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Adams County, Colorado • Volume 49, Issue 27

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Cory Yarbrough does a trick after going up a fi ve-foot ramp on his bike during a BMX Ramp Team Show inside the Skyview Al Hower Gymnasium Thursday, Feb. 7, in Thornton. Photo by Andy Carpenean

GETTING OVER Residents, o� cials on for transit By Darin Moriki [email protected]

Adams County residents and local of-fi cials remain skeptical of RTD’s continued promises to fi nally kick off construction on the North Metro Line.

A project update provided by Regional Transportation District offi cials during a Feb. 9 town hall meeting at the Margaret Carpenter Recreation Center was met with circumspection from about 40 county resi-dents who say they are still waiting to see the fruits of their tax dollars.

“I’m sure you guys really aren’t too inter-ested in what’s happening elsewhere — you care about the line that is coming here — and I know you feel like you’re the last ones to get what you voted for a while ago,” said RTD’s North Metro Rail Line Project Man-ager Jane Donovan as audience members shouted, “yes” in agreement. “We have been making huge investments in the North Met-ro region to get it here. There is a lot of stuff that has to go on behind the scenes in order for us to come out here and build the rail.”

Donovan said $119 million of the $473 million committed to the North Metro Line was used to purchase rights-of-way for parts of the line that would take commuters as far as State Highway 7 and East 167th Avenue.

Donovan also highlighted RTD’s recent efforts to begin allocating about $277 mil-lion to fund unfi nished short-term Fas-Tracks projects by 2017, including the U.S. 36 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project and the North Metro Line up to 72nd Avenue.

She said RTD is then planning to apply for federal funds to help complete last leg of the line, which is estimated to cost about $40 million per mile to build. The fi rst seg-ment of the North Metro Line from Denver Union Station to 72nd Avenue is estimated to cost about $60 million per mile to build.

“I make personal bets at night when I’m out with my friends that I’m betting them $100 that we’ll have this line here by 2020,” Donovan said. “That’s just me and I’m cer-tainly committed to getting that done, be-cause I want to see it and I know the region-al directors want to see it.”

RTD District K Director Paul Solano said the North Metro Line is important because many Adams County citizens either do not own a car or rely heavily on public transpor-tation.

“We all have needs, but they’re all tied to transportation — how we get our children to school and how we go to and come back home from work,” Solano said. “There’s a lot of issues and we’re trying to move ahead.”

Thornton Ward 3 City Councilwoman Lynne Fox said she wants RTD to ensure that no other funds allocated for the North Metro Line are diverted to other FasTrack projects.

“I know that you will fi nd more money over the years and we don’t want to see the Southeast Rail Line extension built before we get real rail here in Thornton,” Fox said. “Quite frankly, we feel like there’s enough rail in the south part of Denver to serve ev-eryone there.”

Woman turns passion into business Owner dedicatedto her jewelry By Darin Moriki [email protected]

Thornton resident Linda Smith knew she had stumbled across a good idea two years ago after a co-worker showed her a loose gemstone bracelet that she had bought from a store.

Smith, who worked as an offi ce manag-er at a spiritual teacher’s Denver Tech Cen-ter offi ce at the time, soon made her own version of that same bracelet a few days later and began making more bracelets and necklaces to complement her outfi ts.

“I’ve always been crafty,” Smith said. “Over the years, I’ve always been making something.”

Then, in June 2011, Smith took a leap of faith and quit her full-time job to dedicate all of her time to making jewelry and set up an online shop from her craft room for all her creations — a company now called LKS Originals.

“I had a vision, I knew what I wanted to do and I have that entrepreneurial spirit,” Smith said. “I’m not the type of person who likes to check in at the offi ce everyday and do the 9 to 5 thing, so I just thought, ‘Yes, this has potential. Yes, I can do this and I’m going for it.’”

Since then, Smith said she has never looked back.

“I’m so happy,” Smith said as she took a cursory glance around her craft room in her home. “I really haven’t worked a day in the last year. I sometimes spend 16-hour

days in my little girl cave here doing this and doing that and I never feel like I’m working. I feel really blessed to do what I do and I really love it.”

On most days, Smith can be found in her craft room experimenting with new jewelry making techniques or making a few of her classic Orogone Energy Jewelry pieces designed to bring positive vibes to those who wear it.

Smith said most of her resin-sealed Orogone Energy Jewelry pieces, which contain copper coil pieces wrapped into intricately designed shapes, quartz crystal, metal bits and natural gemstones, typically take about 48 hours to make from scratch.

“For me, it has all been a process of learning by doing and learning what works and what doesn’t,” Smith said. “I got a spe-cial little stone from a very special friend once and I wanted to learn how to wrap it and wear it as jewelry, so I wrapped and unwrapped that stone 20 times — that is how I learned how to wire wrap. I’ll just kind of see something or get an idea and just fi gure out how to do it.”

Smith’s jewelry, which ranges in price from about $20 for smaller pairs of earrings or friendship bracelets to $80 for larger, custom made necklaces can be found on her company’s website at: http://www.etsy.com/shop/LKSoriginals.

Lisa Smith of LKS Originals handcrafted artisan jewelry uses a small cup to pour resin into various jewelry projects shes working on at her home business in Thornton Thursday, Feb. 7. Photo by Andy Carpenean

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Michael McIntosh makes bid for sheri�Candidate addresses Second Amendment, budget crunchBy Darin [email protected]

The 2014 election may be 21 months away but the race for Adams County Sheriff is heating up.

Adams County Sheriff’s Office Division Chief Michael McIntosh officially filed his papers with the Secretary of State’s Office on Jan. 26 and immediately kick started his campaign nearly a week later by announc-ing his candidacy on Feb. 5.

“I think that there’s the possibility of some opposition and there’s a lot of work that needs to be done to ensure that I se-cure this seat,” McIntosh said when asked

about his early announcement. “You just can’t start soon enough.”

McIntosh, a Republican and 24-year Sheriff’s Office veteran, said he wants to build unity and increase collaboration among Sheriff’s Office employees to build “a shared vision.”

He also spoke in favor of protecting Sec-ond Amendment rights and voiced his sup-port for a Jan. 29 position paper issued by the County Sheriffs of Colorado that said the Aurora theater and Newtown, Conn., school shootings should not be used “as the backdrop to advance gun control legisla-tion.”

“The community needs to know that the sheriff is extremely concerned about protecting their rights and their freedoms and honestly that is what our job is,” McIn-tosh said. “The community comes first, and we want to make sure that we build those

partnerships and enhance and strengthen the trust that we’ve already gained with the community and to really — at a time such as this — ensure them that our role is to protect their freedom. I’m certainly willing to stand with the other sheriffs in Colorado and ensure that in each county that we pro-tect those rights.”

McIntosh also said that his current re-sponsibility over the department’s budget and staff allows him to understand the fi-nancial and labor stressors from both Ad-ams County and the Sheriff’s Office.

Sheriff Doug Darr has said in recent years that continued budget cuts and high attrition rate have forced the Sheriff’s Office to enact a municipal jail cap based upon a city’s population.

Talks between county and Sheriff’s Of-fice officials have continued for the past four months to double the current jail cap

and provide additional county jail staff but plans not solid plans have been made to date.

“Quite honestly, I think we’ve worked through a very difficult time and we’ve es-tablished a rapport with the Board of Coun-ty Commissioners,” McIntosh said. “With the new board, we’re talking about trying to get the staffing back at levels where they need to be and we will continue to ensure that will happen, because we have to en-sure that everyone, including community members, deputies and even inmates, are kept safe.”

Darr, a Democrat, is term limited and will step down at the end of his third term in 2014. Darr was first elected in 2006 and limited to two terms before Adams County voters extended term limits to three in No-vember 2009.

Thornton considers extending bene�ts for military employeesNew move would provide supplemental city pay during deploymentBy Darin [email protected]

Thornton City Council is considering a city ordinance revision to provide financial help to city employees in the military if they are called for active duty and deployed for an assignment.

The proposal, which was presented by city staff during council’s Jan. 5 planning session, would amend the city’s personnel code to permanently provide city employees with supplemental benefits while they are deployed for active duty.

Deputy City Manager Charlie Long said the move would provide a permanent solu-tion to an issue that was considered and ap-proved by several city council boards since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks that prompted the deployment of thousands of military per-sonnel nationwide.

Before the attacks, Long said, the city pro-vided a 15-day military leave period to cover a city employee’s wages and benefits while he or she participated in annual training ex-ercises.

That later changed in December 2011, when council approved the first resolution that provided temporary extended military leave benefits for city employees called to

active duty for a specific period of time.The resolution, which was extended four

more times, authorized the city to pay the difference between an employee’s military compensation and regular wages in addition to other continuing benefits, such as health insurance, while employees were deployed for Operations Noble Eagle and Enduring Freedom.

The latest resolution to authorize the ex-tension of these benefits was approved by the city on Oct. 9, 2007, and ended on Dec. 31, 2008. Since then, no other city employee has been called for active duty.

Long said that changed when a Thornton Police Department officer received his de-ployment order in December 2012. He said the city expects several additional people to receive deployment orders over the next few weeks.

Ward 3 Councilwoman Beth Humenik said she was in favor of indefinitely extend-ing the benefits.

“When these guys get called up, their mili-tary pay isn’t that great, so I think it’s very im-portant to have this in place because they’re still a (city) employee,” Humenik said.

Ward 2 Councilman Val Vigil agreed.“I’m very, very supportive of the men and

women that will go out and fight for us and support us,” Vigil said. “It must be a huge hardship for somebody’s family when they have to take off and be deployed and be left with no additional benefits here, and I think we can help out there.”

SO MUCH INSIDE THE SENTINEL THIS WEEK

Sports: Holy Family defeats Pinnacle. Page 17

Politics: Andrew Romano� announces bid for Congress.Page 4

Sports : Local students sign up to play at college level. Page 18

Insight: Columnist Michael Al-corn talks about sports heroes.Page 6

Life: “No Dogs Allowed” a production with laughs aplenty for children.Page 15

Schools. Superintendent reacts to improper budgeting allegations. Page 5

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Michael McIntosh makes bid for sheri� and provide additional county jail staff but plans not solid plans have been made to date.

“Quite honestly, I think we’ve worked through a very diffi cult time and we’ve es-tablished a rapport with the Board of Coun-ty Commissioners,” McIntosh said. “With the new board, we’re talking about trying to get the staffi ng back at levels where they need to be and we will continue to ensure that will happen, because we have to en-sure that everyone, including community members, deputies and even inmates, are kept safe.”

Darr, a Democrat, is term limited and will step down at the end of his third term in 2014. Darr was fi rst elected in 2006 and limited to two terms before Adams County voters extended term limits to three in No-vember 2009.

D12 p rogram backs culture, traditions Families celebrate at pow wow By Ashley Reimers [email protected]

It was event fi lled with culture and education during the Adams 12 Five Star Schools Indian Education Pow Wow on Saturday.

The fourth annual pow wow com-memorated and honored the tradition and culture of the district’s American Indian

community, while also giving students the opportunity to think about their future with the addition of a college fair.

The American Indian Parent Advisory Committee, AIPAC, sponsors the pow wow every year. Felicia Alvarez, AIPAC member and pow wow coordinator, said the pow wow is an opportunity for native Ameri-can students and families in the district to come together to celebrate their culture.

“The pow wow allows us to present our cultures and traditions in the right way with others in our district,” she said. “We are trying to have cultural activities for our native students in the district, but also bringing our community to the rest of the districts so that all the students and fami-lies can see our cultural aspects.”

Alvarez has been an AIPAC member for six years. she said it’s important to be in-volved in her native American community to keep her culture alive in her life and her children’s lives.

“We want to pass our culture down to our children because it’s really important to have that cultural connection,” she said. “It’s sometimes hard to keep that connec-tion today, so being in AIPAC is really help-ful.”

The pow wow featured a gourd dance, which is a southern tribal ceremonial dance, a men’s society dance, grass danc-ers, fancy dancers, traditional native American food and the college fair.

“The best part about the pow wow is seeing all of our tribes together,” Alvarez said. “We are all different, but we are all one big community.”

Toni Easterfeathers applies her makeup prior to participating in the Adams 12 Five Star Schools Indian Education Pow Wow Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Educational Support Center in Thornton. Photos by Andy Carpenean

Tehya Myhre is held by her niece Elise Phillips during the Adams 12 Five Star Schools Indian Education Pow Wow Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Educational Support Center in Thornton.

Virtual Academy extended one year

By Ashley Reimers [email protected]

Students and staff in the Colorado Vir-tual Academy can breathe easy for a while.

The online school’s charter was ap-proved for one additional year by the Ad-ams 12 Five Star Schools Board of Educa-tion during its Feb. 6 meeting.

The approval is based on the condition that the school agrees to operate from July 1, 2013, to June 30, 2014, and COVA repre-sentatives must deliver an agreeable con-tract by Feb. 15 to Adams 12 headquarters. The charter will expire on June 30, 2014, therefore requiring COVA to fi nd a new charter before the expiration date in order to continue to serve students.

COVA executive director Mary Gifford said the school has a lot of work to do, but it’s nice to have a clear path. She said the COVA board has already begun the pro-cess of fi nding a new charter.

“I think the school had a clear path for-ward and it’s going to be a ton of work,” she said. “But I believe everyone is up for it and eager to commence the work.”

COVA is Colorado’s largest online school with around 4,400 students. It is a free, public school offering education-al services to students in kindergarten through high school. The Adams 12 staff recommendation was to deny the renewal application due to the lack of success in COVA’s education program. COVA is cur-rently in its third year of Priority Improve-ment status.

Vice president Norm Jennings said al-though COVA works really well for many students, it’s obvious that there have been

cases that it’s also failed. He said he recog-nizes the fact that COVA has been upfront about the issues and appreciates COVA’s interest in doing the work needed to fi g-ure out which student will be best served by the school.

“Try and not go for the low-hanging fruit and extra money that comes with it because you are hurting the reputation of the school and Adams 12 in the process,” he said. “But I like this resolution, it give you the chance you need to turn the shop around,”

For board member Enrico Figueroa and board president Mark Clark, parental responsibility was an important aspect in their decision to approve the application.

“We have to give parents the ability to choose what they believe is best for their child,” he said. “I’m not an expert on what is best for their students. I think we struck a good balance in giving the extra year. I wish you guys the best and hope you can turn it around.”

Clark said he doesn’t think a governing board has the right to tell a parents how to educate their child.

“We need to give parents the choice to make the right decision for their most precious gift,” he said. “I think the parent knows what is best for a child and that is what changed me to say that you can keep going for another year.”

COVA board member Randy DeHoff said the school is aggressively focusing on reducing mobility, instituting stronger pre-enrollment counseling, setting clear expectations for students, teachers and administrators and increasing student en-gagement.


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Northglenn passes Amendment 64-related laws By Tammy Kranz [email protected]

Northglenn is considering prohibiting marijuana social clubs.

The Planning Commission is expected to make a recommendation in the near fu-ture, after which council will take a formal vote.

Council discussed the issue and other Amendment 64-related items during its Feb. 4 study session and consensus was that those types of clubs should not be al-lowed in the city.

Amendment 64 legalizes recreational use of marijuana up to 1 ounce for anyone

21 or older. The social clubs are members-only (and not opened to the general public) and people bring their own marijuana to smoke, which is how they are able to oper-ate under Amendment 64.

“Because there is no fundamental right to congregate for that purpose (smoking marijuana) ... it’s certainly something you can choose to legislate,” said city attorney Corey Hoffmann.

Council unanimously approved fi ve other ordinances that dealt with making the city’s laws in compliance with Amend-ment 64. Council passed those ordinances during its Feb. 11 regular meeting. Public hearings and the second and fi nal votes

on the ordinances are scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, at City Hall, 11701 Com-munity Center Drive.

Hoffmann warned that the wording of the ordinances were awkward because smoking marijuana was still illegal under federal law.

“The implementation that we’re recom-mending isn’t simply saying it’s legal be-cause it’s not under all laws,” he said.

One of the ordinances addressed what was covered under “public.” Amendment 64 prohibits smoking marijuana in public, however, it does not elaborate if someone’s front yard, which the public can see, would be considered public.

Hoffmann posed a worse case scenar-io for council to consider when defi ning “public.”

“If you have a house next to a school, do you want to have someone smoking some-thing that’s legal but in their front yard?” Hoffman asked.

Council decided that people will not be allowed to smoke in their front yards, un-less it was enclosed.

Council will also decide in the next couple months whether it wants to allow retail marijuana businesses in the city. It is scheduled to discuss the issue during its March 18 study session.

Northglenn changes its annual � reworks show Fourth of July celebration altered as city eyes development in the area By Tammy Kranz [email protected]

Despite no defi nite plans for development at 120th Av-enue and Grant Street, North-glenn City Council is alter-ing its fi reworks show for July Fourth because of potential construction.

Council voted to nix tradi-tional fi reworks Feb. 11 by a 7-1 vote and instead go with proxi-mate fi reworks, engineered for use in close proximity to au-diences and structures. Gene Wieneke, Ward IV, cast the dis-senting vote and Joe Brown, Ward II, was absent.

This decision puts the Fourth of July celebration operating cost at $58,670 — $13,610 more than what coun-cil approved in the 2013 bud-get. The higher costs include $9,500 more for the proximate fi reworks (which cost $29,500 total), $1,000 for parking staff, $2,500 contingency costs and $610 for tower lights.

Wieneke said during coun-cil’s Feb. 4 study session that he did not want to change the format of this year’s fi reworks show because no development on that parcel has been ap-proved by council yet.

Staff said that assuming there would be construction happening over the summer was a better safe than sorry approach, since the proximate fi reworks have to be ordered by March 4, and the city wouldn’t be able to place the order after that.

City staff has been working for years to develop the parcel at 120th and Grant. While there have been closed-door meet-ings recently regarding that property, council has not yet offi cially approved any proj-ects.

If construction does occur, Director of Management Ser-vices Paula Jensen explained to council during its Feb. 4 study session that the parking areas would need to be reshuffl ed, which means losing the launch site and the fallout zone for the traditional fi reworks.

The city will instead go with proximate fi reworks with the shoot site will be on the lake.

“It’s a different show ... there’s music that will go along with the fi reworks show,” Jen-sen said. “It doesn’t require a vast fallout zone. They don’t shoot up as high so it’s a much more intimate show.”

Satellite speakers will be placed in the car show area and one on the north side of the park so everyone can hear the music. The show, however, will not be very visible for those outside the park.

“The people who are in the park get a much better view than they got of the tradi-tional fi reworks because they are closer to the ground,” said Amanda Peterson, director of Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services. “The farther away you are the less of a view you have.”

There was a brief discus-sion about cutting the cost of the fi reworks by shortening the duration of the show by half.

“Seven minutes probably won’t be acceptable to the audience,” said Mayor Joyce Downing.

Council concurred with her, and the show will be kept at 15 minutes.

Romano� declares candidacy Former state speaker to challenge Co� manfor Congress By Ryan Boldrey and Darin Moriki [email protected]

Former Democratic Colorado Speaker of the House Andrew Ro-manoff gave constituents food for thought when he made the early announcement to run against three-term U.S. Congressman Mike Coffman, R-Aurora, in 2014.

“You mean you’re not thinking about the 2014 election already?” joked Romanoff, who served in the state House from 2000-08 and as speaker for the last four of those.

Romanoff, a senior advisor at the Golden-based nonprofi t Inter-national Development Enterprises (iDE), fi led his paperwork with the Federal Elections Commission Feb. 1 and offi cially announced his candidacy a day later to a crowd of Adams County Democrats during a party meeting held at the Adams County Fairgrounds.

“I think he’s going to be a very popular candidate in Adams Coun-ty,” said Adams County District 1

Commissioner Eva Henry. “I’m really excited that he’s go-ing to go ahead and run. I think what I like about him the most is that it’s easy for people to relate to him — I can ac-

tually talk to him.”Romanoff, who

moved to Aurora at the beginning of the year, said he was declaring so early because he hopes to get out and meet as many of his neighbors in the 6th District as possible in the next 21 months.

“I ran for the state House four times and got elected four times by going out and meeting my neigh-bors and fi nding out what issues were important to them,” he said. “I believe that grassroots is still the way to go. I fi gured if I start early enough I might be able to meet the majority of my three-quarter-million neighbors who live in this district. The best conversations are had by going door to door.”

The 46-year-old son of a Demo-cratic mother and Republican father was defeated in his most recent po-litical bid by U.S. Sen. Michael Ben-net in the 2010 Democratic primary.

He said he plans to focus on ways to improve education, strengthen the economy and reduce the cost of health care if elected to Congress.

“When I served in the state House I brought Republicans and Democrats together to solve some pretty tough problems,” Romanoff said. “The approval rating is lower than it has ever been in Washing-ton, D.C., and I think it was Sen. (John) McCain who said it best and that was that it’s ‘down to paid staff and blood relatives,’ and we can do better than that.

“Every big problem that this country faces depends on our abili-ty to work across the political aisle,” he added. “I did that for eight years and I will do that for two more if I’m elected.”

Coffman, who was just elected to his third term in November after narrowly defeating Aurora Demo-crat Joe Miklosi by two points, is-sued his own statement this week.

“We just had an election, and voters elected me to be their rep-resentative, not a full-time candi-date,” Coffman said. “Right now, I’m focused on working across the aisle for policies to help Colorado’s working families and small busi-ness owners succeed.”

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Superintendent reacts to improper budgeting allegations By Ashley Reimers [email protected]

Adams 12 Five Star Schools super-intendent Chris Gdowski was wel-comed with applause and a standing ovation during last week’s board meet-ing.

A group of Adams 12 employees showed up at the meeting in support of their leader, after a FOX31 Denver news report alleged improper budget practices made by the district.

“I am here today to represent all the great professionals that stand behind me. We speak to you tonight to share a simple, yet emphatic message, we are proud to have Chris Gdowski as our superintendent,” said Beau Foubert, principal at Glacier Peak Elementary School. “Despite recent reports that would mislead you to the contrary, Mr. Gdowski is a man of incredible integ-rity and ethics. His moral compass is strong and just.”

Those recent reports were made in a story released by FOX31 Denver on Feb. 4. The news agency conducted a three-month investigation that raised questions concerning past budget cuts, the district’s budget process and fi nances. In the last three years, the district has cut more than $56 million in the budget, $12 million alone for the

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Northglenn passes Amendment 64-related lawsHoffmann posed a worse case scenar-

io for council to consider when defining “public.”

“If you have a house next to a school, do you want to have someone smoking some-thing that’s legal but in their front yard?” Hoffman asked.

Council decided that people will not be allowed to smoke in their front yards, un-less it was enclosed.

Council will also decide in the next couple months whether it wants to allow retail marijuana businesses in the city. It is scheduled to discuss the issue during its March 18 study session.

Superintendent reacts to improper budgeting allegationsBy Ashley [email protected]

Adams 12 Five Star Schools super-intendent Chris Gdowski was wel-comed with applause and a standing ovation during last week’s board meet-ing.

A group of Adams 12 employees showed up at the meeting in support of their leader, after a FOX31 Denver news report alleged improper budget practices made by the district.

“I am here today to represent all the great professionals that stand behind me. We speak to you tonight to share a simple, yet emphatic message, we are proud to have Chris Gdowski as our superintendent,” said Beau Foubert, principal at Glacier Peak Elementary School. “Despite recent reports that would mislead you to the contrary, Mr. Gdowski is a man of incredible integ-rity and ethics. His moral compass is strong and just.”

Those recent reports were made in a story released by FOX31 Denver on Feb. 4. The news agency conducted a three-month investigation that raised questions concerning past budget cuts, the district’s budget process and finances. In the last three years, the district has cut more than $56 million in the budget, $12 million alone for the

2012-13 school year.Professor James Sorensen of the

University of Denver was hired by FOX31 Denver to review the district’s finances, budge process and allega-tions that school officials are hiding tens of millions of dollars.

Sorenson’s review claims the dis-trict’s financial process is “sloppy” and suggests the district’s salaries, benefits and purchased services were inflated by more than $20 million.

But Gdowski denies allegations made in the FOX31 Denver report and gave a lengthy statement during the Feb. 6 board meeting. He said it’s inex-cusable that FOX31 Denver is broad-casting numerous falsehood of mis-information regarding the district and reporter Josh Bernstein is broadcast-ing untruthful information with mal-ice and reckless disregard of the facts.

Gdowski said the district hired an outside consultant, Vody Herrmann, the former Colorado Assistant Com-missioner for School Finance, to re-view the district’s budget practices and finances. At this time the district is not releasing her findings, but accord-ing to a letter sent by Herrmann to the district, she states that she found no merit to the allegations and the dis-trict does not have a fund balance or reserves that are out of line with other

similar districts.“The district is not hoarding mon-

ey, in fact, is acting prudently in plan-ning for the long-term financial health of the district,” Hermann said in the letter. “I found all of the district’s funds to be accounted for publicly.”

Fox31 Denver’s report also includ-ed allegations made by the district’s former internal auditor Gina Holub. In the story she accuses the district’s chief financial officer Shelley Becker of knowingly providing inaccurate information to elected members of the school board. But Gdowski said after hiring Becker in 2011, she’s made a positive impact in the bud-geting process.

Board president Mark Clark voiced his frustration with the news report during the meeting and said he was never approached by FOX31 Denver on the issues. He said under Gdowski’s leadership he has seen the district im-prove.

Board member Fred Schaefer sug-gested that the board have an inde-pendent review of the budget process done in order to move forward with a “clean slate.” He said he doesn’t doubt the character of Gdowski, but believes another review would put the issues to rest.

Adams 12 Five Star Schools teachers and sta� stand and applaud for superin-tendent Chris Gdowksi during the Feb. 6 board meet-ing. The group was there in support of Gdowksi after the district was accused of improper budget practices in a report done by FOX31 Denver. Photo by Ashley Reimers

NORTHGLENN NEWS IN A HURRY

City Hall closed for Presidents Day

The city of Northglenn offices will be closed on Presidents Day, Mon-day, Feb. 18.

Residents who wish to drop off utility payments may do so at the drop off box in front of City Hall, 11701 Community Center Drive. City Hall will reopen at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19.

The Northglenn Recreation Cen-ter and Northglenn Senior Center will still be open that day, and all regularly scheduled activities will take place as normal.

Trash will be collected as normal. Residents are reminded to have all their trash placed in polycarts and out to the curb by 7 a.m. the day of pick up.

Residents can call 303-451-8326 if they have any questions.

Warning notice for code viola-tion redesigned

Starting this month February, the city’s Neighborhood Services Division began using a new and improved form to warn residents of municipal code enforcement issues. The forms were designed by city staff over the past few months to be more clear and concise than the previous warning notice.

One of the issues made clearer on the form is its intent. The form clearly shows which section of the code the resident is in violation of and how many days they have to correct the problem. The warning notices should be seen as a reminder

of the code. A resident who receives a notice owes no money and has not been issued a citation.

Previously, some residents were confused by the old forms and believed that they owed money or had to appear in court after receiving one. The new forms will hopefully correct this problem.

Neighborhood Services issues ap-proximately 141 notice of violation warnings each month. Most of the warning notices issued are for things like litter, signs on the side of the road and inoperable vehicles. About 87 percent of residents comply without the city issuing any fines or citations.

For more information or ques-tions, please call Neighborhood Services at 303-280-7876.

THORNTON POLICE NEWS IN A HURRY

Felony menacing: Officers were dispatched Feb. 1 at 1:52 a.m. to the 4200 block of East 115th Avenue in reference to a man menacing his roommates in the residence with a knife. The roommates told officers that the 35-year-old Thornton man came home intoxicated and began banging the walls and threatening the others with a knife. The fight

started after one of the roommates parked in his parking spot. Another issue was that a new roommate had moved in unbeknownst to him. The man was taken into custody and booked.

Criminal attempt second-degree murder, domestic violence: Officers were dispatched Feb. 2 at 12:33 a.m. to 10211 Ura Lane in reference to a

loud noise complaint. They contact-ed a 32-year-old woman who had a scratched chin and red finger marks on her neck. She told the officers that she and her boyfriend were in a verbal argument when he grabbed her by the throat, trying to choke her, saying he was going to kill her. At one

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OPINIONS / YOURS AND OURS

“I work in retail, so it’s kind of like ‘Just take a breath and get through it.’ I work at a grocery store and Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day are the two biggest days for � owers, so I just kind of bear it. It’s sad that I feel that way, but that’s how it is with a lot of holidays.”

- Zoe Hindman, Arvada

What is your opinion of Valentine’s Day? People often have mixed views of Valentine’s Day, often seeing it as a “Hallmark holiday” or seeing it as a romantic day to show someone how much you care. We took time to ask locals what they think of the day. We quizzed locals on a sunny Friday morning at Two Rivers Craft Coffee Company at 7745 Wadsworth Blvd. in Arvada.

“I think it’s a great day to celebrate your loved ones and fairly lonely for people who don’t have one. I think it’s a 50-50. If I had a lady, I’d spoil her.”

- Nathan Salley, Arvada

“I like Valentine’s Day. It’s a good day to show you love someone special, show that you care and do something extra you wouldn’t do every day.”

- Casey O’Daniels, Aurora

“I personally think it’s fun. Being engaged, I look forward to a lot more coming up. I’m really in love with her and we’re going to have many more, so it’s fun to look ahead and celebrate being in love.”

- Justin LeVett, Golden

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

On C-470, toll lanes best way to go The group tasked with devising a plan

to improve C-470 made the right call last week when it decided to pursue the con-struction of new lanes that would come with a toll. It’s not a solution everyone will embrace, but when looking at how to ar-rive at a more-motorist-friendly highway, the truth is, there is no perfect path.

It’s going to take money. It’s going to take time. And while the work is being done, it’s going to be inconvenient.

So why do anything?Clearly, the Denver metro area is grow-

ing and much of that growth is taking place near C-470, which snakes from Interstate 25 to Interstate 70. The population along the 27-mile corridor is expected, by some estimates, to swell by more than 30 percent over the next 20 years.

Already, some stretches of the highway see more than 100,000 vehicles a day. Dur-ing morning and afternoon rush hours, the road is plenty congested now.

Throw in thousands of extra vehicles per day, and the future of the road as a preferred, or even viable, route doesn’t look bright. That’s not acceptable for a corridor that includes areas like northern Douglas

County, which is quickly becoming a mag-net for businesses to open and relocate.

So when the C-470 Corridor Coalition took up the task of brainstorming improve-ments in 2011, it was an important step. The coalition’s decision-making commit-tee is made up of representatives from Littleton, Centennial, Lone Tree, Highlands Ranch and from Douglas, Arapahoe and Jefferson counties.

The group’s focus, for now, is on the 13-mile stretch from I-25 to Kipling, identifi ed as the swath most in need of immediate assistance.

After months of doing research, reach-ing out to communities and polling residents, the coalition was left with three logical choices: toll only new lanes, toll all lanes or try to raise taxes (sales or prop-erty).

To be sure, the Feb. 7 decision to move

forward on the plan for a minimum of one new express toll lane in each direction was neither hasty, nor uninformed.

Tolling all lanes was the least-popular option in public polling and was rightfully dismissed.

An all-toll highway might have back-fi red by keeping too many motorists away and costing municipalities more headache, gridlock and construction costs through the wearing down of local arterial roads.

A property-tax increase surely would have been voted down, but there was some support in citizen polls for a sales-tax hike. We agree, however, with local offi cials who said such a measure could be unfair to communities located in the new taxing district.

“I think we see it as a competitive issue having a retail tax here that we (wouldn’t) have in other locations, just outside the boundary,” said Lone Tree Mayor Jim Gun-ning, whose city is home to the popular Park Meadows mall.

Imposing a toll only on new lanes makes the most sense, and as it would not require an election like the taxing options, would be the quickest to implement. It’s

also the most fair: It would be a motorist’s decision to use the new lanes and thus pay the fee. We venture to guess many would pony up to zip along at a quicker, less-encumbered pace.

As mentioned, the plan, which carries a tentative price tag between $230 million and $350 million, isn’t perfect. The coali-tion acknowledges there may be a need to fi nd additional funding sources if revenue from the toll lanes doesn’t fully pay for the project. It’s not an insignifi cant risk, but it is one worth taking, given the potential reward.

The group plans to take some time to refi ne the conceptual design and cost esti-mates and there are environmental, traffi c and revenue studies that must be done before anything is fi nal.

Even if everything goes as planned, it could be up to two years before construc-tion begins. And that doesn’t cover the second-phase, from Kipling to I-70, which a different set of offi cials will get to work on shortly.

So while we’re not there yet, at least we’re not stuck in rush-hour traffi c, wish-ing for a magical way out.

OUR VIEW

Forgive the good guys, too This has certainly been an interesting

week to watch how our society treats its heroes.

The week started with the Super Bowl, of course. And, every Super Bowl has a story, and the one the media decided to focus on was the story of Ray Lewis. Lew-is, who is an amazing athlete, was playing in the last game of a great career, and CBS Sports milked it for all it was worth.

Of course, Lewis has a slightly different past, as well. In 2000, Ray Lewis was part of an incident at an Atlanta night club in which two young men ended up dead. Lewis’ friends were charged, but never convicted of the murders, and Ray Lewis has been silent about what actually hap-pened.

When asked about it, he had the chutz-pah to instruct the families of the victims that God don’t use people who commit murder for His glory.

Ray Lewis: Hero.Then early this week news breaks that

Colorado’s own Todd Helton was ar-rested close to his home for driving under the infl uence. Helton, who has been a mainstay in the Denver sports scene for 15 years, is by all accounts a good guy. If his skills have diminished on the baseball fi eld, that comes with age; but his value to the team is such that, even so, the Rockies have insisted on having him in the clubhouse. On top of that, his work in the community and his comportment off the fi eld have, heretofore, made him a genuine role model.

I’ll be very curious to watch how the Denver media treat Helton going forward. There do seem to be interesting cultural double standards at play, and right now, a good guy caught doing something wrong has a lot more to lose than somebody of questionable character. Don’t get me wrong — DUI is serious, and I don’t treat it lightly at all.

But for some reason we seem to be a lot harder on the good guys these days than on the thugs. I can only imagine what the victims of that incident in Atlanta were thinking this weekend as they watched the Ray Lewis love-fest. The world has forgiven him — will we be so easy on Todd Helton?

It’s been said that the only thing this 24/7 media culture loves more than building up heroes is watching them fall down. Maybe we do that because then we don’t have to live up to high standards any more. If our heroes can be complicit in murder, or the girls of Jersey Shore, or no-talent drug-addled celebrities, then why in the world should we expect great and noble things of ourselves?

All in all, I’d rather the press devoted as much time to the story of a genuine hero. Take, for your consideration, the case of Chris Kyle: Navy SEAL, the most lethal sniper in U.S. history, husband and father, philanthropist, who was killed while trying to help out a veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder. Give that story 48 hours of non-stop television coverage, then maybe we would all have to start aiming for great and noble again.

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

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On C-470, toll lanes best way to go also the most fair: It would be a motorist’s decision to use the new lanes and thus pay the fee. We venture to guess many would pony up to zip along at a quicker, less-encumbered pace.

As mentioned, the plan, which carries a tentative price tag between $230 million and $350 million, isn’t perfect. The coali-tion acknowledges there may be a need to fi nd additional funding sources if revenue from the toll lanes doesn’t fully pay for the project. It’s not an insignifi cant risk, but it is one worth taking, given the potential reward.

The group plans to take some time to refi ne the conceptual design and cost esti-mates and there are environmental, traffi c and revenue studies that must be done before anything is fi nal.

Even if everything goes as planned, it could be up to two years before construc-tion begins. And that doesn’t cover the second-phase, from Kipling to I-70, which a different set of offi cials will get to work on shortly.

So while we’re not there yet, at least we’re not stuck in rush-hour traffi c, wish-ing for a magical way out.

Helton arrested for suspected DUI Rockies � rst baseman apologizes, team expresses disappointment By Darin Moriki [email protected]

Colorado Rockies fi rst baseman Todd Helton was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of driving under the in-fl uence of alcohol and careless driv-ing.

Thornton Police Department spokesman Matt Barnes said around 2:08 a.m. Wednesday witnesses re-ported to police that a black Ford F-150 pickup truck was driving errati-cally and traveling southbound in the 13500 block of Colorado Boulevard.

Offi cers arrived in the area and noticed the truck was parked at the Conoco Gas Station, 12870 Colorado Blvd. After he was identifi ed on-scene as the driver of the truck, Helton was arrested and taken to the police sta-tion. He was then issued a summons and released to an unidentifi ed “re-sponsible party.”

The gas station where Helton was

arrested is about three miles away from the gated Brigh-ton home where he and his wife currently reside, according to Adams County as-sessment records.

Barnes said Hel-ton’s blood alcohol level was tested but the results will not be

released until a court trial occurs as a part of the police department’s policy. Under state statues, a DUI charge is given when a person registers a blood alcohol content level at or above 0.08 percent.

Helton’s case has been turned over to the Adams County District Attor-ney’s offi ce, which will decide wheth-er formal charges will be brought against him.

In a statement released yesterday afternoon, Helton said he “exercised poor judgment” and asked his family, the Colorado Rockies Organization, Major League Baseball and the com-munity to accept his apology.

“I am very sorry and embarrassed by my actions,” Helton said. “I hold

myself to a high standard and take my responsibility as a public fi gure very seriously. My entire career I have worked to set a positive example for my family and in our community and I fell far short of this standard. I make no excuses and accept full respon-sibility for my actions. I humbly ask your forgiveness.”

The Colorado Rockies Baseball Club also issued a statement yester-day afternoon in which offi cials said they were “extremely disappointed” to learn of Helton’s arrest.

“This type of behavior is taken very seriously by our organization. We know that he clearly understands the seriousness of his poor decision, the harm that could have been infl icted on others and the embarrassment his mistake has caused to himself, his family, the Colorado Rockies organi-zation and to Major League Baseball. Todd is taking full accountability for his actions with his family, his fans and the organization. The man we have grown to know has strong values that are grounded in his family and hard work. Todd clearly understands the severity of the situation.”

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Thornton resident wins third place for potato recipe

Thornton resident Cathi Iannone was awarded third place in the Breakfast of Champions Wisconsin Po-tato Recipe Contest hosted by the Antigo, Wis.-based Wisconsin Potato and Veg-etable Grower’s Association.

Iannone, who will receive a $100 gift card prize to her favorite grocery retailer as a part of her win, was honored for her Rustic Baked Break-fast Boats recipe that she submitted to the contest, which nestled an egg in a bed of Wisconsin potatoes, prosciutto or pancetta, Gorgonzola and Parmigiano Reggiano cheeses, cherry tomatoes and chives.

point she said she lost consciousness. When she came to, she managed to break free and call 911. The boyfriend, a 45-year-old man whose address was not listed, was taken into custody, processed and later transported to the Adams County jail.

Shoplifting: A 32-year-old Northglenn woman was arrested Feb. 4 after she tried to steal merchandise from Kmart at 1400 E. 104th Ave. A loss preven-tion offi cer saw her in the electronics department, cutting a locking device to a display camera with a knife. She then went to the computer area and took a Webcam, placing it in her pants. She was contacted as she tried to leave without paying for the items. The merchandise valued at $76 was recovered by the store. She was issued a summons and later released.

Shoplfi ting, possession of drug paraphernalia, obstructing a police offi cer: A 45-year-old Northglenn woman was arrested Feb. 5 after she tried to steal $230 in merchandise from Safeway at 771 E. Thornton Parkway. A loss prevention offi cer saw her select a cart full of grocer-ies and leave the store without paying for them. She was contacted outside the store and held for a police offi cer. The woman initially provided false identifi cation to the offi cer and was found to have a glass pipe in her purse. She also had three active war-rants out of Adams County. She was taken into custody, processed and later trans-ported to the Adams County jail.

Items in the police reports are compiled from public information contained in police department records. Charges or cita-tions listed don’t imply guilt or innocence, and all people are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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C-470 talks in final stretchCoalition expects

to make expansion

decision soonBy Ryan Boldrey

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

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 kicko� session. Photo by Jane Reuter

Co�man to focus on veteran assistance

Congressman sees

di�erence between

self, fellow Republicans

By Ryan Boldrey

[email protected]

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.

Co�man

MIKE COFFMAN’S VIEWS

On �scal 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 de�cit 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 di�erent 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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Jefferson County, Colorado • Volume 8, Issue 34

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.

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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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By Jane Reuter

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commercial space.“It’s kind of a city within a city of Ar

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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.”

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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 a�er 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 �rst 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



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School board member resignsGerken’s seat will be �lled 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

AN OPENING STATEMENT

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 �nd 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

AN OPENING STATEMENTATEMENTA


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 �nd that next magic bullet.’



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.

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C-470 talks in final stretchCoalition expects

to make expansion

decision soonBy Ryan Boldrey

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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.


Co�man 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-

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it comes to the congestion,” said Jack Hil


serves as chair of the coalition’s policy com

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rush hour, and westbound travelers are de







and area business leaders: tolling any addi



raising property or sales taxes to pay for ad




existing roadways. No matter what is decid


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while they were teachers at Parr El-


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

‘�e 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

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Tom’s Urban 24 takes it up a notch

When Tom’s Urban 24, the 24-hour diner-ish eatery at 15th and Larimer, expands into other cities, chief concept officer Tom Ryan said the plan is to keep roughly 70 percent of the Denver menu, but reserve the other 30 percent to include local fare.

Immediate growth plans include two more Tom’s restaurants with one likely to be in California, said Stacie Lange, executive vice president of public relations for Con-sumer Capital Partners, parent company of Tom’s Urban 24 and the giant Smashburger chain.

Ryan and Lange invited Pat “Gabby Gourmet” Miller and I to a lunch tasting last week to sample dishes from the “Winter Menu” that recently debuted.

We nibbled on 14 new delightful dishes that, frankly, have much improved the cui-sine quality over my first experience at the restaurant right before it opened roughly 90 days ago.

“The old 90-day rule is really true,” Ryan said about what he asserts is the typical amount of time it takes a restaurant to work out the kinks. “It’s like rewiring your house with the electricity on.”

New menu items include pot pies with filet mignon or truffled lobster and shrimp; Stranahan’s whiskey barbecued ribs; open-faced Angus meatloaf platter; Urban super pho with egg, shrimp, chicken and duck confit; fried brussels sprouts with Asian vinaigrette; Tuscan kale and romaine chicken Caesar, and fried “Chickenlooper” with sweet corn pancakes served with syrup and butter.

Some of the new dishes are on the dinner menu only, available from 4-10 p.m. daily. Others appear on the breakfast, lunch and late-night menu from 10 p.m. to 4 p.m. Egg dishes have been added to the dinner menu because of customer demand.

In addition to expanding the Tom’s brand, Ryan said Consumer Capital Partners plans to reopen Tossa, the pizza and pasta place in Boulder that the company closed in Decem-ber, somewhere in the Denver region, but wouldn’t specify. He said the concept needed to be refined.

Zonta Club hits big 1-0The Zonta Club of Douglas County

recently marked its 10th anniversary with a luncheon at La Dolce Vita Restaurant in Castle Pines that was attended by club members as well as special guests, includ-ing Zonta district governor Sheila Davis and former district governor Mary Benoit.

Zonta Club of Douglas County is part of Zonta International, a global organization of executives and professionals working together to advance the status of women worldwide.

During the past 10 years, the Zonta Club of Douglas County has donated more than $60,000 to local charities, and gave more than $10,000 in scholarships to local high school seniors.

Members donated more than 900 hours of time to local nonprofits last year alone.

Trivia Night, the club’s major fundraiser, takes place April 20 at Kirk Hall at the Doug-las County Fairgrounds in Castle Rock.

Registration is open for teams and indi-viduals who want to compete.

More information: www.zontadistrict12.org/douglas or by contacting vice president

Parker continues on Page 16

Children theater show embraces cultural diversityBy Clarke [email protected]

“It’s like a rock concert for kids.”That’s how actor Seth Caikowski de-

scribes the Arvada Center’s latest children’s theater production, “No Dogs Allowed.”

The show runs at the center, 6901 Wad-sworth Blvd., until April 12. Performances are at 10 a.m. and noon Tuesdays through Fridays, and select Saturdays at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Not only does “No Dogs” feature a wide range of musical numbers, from rock and rap to blues, it also features a highly interactive set and story that will have children of all ages clapping and cheering along with the story.

“This is the most technically complex show I’ve put on yet, and one of the most highly accomplished casts I’ve worked with,” said director Edith Weiss. “There’s not a purer sound than little kids’ laughter, and we want to squeeze every drop of hu-mor out of the script.”

The story is based on a book written by Sonia Manzano — “Maria” from Sesame Street — and follows Iris (Sarah Grover) and her Puerto Rican family in New York City as they go on a day trip to a nearby lake.

Iris sneaks her dog El Exigente (Rachel Graham) along, and all kinds of adventures ensue on the way and at the lake.

Weiss, who has directed and written many children’s plays, said it was impor-tant to her and the production that the bilingual nature of the characters and play be honored, and they received some help from a cast member.

“Sonia Justl (who plays Shorty) grew up in Brazil, and so we spent a whole rehearsal with her making sure we were getting pro-nunciations right,” said Caikowski, who plays Juan. “As a cast we really wanted to be respectful and honor the culture. We want-ed to share it.”

One of Weiss’ favorite things about “No Dogs” is the way that Spanish is used throughout, and how students react to it. She said that many underserved schools and student groups come to see the show, and many speak Spanish, and so it’s really exciting for them to hear the language used in the play.

With all her experience working to pro-duce theater for children, Weiss said the most important thing is that one should never talk down to them, but be honest.

“The kids are looking at everything, and they’re so attentive, but you always have to keep their attention,” said Norrell Moore, who plays Carmen. “This play re-ally connects with kids, and they get really involved.”

Moore added that the story really focus-es on problem solving, and shows children that the family on stage is just as silly as theirs are. Both Caikowski and Moore said that the family energy created on stage is a testament to how well the actors get along together. While all of this is part of the sub-text of the show, Weiss said that “No Dogs Allowed” is a show that children and adults should come for the singing, the dancing and the laughter.

“All we really want is the kids to leave with joy and laughter,” she said.

For tickets and more information, call 720-898-7200 or visit www.arvadacenter.org.Don Joe (Tyrell Rae) runs a deli and sells his wares in the Arvada

Center’s children’s theater production of “No Dogs Allowed.”

The cast of “No Dogs Allowed” brings culture, humor and energy to the story of a girl and her dog. Courtesy photos

IF YOU GO

WHAT: “No Dogs Allowed”

WHERE: Arvada Center

6901 Wadsworth Blvd.

WHEN: Through April 12

10 a.m. and noon Tuesdays through Fridays

Select Saturdays at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

COST: $8 to $10

INFORMATION: 720-898-7200 or www.arvadacenter.org

‘No Dogs Allowed’

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Rhonda Bolich-Lampo at [email protected] or at 720-344-2153.

Give LiveThe Grammy-nominated band DeVotch-

Ka will headline Give Live, a benefit concert for the Bonfils Blood Center, beginning at 8 p.m. Feb. 14 at the Paramount Theatre.

DeVotchKa, widely known for composing the score to the film “Little Miss Sunshine”, released its seventh album “Live With the Colorado Symphony” in November.

“Throughout the Colorado community, Bonfils is most known for collecting blood donations from our generous blood donors,” said Jessica Maitland, vice president of marketing and community operations. “This new benefit concert will give us the platform to share another important way our com-munity can help us save and enhance lives

— through financial contributions.”Reserved and VIP tickets available at

www.bonfils.org/benefitconcert.cfm.

Dinner, a show and ShortComedian and actor Martin Short is

the featured entertainer during the third annual Early Bird fundraiser, a benefit for the InnovAge Foundation, a nonprofit that channels community support and funding to enhance the independence and quality of life for seniors.

The early-evening event, from 4:30-9 p.m. Feb. 23 in the Seawell Grand Ballroom in the Denver Center of the Performing Arts, includes cocktails, dinner, auctions, music and Short’s comedy.

This is a chance to dress up, dine well, laugh loud and still make it to bed at a rea-sonable hour.

Tickets are $500 for dinner, Short’s

performance, a post-event reception and meet-and-greet with the comedian. Tickets for dinner and the show only are $250. And there’s a $100 ticket for the show only with general seating in the back of the ballroom.

RSVP by Feb. 15 at www.myinnovage.org.

Generous DeGeneresTalk-show host Ellen DeGeneres was

so flattered by Denver’s Curtis Hotel — a Doubletree by Hilton’s “Couples We Love Celebrity-themed Valentine’s Day Getaway” promotion — that she called the hotel during her show on Feb. 7 to reserve The Ellen & Portia package.

The DeGeneres-themed package includes a CD of “Now, That’s What I Call Dance” for your own private dance party, a bath of Blondies, a bottle of California red wine and two blonde wigs — all to honor the talk show host and her wife Portia de Rossi.

Connie, the unsuspecting Curtis Hotel desk clerk, answered the call while DeGe-neres disguised her voice to try to reserve the room for Feb. 14-16.

After a few funny moments, DeGeneres finally came clean and identified herself. But she sweetened the deal by promising to send several goodies from the Ellen DeGeneres show shop, plus said she’d fly Connie to be an audience member of her show.

You can see the segment at http://bit.ly/XNRM9i .

Other “Couples We Love” packages are available at www.thecurtis.com.

Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, restaurants, businesses, parties and people throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for Blacktie-Colorado.com. She can be reached at [email protected] or at 303-619-5209.

Parker continued from Page 15

Parker: Martin Short to appear at Seawell Ballroom event


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SentinelSPORTSOUT OF OUT OF OUT OF OUT OF OUT OF OUT OF BOUNDSBOUNDSBOUNDSBOUNDSBOUNDSBOUNDSBY THE NUMBERS

The Academy’s Z a c h Te l l e s is aver-a g i n g

3.9 three-pointers made a game, which is the second most in the state. Telles has made at least two treys in all 16 games he’s played and has also made fi ve or more in fi ve games. Against Clear Creek he hit seven three-pointers and scored 31 points.

Number of charg-es that J e f -f e r s o n A c a d -

emy’s Emma Ander-son has taken this season, which is the third most in the state. She has twice taken two charges in a game, once against Peak to Peak and again against Bishop Machebeuf.

Rebounds per g a m e C o m -munity C h r i s -

tian’s Bryan Hodge is averaging, tops among all seniors. Hodge has had 12 double-doubles so far this season, and has twice brought down 20 or more re-bounds. He grabbed a season’s best 22 boards against Faith Baptist and then had 20 against Gil-pin County.

THEY SAID IT

“I know I have a really good team and we play awe-some against com-petition like this.”

The Pinnacle boys basketball coach Lou Vullo after his squad lost 46-45 to Holy

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Holy Family holds o� Pinnacle 46-45 Tigers get ninth straight victory By Jonathan Maness [email protected]

BROOMFIELD - The rest of Class 3A may have to take notice, because two of the tops teams in the state went at it Monday night at Holy Family gymnasium.

And it was a classic. A game that came down to the very last second and the very last possession.

But in the end Holy Family let out a big sigh of relief and pushed its winning streak to nine games by topping Pinnacle 46-45.

“Fortunately for us we found a way on our home court,” Holy Family’s David Sommers said. “Coach preaches about it, that every possession matters and that is what it came down to at the end.”

Holy Family is regarded one of the top schools in the state, and rightfully so. The Tigers, who are currently ranked No. 3 in the state, are a perennial state playoff squad and have only dropped two games this season -- one to 4A Broomfi eld and another to No. 8 University.

But Pinnacle has fallen under the radar, partly due to its not so impressive 10-7 re-cord. But the Timberwolves diffi cult non-conference schedule can be held account-able for that and losing by one point on the

road to a top-fi ve team may start getting Pin-nacle, which is a perfect 10-0 in the Frontier League, some respect.

“I know I have a really good team,” Pin-nacle’s coach Lou Vullo said. “That’s why I schedule such a diffi cult non-league sched-ule. We knew we could hang with them.”

Pinnacle had the ball with a chance to win at the end, but senior Chase Phillips was called for traveling as he drove to the basket as the last ticks went off the clock.

The way the Timberwolves started the game, it was surprising that they had a chance to win. Pinnacle turned the ball over on four of its fi rst fi ve possessions and had 15 turn-overs in the fi rst half and the Tigers took ad-vantage behind the play of Jarron Sprenger.

Sprenger scored eight of his 10 points in the opening quarter as Holy Family jumped out to an 19-12 advantage after the fi rst quar-ter.

And sophomore Luke Golter took over in the second for the Tigers, scoring seven con-secutive points to push Holy Family’s advan-tage to 28-18 at halftime.

For Pinnacle, things went from bad to worse when starting point guard Sansom Ouk sprained his ankle and had to sit the rest of the game with a brace on his ankle.

“I think he’ll be alright,” Vullo said.The Timberwolves rallied in the second

half, thanks in part to the Tigers getting in foul trouble. Both Sprenger and Sommers had to sit in the third due to foul trouble and Pinnacle took advantage behind the play of Phillips and Danko Krcum.

The duo scored six straight points to get Pinnacle within three, but Holy Family’s Chuck Hollwedel hit a runner at the buzzer to advance the Tigers lead to 36-31 going into the fi nal quarter.

“We talked about it at the halftime,” Vullo said. “I told the kids that we were right back in the game if we cut down on the turnovers. They stuck together and played the way we know how to play.”

Pinnacle’s opened the fourth quarter on 10-2 run and the Timberwolves got their fi rst lead of the game after a tip-in by David Pine-la. Chase Gonzales hit a jumper to extend the Timberwolves advantage to 43-40 with two minutes left in the contest. The Tigers re-sponded with a 6-2 run which was capped by a dunk by Sommers, who scored four of his six points in the fi nal quarter.

“(The dunk) was big for the energy, but we still had to work after that,” Sommers said.

Krcum scored a game-high 16 points, while Austin Brown and Devlin Granberg each had eight for Holy Family.

Pinnacle’s Chase Phillips drives to the basket against Holy Family’s Jarron Sprenger during Monday’s game at Holy Family. The Tigers won 46-45. Photos by Jonathan Maness

Holy Family’s David Sommers dunks the ball over Pin-nacle’s Chase Phillips in the fourth quarter of the Tigers’ 46-45 victory over Pinnacle on Monday.

Holy Family’s Luke Golter goes up for a layup in the second half of the Tigers’ 46-45 victory over Pinnacle on Monday.

‘Fortunately for us we found a way

on our home court.’David Sommers

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Girls basketball: Gators win fourth straightAhaneku gets second triple double of the seasonBy Jonathan [email protected]

ARVADA - Standley Lake has been on fire as of late, cruising to a 59-33 win over rival Arvada West on Friday.

The Gators have now won four consecu-tive games and are tied for third in the Jef-fco League with a 6-6 record.

Sophomore Casey Torbet led the way with 21 points, 10 rebounds and six steals, while Haley Lopez added 16 points and Sara Shileny had 12 boards and four assists.

The Gators have improved their overall record to 10-9.

JEFFCO LEAGUE: Pomona (9-11, 4-9 JL) dropped its second game in a row, the Pan-thers lost to Lakewood 68-26 on Friday.

Kristen Seltenreich and Rachel Oester each had eight points to lead the way for Pomona.

METROPOLITAN LEAGUE: Jefferson Academy (8-8, 2-4 ML) ended its recent slide on Friday by getting a road victory over Faith Christian 52-46.

Sara Miller led the way with 12 points and eight rebounds for the Jaguars. Kyleigh Raff added 11.

5280 LEAGUE: Belleview Christian (15-2, 5-1 5280) got back on track Thursday by topping Denver Eagles Christian Home-school 52-32.

Sydney Ahaneku had her second triple-double of the season with 12 points, 17 boards and 11 blocks. Kayla Iwahashi led the way with 16 points.

Rocky Mountain Lutheran (13-4, 2-3) topped Shining Mountain Thursday, 46-39.

Brittany Zemlicka led the way with 15 points, while Hannah Sievert added 12.

Community Christian (7-8, 2-4) beat Cornerstone Christian (3-10, 1-3) on

Thursday 37-28.Alex Quimby led the way with 15 points

for the Crusaders.FRONT RANGE LEAGUE: Horizon

picked up its third straight win on Friday, topping Fairview 56-39.

The Hawks set the tone early with a 17-7 lead after the first quarter.

Ashley Rasmussen led the way for the Hawks with 15 points. Alyssa Rader added 12 and Kaylie Rader had 10.

Legacy (9-10, 5-7 FRL) ended its recent slump on Friday, beating Boulder 56-43.

Courtney Smith led the way with 22 points, while her sister Caitlyn had 21.

Mountain Range (8-11, 1-11) dropped its third straight game on Friday, losing 64-43 to Monarch.

EAST METRO ATHLETIC CONFER-ENCE: Westminster (6-13, 3-3 EMAC) won its second consecutive victory on Friday, topping Adams City 47-40.

Ariel Belfiore and Veronica Recendez each had 10 points to lead the way for the Wolves, who have won three of their past four games.

COLORADO 7 LEAGUE: Skyview (9-10, 2-6 Colorado 7) dropped a heartbreaker Thursday, losing to rival Fort Lupton 39-31.

FRONTIER LEAGUE: The Pinnacle (6-9, 4-5 FL) couldn’t overcome a dismal first half Friday night, losing to Clear Creek 42-38.

The Timberwolves were held to only nine first-half points and were facing an 11-point deficit at the half.

Karalyn Maestas led the way for Pinna-cle with game-best 15 points, she also had five rebounds and five steals.

The Academy (7-10, 5-4 FL) struggled Friday night, losing 75-26 to Denver Sci-ence & Tech Stapleton.

Horizon’s Kayla Chand goes up for a basket while being guarded by Legacy’s Mackenzie Neely.

Horizon’s Gabby Jimenez looks for an open teammate. Photos by Jonathan Maness

Boys basketball: Trojans top rival NorthglennCommunity Christian picks up second straight winBy Jonathan [email protected]

THORNTON - The Thornton Trojans continued its strong play at home Friday night by topping rival Northglenn 58-34.

Samuel Shumate led the way with 17 points, while Donovan Gomez-Onofre added 15. The Trojans held a slight 17-13 lead after the first, but locked down the Norse in the second quarter, allowing Northglenn only three points in the frame.

Thornton (12-8 overall, 4-2 EMAC) im-proved to 9-0 at home, while Northglenn dropped to 6-13 overall and 3-4 in the EMAC.

EAST METRO ATHLETIC CONFER-ENCE: Westminster (1-18, 0-6) lost a tough one Friday night, falling to rival Ad-ams City 38-36. The Wolves held a 15-13 advantage at the half, but couldn’t hold off the Eagles in the second half.

Patrick Wilson led the way for Westmin-ster with 12 points.

JEFFCO LEAGUE: Standley Lake (4-15, 3-9 JL) lost its third consecutive game on Friday, falling to Arvada West 47-33.

Marcus Asmus led the Gators with 16.Pomona (1-19, 0-13) lost to rival Lake-

wood on Friday 71-39.Javis Larson had 12 points to lead the

Panthers.METROPOLITAN LEAGUE: Jefferson

Academy (7-8, 2-5 ML) has been on a slide recently, losing its third consecutive game on Friday, falling 51-39 to Faith Christian.

Brody Hornaday had 17 points in the losing effort for the Jaguars.

FRONT RANGE LEAGUE: Horizon (8-11 overall, 4-8 FRL) dropped its second consecutive game Friday, losing to Fair-view 64-42. Jake Ralphs led the way with 11 points for the Hawks. Legacy (6-11, 2-8) lost its sixth in a row on Friday, losing 70-56 to Boulder.

Mountain Range (5-14, 1-11) couldn’t stop its recent slide on Friday, falling to Monarch 63-37. Jacob Taylor had a game-high 24 points for the Mustangs.

5280 LEAGUE: Community Chris-tian (11-5, 5-1 5280) have picked up two straight wins, including a 58-33 win over Cornerstone Christian Academy (3-11, 2-4).

Charles Wittman led the way for the Eagles with 16 points, while Bryan Hodge had 14 points and 10 boards.

Belleview Christian (4-12, 2-4) topped Denver Eagle HomeSchool on Thursday, 48-37. Allen Johnson led the way with 16 points, while Jameson Iiams added 12.

FRONTIER LEAGUE: The Academy (10-6, 7-2 FL) struggled Friday night, los-ing 84-53 to Denver Science & Tech Staple-ton.

COLORADO 7 LEAGUE: Skyview (8-11, 4-4 Colorado 7) couldn’t get past rival Fort Lupton Thursday losing 45-25.

Alex Alcala led the Wolverines with eight points.

Locals sign letters of intentSta� [email protected]

The following schools have submitted lists of athletes who signed letters of in-tent. Some of the lists include athletes who signed early in November as well as those who signed last Wednesday on National Letter of Intent day.

Holy Family: Alex Toderica, soccer, Den-ver University.

Horizon: Spencer Elliott, football, Chad-ron State; Makenzy Mitts, softball, Adams State; Gabby Penaflor, cross country, Uni-versity of Missouri at Kansas City; Lindsey Pritchard, softball, Otero Junior College; Kaylie Rader, basketball, Wyoming; Chad Reffel, football, Western State; Dustin Rivas, football, Colorado Mesa; Easton Robbins, football, Chadron State.

Legacy: Angelique Archuleta, softball, Kansas Wesleyan; Hannna Caress, softball, Colorado Christian; Jacob Davis, swim-ming, Brigham Young; Michael Danne, baseball, Kansas Wesleyan; Sarah Good-man, soccer, Hastings College; Mariah Latham, softball, Doane College; Skyler McWee, football, Colorado Mesa; Melanie

Nun, cross country, Colorado; Phydell Paris, football, Black Hills State; Bekka Prokaski, softball, Chadron State; Paige Reichmuth, softball, Adams State; Caitlyn Smith, bas-ketball, Colorado School of Mines; Morgan Stacks, golf, John A. Logan College; Kara Walling, softball, Colorado School of Mines.

Mountain Range: Preston DeHerrera, football, CSU Pueblo.

Northglenn: Andrea Pierce, softball, Dordt College; Anne Seaholm, swimming, Adams State; Tristan Washington, football, Chadron State.

The Pinnacle: David Kerley, football, CSU Pueblo.

Pomona: Kadeem Ahmad, baseball, Northeastern JC; Zach Anderson, football, Western State; Zayne Anderson, football, Western State; Eduardo Belmar, soccer, Re-gis; Hayden Berge, swimming, Evansville (Ind.); Mitch Colon, football, CSU Pueblo.

Standley Lake: Emily Ashmore, soc-cer, Regis; Jarrett Bott, baseball, Otero JC; Shelby McBain, soccer, Adams State; An-thony Ochiato, football, Northern Colo-rado; Teal Schnurr, volleyball, Marquette; Justin Seiwald, baseball, Central Arizona; Brooke Stevens, softball, Trinidad State JC.

Legacy High School in Broom�eld had 17 student-athletes sign letters of intent to play at the college level for 2013. Photo by Pam Wagner

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Roundup: Pomona wins Je� co League Championships Westminster third at EMAC Championships By Jonathan Maness [email protected]

LAKEWOOD - Pomona took fi rst in six different weight classes to win the Jeffco League Championships.

Thomas Gutierrez (106 pounds), Travis Torres (113), Josh Rosales (120), Austin Mar-vel (138), Matthew Seifert (145) and Archie Colgan (160) all won their weight classes.

Raymond Robledo (132) was second to Bear Creek’s JT Garcia, while Ethan Wright (152) and Ramon Yslas (182) also placed second for the Panthers.

Standley Lake fi nished eighth at region-als, but didn’t have any wrestlers place.

EMAC LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP: Gabe Grimaldo (170) fi nished fi rst to help the Wolves fi nish third at the League Cham-pionships.

Brighton took fi rst and Prairie View was second.

Westminster had 12 different wrestlers place - Alonzo Sotelo (106), Santos Valtierra (120), John Fugita (132) and Christian Wood (195) all fi nished second.

Tomas Sanchez (152) was fourth, while Isaiah Santistevan (112), Matt Bryan (145) and Isaiah Villarreal (160) were fi fth. Joe Merlos (138) was sixth, while Joe Bryan (126) and Jordan Chavez (220) each placed seventh.

Northglenn’s Maurisio Garcia (112) took fi rst for the Norse and Rocky Nava (106) and Macario DeLara (160), Cruz DeLara (285) were third.

Zach Gastelum (132) was fourth and Michael Garcia (126) and Christian Schale (138) were fi fth for Northglenn.

Ryan Roche (120), Reggie Buckalew (145) and Bradley Elliott (182) also placed for the Norse.

Thornton placed 10th, behind a third-place fi nish by Levi LeBaron (220) and a

fourth-place fi nish by Dezmond Romero (106). Also placing for the Trojans were, Miguel Trejo (126), Javier Stubbs-Hernan-dez (132), Kyle Durant (160) and Josh Cor-dova (170).

WRESTLING RANKINGS: Not surpris-ing, but Pomona retains the top spot in Class 5A, while Mountain Range is ranked eighth.

Torres, Robledo, Colgan are all ranked

No. 1 in their weight class for Week 9. Rosales is ranked No. 2, while Wright

and Marvel are No. 3 in their class. Moun-tain Range’s Randy Boerner remains the top spot at 152 pounds, while Jorge Rodriguez (285 pounds) is ranked No. 3.

Legacy’s Conner Casady (160) is No. 2, while Skyer McWee (220) is No. 3.

Holy Family is No. 6 in 3A, with Vincent Casados (113) and Joseph Prieto (126) are

No. 2. Julian Prieto is No. 3 in at 120 pounds. HOLY FAMILY RETAINS TOP SPOT:

The Tigers’ girls basketball squad continues to hold the top spot in 3A.

Holy Family has won six in a row and are now 13-4 overall and 6-1 in the Metropoli-tan League.

Horizon girls (13-6 overall) are ranked No. 9 in 5A, while Belleview Christian (15-2) is No. 9 in 1A.

Westminster’s Gabe Grimaldo (170) � nished � rst to help the Wolves � nish third at the League Championships. File photo

Gators, Mustangs creating rivalry on ice Ralston Valley tops Standley Lake in OT By Jonathan Maness [email protected]

ARVADA - “Why Can’t We Be Friends” blasts over the loud speak-ers at the APEX Center as the Ralston Valley and Standley Lake hockey team battle it out on the ice.

Which is just fi tting for the match-up between these two familiar foes in what has become one of Colorado’s most heated rivalries on skates.

“If you can’t get up for this game than I don’t know why you play,” Standley Lake’s coach Rich Pijanowski said. “These are always fun games.”

The competition was apparent on Feb. 6 as both squads battled for each puck and during each face-off. And each team had its fair share of time in the penalty box.

Even Standley Lake’s goalie Tyler Goff took some time to recuperate in the third period after a save in which he was pelted with hockey sticks.

“They are obviously the closest team to us and a lot of our kids know their kids,” Ralston Valley’s coach Matt Schoepfl in said. “Games against Standley Lake are always circled. It is something that is building because

both schools have put together good teams.”

And for the Mustangs it was a chance to get a little revenge on the Gators, who topped Ralston Valley ear-lier this season in a non-league game. And what better way than squeaking out a 3-2 overtime victory over their neighboring rivals.

Greg Dyba found the back of the net to get the victory for the Mustangs after getting a pass from Tanner West at the 1:37 mark of overtime. West and Austin Resseguie also scored for the Mustangs, while Mitch McEwan and Connor Watkins each had goals for Standley Lake.

“It was such a relief,” Ralston Val-ley’s Joe Millar said. “We were so hap-py, we jumped all over each other like it was a state champion game. We al-ways want to beat Standley Lake.”

The Mustangs have done just that over the past two seasons, losing only once to the Gators in the previous fi ve meeting -- a 4-3 defeat earlier this sea-son. And that loss was a bit of a wake-up call for Ralston Valley, which has won 12 of its past 13 games.

“It’s been a good run so far,” Scho-epfl in said. “There are a good group of guys on this team and they are work-ing hard. We are getting to the fun part of the season.”

Both teams have used the rivalry

game to get their squads going.The win has helped propel the

Mustangs to a 2-0-1 record over their previous three games with only two games left in the season. Ralston Val-ley gave Regis Jesuit its fi rst loss of the season Friday, beating the Raiders 2-1 Friday. The Mustangs also battled to a 4-4 tie with Resurrection Christian on Monday.

Standley Lake rebounded to win its next two games, beating Summit 1-0 Friday and then topping Pueblo County 6-1 in the home fi nale on Sat-urday.

“I think (Ralston Valley) loss is just what the doctor ordered for us,” Pijan-owski said. “A rivalry game to get up and get going.”

And if fate has its way these two squads will once again meet in the playoffs. Last season Ralston Valley cruised to a 7-1 victory over the Gators and advanced to the state title game.

“That would be fun to see them again in the playoffs,” Pijanowski said.

Before either squad can think about the postseason it needs to take care of business in the regular season. Stand-ley Lake(11-5-2 overall, 8-3-2 Foothills League) closes out the season at Res-urrection Christian on Friday, while Ralston Valley (14-2, 10-1 FL) travels to Mullen and Steamboat Springs to fi n-ish out the regular season.

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