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SPrING HAS FINALLY SPrUNG, and one can enjoy the fresh smells and vibrant colors of local gardens at the Third Annual Wheat Ridge Garden Tour on Saturday June 15, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The self-guided home-garden tour starts at 9 a.m. at Wheat Ridge 5-8 School, 7101 W. 38th Ave. The $15 ticket is available on the day of the tour on the green at Wheat Ridge 5-8 School. This year lunch is included in the ticket price. All ticket proceeds benefi t Wheat Ridge charities. A new addition is the Lunch Stop, which will be at Anne Brinkman’s garden at 7420 W. 34th Ave. from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. For additional information, visit wheatridgegardentour.com; contact Milly Nadler, co-chair, 303-319-0690 or e-mail wheatridgegardentour@gmail.com; or Vicki Ottoson, co-chair, call 303-777-6144 or e-mail wheatridgegardentour@outlook.com. PHOTO BY HEATHER LEE

A DAY OF DECORATIONS for Wheat Ridge resident Asa “Ace” Hodges. In Janu-ary, Hodges received fi ve of the six medals he was awarded close to 70 years ago. He now has all six awards. PHOTO BY JOYCE JAY

By Cyndy Beal

Asa “Ace” G. Hodges is a modest man. He needn’t be, but he is.

Hodges, 91, is a decorated World War II veteran of 31 combat missions as a fl ight engineer and top turret gunner in B-24 Liberator bombers. The Wheat Ridge resident was also a successful businessman, who spent the post-war years working in steel fabrication, including owning his own steel-fab shop in Redmond, Calif. Today, he likes to fi sh and golf.

Between his work and building a life for himself and his fi rst wife, Dorothy, Hodges hasn’t had much time to think of his war

Wheat Ridge City Council members Joyce Jay and Mike Stites have

announced their candidacies for mayor of Wheat Ridge. Mayor Jerry DiTullio, elected in 2005, steps down from that post at the end of the year, having served two, four-year terms, the maximum allowed.

Stites, a life-long resident who has served the last 10 years on city council, told the Neighborhood Gazette he is “excited about Wheat Ridge and its future. Working with citizens and businesses is the key to our growth within the city in the next few years.”

Stites is the owner of B&F Tire Co, a family owned business for over 56 years in the Wheat Ridge community.

He and his wife Juanita have two grown children, their daughter Breana and son Korey, along with two Boxers, Rudy and Jake.

Stite’s father Frank “Hank” Stites, is a past Mayor of Wheat Ridge.

To contact Stites, call 303-423-8360.

Jay is a Wheat Ridge resident of 29 years and a successful business owner, now retired, “and ready to further serve our city.” In addition to serving on city council, she is a board member of the Denver Regional Council of Governments, Wheat Ridge Business Association and Wheat Ridge Business District, and volunteers with the Jeffco justice system.

“I am running for mayor because the City’s potential is staggering,” Jay told the Neighborhood Gazette. “I look to our ingredients of location, easy access, parks, greenbelt and a leading-edge major hospital. Add the 2016 arrival of a commuter rail station and it is easy to see the ‘discovery’ of Wheat Ridge is about to be handed to us. This opportunity needs our best planning and development. We have the possibility to move from a grocery store economy to providing a higher quality of life in an attractive city – yet we can insist on retaining our small town values and charm.”

To contact Jay, email meljay831@aol.com or visit Joyce Jay for Mayor on Facebook.

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A Humble Hero – Wheat ridge Vet receives WWII Medalsservice or medals.

In January, Hodges received fi ve of the six medals he was awarded close to 70 years ago. The awards and citation were received through assistance from the Forgotten Heroes Campaign in a public ceremony. He now has all six awards.

Hodges, a tech sergeant in the Army Air Force (the Air Force became a separate branch of service after the war), downplays his war service.

“It wasn’t personal,” Hodges said, pointing out that he was engaged in aerial missions, not hand-to-hand combat.

The bulk of the awards are for his service as a fl ight engineer and top turret gunner in B-24s, in the European Theater. Most notably, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) and the Air Medal with Four Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters.

The DFC, one of the nation’s highest awards for valor, was awarded after a mission on which Hodges’ pilot was killed and he assisted the co-pilot in fl ying the plane.

The DFC is awarded to those who distinguish themselves in combat “by heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial fl ight,” from the U.S. Air Force Fact Sheet.

The Air Medal with Four Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters was awarded for completion of the then required 30 missions. Hodges completed 31 missions. Hodges’ other awards include the Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal, and WWII Victory Medal. He also received the Carbine Expert Rifl e Badge with ribbon, which is a qualifi cation rather than a decoration.

Hodges’ generation is often called “The

Greatest Generation,” in reference to Tom Brokraw’s book of the same name, and for good reason.

Characteristic of the generation is a sense of responsibility and humility regarding their accomplishments. They served their country because it was the right thing to do, either at home in countless ways toward the war effort, or in foreign lands fi ghting for freedom and humanity.

Then when they came home, they further contributed and transformed the country

into an economic powerhouse, constructing commercial buildings and residential homes, the Interstate Highway system, and much of the America we know today.

Without this generation and their children, the Baby Boom, to follow, Wheat Ridge wouldn’t have many residents or its 1950s and 1960s brick homes and schools – and never would have had any reason to incorporate as a city in 1969.

By Dana Butler

The 44th Annual Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival will be held in Anderson Park

off 44th Avenue, August 16, 4 pm–11 pm, and August 17, noon–11 pm. Each day will include a variety of food, music, fi reworks, rides, games, children’s activities, and more. The main attraction is the Zoppé Italian Family Circus.

New this year will be a community fi ne arts sale, a nonjuried show of approximately 20 vendors in media such as glass, wood, and textiles available for viewing – and purchasing – from noon to 8 p.m. on Saturday. The 2nd Annual Pie Bake-Off Contest is set for Friday evening, with prizes for best taste, best looking, best use of the most locally grown and sourced ingredients, and best overall.

The carnival midway will boast new rides and games including infl atables,

jousting, climbing walls and balloon darts. Other attractions include a midget race car demo, classic car show and model plane fl ight demonstrations.

Returning, popular features include festival fare from food vendors, a juried art show, spaghetti dinner and chili cook-off.

Under the big tent, the seventh generation of the Zoppé family will present 13 circus performances over the course of the 10 day run, Aug. 16-25, in addition to the grand tent raising on Thursday, Aug. 15. VIP (chair seating) tickets for the circus are $20, or $15 for general admission (bleacher seating). Circus tickets are available for sale at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center and online (enter coupon code “Gazette” for a $5 discount).

For more information on the Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival and Zoppé Fam-ily Circus, visit http://thecarnationfestival.com.

Mark Calendars For Carnation Festival, Zoppé Circus

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Growth is Good, But Painful

PublISHEr’S NotE

lEttErS to tHE EdItor

By Tim Berland

Happy summer everyone. Hopefully you can get out and enjoy what makes

this state such a spectacular place to live. Remember that people come to Colorado from all over the country and the world to enjoy their summer vacations. We are privileged to live here.

First, a couple of housekeeping items.You may notice that the Neighborhood

Gazette feels a little tighter than usual. This is due to some fabulous support from our local business community in the form of advertising. We really appreciate it.

Part of the growing pains of any publication is increasing in size. Due to press limitations, we need to grow in four-page increments. We were almost there this month. It’s both a blessing and a curse, so bear with us. We hope to grow in the next issue and expand our local editorial content, including extended coverage on the 44th

Annual Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival.I would like to also acknowledge our

fabulous writing and editing team, which has grown in the past year. I fi rst worked with Cyndy Beal close to 20 years ago, and since our reunion in 2011, her contributions have been signifi cant and she has been an invaluable editorial asset.

Sarah DiTullio joined our team just after previous owner Charlie Holcer’s passing. Sarah helps not only with editing and proofreading chores, she is also trying her hand at a budding photo career.

And I would like to extend thanks to our regular columnists Guy Nahmiach, Zach Urban and Meredith Thaler, my editor J. Patrick O’Leary, and all our other contributors for their outstanding commitment to producing the Neighborhood Gazette on a monthly basis.

Couldn’t do it without them.Contact Publisher Tim Berland at tber-

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38th Ave. revitalization: the road is not the Problem

In last month’s front page of The Neighborhood Gazette was an article “Support Shown for 38th Avenue” written by J. Patrick O’Leary, [regarding] the endorsement letter signed by 18 regional businesses and organizations in support of the roadway on 38th Avenue. Let’s take a look at some of the ones who signed it. Colorado Department of Public Health, Colorado Foundation for Public Health and the Environment, 1st Bank, Regional Institute for Healthy Environmental Leadership, Live Well Colorado, Jefferson County Public Health and Aging Well in Jefferson County. All have a right to support the project. Now the problem – none of these groups have a business or home in the location of 38th Avenue that the changes on 38th have affected. The new roadway design has severely affected our business and several other businesses on 38th. Citizens are refusing to drive 38th, vehicle back-up, cannot turn left, trash, cars running into planters and lately a lot of road rage and swearing that in the 60 years of having a business on 38th, I have not seen or heard before. As I am 100 percent for the revitalization of 38th Avenue, I feel the road is not the problem, it is what is on each side of 38th that is the problem with the older buildings and vacant lots. It is the area in Wheat Ridge that will attract new businesses – not a two-lane road.

Thank youMike Stites

More Supporters of 38th Avenue Improvements

Due to an editorial oversight, the names of nearly half the signatories of a “38th Avenue Retrofi t Endorsement Letter” to Wheat Ridge City Council were omitted from last month’s edition of The Neighborhood Gazette.

We erroneously reported that 18 entities had signed on to the document. There are 32.

The 14 supporters left out are:

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We also misquoted Ted Heyd of the 38th Avenue Leadership Committee. He actually said that the bulk of the less-than-positive feedback on the project arises from the claim that reduced vehicle capacity [not volume, as reported] on the roadway limits business on the corridor.

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And We Left Out School Garden Sponsors

Due to space limitations in last month’s edition of The Neighborhood Gazette, we left out the names of sponsors who made the Prospect Valley Elementary School Garden a reality. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at the school on May 10.

They are: WholeKids Foundation, Jeffco Healthy Schools, Pavestone, JSC Fence, Timberline Gardens, Toro, O’Tooles Garden Center, Home Depot, Echter’s, Burpee Seeds, and most of all Root Landscape and Design. Also, Amy Root and her crew designed and constructed the garden.

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CrIMES OF OPPOrTUNITY: DON’T BE A VICTIM

As the weather warms up, there is a rise in personal thefts or “crimes of opportunity” in our community. These thefts are quick, and the thieves are gone before you even knew they were there. The thefts often occur in home garages, public parking lots and at trail access points along the Greenbelt.

Open garages and doors are the easiest targets. While you are outside doing yard work, the thief walks in, looking for cash, credit cards, jewelry, computers, bicycles, golf clubs or smart phones before making a quick getaway. If confronted, they usually give an excuse and make a quick getaway.

So lock entryway doors or close the garage whenever you’re outside and out of sight.

If you drive to the park, remember that visible valuables inside a car present an easy theft opportunity for criminals. Thieves will watch you leave your car and, once you’re out of sight, look for opportunities to break in via a window or unsecured door to steal your purse, wallet, phone, money/change, GPS devices, etc. The same can happen while shopping. So take your valuables with you or hide them.

If you see suspicious activity in your neighborhood, at the park or while shopping, call Wheat Ridge Police Department at 303-237-2220, or in an emergency, 911. Report all crimes to the police. For crime prevention handouts, call Sgt. Kevin Armstrong at 303-235-2910.

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By Bonnie McNulty

The Edgewater City Council has made improving communications with the

citizens one of their goals. And yet it has been pointed out to me that the opening on City Council was not communicated to the community as well as might be expected. This made me wonder: just how well is the city communicating to the community?

Edgewater recently implemented a new website, which is being enhanced all the time. The site lists, among other things, all vacancies for Board, Commission and City Council. Along with information about Edgewater, our website also includes “Community Links” to regional, county and federal websites to help citizens find resources and services. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to click on “Contact Us” to find out how to reach any of Edgewater’s service departments. The “Inside City Hall” tab will help you get in touch with all of your elected officials. To visit Edgewater’s website go to www.edgewaterco.com.

A popular means of keeping up with what’s going on about town is the Town Cryer. Through this email notification system, the City Clerk is able to email you as much or as little information as you would like. You select the type of notices you want to receive when you sign up – just click on the “Enewsletter Sign Up” on the city’s home page.

Another effective communication program has been our water billing system. While getting bills isn’t something most people look forward to, if you get the

water bill it often brings information about special events and city services right to your mailbox.

All city meetings are open to the public. The process for filling vacancies takes several weeks, if not months, and requires

the openings to be publicly posted. If you are interested in serving on one of our Boards and Commissions, or on Council, attending meetings is the best way to learn how each group serves the community and when openings come up for appointment.

Communication is a two-way-street, and I hope this helps everyone understand how to stay in touch with what your city

government is doing and, most importantly, how you can be a part of it. If you are interested in serving as an elected official, remember that elections are coming up in November.

City Council and staff have greatly improved public communications over the last few years, but we’re not perfect. I would like to hear from you. If you have any suggestions on how the city can do a better job let me know. I’m available by phone, email and in person.

Don’t forget to come to coffee on Wednesday mornings from 9:00-11:00 a.m. at the Edgewater Coffee Company, 5224 W. 25th Ave., and I will buy your coffee (or tea) just for stopping by to chat. If you can’t make it on Wednesdays, call me and I will make arrangements for a time that does work for you.

Edgewater mayor Bonnie McNulty can be reached at 303-233-6216 or bjmcnul-ty2@comcast.net.

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Getting and Staying in the Loop

By Matthew Lily

For the second consecutive year, Edgewater will not be having its July 3rd

fireworks display. The event was canceled last year at the

state level because of high fire risks during last summer’s drought. This year, however, it is strictly for budgetary and public safety reasons.

Edgewater was spending more and more on additional security and traffic management for the event than on the fireworks alone – almost twice as much for the 2011 event according to some estimates.

Edgewater’s fireworks celebration was simply too much of a draw for viewers from around the Denver metro area, said Dan Maple, Parks and Recreation Director for Edgewater. This leads to extra costs for the city for security and crowd control, not to mention headaches for motorists and residents.

“We’re 5,200 people in Edgewater,” Maple said. “That event brought 15,000 to 20,000 people here. That was just too big for us.”

Edgewater resident and community volunteer Pauline York agreed: “It’s got out of hand, a lot of the viewers are not even Edgewater people.”

And while drawing visitors and business is usually something most municipalities would desire, the fireworks display was an example of costs outweighing benefits, Maple said.

“When we have to barricade the whole city, that’s not good for business,” he said. The Target parking lot at 20th Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard was parked up from fireworks spectators in 2011, Maple said, noting that probably didn’t help with business.

The Edgewater City Council voted 3-2 in February to cancel the celebration. While there are no immediate plans to resume the Independence Day Eve event, the door is not shut entirely for the city to cook something up in future years. Something a bit more modest, a bit more Edgewater-sized.

Nevertheless, Independence Day festivities will go on in backyards and neighborhood businesses throughout Edgewater.

Fire marshal Kelly Brooks of the Wheat Ridge Fire Department, which includes Edgewater in its fire protection district, is encouraging fire safety, noting that fireworks caused an estimated 9,600 injuries in the United States in 2011.

“The best way to protect your family is not to use fireworks at home – period,” Kelly said in an email. “The U.S. Fire Administration recommends attending public fireworks displays and leaving the lighting to the professionals.”

Finally a quick note about another popular summer activity: Garage sales.

“We are starting the process of putting together a city-wide garage sale in the late summer or early fall in coordination with an alley cleanup day,” said Edgewater councilwoman Myra Kreeble.

She said the city would promote all the sales and that items remaining unsold from the sale could go to Goodwill, who agreed to pay 5 cents per pound for donated items to go toward a Jefferson High School vocational scholarship fund.

More information, including dates of the coordinated sale and alley pick up day, will be forthcoming.

Matthew Lily can be reached at editor@ ngazette.com

Edgewater Fireworks Prove Too Much Bang For The Bucks

EdgEwatEr HaPPENINgS

EdgEwatEr CIty NEwSWWII veterans are dying at an estimated

rate of 600 to 1,000 per day.“At the end of the war, the nation

was the proud home to nearly 16 million veterans. Today, that number stands at just over a million. By 2036, it is estimated there will be no living veterans of World War II left to recount their experiences,” according to the National WWII Museum website.

Hodges was born in Hugoton, Kan., in 1922. He had two brothers and one sister. He survived the Great Depression in the 1930s and the dust bowl years in Kansas. One of his brothers was denied entry into the service because of a lung condition he developed during those years.

Hodges enlisted in the then named Army Air Corps, on April 4, 1941, at Jefferson Barracks in Missouri. By the end of the year, on Dec. 7, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. Three days after Pearl Harbor, Germany and Italy declared war on the United States.

After basic training, he attended Aircraft Mechanics School at Keesler Field in Mississippi. He was then assigned to the 15th Air Force, 454th Bomb Group, 738th Squadron.

During his deployment in Europe, January 1944 to September 1944, Hodges flew 31 missions on B-24s from the airbase in Fogia, Italy. The name of his favorite B-24 was “Hairless Joe.” The 738th Squadron also had planes named “Ginny,” “Easy Take Off” and “No Love-No Nothing.”

Many of Hodges’ missions were flown through heavy anti-aircraft fire (flak). On at least two occasions, the plane limped back to base at altitudes of only about 2,000 feet. Typically, B-24s flew above 20,000 feet.

“It was like a cloud,” Hodges said of the heavy flak around the target on one particular mission. That B-24 was so severely damaged that it had to be scrapped afterward.

He served in many battles and campaigns: Southern France, Air-Offensive Europe, North Apennines, Rome Arno, the Balkans, and the Ploesti Oil Fields. The

Ploesti oil fields in Romania supplied most of Germany’s crude oil. Bomb groups on these missions encountered some of the heaviest flak in the war.

After one such mission, Hodges found a small piece of shrapnel stuck in his lower hip. The wound wasn’t serious, and he didn’t bother reporting it. He simply pulled out the piece of metal, cleaned up the wound and put on a band-aid.

Hodges was honorably discharged from the Army Air Force on Sept. 3, 1945. He began his new life then as a newlywed in Chicago. He and his first wife, Dorothy, were married for 65 years before she passed in 2010. He and Dorothy moved to the Denver area for his work. One of the two companies he worked for, Zimmerman Metals, is still in business today.

They resided in the Denver area for 20 years before moving to California and returning to Colorado in 2010.

Hodges and his new bride, Rosetta, were married on March 31, 2012.

In March, the couple flew to Washington, D.C., to visit the WWII Memorial. The trip was arranged through Rocky Mountain Honor Flight.

Rocky Mountain Honor Flight is a Denver-based nonprofit organization. “Our goal is to fly every able and willing World War II veteran to Washington, D.C., to visit ‘their’ World War II Memorial,” states the Rocky Mountain Honor Flight website.

When asked what lessons he learned from his service that have been the most valuable to him over the years, Hodges said: “Authority. There are people who are your bosses. The service teaches levels of command and to respect the person who’s your boss.”

If he met the men he flew with today what would he say? “I don’t think we would talk about the service, but instead of family and perhaps fishing and golf,” he said.

For more information about Veterans Organizations mentioned in this article, visit: forgottenheroescampaign.org, www.ddaymuseum.org and www.rockymoun-tainhonorflight.org.

Questions, comments and future sto-ry ideas please e-mail Cyndy Beal at cd-bea22@gmail or editor@ngazette

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Free Yoga in the Park, Cruiser Crawls, Begin This Month

Live Local Wheat Ridge is serving up free Summer Yoga in the Park and Cruiser Crawls starting this month.

The fi rst Yoga in the Park event, led by Santosha Yoga, takes place Saturday, June 15, 11 a.m. to noon, on the Wheat Ridge 5-8 School Green, 7101 W. 38th Ave. Participants are encouraged to bring a mat or blanket, and water. Live Local will be collecting nonperishable food items for the Wheat Ridge Food Bank. Additional sessions are set for July 13 and Aug. 10, same location, but 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

The fi rst Cruiser Crawl, themed Biker v. Cyclist (a.k.a. leather v. Spandex), takes place Thursday, June 20, and starts from Wheat Ridge 5-8 School Green at 6 p.m. Prizes will be awarded for the side of the theme who have the most dressed up. Additional crawls are set for July 18 (Dapper v. Flapper) and Aug. 18 (Hippie v. Hipster).

Participating businesses include Right Coast Pizza and Wheat Ridge Lanes.

For more information, search for Live Local Wheat Ridge on Facebook; or call Tara Jahn at 802-318-7191.

Pop Musicians, Kid Comedy Highlight Performances in the Park

Wendy Woo, Hot Tomatoes and Pete Wernick & Flexigrass are part of the eclectic lineup of the free Performances in the Park series, returning this month to Wheat Ridge’s Anderson Park, 4355 Field St.

The series features both evening concerts for families and daytime programs for children. Lawn chairs and blankets are welcome.

Children’s Morning Performances, Wednesdays, 10:00-10:45 a.m., include: children’s music by Richard Shine, June 26; comedy, animals and magic by Magic Rob, July 3; silly songs with Beth Epley, July 10; stories and songs with Helen Trencher, July 17; interactive music, puppets and play with Wee Noteables – Music Takes Flight, July 24; performance poetry and sound art with TVs and TwoFingers, July 31; and stories, comedy and silly songs with Katherine Dines, Aug. 7.

Family Evening Performances, Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m., feature Tropical Coyotes, calypso & island friendly rock, June 26; Wendy Woo Band, poly ethnic power pop, July 3; Rheinlanders, traditional German oompah music, July 10; Felonius Smith, traditional blues, July 17; Cool Shooz, classic rock a capella, July 24; Pete Wernick & Flexigrass, bluegrass/classic jazz, July 31; and Hot Tomatoes, big band swing, Aug 7.

For more information on the Perfor-mances in the Park series, visit wheat-ridgefoundation.org.

Meet Sculptor Pattie Parkhurst at robb Studios, June 20

Pattie Parkhurst, a sculptor specially trained in the 2000-year-old technique of anticlastic raising, will be the featured artist at the Thursday, June 20 Wheat Ridge Meet the Artist gathering, 5:30 to 7 p.m., at Kevin Robb Studios, 7001 W. 35th Ave. Light

refreshments will be served, and Parkhurst will give a short presentation at 6 p.m.

Parkhurst’s quirky and unique work has been featured at various museums and studios around the world, including Denver Art Museum, Tour de Fashion in Denver, ArtPrize in Grand Rapids, Mich., and at The Workhouse Studios in Kilmacthomas, Ireland, where she was an artist in residence in Fall 2012. She has a bachelor’s degree from Metropolitan State College of Denver, and has taught and studied under world-renowned artists through the nonprofi t Colorado Metalsmithing Association.

The Meet the Artist event series will take a hiatus during the summer and resume in September, when Carol Till will be featured at Swiss Flower and Gift Cottage. Meanwhile, a call for artists interested in participating in 2014 events has been issued at CallForEntry.org.

For more information on the Cultural Commission or the Meet the Artist events, contact Milly Nadler at millynadler@gmail.com.

Governor Signs Elder Abuse Bill at Senior resource Center

Governor John Hickenlooper signed the Mandatory Reporting of Elder Abuse Bill (SB-111) at the Wheat Ridge Senior Resource Center, 3227 Chase St., on Thursday, May 16. Rep. Sue Schafer was a prime sponsor of the legislation, which establishes greater protections for people 70 and older in Colorado, and asked the governor to come

to Wheat Ridge and make the signing a community event. Also attending were bill co-sponsors Sen. Evie Hudak and Rep. Amy Stephens, and Colorado Deputy Attorney General David Blake.

Seniors Beware of Scammers From the South

Every spring and summer, transient criminals drive up from southern states to seek out older adults with driveway, roofi ng, painting and tree-trimming scams. Don Sikkema, Senior Liaison Offi cer for the Arvada Police Department, shares how to avoid these crimes against the elderly in “Traveling Fraud: When an Opportunist Knocks,” Tuesday, June 25, 1:30 p.m., at the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Conference Room, located at 500 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden.

The free community meeting is sponsored by TRIAD, a cooperative venture of senior community members, the district attorney, law enforcement and senior service providers concerned about the safety and security of seniors living in Jefferson and Gilpin counties.

For details of “Traveling Fraud” or more information on TRIAD, call 303-271-6980.

Summer Full of Free Fun for Grandparents and Grandkids Continues

Jewish Family Services continues to offer free summer programs in Edgewater, select Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. Grandparents can hobnob with others who care for their grandkids during the summer and get out of the house for a grand time.

“Brown Bag Picnic and Tie-Dye at Sloan’s Lake” is set for July 10 at Sloan’s Lake, Utica St. and 17th Ave. Bring a lunch and grandkids and talk with other grandparents while the kids enjoy summer play at the park. Bring a white T-shirt to create summer tie-dye.

“Dance Time” takes place Aug. 14 at Edgewater United Methodist Church, 2497 Fenton St. Bring dance shoes and grandkids for line dancing, salsa, mamba, and more.

All grandparents must be supervised by a kid, and all kids must be supervised by a grandparent. Free, but sign up.

In addition, all are invited to the “Edgewater Community Picnic and Scavenger Hunt,” featuring free hotdogs, music and fi reworks, Saturday, Aug. 10, 6 p.m., at Citizens Park.

To make a reservation, or request transportation, contact JFS at 720-763-3042 or bfox@jewishfamilyservice.org.

Produce & Health Fairs to Benefi t Low-Income residents and Seniors

Healing Waters Family Center will host produce and health fairs on Friday, July 12 and Aug. 9, for low-income residents and seniors who may not otherwise have access to fresh fruits and vegetables. Jefferson County Public Health Nutrition Services is organizing the Friday morning fairs, held at 6475 W. 29th Ave. in Wheat Ridge.

There is no income or residential requirement to participate, but participants are asked to respect and support the goal of providing nourishment and education to low-income residents.

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By Guy Nahmiach

Thank you for all the phone calls and emails after last month’s column. I was

glad to hear from readers who had questions for our superintendent, Cindy Stevenson. Many shared the inefficiencies they witnessed at their own schools while some were more concerned about the water restriction issue. Of course my favorite was a caller that offered to help gather news from more schools in our community.

It is important to keep in mind that when we talk about waste in our schools, the focus is not on the person, organization or school itself. It is simply a reminder of yet another area we can look at in making our schools more efficient. When PTAs have to raise money for staplers and other basic equipment for our classrooms, you know that every dollar counts.

With school out, it’s been great to see families eating out in our local restaurants.

Especially along 38th Avenue. Although I have definitely noticed an indirect correlation between the increased number of restaurants and shops and decreased speed at which traffic crawls along that street. When did the speed limit drop to 20?

The chatter about In-Bloom is quickly gaining. It’s an electronic system that would gather and store test scores for each student. Results are instantly be fed into programs designed for learners of all levels, as opposed to the manual system now being used that forces us to wait until the following year.

Yes, I understand the privacy issue, yet are we not constantly reminded by Google just how much they know about us? Do we not allow eBay or Amazon to keep our mailing address for future shipments? What about the last four digits of credit cards for ease of ordering? We even post pictures of

our families on social media for the world to see. But when it comes to the school district tracking and storing scores for the purpose of improving programs our children can benefit from, it’s “not so fast,” it seems.

The same argument about personal privacy is going on with our government and, of course, my own children. Funny how

that conversation as a kid always ended up with my dad reminding me who’s roof I was living under, while today things have morphed into a much more democratic environment.

Next month, I’ll be writing about the newly voted-in federal program: neighborhood schools opening their cafeteria doors for anyone under 18. Free meals for those in need is wonderful, even if they don’t attend that particular school. I do, however, have some questions. Call or write me with yours, and I’ll try to find answers for us all.

Summer sure feels early this year. Whether you’re filling your pool or pond, or just watering your new garden, please make sure you are aware of the water restrictions in your particular neighborhood.

As always...thanks for reading.Guy Nahmiach can be reached at 303-

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SCHool CroSSINg ASK THE SUPErAnswers to Questions Posed to School Superintendent Cindy Stevenson

Q: Why does homework vary from school to school? Are expectations different for kids that attend Wilmore Davis and Prospect Valley?

A: Thank you for the question on homework and on expectations. I know this question comes up frequently with parents. First, expectations for classroom instruction and for student achievement are the same at every school. Parents can see the expected curricula by going to the public website and clicking on “Curriculum, Academics, and Testing”. Second, homework is a local school decision. Many schools discuss homework in their accountability committees and develop guidelines for their schools. Below is a summary of what we know about homework.

The research today talks about homework being purposeful and directly related to the student’s work in the classroom. Quantity of homework is not related to learning. Homework should provide authentic ways for students to practice what they are learning in school and provide a path toward mastery of the standards at the end of the year. Schools in another era focused on quantity and frequency. Today parents should look for their children understanding the homework and being able to practice skills and concepts. Parents should expect that their children are reading and writing every day and having meaningful experiences in math, science and social studies. Many of our schools are trying to move away from worksheets and towards writing and reading at home.

So, if parents are concerned about homework, their first stop is a conversation with the teacher. Second conversation is with the principal. Third, they can request that their school accountability committee have a conversation about how homework is assigned and what students are doing at home. Not every school will have the same policies and practices, but all schools should have meaningful experiences that can be taken home and shared with families.

Please direct your questions for Jefferson County Schools Superintendent Cin-dy Stevenson to Guy@NostalgicHomes, or call 303-999-5789.

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BY ZACHArY UrBAN

Wheat Ridge rumor mill would not run so smoothly without Wheat Ridge

politics. Whether you realize or not, the city’s political set are gearing up for the next citywide election. This fall we will elect our next mayor, and one city council member within each of the four districts.

The rumor-mill surrounding the question “Who’s running?” has produced a few names so far. Michael Stites, current District I city-council person, has thrown his hat into the ring for mayor. Joyce Jay, current District II city-council person, is also running for mayor. The District I city council race is the only one to heat up so far. Davis Reinhart was the first person in any race to file his paperwork to run for the District I city council seat way back on Jan. 23, 2013. Monica Duran also filed her paperwork to run for the City Council District I seat. Due to term limits, current mayor Jerry DiTullio is not able to run for mayor. The rumor mill suggests Jerry would do good to stay involved. If Jerry jumps into the race for city council, one thing is certain, it will be tough for any opposing candidate to overcome his solid track record for getting things done. The city council races for districts II, III and IV are wide open with the expected entry of sitting city council member Joe DeMott into the race for the District IV seat.

Regardless of who is running for what, I’d bet Scott Walker of Vinyl Works in Wheat

Ridge, along with any other Wheat Ridge printers or sign makers, would be willing to echo my request of candidates to purchase their campaigning materials in Wheat Ridge. In complying with this request, irrespective of the outcomes from this election cycle, Wheat Ridge small business will win.

Whether you are running for mayor, or you just want to have a good time, make your way down to the Saints Peter and Paul Summer Festival on June 28, 29 and 30. This festival promises to be a great time for the whole family. We will have Right Coast Pizza and Colorado beer from local breweries. We will have hamburgers, hot dogs and sausage sandwiches. We will also have a booth serving Vietnamese food. We will have

a classic car show on Saturday night. There will be midway rides for the kids. For the adults we will have bingo, pull-tabs, cash raffles, and other games. Friday night the big band Serenade in Blue will be playing, on Saturday night the Duke Street Kings will be on the main stage, and on Sunday night the Bluzinators will be rocking the festival.

This is the fifth year Saints Peter and Paul Parish will play host to this festival. We aren’t as crowded as some of the larger festivals out there. If you bring out the whole family, you are sure to have a good time. And remember folks, you don’t need to be Christian to know how to have a good time at a parish festival, all are welcome to attend.

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