw, Veldhuizen said.
Candelas, including residential, com-
mercial and open space will include 1,500
acres.The development, once completed,
will feature 1,500 single family, detached
homes, 1,000 or more higher-density units
and several million square feet of retail and
commercial space.“It’s kind of a city within a city of Ar-
vada,” Veldhuizen said. “They’ll integrate
and complement each other. There’s a tre-
mendous amount of open space in the
plan. Between parks, open space and trails
systems, we’ll have nearly 200 acres of open
space. There’s a significant commitment to
open space and building area where resi-
dents can enjoy the views and outdoor rec-
reational aspect of the community.”
Its proximity to Boulder, Golden, the
mountains and other locations where peo-
ple “work, dine and play” is another selling
point, Veldhuizen said.
So far, about 30 homes are under con-
struction and nine homes are already built
and occupied.Charlie McKay with Church Ranch Com-
panies, the commercial developer, said de-
velopment hasn’t started yet for the com-
mercial part of the community, but there
has been interest from convenience stores
and grocery stores to build there, as well as
some other potential clients.
“We’ve been at it for many years and
we’ll continue to work on it for many years,”
McKay said.For more information about Candelas,
visit www.liveforward.com.
The new Candelas neighborhood is taking shape with houses in the low $300,000s off Highway 72 and Candelas
Parkway in west Arvada. Photo by Andy Carpenean
Governor outlines challenges
State of State covers gun
control, civil unions, marijuana, economy
By vic [email protected]. John Hickenlooper acknowledged
that “there are no easy solutions” to issues
involving guns, but said a debate on how
best to deal with firearm-related violence is
something “our democracy demands.”
The Democratic governor, addressing
the General Assembly during his annual
State of the State speech Jan. 10, also prof-
fered his opinion on one area of gun con-
trol that is certain to be one of the most
passionately debated topics lawmakers will
take up this legislative session.
“Let me prime the pump,” Hickenlooper
said. “Why not have universal background
checks for all gun sales?”
That suggestion certainly caught the at-
tention of lawmakers on both sides of the
aisle.“It is just completely unenforceable,”
House Minority Leader Mark Waller, R-
Colorado Springs, said of Hickenlooper’s
call for all sales of guns — including those
involving person-to-person transactions —
be contingent on background checks.
But Democrats applauded the gover-
nor’s stance.“He made some risky points,” said Rep.
Tracy Kraft-Tharp, D-Arvada. “He wasn’t
afraid to jump into that.”
Gun control, one of many issues that
legislators are expected to take up over the
next five months of the session, was just
one area that Hickenlooper addressed. Eco-
nomic matters, civil unions and, of course,
regulating the marijuana industry were also
touched on during his 40-minute remarks.
Common ground soughtTaking on the issue of gun violence is a
top agenda item for this Democratic-con-
trolled General Assembly, especially on the
heels of last year’s Aurora theater killings
and the December massacre at Sandy Hook
Elementary School in Connecticut. But just
talking about guns has always been a dicey
political issue, as the governor acknowl-
edged.“Some point to guns, others to a violent
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State continues on Page 18 Stay aware, legislators tell businesses
GOP lawmakers
speak to local alliance
By Jane Reuter
State leaders urged Douglas County
business owners to stay aware and get in
volved in issues that could impact them as
lawmakers take their seats at the state Capi
From left, state Rep. Chris Holbert, state Rep.-elect Polly Lawrence and outgoing state House Speaker Frank McNulty address the Douglas County Business Alliance on Jan. 3 during
a legislative kickoff session. Photo by Jane Reuter
Coffman to focus on veteran assistance
Congressman sees
difference between
self, fellow Republicans
By Ryan Boldrey
A 20-year veteran of the U.S. armed
forces, Congressman Mike
Coffman (R-Aurora) plans
to focus much of his efforts
in the new congressional
session on veteran affairs.
The recently re-elected
different fl avors, the fl avors are rotated
on a daily basis, with about eight to 10
available each day. Classic cupcakes
offered include ones such as “Birthday
Bash,” double chocolate, peanut but-
ter cup and “Red Queen,” a red velvet
cake cupcake.
“The cupcakes are really delicious
and really creative,” said Linda Le, an
employee at Once Upon a Cupcake.
“They always try to create new ones,
which I think will h
elp them with fu-
ture success.”
The shop’s custom cupcakes set it
different fl avors, the fl avors are rotated
on a daily basis, with about eight to 10
available each day. Classic cupcakes
offered include ones such as “Birthday
Bash,” double chocolate, peanut but-
ter cup and “Red Queen,” a red velvet
cake cupcake.
“The cupcakes are really delicious
and really creative,” said Linda Le, an
employee at Once Upon a Cupcake.
“They always try to create new ones,
which I think will h
elp them with fu-
ture success.”
The shop’s custom cupcakes set it
apart from other shops with fl avors
on a daily basis, with about eight to 10
available each day. Classic cupcakes
offered include ones such as “Birthday
Bash,” double chocolate, peanut but-
ter cup and “Red Queen,” a red velvet
cake cupcake.
“The cupcakes are really delicious
and really creative,” said Linda Le, an
employee at Once Upon a Cupcake.
“They always try to create new ones,
which I think will h
elp them with fu-
ture success.”
The shop’s custom cupcakes set it
apart from other shops with fl avors
Stay aware, legislators tell businesses
GOP lawmakers
speak to local alliance
By Jane Reuter
business owners to stay aware and get in
volved in issues that could impact them as
lawmakers take their seats at the state Capi
From left, state Rep. Chris Holbert, state Rep.-elect Polly Lawrence and outgoing state House Speaker Frank McNulty address the Douglas County Business Alliance on Jan. 3 during
a legislative kickoff session.
Coffman to focus on veteran assistance
Congressman sees
difference between
self, fellow Republicans
By Ryan Boldrey
forces, Congressman Mike
Coffman (R-Aurora) plans
to focus much of his efforts
in the new congressional
session on veteran affairs.
“When I found out I h
ad
won the grant, I was elated,”
Persons said. “I have two
jobs and a family and I don’t
have the time or the mon-
ey to go to the bank to get
loans. So this is a big deal
for me because it allows me
to complete my ratings ear-
lier and achieve my goal of
While the bakery offers dozens of
different fl avors, the fl avors are rotated
on a daily basis, with about eight to 10
available each day. Classic cupcakes
offered include ones such as “Birthday
Bash,” double chocolate, peanut but-
ter cup and “Red Queen,” a red velvet
cake cupcake.
“The cupcakes are really delicious
and really creative,” said Linda Le, an
employee at Once Upon a Cupcake.
“They always try to create new ones,
Candelas construction under way with housing optionsThe coming development over the next
few years is another draw, Veldhuizen said.
Candelas, including residential, com
mercial and open space will include 1,500
The development, once completed,
will feature 1,500 single family, detached
homes, 1,000 or more higher-density units
and several million square feet of retail and
commercial space.“It’s kind of a city within a city of Ar
vada,” Veldhuizen said. “They’ll integrate
and complement each other. There’s a tre
mendous amount of open space in the
plan. Between parks, open space and trails
systems, we’ll have nearly 200 acres of open
space. There’s a significant commitment to
open space and building area where resi
dents can enjoy the views and outdoor rec
reational aspect of the community.”
Its proximity to Boulder, Golden, the
mountains and other locations where peo
ple “work, dine and play” is another selling
So far, about 30 homes are under con
struction and nine homes are already built
Charlie McKay with Church Ranch Com
panies, the commercial developer, said de
velopment hasn’t started yet for the com
mercial part of the community, but there
has been interest from convenience stores
and grocery stores to build there, as well as
Governor outlines challenges
talking about guns has always been a dicey
political issue, as the governor acknowl
edged.“Some point to guns, others to a violent
Sen. Evie Hudak, right, hugs Sen. Linda Newell Jan. 9 in the Senate chambers on the opening day of the legislative session. Photo by Courtney Kuhlen
State continues on Page 18
“When I found out I h
ad
won the grant, I was elated,”
Persons said. “I have two
jobs and a family and I don’t
have the time or the mon-
ey to go to the bank to get
loans. So this is a big deal
for me because it allows me
While the bakery offers dozens of
different fl avors, the fl avors are rotated
on a daily basis, with about eight to 10
The coming development over the next
-
mercial and open space will include 1,500
The development, once completed,
will feature 1,500 single family, detached
homes, 1,000 or more higher-density units
and several million square feet of retail and
-
vada,” Veldhuizen said. “They’ll integrate -
mendous amount of open space in the
plan. Between parks, open space and trails
systems, we’ll have nearly 200 acres of open
space. There’s a significant commitment to -
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Its proximity to Boulder, Golden, the -
ple “work, dine and play” is another selling
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struction and nine homes are already built
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mercial part of the community, but there
has been interest from convenience stores
Governor outlines challenges
talking about guns has always been a dicey
political issue, as the governor acknowl-
“Some point to guns, others to a violent
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RTD chief looks aheadGeneral manager Phil Washington outlines projectsBy Darin [email protected]
Regional Transportation District General Manager Phil Washington declared high ex-pectations as RTD continues several trans-portation projects targeted toward the Den-ver metro’s northern region.
Washington highlighted several projects during a Jan. 4 legislative breakfast hosted by Louisville-based nonprofit 36 Commuting Solutions at the Omni Interlocken Resort.
“The Denver-metro region will be the greatest city in the West,” Washington said. “I really believe that, and I believe that it can be done through the transportation investments that we’re making in this region.”
However, he said RTD’s journey to accom-plish these projects has not been an easy one.
In May 2012, the 15-member RTD board decided against placing a 0.4 percent sales tax increase on the general election ballot to fund FasTracks. This means if current finan-cial projections remain as they are, the North Metro and Northwest lines will not be com-pleted until 2042.
But Washington said he is convinced these two projects will be done way before the pro-jected completion dates and noted the trans-portation district has made significant strides in the past two years. In that time, Washing-ton said RTD has either begun construction or contracted work out for 77 percent of its planned FasTrack network projects, includ-ing the Gold, West Rail, U.S. Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), East Rail and Interstate 225 Rail Lines.
“Of course we’ve had our challenges, but I always like to say that it’s not all about the knock down — the knock down being the challenges — but the get up,” Washington said. “We’ve had these challenges, but we’re getting up off the canvas, and we’re getting them done pretty quickly.”
Washington also said work on the nearly 6.5-mile segment of the Northwest Rail Line to the future Westminster station is about 33 percent complete. This rail segment, which is being funded through RTD’s federally-funded $1.03 billion Eagle P3 Project, is also part of the planned Gold Line through Arvada and Wheat Ridge that is expected to be opened by 2016, according to current RTD projections.
Washington said he has high hopes for the 18-mile Colorado Department of Transporta-tion-led U.S. 36 BRT (bus rapid transit) proj-ect between downtown Denver and Boulder.
“We want bus rapid transit on U.S. 36 to be one of the best BRT systems in the country, so we are committed to that,” Washington said.
To achieve this goal, Washington said RTD is striving to offer BRT riders new ser-vices, such as free WiFi service and a cashless-fare collection option through its recently-launched Smart Card system.
Washington said the BRT project, which is dovetailed with the 17-mile U.S. 36 Express Lanes Project between Federal Boulevard in Westminster and Table Mesa Drive in Boul-der, is expected to be fully completed by the end of 2015.
“That is the opening day for bus rapid transit on U.S. 36, and if you know me, you know I do not miss deadlines,” Washington said. “We will meet that schedule.”
As a part of the U.S. 36 Express Lanes proj-ect, a new managed lane in each direction of the highway will be added to accommodate buses and high occupancy vehicles.
In all, Washington said RTD has pledged about $135 million to the completion of its BRT system and the U.S. 36 Express Lanes Project. Lori Frasier, a 36 Commuting So-lutions board chairwoman, said she was pleased with Washington’s positive message on the U.S. 36 BRT Project and said the pros-pects of a mixed bus and rail line will bring significant benefits for the region.
“We’re really excited about that,” Frasier said. “It kind of brings the best of buses and the best of rail together, so it will be a whole new experience for us.”
All work and all playHyland Hills chief retires after decades of expanding Water World
By Ashley [email protected]
It all started at a Laundro-mat in 1969. Greg Mastriona had graduated college and was looking for a recreation job, when his wife Pam happened to run into the wife of the execu-tive director of the Hyland Hills Park and Recreation District.
“She told my wife that she was sure her husband would give me an interview,” Mastrio-na said. “I was very fortunate to be in the right place at the right time. That’s where is all started.”
Mastriona started his 43-year Hyland Hills career as a golf course assistant superin-tendent, before becoming the executive director in 1972.
Over the years he had an in-tegral part in growing the dis-trict, as well as becoming the visionary behind Water World.
But as of Jan. 1, he no longer leads the district; he’s enjoying the slower-paced life of retire-ment.
“I’ve been very fortunate to work for a great organization, board and staff,” he said. “We had a lot of teamwork, and I’m very proud of the staff, and I have so many good memories and experiences.”
Mastriona plans on taking in some golf and fishing during his retirement.
He said he doesn’t have any major plans, but looks forward
to traveling with Pam, who re-tired eight years ago.
The break is well-deserved after years of dedication to not only the Hyland Hills District, but the community.
His leadership and vision have resulted in many facili-ties including Adventure Golf & Raceway, the Greg Mastriona Golf Courses at Hyland Hills, the Ice Centre at the Prome-nade — a collaboration with the city of Westminster, the MAC (Mature Adult Center) and of course, Water World.
He said he’s also extremely proud of the many programs the district sponsors for chil-dren in the district.
“The best part of the job is seeing the smiles of the kids,” he said. “Knowing that the pro-grams and the facilities are be-ing used and enjoyed by the kids, that’s pretty neat. You can’t beat that.”
But before many of these fa-cilities and programs could be-come a reality, something had to be done about the lack reve-nue in the district when Mastri-ona became executive director in 1972. At that time, the district was burdened with debt.
That’s when Mastriona came up with the idea to build a wa-ter park. He says many people thought it was crazy to build a water park in Denver, but the idea soon proved to be a popu-lar one.
Mastriona went to the voters in 1979, and by a ratio of 14 to
1, a $2.7 million general obliga-tion bond issue passed to build the park.
The park began with just two water slides, but grew the fol-lowing year with the addition of the wave pool and four slides. Next came Surfer’s Cove and Thunder Bay in 1984, followed by River Country in 1986.
“River Country really put Wa-ter World on the map because it had tube rides and at that time all the slides were body slides,” he said. “We then built the first family ride, Raging Colorado, which allowed for people to interact on the ride. That was pretty cool.”
Since then, the park has grown to 48 attractions built over 67 acres, featuring rides like Voyage to the Center of the Earth, Mastriona’s favorite, and the most recent addition, the Mile High Flyer.
“Voyage was built in 1994, and we still have hour-long waits,” Mastriona said. “It’s a five-minute ride, that’s fast and features robotics. It’s still right on top, even though it is getting a little competition from the Mile High Flyer.”
Mastriona’s work in the field has made an impact in the community in more ways than one, but it’s also the work with his former employees that has made a great effect on those around him.
Joann Cortez, communica-tions director for the district, has worked for Mastriona for 15 years. She said as a boss, he never once raised his voice and always treated her with respect.
“If I had to go in a different way, Greg was direct about it and did in a kind, respectful way,” she said. “I think the aver-age tenure for the management staff is way over 20 years, and that is a testament to our leader. He’s just been great.”
It’s clear Mastriona will be
missed by the Hyland Hills family. Board president Don Ciancio said he has the high-est regard for his overall perfor-mance and commitment to the district. He said Mastriona did a superior job for the district and will remain a pillar for the Hy-land community and a valued resource for the district.
Going forward, Mastriona said he will take with him the many memories and experi-ences he’s made over the years, and will remember the great or-ganization, staff and board he worked with. But for those who need a little reminder of the for-mer director, just take a look in the top of his old desk.
“I always had a candy drawer that anyone could grab from, and I made sure and left it full,” he said.
Greg Mastriona, former executive director of Hyland Hills Parks and Recreation, stands next to a gondola at Water World. Mastriona has retired after 43 years. Photo by Andy Carpenean
In the Know
DiD you know?
Hyland Hills Park and Recreation District was established in 1955, and was the first park and recreation district in Colo-rado. The district serves nearly 110,000 residents in a 24-square mile area located in southwest Adams County and including areas of Westminster and Arvada located in Adams County, parts of Northglenn, Thornton and, Federal Heights. For more information on the district, visit www.hylandhills.org.
AwARDs eARneD by GReG MAsTRionA
Colorado Special District Association Outstanding District Manager of the Year
Colorado Park and Recreation Associa-tion Manager of the Year and Fellow Awards
University of Northern Colorado Outstanding Alumni Award
Inductee to the World Waterpark As-sociation Hall of Fame
elementary school. “I had over 300
kids so I learned to keep things going
but still kind of fun.”
And fun is just what the shop tries
to bring with its bright pink walls, car-
toon cupcake characters on the wall
and coloring books on the table for to
entertain children when they visit.
Once Upon a Cupcake even hosts
events such as birthday parties or
showers for up to 15 guests. Once
Upon a Cupcake, 5680 W. 88th Ave.,
Westminster, is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday through Thursday and from
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and Satur-
days. The shop is closed Sundays.
elementary school. “I had over 300
kids so I learned to keep things going
but still kind of fun.”
And fun is just what the shop tries
to bring with its bright pink walls, car-
toon cupcake characters on the wall
and coloring books on the table for to
entertain children when they visit.
Once Upon a Cupcake even hosts
events such as birthday parties or
showers for up to 15 guests. Once
Upon a Cupcake, 5680 W. 88th Ave.,
Westminster, is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday through Thursday and from
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and Satur-
days. The shop is closed Sundays.
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School board member resignsGerken’s seat will be filled within 60 daysBy Jane [email protected]
Douglas County School Board Vice Pres-ident Dan Gerken resigned the week of Jan. 7, and already has stepped down from his seat. He cited growing family and work ob-ligations.
Board President John Carson said the group will begin the process of finding his replacement during the Jan. 15 board meeting.
Gerken was elected to the board in 2009, and his term was set to expire in November. He did not re-turn calls for comment, but Carson said there is no mystery surrounding his resignation from the education reform-fo-cused board.
“We depend on people being willing to take a lot of time out of their lives and work and families to do this,” he said, noting board members invest at least 20 hours a month to the unpaid post. “Dan has served selflessly in that capacity for over three years now. I greatly appreciate what he’s done for our school district.”
Carson said Gerken first approached him about resigning shortly after the new year.
“I tried to talk him out of (resigning), but he made his decision,” he said.
Though the board has often been criti-cized for its fast-paced reform efforts, Car-son said he doesn’t believe that was a factor in Gerken’s resignation.
“If you run for office, you have to be pre-pared for that,” he said. “Speaking for my-self, the reason I got involved in public edu-cation was to make some changes in public education that I think have been needed for a long time. I know Dan felt that way as well.”
In seven years on the board, Carson said this is the fourth vacancy filled by appoint-ment.
“It’s not an infrequent occurrence,” he said.
The board has 60 days to fill the empty seat. Any candidate must live in Gerken’s district — District D — which extends from Castle Pines to the southeast corner of the county.
Potential school board candidates must be at least 18 years of age, a 12-month resi-dent and registered voter of the district, and have no direct or indirect interest in district contracts. All current school board mem-bers are registered Republicans, but the of-fice is officially nonpartisan.
“We’re just looking for people that are interested in improving public education, continuing to make our school district the best, and keep making it stronger,” Carson said.
Gerken, a father of two, lives in Castle Pines with his wife, Gina. He is chairman and co-founder of Gerken Taxman Inter-ests, a commercial real estate investment and development company.
Gerken Gov. John Hickenlooper gives his State of the State address to a joint session of the Colorado General Assembly on Jan. 10 at the state Capitol. Guns, marijuana, civil unions and the economy were among topics of Hickenlooper’s speech. More coverage, Pages 10-11. Photo by Courtney Kuhlen
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Procedure attacks cancer point-blankMan could get more time with familyBy Jane [email protected]
Father of three Timothy Forehand wants more time with his young daughters. A new procedure for patients with his form of liver cancer may give him several more months.
That’s a precious gift to a man who a year ago was told he likely wouldn’t survive for one more month.
Forehand underwent surgery to install the device that’s expected to extend his life Jan. 8 at Sky Ridge Medical Center. He among the first patients in the United States to undergo the process, and Sky Ridge is the first of a handful of centers permitted to perform it pending approval from the Food and Drug Administration.
The Dallas man was diagnosed with ocular melanoma in January 2012. The fast-growing eye cancer already had spread to his liver, where tumors typically are lethal.
“It’s a devastating diagnosis,” said Dr. Charles Nutting, who performed the pro-cedure. “Survival is only a couple months.”
The procedure performed last week concentrates chemotherapy treatment to Forehand’s liver, instead of his entire body, so high doses of cancer-fighting chemicals can saturate the organ. The idea, Nutting said, is to “try and really beat up the tumors as much as you can.”
The drug-infused blood is then collect-ed as it leaves the liver, filtered to remove as much of the chemicals as possible, and returned to the body. The method not only targets and intensifies the treatment, but minimizes side effects.
“Normally, in chemotherapy, you have to give so much poison the patient can’t handle it,” said Dr. Krishna Kandarpa, chief medical officer with the company that cre-ated the filtration device, Delcath Systems. “Now, you can isolate it to the liver instead of the whole body.”
The procedure is minimally invasive, requiring three small incisions into which catheters are inserted.
It is not a cure. Rather, it slows the tu-mors’ progress, typically prolonging the
lives of ocular melanoma patients by about six months. Some have lived an additional three to five years.
Even six months, Kandarpa said, is re-markable. “In the oncology world, people get excited if you get 15 days, a month (of life extension),” he said.
Forehand, speaking from his Dallas home three days post-surgery, said he was exhausted but looking forward to recov-ery and a return to his normal pattern. That means hanging out with 5-, 10- and 11-year-old daughters and his wife.
“We spend as much time as we can to-gether, and that’s a lot,” he said. “I don’t really worry about prognosis anymore be-
cause it’s all irrelevant. I don’t think one day at a time. I live my life the way anybody would. I do my best to enjoy my life with my family.”
Kandarpa sees its treatment in ocular melanoma as “a platform” from which re-searchers can work toward treating other tumors.
A significant delay in a tumor’s progress, Nutting said, is a step toward the cure he believes someday will come.
“What we’re trying to do is help mini-mize the impact of the disease, trying to make them feel better for a longer period of time until we can find that next magic bul-let,” he said.
Doctors and nurses prepare Timothy Forehand for surgery Jan. 8 at Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree. The Dallas man was diagnosed a year ago with cancer that has since spread to his liver. Photo by Courtney Kuhlen
‘What we’re trying to do is help minimize the impact of the disease, trying to make them feel better for a longer
period of time until we find that next magic bullet.’Dr. Charles Nutting
Gov. John Hickenlooper gives his State of the State address to a joint session of the Colorado General Assembly on Jan. 10 at the state Capitol. Guns, marijuana, civil unions and the economy were among topics of Hickenlooper’s speech. More coverage, Pages 10-11. Photo by Courtney Kuhlen
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Procedure attacks cancer point-blankMan could get more time with familyBy Jane [email protected]
Father of three Timothy Forehand wants more time with his young daughters. A new procedure for patients with his form of liver cancer may give him several more months.
That’s a precious gift to a man who a year ago was told he likely wouldn’t survive for one more month.
Forehand underwent surgery to install the device that’s expected to extend his life Jan. 8 at Sky Ridge Medical Center. He among the first patients in the United States to undergo the process, and Sky Ridge is the first of a handful of centers permitted to perform it pending approval from the Food and Drug Administration.
The Dallas man was diagnosed with ocular melanoma in January 2012. The fast-growing eye cancer already had spread to his liver, where tumors typically are lethal.
“It’s a devastating diagnosis,” said Dr. Charles Nutting, who performed the pro-cedure. “Survival is only a couple months.”
The procedure performed last week concentrates chemotherapy treatment to Forehand’s liver, instead of his entire body, so high doses of cancer-fighting chemicals can saturate the organ. The idea, Nutting said, is to “try and really beat up the tumors as much as you can.”
The drug-infused blood is then collect-ed as it leaves the liver, filtered to remove
Doctors and nurses prepare Timothy Forehand for surgery Jan. 8 at Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree. The Dallas man was diagnosed a year ago with cancer that has since spread to his liver.
‘What we’re trying to do is help minimize the impact of the disease, trying to make them feel better for a longer
period of time until we find that next magic bullet.’
The “Pink Elephant” supports the
Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald,
Tenn., while the “Hey Jude” supports
St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.
“We want to give back, so we’re
supporting animals, because we love
animals, and humans,” Wirth-Klein-
bub said.
Cupcakes not sold by the end of
the day are also donated to local food
banks. While the shop is new and has
been a learning experience, the sisters
are not new to the baking business.
Before opening the shop, they owned
their own cupcake catering business
while they were teachers at Parr El-
Earl Grey lemon and lavender cup-
cake, are donated to charity.
The “Pink Elephant” supports the
Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald,
Tenn., while the “Hey Jude” supports
St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.
“We want to give back, so we’re
supporting animals, because we love
animals, and humans,” Wirth-Klein-
bub said.
Cupcakes not sold by the end of
the day are also donated to local food
banks. While the shop is new and has
been a learning experience, the sisters
are not new to the baking business.
Before opening the shop, they owned
their own cupcake catering business
C-470 talks in final stretchCoalition expects
to make expansion
decision soonBy Ryan Boldrey
After months of public outreach, town
halls and community surveys, the C-470
Corridor Coalition expects to decide by
March or April how to pursue expanding
the busy freeway corridor from Interstate
25 to Kipling Street.
“I think overall people are saying there
is something that needs to be fixed when
it comes to the congestion,” said Jack Hil
bert, a Douglas County commissioner who
serves as chair of the coalition’s policy com
mittee.According to the coalition, eastbound
travelers from Kipling to I-25 face delays of
more than 11 minutes during the morning
rush hour, and westbound travelers are de
layed as much as 18 minutes in the evening.
Growth along the corridor is expected to
increase by more than 30 percent over the
next 20 years.
Beginning with a series of telephone
town halls in July, the coalition has been
busy presenting three options to citizens
and area business leaders: tolling any addi
tional lanes and keeping the existing lanes
free; tolling all the lanes, old and new; and
raising property or sales taxes to pay for ad
ditional new lanes.
“The one thing that has come across
clear,” Hilbert said, “is that there is just no
way in the world you could go back and toll
existing roadways. No matter what is decid
ed, existing (lanes) will remain free.”
Hilbert said the coalition is leaning to
ward a decision to toll any new or addi
tional lanes to pay for construction and
maintenance. He said this will be discussed
heavily at the coalition’s January and Feb
ruary meetings, when they go over results
from a recent telephone survey conducted
by Hill Research Consultants.
“If we go that route, construction could
start in early 2014, if not sooner,” he said.
“If we pick a financing option that requires
a vote (raising taxes), that obviously pushes
it out further. But I don’t think those two
options are what I am hearing citizens say.
I’m hearing citizens say `yeah, fix it, but we
want someone else to pay the taxes.’”
Raising taxes was a popular option in the
early town hall surveys, but according to
Hill’s survey only 9 percent of people were
in favor of increased property tax and 42
percent favored increasing sales taxes. De
spite the higher numbers, 42-41, in favor of
sales taxes over tolling one new lane, the re
port suggested that there was not sufficient
support to secure passage in an election as
required by TABOR.
Stay aware, legislators tell businessesaren’t going to be the ones grabbing the
headlines, so it means you really do have
to pay attention,” outgoing House Speaker
Frank McNulty said. “They’re the ones that
are going to have the highest impact on the
McNulty urged business owners to
“show up at the state Capitol,” testify and
bring supporters when issues of concern
are on the table.
From left, state Rep. Chris Holbert, state Rep.-elect Polly Lawrence and outgoing state House Speaker Frank McNulty address the Douglas County Business Alliance on Jan. 3 during
Coffman to focus on veteran assistancerestructure some recent cuts to the Depart-
ment of Defense.
“I think we need to go forward with these
cuts,” he said, “but I think they could be
done in a way that doesn’t compromise our
national security. There was no attention to
detail paid to these cuts. I think that they
thought it would never happen, so the no-
tion was `let’s just do an across-the-board
cut to the Department of Defense.’
“It just isn’t rational. We’re cutting pro-
grams that are essential and giving the
same weight to programs that are essential
to our national security to programs that
probably should have gone by the wayside
a long time ago or have little value.”
Coffman said he fancies himself differ-
ent from many members in his own party
in that a lot of Republicans don’t support
any cuts to defense spending. Some of the
things on the table in Coffman’s eyes in-
Legislators continues on Page 19
Earl Grey lemon and lavender cup-
cake, are donated to charity.
The “Pink Elephant” supports the
Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald,
Tenn., while the “Hey Jude” supports
St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.
“We want to give back, so we’re
supporting animals, because we love
animals, and humans,” Wirth-Klein-
bub said.
the day are also donated to local food
banks. While the shop is new and has
in final stretchCoalition expects
to make expansion
After months of public outreach, town
halls and community surveys, the C-470
Corridor Coalition expects to decide by
March or April how to pursue expanding
the busy freeway corridor from Interstate
“I think overall people are saying there
is something that needs to be fixed when
it comes to the congestion,” said Jack Hil
bert, a Douglas County commissioner who
serves as chair of the coalition’s policy com
According to the coalition, eastbound
travelers from Kipling to I-25 face delays of
more than 11 minutes during the morning
rush hour, and westbound travelers are de
layed as much as 18 minutes in the evening.
Growth along the corridor is expected to
increase by more than 30 percent over the
Beginning with a series of telephone
town halls in July, the coalition has been
busy presenting three options to citizens
and area business leaders: tolling any addi
tional lanes and keeping the existing lanes
free; tolling all the lanes, old and new; and
raising property or sales taxes to pay for ad
“The one thing that has come across
clear,” Hilbert said, “is that there is just no
way in the world you could go back and toll
existing roadways. No matter what is decid
ed, existing (lanes) will remain free.”
Hilbert said the coalition is leaning to
ward a decision to toll any new or addi
tional lanes to pay for construction and
maintenance. He said this will be discussed
heavily at the coalition’s January and Feb
ruary meetings, when they go over results
from a recent telephone survey conducted
“If we go that route, construction could
start in early 2014, if not sooner,” he said.
“If we pick a financing option that requires
a vote (raising taxes), that obviously pushes
it out further. But I don’t think those two
options are what I am hearing citizens say.
I’m hearing citizens say `yeah, fix it, but we
want someone else to pay the taxes.’”
Raising taxes was a popular option in the
early town hall surveys, but according to
Hill’s survey only 9 percent of people were
in favor of increased property tax and 42
percent favored increasing sales taxes. De
spite the higher numbers, 42-41, in favor of
sales taxes over tolling one new lane, the re
port suggested that there was not sufficient
support to secure passage in an election as
Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald,
Tenn., while the “Hey Jude” supports
St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.
“We want to give back, so we’re
supporting animals, because we love
animals, and humans,” Wirth-Klein-
Cupcakes not sold by the end of
the day are also donated to local food
banks. While the shop is new and has
been a learning experience, the sisters
are not new to the baking business.
Before opening the shop, they owned
their own cupcake catering business
while they were teachers at Parr El-
Procedure attacks cancer point-blankMan could get more time with familyBy Jane [email protected]
more time with his young daughters. A new procedure for patients with his form of liver cancer may give him several more months.
ago was told he likely wouldn’t survive for one more month.
the device that’s expected to extend his life Jan. 8 at Sky Ridge Medical Center. He among the first patients in the United States to undergo the process, and Sky Ridge is the first of a handful of centers permitted to perform it pending approval from the Food and Drug Administration.
ocular melanoma in January 2012. The fast-growing eye cancer already had spread to his liver, where tumors typically are lethal.
Charles Nutting, who performed the procedure. “Survival is only a couple months.”
concentrates chemotherapy treatment to Forehand’s liver, instead of his entire body, so high doses of cancer-fighting chemicals can saturate the organ. The idea, Nutting said, is to “try and really beat up the tumors as much as you can.”
ed as it leaves the liver, filtered to remove
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New restaurant takes stir-fry to the next level
By Ashley [email protected] dining at HuHot Mongolian Grill
in Westminster, it’s more than just a meal,
it’s an experience.The new restaurant opened on Dec. 23
in the Orchard Town Center and is offering
a spin on Asian stir-fry.“HuHot allows people to create their own
meal just the way they like it,” said HuHot
Top Tier Colorado president Jay Warwick.
“People can make it as healthy as possible
if they want, and they can eat as much as
they want.”To start off the HuHot experience, guests
create their own custom stir-fry meal
with as many vegetables, noodles, meats
and sauces as desired. Once the creation
is complete, the bowl is handed off to a
grill chef who stir-fries the meal right in
front of them.As an all-you-can-eat restaurant,
guests can create as many stir-fry bowls as
they want.“The key words for us are fun, healthy,
different and unique. It’s an experience and
a conversation piece,” Warwick said. “It’s a
fun place to eat because not only do you get
to create your own meal just the way you
like it, hot, sweet or salty, you get to watch
people cook it and engage with the chefs.”
Manager Greg Thomas has been work-
ing in HuHot restaurants for 10 years. He
said the simplicity of the HuHot mod-
el and the atmosphere is what sets the
restaurant apart.“It’s very simple and there is so much
movement and so much going on to ob-
serve. It’s great for kids and families and
even for first dates,” Thomas said. “People
can actually care their food and see exactly
what goes into the food. It’s very simple and
if you like vegetables, this is the place.”HuHot Mongolian Grill also partners
with Home Front Cares, a nonprofit orga-
nization that provides responsive emer-
gency financial aid and other support to
Colorado service members, veterans and
military families.Warwick said every Monday a portion
of the sales are donated to Home Front
Cares and once a year a full day’s sales
are donated.“The average grant is about $1,000,” he
said. “The money helps out with every-
thing from rent to grocery money to car
payments. It’s such a good cause and it
fun to have the opportunity to be involved
with that.”HuHot also offers appetizers, desserts,
beer and wine. It is open from 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. for lunch and 4 p.m. to close for din-
ner every day and in the Orchard Town Cen-
ter, 14697 Delaware St. in Westminster. For
more information, visit www.huhot.com.
Criss Seal, national training chef for HuHot Mongolian Grill, left, gets flames going on a Mongolian grill as other chefs prepare dishes for customers at the new restaurant in the Orchard Town Center in Westminster, Thursday, Dec. 27. Photo by
Andy Carpenean
‘The key words for us are fun, healthy, different and
unique. It’s an experience and a conversation piece.’HuHot President Jay Warwick
Lawmakers gear up for session
By Ashley [email protected]
The election is over and now the real work begins for Colorado’s legislators. Some are veterans in their position, and some are rep-resenting their constituents for the first time.House District 35 Rep. Chery-
lin Peniston is beginning her last two-year term this year. She’s been representing the
Westminster area for the last six years, so she knows her way around the state Capitol. For this upcoming legislative
session, she is focusing on early childhood education, tanning limits for minors and expansion of
the Family and Medical Leave Act. She said she plans to bring up
the legislation on the Early Child-hood Readiness Commission, which was established through House Bill 09-1343.“The Early Childhood Readi-
ness Commission is a legislative body that is involved with what is happening in the state in early childhood education and health care,” she said. “I was carrying out that bill to continue it on and it got lost in the political cross fire. So I am working with Sen. Evie Hudak to get that put in place.”Last session Peniston’s tanning
bill, HB 1170, was postponed in-definitely. Peniston is bringing it back again for the upcoming ses-sion.
The bill notifies parents of their child’s use of commercial artifi-cial tanning devices by requiring parents to sign a permission form listing the potential risks and to stay on-site with a minor less than 14 years old.The last bill Peniston is work-
ing on is the expansion of the defi-nition of who can use the Family and Medical Leave Act. She said the bill would allow
for more people to be considered in using FMLA, like domestic part-ners, grandchildren and grand-parents.
“This will go along with the civil union bill that will definitely be passed this session,” she said. “This bill would take care of those other important family members.”
Sen. Jessie Ulibarri, who rep-resents District 21, is new to the legislative floor, but is ready to bring the wants and needs of his constituents in Westminster to the state level.
He said the legislation he is sponsoring this year reflects the concerns he heard from the com-munity members on their porches and in front of their homes during his campaign trail. He is focusing on stewardship
of taxpayer resources, financial security and community trust with law enforcement.He said he is working on a bill
to save Colorado millions of dol-lars be determining a better way to pay for the required hospital-ization and inpatient treatment
for the inmate population.“Other states, including Ala-bama, Washington and Louisiana, have adopted similar policies and have witnessed tens of millions of dollars in savings for their taxpay-ers,” he said.This year Ulibarri will be work-
ing with the Office of Economic Development and International Trade to encourage the growth of the advanced manufacturing in-dustry in Colorado. He said jobs are needed in Colorado that sup-port working families and the lo-cal economy.“I’ll be sponsoring legislation
that ensures individuals that have faced financial adversity during Lawmakers continues on Page 7
more than 20 individuals and families who were nominated for a new system because of her fi nancial and health concerns.
“We learned that one she didn’t have a working furnace in the home and secondly her child has had equip-ment to help her breathe since she was born. When we got to the house,
we learned she was heating the house with space heaters,” Oliver said.
On Jan. 10, a new furnace and air quality system, valued at $12,000, was installed in the Ott’s home. The new system is a furnace combined with a high effi ciency air conditioning and air cleaning system that removes dust and other particles from the air, making it easier for Ott and Joslyn to breathe.
“I’m hoping it helps her breath-ing,” Ott said, “between being warm and having good quality of air, I really hope it decreases her need to go to the doctor.”
Since that time, Ott says she has no-ticed a difference in the temperature and quality of the air in their home.
“We weren’t staying here, we were staying at my mom’s, Joslyn’s grand-parent’s house because it was too cold,” she said. “We’re warm, and that’s the biggest thing, it’s nice to be able to get up in the morning and shower and not be cold.”
The HomeSmart program is a busi-ness unit of Xcel Energy that provides home appliance repair plans, furnace and air quality system installations.
Continued from Page 5
Warms
Je� erson County named largest School District
The Colorado Department of Edu-cation released the 2013-2014 enroll-ment fi gures for the state, showing Jefferson County as the largest dis-trict in the state, with 82,942 kinder-garten through 12 grade students.
Jeffco currently enrolls 13.8 per-cent, or 85,983 Colorado’s preschool — 12-grade students in 155 schools.
Hero awardsThe Jeffco Schools Foundation
honored a group of six Jeffco teach-ers and graduating students at the annual Hero Awards, Jan. 15.
Recipients Kathleen Pyrc, Jose Alberto Martinez III, Mark Leon, Joel Chairez, John Braselton, Kyle Manley, were honored for their leadership qualities and the professionalism, passion and service shown through their day to day activities at their school and within their community.
The Hero Awards is a decade-old tradition that honors Jeffco students and teachers who have inspired their community and demonstrated ser-vice to the school or district.
Student winners received a two-year scholarship to Red Rocks Community College, $2,000 in cash scholarships to be used towards post-secondary education or training. Teachers received classroom grants, professional development opportu-nities among other prizes.
Continued from Page 10
JEFFCO SCHOOL NOTES
Arvada City Council discussed the following legislation during a workshop, Jan. 13. Council members in attendance were Mayor Marc Williams, Mayor Pro Tem Mark McGoff, District 1 Councilman Jerry Marks, District 3 Councilman John Marriott, District 4 Councilman Bob Dyer, and Council-men-At-Large Don Allard and Bob Fifer.
District 1 Councilman swearing-in Prior to the start of the workshop, newly appointed coun-
cilmember, Jerry Marks, was sworn in to his po-sition by Judge Da-vid Cooke. Marks will serve the re-mainder of Sen. Rachel Zenzinger’s term on council, as she resigned to work as the Senator for District 19.
Arvada Citizen Survey Council heard a presentation from the National Research
Center regarding the 2013 Arvada Citizen Survey. The survey questioned 2400 households about the quality of life in Ar-vada, the community and city services, neighborhood and city characteristics, city government, the city economy, traffi c concerns, and city sustainability.
Overall, the results showed residents are satisfi ed with the quality of life, safety, city government, economy, traffi c fl ow and growth development in Arvada. This survey has been administered to Arvada citizens every other year since 1981.
Olde Town TOD Update Council heard a presentation by Bill Moser, Maureen
Phair, and Tony Thornton regarding the Olde Town TOD plans. Since the last update in early December, further de-velopment of the parking garage plans have occurred. The parking garage will hold 650 plus parking spots and will be located in the hill just south of Grandview Avenue, between Vance and Olde Wadsworth Boulevard. The update included new plans for the pedestrian bridge, and presented council with three designs to explore. The designs also moved bus traffi c to the lowest level of the garage and showed possible plans for using part of the upper level for fairs, festivals and farmers markets. The next public meeting regarding the Olde Town TOD will be .6 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 11, at the Vineyard, 5445 Olde Wadsworth Blvd.
The next City Council meeting will be 6 p.m., Monday, Jan. 20, in the Council Chambers at the Arvada City Hall, 8101 Ralston Road.
— Compiled by Crystal Anderson
Newly appointed councilman Jerry Marks, right, was sworn in to his position by Judge David Cooke at the last Arvada City Council meeting. Photo by Crystal Anderson
ARVADA CITY COUNCIL ON THE RECORD Remains ID’d as those of missing man LeMay went missing in Nov. 2012 Sta� report
Authorities have identifi ed the re-
mains of a man who went missing in Douglas County more than a year ago.
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Of-
fi ce determined that Terry LeMay, 55, of Arvada, was missing after fi nding his vehicle abandoned on Platte River Road near the intersection of High-way 67 in November 2012. An inves-tigation revealed that LeMay might have been suicidal.
The Douglas County Search and Rescue team conducted several ex-tensive searches of the area with bloodhounds, but was not able to
locate LeMay. The sheriff’s offi ce re-newed its call last June for hikers and hunters to keep an eye out for human remains.
In September, a pair of elk hunt-ers discovered remains that were later tested. A positive DNA match was made Jan. 15.
Authorities say no foul play is sus-pected and this case is now closed.
ARVADA POLICE REPORT Reindeer decoration theft
Dec. 26, 2013, 5:35 p.m., 9700 block of west 57th Place, a phone call was made to Arvada Police reporting a theft.
The resident called after waking up to fi nd one lighted reindeer deco-ration missing and a second reindeer damaged in the yard.
The decoration was valued at $40 and stood three-feet high. The resident stated she had previously
observed juveniles destroying their Christmas lights in years past.
No suspect information could be obtained.
Underage drug paraphernaliaDec. 26, 2013 9:52 p.m., west of
59th Place and Lee Street.Police pulled over a 2004 black
Mitsubishi during a routine patrol, for nonvisible plates or tags.
Upon contact, the responding
offi cer noticed a strong odor of mari-juana coming from the vehicle. The offi cer asked the driver, who was the only person in the vehicle, whether he had drugs or drug paraphernalia within the vehicle. The driver handed over a grinder and a glass pipe, which had remnants of marijuana.
The driver, who was 18 and did not posses a medical marijuana card, was issued a summons for posses-sion of drug paraphernalia.
YOUR WEEK & MORE IN THE COMMUNITY THURSDAY/JAN. 23
LEGISLATOR COFFEE Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp hosts Co� ee with Your Legislator 7-8 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, at La Dolce Vita, 5756 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.
THURSDAY/JAN. 23
LEGISLATOR COFFEE Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp hosts Co� ee with Your Legislator 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thurs-day, Jan. 23, at Panera, 10450 Town Center Drive, Westminster.
THURSDAY/JAN. 23
BLOOD DRIVE Warren Tech community blood drive
is 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, inside the Founders Room at 13300 W. 2nd Place, Lakewood. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact Marti Silburn at 303-982-1340 or msilburn@je� co.k12.co.us.
SATURDAY/JAN. 25
MUSICAL PERFORMANCE Moors & McCumber will perform 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25 at Congregation B’nai Chaim, 4716 S. Coors Lane, Morrison. Moors & McCum-ber will perform bluegrass, Celtic and the blues. Tickets available by calling 303-588-1389 or at the door.
SUNDAY/JAN. 26, FEB. 23
FARMERS MARKET The Arvada Farmers Market presents the indoor winter market 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 26 and Feb. 23. The Indoor Market will feature more than 20 vendors with jams, breads, meat, honey, produce, eggs, and homemade items. The market is at DiCicco’s Schoolhouse, 5660 Olde Wadsworth Blvd.
MONDAY/JAN. 27; FEB. 3-27
ART ENTRIES The Lakewood Arts Council, at 85 S. Union Blvd in Lakewood, is calling for entries for its Small Works Show, to be on exhibit Feb. 3-27. Open to
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No. 1 A-West wins in deep fieldBest teams in the state featured at Wildcats’ tourneyBy Daniel [email protected]
ARVADA - In what could be a prequel to the state tournament the state’s No. 1 5A team Arvada West lived up to its reputation and won the Arvada West Invitational Sat-urday at A-West High School.
The Wildcats with a 193.5 team score de-feated all four of the other top five ranked teams in the state, as well as several other top ten 5A teams in Colorado.
Thompson Valley (the No. 2 ranked 4A team in the state) finished second with a team score of 179, Rocky Mountain fin-ished third with 150.5 team points, Cher-ry Creek finished fourth with 105.5 team points and Coronado finished fifth with 98 team points.
Last year’s 5A state team champions Pomona finished tied for seventh with Chaparral with 82 points and Bear Creek finished tied with Central Grand Junction with 51 points.
But it was A-West that stole the show in its own tournament as they recorded three individual titles to hold off Thompson Val-ley.
Arvada West junior Payton Tawa-ter at 145-pounds, Tony Silva-Bussey at 170-pounds and junior Devin Rothrock 195-pounds were all individual tourna-ment champs.
In addition, the Wildcats had six other wrestlers finish in the top four.
“We think we have taken that next step as a program but it is tournaments like these that you have to come out here and prove it,” Arvada West coach Ron Garnieri said.
Bear Creek as a team might have fin-ished outside of the top 10 but they might have the best pound-for-pound wrestler in Colorado in senior PT Garcia.
The two-time state champion showed off during his title match at 132-pound
quickly pinning Greeley West senior Adri-an Delacruz at 1:20.
“PT was really good throughout this tournament,” Bear Creek coach Steve Burdick said. “But I am also happy with the way our entire team performed against some of the best teams out there.”
Also, Pomona senior Josh Rosales out-lasted Bear Creek’s Jaysen Yakobson and won a 9-5 decision in the 120 title match between two of Jeffco’s best.
And Rocky Mountain’s Dan Macoubrie beat Pomona’s Daniel Chavez 7-0 in a deci-sion.
Bloodied Steven Martinez gets some help mid-match from his coach Steve Burdick during Saturday’s A-West Invitational Tournament. Photo by Dan Williams
Final Team ResulTs
1) Arvada West 193.52) Thompson Valley 1793) Rocky Mountain 150.54) Cherry Creek 105.55) Coronado 986) Ponderosa 91.5T-7) Chaparral 82T-7) Pomona 82
9) Grand Junction 6210) Greeley West 61.5T-11) Bear Creek 51T-11) Central Grand Junction 51T-13) Grandview 43T-13) Legacy 4315) Fountain-Fort Carson 4216) Brighton 32
mustangs hold off Grandview, rest of JeffcoBy Daniel [email protected]
ARVADA - Ralston Valley girls swimming narrowly beat Grand-view 310 to 309 to win the Jeffco In-vitational Saturday at Meyer’s Pool.
The Mustangs beat Grandview and 23 other schools including two of the elite 4A teams in the state in Jeffco’s Evergreen and D’Evelyn.
Evergreen finished third overall and as the top 4A team with 302 total points and six other Jeffco teams finished in the top 11 includ-ing D’Evelyn in sixth place with 162 points and Lakewood in eighth with 121 points.
But Ralston Valley did just enough to win the invitational by winning seven of the 12 events, with two Mustangs winning two in-dividual events each.
Senior Erin Metzger-Seymour won two events winning the 100 Fly (00:55.71) and the 200 Free (01:51.76), and senior Madeline Myers won both the 200 Individual Medley (02:02.94) and 500 Free (04:56.22).
In addition, both seniors were on the winning 200 Medley Relay and 400 Free Relay teams.
Also, Ralston Valley’s Macken-zie Atencio won the 100 Breast at 01:06.68.
Arvada West senior Morgan McCormick won the 100 Back in
00:55.78 narrowly beating Pomo-na’s Lauren Sale and Golden’s Sa-rina Sabadeanu. McCormick also took second in the 200 Individual Medley.
Valor Christian, which will rejoin 4A Jeffco next season, had a pair of wins when sophomore Brooke Stenstrom won the 100 Free in 00:53.14. The Eagles also won the 200 Free Relay.
Thompson Valley’s Eryn Eddy won the 50 Free in 00:24.90.
Chatfield junior Averly Hobbs was the best diver at the invita-tional recording 452.40 points and beating out a pair from Evergreen who finished second and third.
Lakewood had a strong showing as a team that included freshman Rebecca Sterling making it to the finals in two events where she re-corded personal best times in both the 100 Fly and 100 Free.
Golden finished in 11th as a team with 73 points and Wheat Ridge finished 15th as a team with 36 points.
Top Ten Team Points Totals:1) Ralston Valley 3102) Grandview 3093) Evergreen 3024) Thompson Valley 2265) Valor Christian 1806) D’Evelyn 1627) Chatfield 1558) Lakewood 1219) Pomona 10210) Arvada West 77Arvada West’s Dakota Hamilton goes air borne off the diving board during Saturday’s Jeffco Invitational at Meyer’s Pool. Photo by Dan Williams
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ARVADA HIGH SCHOOL
Girls basketball
Arvada 54, Alameda 56Arvada barely lost to Alameda in a close game 56-54. While Arvada was up by eight points at halftime, Alameda came back scoring 15 points in the third and 19 points in the fourth. Senior Kelly Lehnerz recorded a triple double for her team recording 24 points, 12 rebounds and 10 blocks. She was two steals shy of getting a quadruple double and was 11-for-12 at the free throw line. Nicole Garcia scored nine points and Asia Gatewood scored seven. Jodie Lynn also had 12 rebounds.
Arvada 39, Vista Peak Prep 44Kelly Lehnerz got a double double in Arvada’s loss against Vista Peak Prep scoring 26 points and grabbing 15 rebounds. She had eight blocks. Sophomore Haruka Sano scored eight points and Nicole Garcia had seven rebounds. Courtney Raab had � ve rebounds while Jodie Lynn had four.
Arvada 35, Evergreen 75Kelly Lehnerz had another double double scoring 19 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Nicole Garcia had nine points in the loss and Marina Diaz had � ve rebounds.
ARVADA WEST HIGH SCHOOL
Boys basketball
Arvada West 42, Dakota Ridge 44Junior Thomas Ne� scored 23 points in a loss against Dakota Ridge 44-42. Sophomore Luke Ne� had nine points. Marcus Culhane had eight rebounds and Thomas Ne� had six. Thomas Ne� went 4-for-6 at the free throw line.
RALSTON VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
Boys basketball
Ralston Valley 67, Standley Lake 37Dallas Walton got a double double with 17 points and 11 rebounds in a game against Standley Lake where they won 67-37. Rane Hornecker scored 10 points and Andrew Wingard scored nine. Jordan Harnum had eight points in the game. Jonathan Gillespie had six rebounds and both Hornecker and Wingard had four.
UPCOMING GAMES
Boys basketball
THURSDAY7 p.m. - Arvada West @ Ralston ValleySATURDAY2 p.m. - Arvada West vs. Lakewood4 p.m. - Ralston Valley @ Chat� eldWEDNESDAY7 p.m. - Arvada West vs. Pomona7 p.m. - Ralston Valley @ Columbine
Girls basketball
FRIDAY7 p.m. - Arvada vs. D’EvelynTUESDAY7 p.m. - Arvada vs. Conifer
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Alameda gets their � rst win Je� co girls hoops highlights: Golden nearly upsets Green Mountain By Daniel Williams [email protected]
LAKEWOOD - Both teams had players with huge in-dividual efforts but Arvada was beaten by Alameda 56-54 Friday at Alameda High School.
Senior Kelly Lehnerz recorded a triple-double (24 points, 12 rebounds and 10 blocks) and was two steals shy of a quadruple-double but her Bulldogs still fell to the Pirates, who had their own huge night from sophomore Preshus Nash.
Nash scored 27 points and seven rebounds, and junior Alejandra Pena had 12 points and seven blocks, and the pair spurred on a fourth quarter comeback where Alam-eda outscored Arvada 19-12 to secure the league victory.
The Pirates (1-9, 1-3) will host Green Mountain Friday at 7 p.m.
The Bulldogs (3-9, 0-4) will host D’Evelyn Friday at 7 p.m.
Golden opportunity missed by DemonsGreen Mountain used an early lead to hold off a Gold-
en in a 42-38 victory Friday at Golden High School.Senior Kelli Van Tassel scored 14 points and sopho-
more Hannah Hank scored 10 points in the Rams’ win.Golden could not dig itself out of a 23-14 fi rst half hole
despite a strong second half rally. The Demons missed the chance at stealing a marquee win.
Golden (6-7, 2-2 in 4A Jeffco) will play at Evergreen Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
Green Mountain (11-2, 4-0 in 4A Jeffco) is red hot with nine straight wins. The team will play Friday at Alameda
at 7 p.m.
Gray’s 22 rebounds guides BearsBear Creek found its early season form and used it to
beat Pomona 54-44 Thursday at Pomona High School.The Bears had three players score at least 16 points
including junior Brett Johnson’s 16 points and senior Am-ber Gray’s 16 points.
But it was Gray’s 22 rebounds that stole the show and powered her Bears’ teammates.
Alameda continues on Page 20
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Service Times: 9:15am / 11:00amReligious education for all ages.
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St. Joan of Arc Catholic ChurchProclaiming Christ to the Mountains and Plainswww.SaintJoanCatholic.org12735 W 58th Ave · 80002 · 303-420-1232Daily Masses: 8:30 AM, Mon-SatConfessions: After Mass, Mon, Wed-Fri;Sat: 9:00-10:00 AM; 4:00-4:45 PMSaturday Vigil Mass: 5:00 PMSunday Masses: 7:30, 9:00, 11:30 AM, 5:30 PM
Rev. Dr. John M. O’Lane, Head of StaffSunday School
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Sunday am worship: 10 am (nursery provided)5592 Independence St. 80002
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all Colorado artists, any 2D � ne art media, including photography and digital works will be eligible, but image size is limited to 8x10 inches or smaller. Registration is on a � rst come-� rst serve basis. Deadline for entries is Monday, Jan. 27. Call 303 980-0625 or go to www.lakewoodartscouncil.org for more info or a registration form.MONDAY/JAN. 27, 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 information sessions; at noon Monday, Jan. 27, at the Sheraton Denver Tech Center; at noon Wednesday, Feb. 5, at the CUEMBA Suite, downtown Denver; at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, at the CUEMBA Suite; at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24, at the Vista at Applewood Golf Course, Golden; and at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Registration can be accessed at https://cuemba.wufoo.com/forms/emba-information-session-registration/.
TUESDAY/JAN. 28
ART LEAGUE The Wheat Ridge Art League will meet 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, at the Active Adult Center, 6363 W. 35th Ave.,
Wheat Ridge. After the business meeting, Cal Johnson will present a demo using abstracts and inks. Anyone who paints or would like to paint is welcome to come and learn to try new mediums and have a chance to meet other artists. Residents of any Denver area are welcome to attend. Call 303-278-8247 or 303-421-1356, or email [email protected] or [email protected].
TUESDAY/JAN. 28
TRIAD MEETING Learn the di� erence between normal changes in memory as we age and a more series memory disorder at the TRIAD community meeting “Memory Loss, Dementia and Alzheimer’s – The Basics” at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, at the Je� erson District Attorney’s conference room, 500 Je� erson County Parkway. For directions and information, call 303-271-6970.
TUESDAY/JAN. 28
LIFETREE CAFE What happens to religious faith when hard times come will be explored at noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28 at Lifetree Café, 5675 Field St., Arvada. The program, “Where Is God When Life Turns Tough?” features the � lmed story of John Stumbo, a healthy ultra-marathoner who was suddenly attacked by an undiagnosable, life-threatening ill-
ness. Participants will discuss what happens to faith in the face of disappointment and disaster. Admission to the 60-minute event is free. Snacks and beverages are available. Lifetree Café is a place where people gather for conversation about life and faith in a casual co� eehouse-type setting. Questions about Lifetree may be directed to Polly Wegner at 303-424-4454 or [email protected].
TUESDAY/JAN. 28
PROJECT REVIEW Je� erson County residents and visitors enjoy thousands of acres of land saved from development and preserved for future generations. The Je� erson County League of Women Voters was instrumental in bringing about this pres-ervation by helping establish the Open Space Project in 1972. The Je� co LWV has been working to document the actions that forged Je� erson County’s Open Space funding and policy. Results of the Je� erson County League of Women Voters Open Space Legacy Project will be reviewed at a meeting at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 1 p.m. at Sportlline, 6543 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. The public is welcome. Visit www.lwvje� co.org.
TUESDAY/JAN. 28; WEDNESDAY/JAN. 29; FEB. 3, FEB. 12, FEB. 13, FEB. 14,
HEALTH CLASSES Bridges Integrative Health and Wellness at Lutheran Medical Center is o� ering community health and wellness services and classes in February at 8300 W. 38th Ave. Free parking is available. Space is limited. Go to www.WellnessAtBridges.com or call 303-425-2262 to register or for information and costs. Upcoming classes are:
AROMATHERAPY, 6-7:30 p.m. last Wednesday, (Aroma-therapy I: Intro to Natural Plant Oils, Jan. 29); Aromatherapy II: Power of Plants for Emotional Balance, Feb. 26); Aromatherapy III: Sacred Scents & Essential Oils (March 26); Aromatherapy IV: Herbal Infused Honey (April 30).
CHAOS TO Calm: A Mindfulness Course, a series of grounding and empowering activies, 6-7:30 p.m. Mondays, Feb. 3 to March 3.
THE KEYS to Change: Unlock Your Motivation, 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12. Free.
T’AI CHI for Arthritis and Fall Prevention, Part 1, 10:45-11:45
a.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 14 to March 4.
T’AI CHI for Arthritis and Fall Prevention, Advanced, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 14 to March 4.
BASIC FOAM Rolling, for � exibility and injury prevention, 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28 March 25.
STRESS RELIEF monthly workshop series, 6-8 p.m. every second Thursday: Taming the Anxiety (Feb. 13); Being a Perfectionist isn’t Perfect (March 13); Mind-Body Connection (April 10).
THURSDAY/JAN. 30
LUNCHEON JOIN international speaker Gwen Crawford at noon Thursday, Jan. 30, for the Walking Tiara Tall luncheon. Crawford’s positive zest for life and sense of humor brings out the royalty in each of us. Register by Jan. 24 at the Community Recreation Center of Apex, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Call 303-425-9583.
THURSDAY/JAN. 30
SLAVERY PROGRAM Join Douglas Blackmon, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Slavery by Another Name: The 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.
RECURRING EVENTSCOMPUTER CLASSES Learn basic to advanced use of the computer in a small class setting at the Community Recreation Center of Apex, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd. One-on-one personal training is also available. Call 303-425-9583 for times and fees.
GET ACTIVE Get and stay in shape. Choose from more than 30 � tness and dance classes at the Community Recreation Center of Apex, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., including seated or standing classes in yoga, tai chi, and Zumba, as well as stretch-ing, weight room, and much more. Call the center at 303-425-9583 or pick up your activities guide for details. Many classes
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YOUR WEEK: ART LEAGUE, LIFETREE CAFE
Under a western sky “Badluck Way: A Year on the Ragged
Edge of the West” by Bryce Andrews2014, Atria Books $25 / $28.99
Canada 256 pagesA place for everything, and every-
thing in its place.You’ve always believed that keeping
your possessions where they belong is the right thing to do. Putting away tools has saved you frustration. Packing gear in one place has saved you time. But as you’ll see in the new memoir “Badluck Way” by Bryce Andrews, there’s also a wrong way to stow your stuff: a man’s boots, for instance, do not belong beneath a desk.
Ever since he could remember, Bryce Andrews was fascinated by anything Western. He’d loved Western art, spent summers as a kid on the spread of a family friend, had learned to ride a horse and mend fence so, following a broken heart and a few wandering months around the country, he took a job at a Montana ranch.
The 25,000-acre Sun Ranch sat at the edge of the Lee Metcalf Wilderness in southwestern Montana and was owned by a Silicon Valley millionaire. Wildlife was plentiful there and conservation was important, as was managing livestock so that cattle could graze and thrive along-side native elk and wolves that came over from Yellowstone.
Starting the fi rst of May, the job con-sisted of moving cattle, fi xing fence, caring for livestock, and cleaning water tanks. It was a life Andrews grew to love again: he spent his days doing chores, learn-ing from the two other ranch hands, and exploring wherever the four-wheeler took him: through grassland and canyons, past pugmarks and bones, beneath Big Sky and stars.
The fi rst time he saw a wolf, he was stunned. He’d been told to haze away any wolves he stumbled across, but he couldn’t do it then. It was a decision he’d later regret.
By early fall, Andrews and the other hands began fi nding heifers with horren-dous injuries. They contacted Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks and, knowing that wolves were to blame, the men started sleeping with the cattle in the grasslands. With winter coming, elk were moving down closer to the cattle and bringing the wolves with them.
Cattle were easier prey for the wolves than were elk – which made wolves the prey.
“Badluck Way” is a very poetic book – too poetic, at fi rst, because author Bryce Andrews sets the tone by using a lot of ten-dollar words and directional descrip-tions that scrambled my brain. I almost quit this book twice before I plowed past the introduction.
I was glad I stuck around.As it turns out, there’s beauty in the
words, and awestruck lushness. Andrews, who obviously cherishes both the land and the lifestyle, eventually relaxes into his story (as did I) as he transports us into canyons and grasslands, near elk herds and death. I shivered as he described snowstorms. I cringed every time he found a wolf-ravaged heifer.
The more I got into this book, in fact, the more I loved it and I think if you’re conservation-minded or if your heart is on a ranch, then you will, too. For you, “Bad-luck Way” is a something that’ll defi nitely have a place on your bookshelf.
Your Week continues on Page 15
Arvada Press 15January 23, 2014
Misc. Private Legals Public Notice
Notice of Annual Stockholders Meeting
Notice is hereby given to the Stockhold-ers of the Consolidated Juchem Ditch andReservoir Company that the annualstockholders meeting will be held onSaturday, February 1, 2014 at the hourof 9:00 a.m. at the Apex Recreation Cen-ter, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd.
The purpose of this meeting is to elect Dir-ectors for the ensuing year and conductother business as necessary. Proxies forthe annual meeting should be in thehands of the President or BarbaraLaRowe no later than January 12, 2013.
Tom Fletcher, PresidentBarbara LaRowe, Secretary-Treasurer
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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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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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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGThe following variance from the Land De-velopment Code (LDC) has been reques-ted:VAR2014-0001 Keith and Lisa Yowell,8257 Everett St., to leave as construc-ted a 6 ft. solid wood fence located 1.5ft. from the side (second frontage) prop-erty line adjacent to Club Crest Drive,when the LDC requires 6 ft. solid fences tobe at least 10 ft. from a side property linefronting a public right-of-way.Hearing thereon will be held before theBoard of Adjustment on February 11,2014 at 7:00 p.m., Municipal Building,8101 Ralston Road, when and where youmay speak at the hearing. Additional in-formation can be obtained from the Com-munity Development Department or writ-ten comments may be filed therewith nolater than 8 days prior to the hearing.CITY OF ARVADA BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT/s/ Andrew Phillips, Secretary
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGThe following variance from the Land De-velopment Code (LDC) has been reques-ted:VAR2014-0001 Keith and Lisa Yowell,8257 Everett St., to leave as construc-ted a 6 ft. solid wood fence located 1.5ft. from the side (second frontage) prop-erty line adjacent to Club Crest Drive,when the LDC requires 6 ft. solid fences tobe at least 10 ft. from a side property linefronting a public right-of-way.Hearing thereon will be held before theBoard of Adjustment on February 11,2014 at 7:00 p.m., Municipal Building,8101 Ralston Road, when and where youmay speak at the hearing. Additional in-formation can be obtained from the Com-munity Development Department or writ-ten comments may be filed therewith nolater than 8 days prior to the hearing.CITY OF ARVADA BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT/s/ Andrew Phillips, Secretary
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CITY OF ARVADANOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGA public hearing will be held at ArvadaCity Hall located at 8101 Ralston Road,Arvada, Colorado 80001, at 2:00 pm onFebruary 4, 2014 to receive comment onthe proposed adoption of administrativerules relating to C.R.S. 24-72-201 etseq., Colorado Open Records Act. Thehearing will take place on the 3rd floor,Council Conference Room. Copies of theproposed rules are available at the Officeof the City Clerk.
Legal Notice No.: 80454First Publication: January 23, 2014Last Publication: January 23, 2014Publisher: Wheat Transcriptand the Arvada Press
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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
Legal Notice No.: 80455First Publication: January 23, 2014Last Publication: January 30, 2014Publisher: Wheat Transcriptand the Arvada Press
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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
Legal Notice No.: 80455First Publication: January 23, 2014Last Publication: January 30, 2014Publisher: Wheat Transcriptand the Arvada Press
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at 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
Legal Notice No.: 80455First Publication: January 23, 2014Last Publication: January 30, 2014Publisher: Wheat Transcriptand the Arvada Press
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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
Legal Notice No.: 80456First Publication: January 23, 2014Last Publication: January 30, 2014Publisher: Wheat Transcriptand the Arvada Press
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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
Legal Notice No.: 80456First Publication: January 23, 2014Last Publication: January 30, 2014Publisher: Wheat Transcriptand the Arvada Press
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Women’s netWorking group in Arvada has openings for women in business who can commit to a weekly Wednesday morning meeting. One member per business category. Contact [email protected] or call 303-438-6783.
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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
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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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PLEASE SUBMIT LETTER OF INTEREST AND RESUME TO:Mail: Castle Pines North
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E-mail: [email protected]
ApplicationDeadline: FEBRURY 10, 2014
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Pomona junior Alexa Zarlengo had 13
points and 12 rebounds but the Panthers
could never close the 28-18 gap Bear
Creek created in the first half.Pomona (5-7, 2-5 in 5A Jeffco) has now
lost four straight games after winning four of five games in December. The Panthers will host Standley Lake Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
Bear Creek (7-6, 3-4) opened the season with four straight wins but has struggled late dropping four of five games this month
before their win over Pomona. The Bears will host Standley Lake Friday at 7 p.m.
Mustangs manage huge league winIt took overtime but Ralston Valley hung
on to beat Dakota Ridge 57-56 Saturday at Dakota Ridge High School.
Freshman Ashley Van Sickle scored a game-high 20 points and senior Chantal Jacobs 15 points for the Mustangs, who
survived a slugfest with the Eagles.The victory for Ralston Valley keeps
them in hot pursuit of Lakewood (7-0 in 5A Jeffco this season) for a league title.
But they still have some work to do as the Mustangs (10-3, 6-1 in 5A Jeffco) will play at Lakewood on Jan. 31 in a game that could be for a league title.
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