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WESTMINSTER WINDOW 3/14/13
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March 14, 2013 50 centsA Colorado Community Media Publication
Adams County and Jefferson County, Colorado • Volume 68, Issue 21
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Sigg hearing ongoingBy Ashley [email protected]
Austin Sigg, the teen accused of killing Jessica Ridgeway of Westminster, did not enter a plea during his arraignment hear-ing on Tuesday, March 12.
Instead, Judge Ste-phen Munsinger con-tinued the hearing for 30 days, allowing Sigg’s defense team more time to investigate possible defenses.
Originally, the defense team asked for an addi-tional two months due to the massive amount of information in discovery.
One defense attorney told the judge more time was needed because the team hasn’t thoroughly gone through every piece of discovery, which includes 50,000 pages of information, 2,500 photos and 1,800 pieces of physical evidence.
Sigg is now expected to enter a plea April 12.
“You have three choices, guilty, not guilty and not guilty by reason of insan-ity,” Munsinger told the defense team. “I will allow you to amend the plea down the road if needed.”
Sigg is facing 18 charges, including first-degree murder, kidnapping, sexual assault and sexual exploitation of a child. During the preliminary hearing on Feb. 22, Westminster investigator Louis Lopez testified that Sigg confessed to the mur-der of Ridgeway during a 911 call.
Sigg told the dispatcher “I murdered Jessica Ridgeway, I have proof.”
He said the remains were in the crawl space at his home, and he was giving himself up completely. Police investigat-ed Sigg’s home in Westminster and found the remains. Lopez testified that Ridge-way’s death was asphyxiation, according to the coroner.
Sigg is accused of kidnapping and kill-ing Ridgeway in early October 2012. He is also accused of attempting to abduct a woman jogging around Ketner Lake in May 2012.
Students take a step into NYCBy Ashley [email protected]
For the first time, the Broadway musi-cal “In the Heights” will debut on a high school stage. And luckily for the
Westminster community, it’s happening in their backyard.
The Westminster High School Center-Stage Theatre Company is presenting the production of “In the Heights” March 14-16.
“In the Heights” takes place over the course of three days in the New York City neighborhood of Washington Heights. It focuses on a community of people strug-gling to live the American Dream, while dealing with the heat of New York City, debt, gentrification, poverty and loss that threatens their dreams. But amidst these struggles, the characters survive the tough times with the help of family, music, home, dreams and dancing.
Theater director Andre Rodriguez is new to Westminster High School this year. He said he chose the musical because it’s the only musical that he knows of that represents the Latino culture in a positive light, with Latino people doing positive things. He said he’s never seen more ener-gy and excitement from a cast in his career.
“This is the best cast I have ever worked with in my life,” Rodriguez said. “Not only are the students talented, they are really kind and hardworking and just genuinely hungry to be good.”
Erin Ramsey is the set director for “In the Heights.” She said it was a struggle at first to design the set because she had seen the musical a few times. She focused on creating a design that would display what the Washington Heights neighborhood truly looks like.
“The design was mine, but the students have built and painted most everything themselves, with some assistance,” she said. “We try to do, keep it as educational
theater. They learn a lot about how hard it is to put up something that looks simple.”
Sophomore Faith Angel is playing the role of Nina Rosario. When talking about the musical, her face lights up with excite-ment. She said this is the best production she’s been a part of, especially because playing Nina Rosario is her dream role. She said hopes people come out to experience the positive journey the characters take in “In the Heights.”
“It a huge honor to follow up with a performance of Nina Rosario, because she is one of my highest inspirations, “Angel said. “This is a feel-good musical. At the beginning everyone is struggling to find their home and by the end, everyone feel is very much at home.”
“In the Heights” is running March 14-16 at Westminster High School, 6933 Raleigh St. The show begins at 7 p.m. and tickets are $8 for general admission and $10 for reserved seats. To order tickets, call 720-542-5415.
Westminster High School students rehearse a song for their musical, “In the Heights.” The show runs March 14-16 at Westminster High School. Photo by Ashley Reimers
Public input sought on changes for Adams County fairOrganizers say new demographics spurring adjustments to eventBy Darin [email protected]
Adams County officials say next year’s county fair could be facing some of its first changes in nearly a decade to ensure the longtime tradition remains viable and successful among residents, vendors and 4-H participants.
Adams County Co-Fair Manager Mela-nie Snodell said the proposed changes, which would rearrange and consolidate some of the 4-H fair exhibits at the Adams County Regional Park grounds, stems from fairgoers’ comments over the past few years that say there is a lack of ani-mals at the annual fair.
“A lot of why that may be is because we are under utilizing some of our spaces but also overusing them as well in some ar-eas,” Snodell said.
At issue, Snodell said, is a shift in the types of animals exhibited at the fair — a factor that has also led to a shift in at-
tendance numbers to some animal pro-grams. The fair’s large animal program, which includes horses, cattle and pigs, went through several years of declining attendance, while attendance increased at small animal shows.
Snodell said the attendance numbers for the fair’s large animal program have leveled off and rebounded over the last two years but has not returned to levels seen about a decade ago.
“It takes a lot of room to raise a large animal, so at the end of the day, becomes a very expensive task,” Snodell said. “We’re seeing this growth in our small an-imal program and that has led to some se-rious space issues where we house those animals.”
To address these issues, Snodell said fair organizers are hosting a series of five public meetings to consider a total of five proposed changes.
One of the most significant changes would be reconfiguring one of the barns used during the fair by taking out the horse stalls and installing pipe stalls to move one of the animal shows from the
indoor arena into the barn.The remaining four operational
changes includes moving the small ani-mals once housed in the Al Lesser build-ing into the indoor arena; moving the 4-H exhibits from the exhibit hall to the Al Lesser Building; and moving some of the animal shows and sales into the indoor arena from the livestock tent.
As a part of these changes, Snodell said the horse shows that are typically held on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-day during the fair would be scaled back to two days on Sunday and Monday.
No money has been allocated to fund the proposed changes, but Snodell said any approved changes would be subject to a budget approval process.
She said the implementation of these changes would also dovetail the fair’s 110th anniversary in 2014.
The remaining public meetings to dis-cuss these changes will be held at 6 p.m. April 3, May 1, Oct. 2 and Nov. 6 at the Adams County Regional Park Complex Administrative Offices, 9755 Henderson Road in Brighton.
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bad kid in school.Seriously.I was such a fi xture in the principal’s of-
fi ce that the staff just assumed I came with the furniture.
And the closest I ever came to the hon-or roll was when I stood next to a smart kid in the restroom.
Doing productive stuff outside of class wasn’t exactly my thing. But as I got older I developed a great appreciation and respect for kids doing positive — and very cool — things that I didn’t have the stom-ach for back in the day.
That’s exactly what members of Youth Leadership of Jefferson County are up to. The Lakewood-based organization allows youths the ability to interact with commu-nity leaders and institutions, in an effort to explore educational and career opportuni-ties.
YLJC participants visited the Capitol on March 6, and were recognized on the fl oor of the House of Representatives by Jefferson County lawmakers.
“I just think this is a great way to plant the seeds for people to become our future community leaders,” said Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Lakewood.
If you wonder whether the students felt intimidated by the legislative process, don’t. In fact, it was the opposite. Marcus Vesely, a student at D’Evelyn High School, said he was surprised at how loose the environment was on the House fl oor, with chatty lawmakers carrying on while legis-lative business was being attended to.
“I’m not sure what to make of the whole lawmaking thing just yet,” he said. “It was a lot more informal that I thought it would be.”
Rep. Max Tyler, D-Golden, said there’s actually a method to lawmakers’ madness.
“A lot of what you see when people are talking like that is how a lot of our work is done,” he said.
And Pettersen said the banter and inter-action that goes on in the Capitol is “not much different than high school.”
Yeah, but with a lot more bullying going on, I’d imagine.
Something in the blareI can still hear the horns honking.It’s been more than a week since tes-
timony took place inside the Capitol on several gun-control bills.
Yet, the horns are still maddeningly going off in my head like I’m a character in an Edgar Allan Poe story.
In case you missed it, vehicles made circles around the Capitol on March while testimony was taking place under the gold dome, with drivers who opposed the gun bills blaring horns for hours on end.
Poor Holly Brooks. She’s the owner of Denver’s Capitol Hill Books, located on the corner of Colfax Avenue and Grant Street, across the street from the Capitol.
“It was unbearable,” Brooks said. “The cacophony ...”
Brooks said the noise was non-stop,
starting from about 9 a.m., and was “just as fi erce” as she was leaving the shop at 6:30 that night.
“It completely ruined business,” she said. “We had a tourist come by and say, `Is it always like this?’ We almost closed early.”
Colleen Priebe, the manager of Hotel Newhouse, 1470 Grant St., didn’t mind the noise as much as Brooks did.
“I just look at it this way,” she said. “It’s democracy in action, regardless of who you agree with. Besides, we’ve been testing the fi re alarm system, so there was more noise in here than was out there.”
Kevin Park works at Five Star Cleaners at 1364 Grant St. The Korean-born Park spoke through broken English as he tried to put into words his dismay over the noise.
“I’m not sure what they want to do,” he said. “If people don’t like the law, they should do it in the building. But to honk in front of the store ... I could not open the door.”
Could’ve been worse, I suppose. They could’ve been fi ring guns.
Quote of the week“Bring it on, I guess.” — Rep. Carole
Murray, R-Castle Rock, when asked about whether her recent vote in favor of moving a civil unions bill out of committee could lead to a primary challenge next year.
Murray made headlines on March 1 when she became only the second Re-publican legislator to vote in favor of civil unions. Sen. Ellen Roberts of Durango was the other.
Murray, a member of the House Judi-ciary Committee, gave an emotional, and often tear-fi lled, speech after a hearing on
the bill.“It’s not for me to judge others, but to
leave that up to God,” she said. “While on Earth, Jesus asked us to love one another. In this spirit, I’ll be a yes vote on this bill.”
Murray’s House district is a conserva-tive one, to say the least. And it’s too soon to tell whether her vote will lead to another Republican running against Murray — who has a very conservative voting record.
But, as a reporter with no dog in this fi ght, her emotional statement, which came late in the evening, at the end of a very long hearing, was worth waiting for.
Tweet of the week“He did last year, and I’m still here.”
— Sen. Jessie Ulibarri, D-Commerce City. Ulibarri’s tweet was in response to a threat of political retribution made by Rocky Mountain Gun Owners Executive Director Dudley Brown on March 4.
Brown was testifying on a gun bill before the Senate Judiciary Committee, which Ulibarri sits on, when he was asked by the Commerce City Democrat whether his group had contributed to any members of the committee. Brown responded by saying, “Yes, senator. And we’re gonna give money to your opponents, too.”
It’s not every day that you hear some-one threaten a lawmaker in front of his face — especially in the middle of a public hearing. Depending on your view of politics, it either was political theater at its best — or at its worst.
Vic Vela covers the Legislature for Colorado Community Media. He can be reached at [email protected]. Follow Vic’s legislative stories and updates on Twitter: @VicVela1.
The annual IB Art Show at Westminster High School is on display until March 19 on the second � oor of the high school, 6933 Raleigh St. The show features work from 38 students and covers many techniques and styles.The annual IB Art Show at Westminster High School is on display until March 19 on the second � oor of the high school. The show features work from 38 students and cov-ers many techniques and styles. Photo by Ashley Reimers
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INSIDE THE WINDOW THIS WEEK
Statehouse: Legislature loads up on gun bills.Page 5
Opinion: Columnist Vi June says a blizzard by any other name is just a blizzard.Page 6
Life: “The Pitmen Painters” to show at Miners Alley Playhouse.Page 17
Sports: Holy Family hoops teams roll into � nals.Page 22
News: City Inn Motel is expanding. Page 4
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By Sara Van [email protected]
Returning home from deployment is a time of great joy for families, but once the elation fades, other emotions often kick in for service
men and women.“One of the hardest things is you re-
member the day you stepped off the plane and your whole family was there or who-ever was there to greet you when you first came back, and you remember how happy you were, and that’s part of what makes you flip back into depression,” said Army Spec. Matt Spradley, who was deployed to Afghanistan in 2010-11.
“You go ‘Well, holy crap. Is that the hap-piest I’m ever going to be? Will I ever feel as happy as I was that day?’ and it makes it really hard to deal with anything really,” he said.
The range of emotions for returning sol-diers — from happiness to sadness, from guilt and fear to anger and frustration — is just one issue facing America’s service peo-ple.
“You look at things differently — every-
thing,” said Army Spec. Cody Jones, a vet-eran of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2008-09. “Your family, your friends, the world in general. Everything is different.”
R e t i r e d Air Force Chief Mas-ter Sgt. and c o u n s e l o r Ken Van H o l b e c k with Warrior Counseling and Consulting in Colorado Springs often works with veterans, soldiers and their families and said returning from deployment can present a slew of difficul-ties.
“(They can experience) reintegration problems, adjustment disorders, problems with sleep, substance abuse, relational problems, excessive fatigue, financial prob-lems and symptoms associated with trau-ma — avoidance, hyper vigilance, anxiety and depression,” Van Holbeck said.
According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, 11 to 20 percent of veterans return-
ing from deployment serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom meet clinical requirements for a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.
It is a common misconception that all soldiers have PTSD, Van Holbeck said.
“If PTSD has become common for a lot of soldiers, it’s because our military is much smaller than in years past,” said Van Holbeck, who served in the Air Force for 30 years and was deployed numerous times. “I don’t think the leadership in Pentagon in the early ’90s envisioned future wars lasting over 10 years, nor did they envision
low-tech fighting. The result is fewer boots on the ground available to fight a long, pro-tracted conflict. The more a person is ex-posed to trauma, the more likely they will be diagnosed with trauma or post-traumat-ic stress disorder. It’s all about numbers to-day.”
Returning adjustmentsWhile not all soldiers and veterans are
diagnosed with PTSD, Jones and Spradley said they know many who are, or at least ex-perience trauma symptoms after returning.
U.S. Army E-4 Specialist Cody Jones while serving with his combat unit in Afghanistan. Courtesy photo
Michelle Benavidez embraces former serviceman Army E-4 Specialist Cody Jones in his living room in Golden. Jones is struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder. Photo by Andy Carpenean
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Mom and pop motel expands By Ashley Reimers [email protected]
City Inn Motel in West-minster is expanding. Con-struction on the building has begun, and will include 20 new rooms on three lev-els, as well as exercise and breakfast areas.
Owner Leslie Kim bought the motel, at 7151 Federal Boulevard, in 2004 and tore down the build-ing and re-built the current building. The new addition will look similar to the cur-rent building.
Kim said she decided to expand the motel because the economy was picking up and because of the fu-ture Westminster Station transit-oriented develop-ment in the area.
“They are going to be developing south Westmin-ster, so my location is good in that area,” she said. “The motel is in the middle and once the light rail comes in, the motel will be close to downtown Denver and the north west area.”
City planner Patrick Caldwell said an expansion like this one really shows the true success of the mo-tel. He said it is one of the few businesses in the area and to see new develop-ment in that area is really important.
“The owners had success with the fi rst phase, enough so that they are doubling the size of the facility,” he said “They must be meeting a need in that part of town.
Caldwell said this is the fi rst new development in
the Westminster Station transit oriented develop-ment area where commuter train service is due to com-mence in early 2016. He said the motel expansion is a good indication of future potential redevelopment in that particular are of West-minster.
“There are a lot of corpo-rate hotels right off the ma-jor highways in Westmin-ster,” Caldwell said. “But this one is more of a mom and pop outfi t. They took a beat up property and built something and now they are expanding. It’s a good sign.”
With the new building, occupancy will be increased to 36 rooms. Kim said she hopes to have the expan-sion completed by July or August.
City Inn Motel in Westminster is expanding to include another building with 20 rooms on three � oors. The building will also include exercise and breakfast areas. Photo by Ashley Reimers
Renovation keep park’s existing charm By Ashley Reimers [email protected]
Renovations on Torii Square Park in Westminster are set to begin any day, and those who like the park now, will love the park later.
“We basically did exactly what the com-munity wanted, in term of the renovations,” said Kathy Piper, a city landscape architect.
The park, built in 1975 at 7596 Lowell Blvd., is one of the oldest parks in the city.
It was dedicated by the Rotary Club of Westminster to a Japanese exchange student who spent a year in Westminster through the club’s exchange program.
Currently the 1-acre park features ma-ture trees, rocks, plenty of grass, a small pavilion and a couple benches. The park has no recreation facilities, such as a play-ground
In August 2012, a community meeting was held to gain input on what the public wanted out of the park.
At that time suggestions included keep-ing the park’s calm, quiet personality and continuing on with the current Japanese theme. Lillian Ruiz has lived near the park most of her life.
She frequently visits the park and during the meeting she told city staff she likes the fact that the park isn’t recreational.
“This park is an oasis for people,” she said. “It’s a nice little gem that’s not tainted by the recreational activities that so many parks are.”
Piper said the renovations will enhance the park’s current features offering more seating, a new shelter, concrete sidewalks, planting beds, a small boulder climbing area, and a complete renovation of the irri-gation system. City staff will also work with Xcel Energy to replace the existing lighting within the park.
“I think the community will be very pleased with the renovations,” she said. “The park is very similar, just upgraded.”
Westminster city council unanimously approved the project during the Feb. 25 meeting. The cost of the project is $262,150 and completion is set for mid-June.
Volunteers needed for victim advocate program By Ashley Reimers [email protected]
The city of Federal Heights is in need of volunteer victim advocates, people willing to give their time, energy and support to someone dealing with a tough situation.
Victim advocates provide on-scene con-tact with victims and witnesses of violent crimes, sudden death and other emergency situations.
These individuals provide a shoulder to cry on, a hand to hold and resources to people caught up in life-altering situations.
Elizabeth Sanchez, victim services coor-dinator, said the main goal of a victim advo-cate is to focus on the victim and do crisis intervention.
“We are there to help people experienc-ing trauma and give them the support that the offi cers just don’t have time to give,” she said. “We are there to lead them in the right direction.”
Sanchez said the advocates help the vic-tims deal with what’s to come after the trau-matic experience.
Sometimes that means informing them about the court process, or helping deal with funeral arrangements. Sanchez said many times, the advocates work with the victims for months, even years, after the in-cident.
“When a person is dealing with such hard situations they are confused and over-whelmed,” she said. “We help make the
process after the incident a little bit easier. What we do for our victims is infi nite, it re-ally is.”
Sanchez had six volunteers, but would like to have closer to 12.
Requirements of a volunteer include a thorough background screening, including a criminal history check, completion of 40 hours of training and a commitment to one year of service.
Applicants must be at least 21-years-old, commit to three 12-hour on-call shifts a month, be able to respond to a scene within 30 minutes and be available by cell phone.
Sanchez said she is aware that as vol-unteers, people are exposed to extremely tough situations that can have an effect on a person.
That’s why she’s dedicated to providing all the necessary support for the volunteers to ensure each person is comfortable in his or her position.
“When I became the coordinator, I’ve re-ally tried to make this program something more than it was before,” she said. “My goal is to be there for the volunteers and give them the mental fi rst aid through the time they are with us.”
Sanchez said even though it’s a tough job as a volunteer advocate, the feeling of help-ing someone in desperate need, outweighs the work.
For more information or to apply to the volunteer victim advocate program, con-tact Sanchez at 303-412- 3541 or by e-mail at [email protected].
‘We basically did exactly what the community
wanted, in term of the renovations.’
Kathy PiperJEFFCO NEWS IN A HURRY
Jail death under investigationAn adult male was found
hanging in his cell at the Jefferson County Deten-tion Facility on the eve-ning of March 7. A deputy found the man during a walk-through check of the module where the inmate was being held. Sheriff’s deputies immediately began administering CPR and called for additional medical assistance into the module. The male was pronounced dead on scene at 10:46 p.m.
The 24-year-old man was a Department of Cor-
rections prisoner who had arrived at the Jefferson County jail earlier in the day for a court proceed-ing. The identity of the inmate is being withheld until next of kin have been notifi ed.
The death is currently under investigation by the Sheriff’s Offi ce, which reports that indications are that the male died of an apparent suicide. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Offi ce will determine the exact cause and manner of death at the completion of their investigation.
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Democrats dubious about gun bills Questions focus on rights, realism By Vic Vela [email protected]
Democrats on March 11 went fi ve-for-fi ve on their surviving pieces of gun-control legislation, including vic-tories on a bill that places limits on high-capacity ammunition magazines and one that institutes universal back-ground checks on all gun sales and transfers.
But three of the bills passed the Senate without unifi ed Democratic support — and those votes came after two other lawmakers killed their own controversial bills last week, before they were ever debated.
The recent activity on all fi ve gun bills spanned two days, beginning on March 8, following lengthy and often emotional debate that took place on the Senate fl oor.
While Democrats by and large feel like they have struck a balance be-tween respecting Second Amendment rights and trying to curb gun violence, at least one elected offi cial wonders if her party may have overreached in its gun-control efforts.
“I’m concerned that this may have woken up people,” Sen. Lois Tochtrop, a Thornton Democrat, told Colorado Community Media.
Tochtrop voted against limit-ing ammunition magazines to 15 rounds and requiring that all gun sales and transfers be subject
to background checks.Tochtrop voted for the three other
bills: One prohibiting domestic vio-lence offenders from having access to guns; one requiring those who go through background checks to pay the associated costs; and the one that Tochtrop sponsored, which would ban concealed-carry permit training from being done exclusively online.
Tochtrop wonders how indepen-dent voters will respond to the legisla-tion.
“It’s the unaffi liated (voters) that don’t support some of these gun bills,” she said. “These are the people who determine elections in Colorado.”
“She could be right,” said Sen. Cheri Jahn, D-Wheat Ridge, when asked about her colleague’s com-ments. “We’ll fi nd out in 2014.”
Jahn voted in favor of four of the bills, but opposed the one regarding limits on magazines.
“It’s just not enforceable,” Jahn said. “So, it’s against the law to buy 15s (rounds of ammunition in a maga-zine). So, they just go out and buy sev-eral 15s and carry them. The people who have committed these horrible, heinous crimes are people that are gonna get ‘em elsewhere anyway. And they’re gonna be a lot bigger than the 15s anyway.”
Lakewood Democratic Sen. Andy Kerr voted against a bill that would re-quire would-be gun buyers to pay for their own background checks.
Kerr said he wanted to compro-mise, saying that if background checks are required on every transaction, then
the state should help with the costs.Kerr also said he would have voted
against a bill that would have placed liability on gun makers and sellers of semiautomatic weapons, under certain circumstances. But Kerr said he would have supported a bill that would have banned concealed weap-ons from being carried on college campuses.
Both of those bills were killed by their Senate sponsors on March 8, be-fore being debated. Kerr said he made some “tough votes” but feels good about his party’s efforts to do what-ever it can to prevent more bloodshed.
“At the end of the day, all of the pro-posals were well-intended,” he said. “I think they all are issues of gun safety and violence in our communities. Some I disagreed with, but the process worked.”
Jahn concurred.“I always feel comfortable with the
votes I’ve made,” Jahn said. “I’ve spent a lot of time going over and over and over (the bills). I don’t vote, ever, on sound bites. Something may sound good, but I have to know in policy how does it work.”
But one Republican lawmaker believes that Democrats could fi nd themselves in big trouble in 2014.
“I think the quote will come out of this is ‘Tora, Tora, Tora,’” said Sen. Ted Harvey, R-Highlands Ranch, playing off Tochtrop’s comments. “That’s the only thing that will result from this. You won’t stop criminals … but you will wake up a sleeping giant, I think that’s non-debatable.”
An overview at the remaining gun bills By Vic Vela [email protected]
Five gun-control bills continue to make their way through Colorado’s legislative process as of March 12:
Senate Bill 197: This bill, spon-sored by Westminster Democratic Sen. Evie Hudak, would prohibit domestic-violence offenders from gaining ac-cess to guns.
“One of the great dangers a woman can face is an abuser with a gun,” Hu-dak said during second reading of the bill on March 8.
The bill would require those who have protective orders against them, or those who have been convicted of a domestic violence crime, to surrender their guns within 24 hours.
They can have up to 72 hours to comply with the law, if a judge allows it.
People required to surrender their guns could chose to either do so with law enforcement, or they can sell their weapons.
Republicans argued that domestic-violence cases often are chalked up to situations of he-said-she-said, and that the bill is just another way for the government to force people to get rid of their guns.
“This is a bill that’s heavy on bu-reaucracy and light on common sense,” said Sen. Steve King, R-Grand Junction.
The bill passed the Senate on a par-ty-line vote of 20-15, and it now heads to the House of Representatives.
Senate Bill 195: Bans exclusive online training for those seeking con-cealed handgun permits. This was the least-debated and least controversial of the gun bills, garnering supportive
comments from Republicans.An amended version of this bill re-
quires that at least some training for handgun permits be done in person, and through a class that is taught by a certifi ed instructor.
The bill’s Senate sponsor is Lois Tochtrop, D-Thornton.
This bill, which passed 22-13, received bipartisan support, with Republican Sens. Ellen Roberts of Durango and Kevin Lundberg of Ber-thoud voting with Democrats. The bill now heads to the House.
House Bill 1224: This bill limits the number of rounds that a high-ca-pacity magazine can hold to 15.
Democrats cite high-profi le mass shootings — where the shooters used high-capacity magazines to kill mul-tiple victims — as evidence that am-munition limits needs to be in place for the community’s sake.
But Republicans say the magazine limit is arbitrary, and that such a law would do nothing to keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of criminals and the mentally unstable.
The bill passed 18-17. Democratic Sens. Cheri Jahn of Wheat Ridge and Lois Tochtrop of Thornton joined all 15 Republicans in voting against the bill, which now heads back to the House for consideration of amend-ments.
House Bill 1229: This bill requires universal background checks on gun sales and transfers.
Supporters say the legislation closes a loophole in current Colorado law, which already requires that back-ground checks be conducted when guns are bought through retail outlets.
The bill makes exceptions for fam-ily members who give their guns to one another and those who inherent
them. The bill also allows people to freely loan their guns to someone for up to a 72-hour period, so long as the person receiving the weapon is legally able to possess them.
Supporters argued that the bill is necessary to weed out the bad guys who seek to buy guns.
“I’m carrying this bill because gun violence has become an epidemic,” said Senate sponsor Morgan Carroll, D-Aurora. “How do we know if some-one is a dangerous convicted felon, but for a background check?”
But Republicans argue that the bill only penalizes law-abiding citizens, and that criminals will fi nd a way to get them anyway. They also argue that the law only would work if there is a gun registry in place.
“This bill will do absolutely nothing to improve, absolutely nothing,” said Sen. Greg Brophy, R-Wray.
The bill passed the Senate 19-16, with Sen. Lois Tochtrop of Thorn-ton being the only Democrat to vote against the legislation, which now heads back to the House for consider-ation of amendments.
House Bill 1229: The bill says those who submit to background checks should pay for their associated costs.
Republicans blasted the bill. Sen. Kevin Lundberg, R-Berthoud, said re-quiring people to pay fees for rights that are protected by the Constitution is akin to paying a poll tax.
However, Denver Democratic Sen. Mike Johnston reminded colleagues that there are plenty of rights where fees are put in place.
Sen. Andy Kerr of Lakewood was the only Democrat to vote against the bill, which passed 19-16. The bill now heads to the governor’s desk.
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OPINIONS / YOURS AND OURS
Merging forces on education front?K-12 public education funding in Colo-
rado may see some dramatic forces come to rest within the coming months. I don’t think any alignment of the moon, sun and stars has anything to do with it. In fact, I know that the two separate actions are generated by people concerned about the equality of state funding for local school districts.
One comes in the form of legal action and the other in proposed state legisla-tion. Both have their own set of pluses and minuses in my opinion. But what is important is that there is effort and activity to improve the status quo.
Lobato lawsuitThe legal action is a lawsuit initiated in
2005 by a group of concerned parents from around the state and school districts in the San Luis Valley. The focus of the lawsuit is funding equity for public schools. Their lawsuit contends the current state School Finance Act is unconstitutional due to it not providing a “thorough and uniform”
system of education as mandated in the state Constitution.
This past week the state Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the case known as Lobato vs. State of Colorado. The case is on appeal from the decision of Denver District Court Judge Sheila Rappaport in which she ruled in favor of the parents and school districts.
While her decision did not specify a dollar amount that would be needed to achieve a “thorough and uniform” system of public education across Colorado, one
consultant has estimated that up to $4 bil-lion would be needed to meet the constitu-tional test.
Senate Bill 213The legislative effort to achieve better
equality in state funding has been rolled out by state Sen. Mike Johnston from Den-ver. His bill would especially be helpful to school districts with high concentrations of at-risk students such as districts in Adams County, and the bill would put heavy em-phasis on early childhood learning.
Regarding equitable funding, his bill has four components: 1) funding weights would be modified or some eliminated with a higher base amount; 2) enrollment counting would be changed from a single day count to a “throughout the school year” approach for a more accurate head count; 3) student-based funding would target individual schools to meet stu-dent needs as opposed to block grants to districts and 4) increase local support of schools by shifting the current two-thirds
state funding away from the state. Local school districts in wealthier areas would be required to generate more local funds.
Potential mergingOn the Lobato lawsuit, we need to re-
member that the judiciary branch cannot authorize a tax, which is a legislative func-tion. However, in Colorado, we have TA-BOR that requires a vote of the people. And likewise with new legislation by the state Legislature that requires a tax increase, voter approval is necessary.
There is a lot in common between the two separate forces at play. Who knows how the Supreme Court will rule and it remains to be seem if the Legislature will pass Johnston’s bill and put enabling fund-ing on the November ballot. But we do know that these two forces could merge for the betterment of public education.
Bill Christopher is former city manager of Westminster and used to represent District J on the RTD board of directors.
How about spring?We asked people outside of Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers at 7745 N. Wadsworth
Blvd. what is their favorite part of spring.
Seeing all the �owers – the tulips and da�odills. I love walking around my neighborhood, and there’s one garden that always inspires me.
- Mary Bohn, Arvada
Sunshine and being outside, and being able to prune my fruit trees.
- Katie Edstrom,
Arvada
Baseball.- Tony Plant, Westminster
Seeing everything greening up.
- Maryann Mah, Arvada
QUESTION OF THE WEEK A little of this and thatHere we go again! Daylight savings is
upon us for spring and summer. I am against it, so once again, we have
had to change all the clocks including those in the cars.
I see no savings in daylight savings time.
Why?Why do we need to give every little
weather front a name? Today, as I write this column we are having a mini blizzard. But according to the Weather Channel we are in a full blizzard mode with a storm named Tritan or is it Saturn? I don’t know even know what it’s called. Why not just call it a storm?
I lived for 20 years in Minnesota where a blizzard was a blizzard.
We only knew that it had to be snowing cats and dogs and the temperature had to be at least a minus 20 degrees. Only then was school called off.
Too much blackEverywhere you look these days you see
black. The kids are all wearing black hoodies
and we adults have to make choices be-tween stainless steel or black appliances. Well I don’t’ like either, but we settled for black.
But the problem comes when you try to shine up the refrigerator and stove. I ended up using a glass cleaner called Sprayway Glass Cleaner.
Speaking of household hintsDid you know that if you spray Pam or
WD40 on your snow shovel the snow will glide right off it?
And the plastic bags your grocer pro-vides make good garbage bags for your wastebaskets in the kitchen and bathroom. It’s the old “waste not, want not” theory.
Take a riskThe other day I was in the foyer of our
local post office and I saw a young mother with two small children standing there and crying.
I asked her if I could help and she said she was stranded and didn’t know how to get home to her 63rd Avenue and Federal Boulevard mobile home park.
I quickly assessed that my little Saturn did not comply with the seat belt and car seat capacity.
But then I said to myself that I should take a risk and get that young mother home. So we piled in and away we went.
I learned she is a student at Emily Griffith School and rides the bus downtown to class.
She even offered to pay me for gas, which of course I rejected. I can’t tell you how many thank yous she gave me and how many times I stated I was happy to be of help. You know sometimes one has to take a risk and help out. It made me feel good all day knowing she and her children got home safe.
Quote of the Week“Waste not, want not”. — AnonymousStay well, stay involved and stay tuned.
Vi June is past Democratic state represen-tative for House District 35. She is a former mayor of Westminster and a former news-paper publisher. A Westminster resident for more than four decades, she and her hus-band, Bob, have five grown children and eight grandchildren.
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Legislature OKs civil unions Hickenlooper expected to sign landmark bill By Vic Vela [email protected]
For gay couples in Colorado, the third time turned out to be the charm.
Legislation that legalizes civil unions has now cleared the state General Assembly, fol-lowing passage through the House of Repre-sentatives on March 12.
The passage follows two unsuccessful at-tempts at getting the bill through prior leg-islative sessions. The measure now goes to Gov. John Hickenlooper, who is expected to sign it.
“We are fulfi lling a promise we made at the end of the last session, and we made to the people of Colorado, that we would get
this done,” said House Speaker Mark Ferran-dino, D-Denver. “And now, it’s headed to the governor’s desk.”
Senate Bill 11, which would allow gay couples to enter into commitments that are similar to marriage, passed the House on a 39-26 vote.
Two Republicans voted for the bill: Reps. Carole Murray of Castle Rock and Cheri Ger-ou of Evergreen.
“I’m a Republican and a conservative, and I like this bill,” Gerou said from the House fl oor. “I know this is the right thing to do.”
Murray and Gerou joined Sen. Ellen Rob-erts of Durango as the only Republican law-makers to vote for civil unions this legislative session.
But the majority of Republicans had con-cerns with the bill. Chief among them was their belief that the legislation does not go far enough in allowing exemptions for en-
tities that have religious objections to civil unions.
“I think it’s unfortunate that we didn’t provide that clarity in that law,” said Rep. Chris Holbert, R-Parker.
Several Republicans, including Rep. Lori Saine of Dacono, argued that civil unions are akin to gay marriage — something that Colo-radans voted to ban in 2006. That same year, voters rejected a bill that would have put in place something similar to civil unions.
“We won’t get to debate this again here, we will debate this in a court of law,” Saine cautioned.
But Democrats believe that times have changed and that the public — and history — is fi rmly on their side on this issue. But they also said that more work needs to be done to achieve equality.
“Changing the conversation in politics isn’t just about taking a vote,” said Sen. Jessie Ulibarri, D-Commerce City. “It’s about talk-
ing with your neighbors and sitting down one-on-one and having people see your family and recognize that you deserve pro-tection under the law.”
With civil unions soon to be a reality, Democrats are hopeful that a forthcoming U.S. Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage bans will pave the way for the Colorado to join other states that recognize same-sex marriages.
Sen. Pat Steadman — who lost his long-time partner to cancer last year — said that getting civil unions through the Legislature marks a “joyous occasion,” but that “we’re not there yet.”
“I don’t want anyone to think that we’ve reached the peak and climbed the summit of that mountain that challenges us in terms of full inclusion of equal participation in to-day’s society,” he said. “Civil unions are less-er and not equal and that really is not good enough.”
How to � le a Colorado records request
Sta� report Colorado law has placed
powerful tools in the hands of citizens who want to know what is being done with their tax dollars and in their names: the Colorado Open Records Act and the Colorado Criminal Justice Records Act.
The ability to “CORA” for public records is com-monly done by journalists, but the so-called “sun-shine” laws can be used by anyone, and they empower people equally. While there are records that can remain sealed, and while copying costs and “reasonable fees” can be charged, the range of records covered by the law is broad.
Filing a Colorado records request is straightforward. Determine the identity of
the “custodian of records” for the information you are seeking, along with that person’s mailing address or email address. That is the person responsible for maintaining and keeping the records, or any person having personal custody and control of the records.
In the request, list which records law is being cited, and describe the records that are being requested.
Be reasonably specifi c in the description of the records, but also describe them broadly enough to make sure the request in-cludes all records that could hold the information.
Ask the recipient of the request for notifi cation if he or she is not the records custodian, and for the iden-tity of the person who has custody or control of the records.
Ask for the records within three working days, although extenuating cir-cumstances provide for up to seven days.
Include a sentence re-questing a written explana-tion, including the citation of a law or regulation, if the access is denied.
Make sure the request-er’s name and contact in-formation are included, and it’s ready to go.
For a well-written guide-book to Colorado’s open-records laws, go online to coloradopressassociation.com and enter “sunshine laws” in the search bar.
Lawmakers’ bill eases acquisition of public records Sta� Report
Gov. John Hickenlooper has signed into law a bill that attempts to make public re-cords easier to acquire. House Bill 1041 requires government agencies in Colorado to email, fax or send by traditional mail records that a person does not want to in-spect at the records custodian’s offi ce.
The bill, signed by the governor March 8, allows for an agency to charge for postage if records are mailed but states that no trans-mission fees shall apply if they are emailed.
It also permits fees to be assessed for making paper copies of records and for time
spent researching and collecting the infor-mation, as already allowed under state law. Critics of the legislation contend it will only make it more diffi cult to obtain records by allowing government agencies’ custodians to charge exorbitant fees.
The bill has also drawn fi re for stating that records will not be delivered until fees are collected. The Colorado Press Associa-tion supports the legislation, saying that while it’s not perfect, it is a positive change.
“There’s much work to be done with clarifi cation of CORA (Colorado Open Re-cords Act) and fees, but this is a great fi rst step,” a statement on the CPA’s Facebook page says.
EDITOR’S NOTE CCM marks Sunshine Week
Since 2005, Sunshine Week has been observed to highlight the importance of open government. It’s about the right we all enjoy to have access to public records. It’s about the role we all play in holding our government agencies accountable to those they serve.
Launched by the American Society of News Editors, the initiative is timed to
coincide with the birthday of the “Father of the Constitution,” James Madison, on March 16. Sunshine Week 2013 began on March 10, and Colorado Community Media is marking the week by bringing you some insight into how you can obtain public records.
Together, we can all work toward greater transparency in our federal, state and local governments.
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Spradley was diagnosed with PTSD upon his return home.
Both men said they have had to deal with common symptoms of PTSD, includ-ing anxiety, isolation, trou-ble reintegrating and ad-justing and sleep problems.
“My biggest thing, to this day, is sleeping at normal times,” Jones said. “I’ll stay up for two days and then crash and sleep for a few hours. I’ve got the weird-est sleep schedule. I still can’t get that down mainly because I’ll have anxiety at-tacks and stay up all night playing video games or doing something to calm down.”
Jones said his issues didn’t start until after he left the military, when he was both afraid of being alone, yet at the same time, anxious in crowds such as at a store.
Safety is a major cause of anxiety for soldiers when they return home, Spradley said.
“You’re in a danger-ous situation when you’re over there, but you have your best friends sleeping 10 feet from you and you know those people always have your back,” Spradley said. “When you get back, everybody goes their sepa-rate ways, and you’re pretty much by yourself. You’re not feeling safe anymore because you don’t know what’s going to happen.”
Public perceptionsMisunderstanding by
the general public often leads to even greater issues, Spradley said.
“People look at PTSD like it’s a zombie outbreak, so they avoid it like that’s exactly what it is,” he said. “Don’t avoid topics that set it off. People who go through their lives after they’re diagnosed and get it, they live with it the rest of their lives and if people avoid any conversation, anything that might pos-sibly set it off, that’s what puts that person that has it into having more issues and more depression.”
Michelle Benavidez, mother of Army Staff Sgt. Kenneth Mayne, a soldier killed in Iraq in 2008, has adopted Jones, Spradley and other soldiers as “her boys.” Through that ex-tended family, Benavidez has seen another common misconception about PTSD — it isn’t real.
“People think they’re faking it,” Benavidez said. “It’s real.”
She said some people think service members who come back and are not missing an arm or a leg should not have problems such as PTSD, should not act out, seek help or com-plain about their condition.
“It’s ‘well, you survived so shut up.’ How civilians expect you guys to behave is nowhere near reality,” she said.
Benavidez and Van Hol-
beck both agree that both the public and the govern-ment should play more of a factor in the healing of sol-diers and veterans.
“I think educating is a big piece,” Benavidez said. “Just letting the aver-age person know there is a percentage of people who fake it … but the majority of guys coming back aren’t faking it. They aren’t ask-ing you to bow down and kiss their feet, but have a little bit of respect for what they did and try to under-stand what they are going through.”
Resources and responsiveness
With President Barack Obama’s goal of bring-ing the majority of troops home by the end of 2014, thousands of troops will be returning home in need of some sort of assistance.
“They require resources to treat trauma, depression or anxiety,” Van Holbeck said. “While our elected officials on Capitol Hill
play politics with the de-fense budget, a good many troops are in need of treat-ment. One of the biggest issues civilians need to understand is that we can-not make the same mistake we made with returning Vietnam veterans, many of whom were never offered treatment.”
While many veter-ans have been prescribed medications and received assistance to help their symptoms, there is still a negative stigma associated with seeking mental health treatment, Van Holbeck said, which often leads to self-treatment through avoidance behaviors or substance use.
“You’re frowned upon and looked upon as weak,” Jones said. “When you come back and they’re ask-ing you all these questions to see if you have any men-tal health issues, they pretty much tell you to lie about it and all that does is screw you because they have that paperwork on file. It’s a lot harder for you to get seen and have the VA pay for it.”
Psychotropic medica-tions and psychotherapy are often effective ways to
treat PTSD, Van Holbeck said. Spradley said he has had professional help and he has learned how to bet-ter control his PTSD.
“I learned how to deal with issues differently, but they haven’t gotten any bet-ter,” Spradley said. “I went to therapy, met with a psy-chiatrist and talked it out with him. There’s breathing techniques and stuff like that so I learned to calm myself down when it starts kicking in and I’m having issues.
“I’ve had a lot of time to get used to living with PTSD so all the stuff that used to happen to me when I went out into public kind of just dwindled off, that or I just don’t notice it anymore,” Spradley said.
While professional help is the most effective way soldiers can deal with PTSD, Van Holbeck said the public can help too — through advocacy, accep-tance, empathy, support and understanding.
“The most effective way — short of contributing to the various organizations supporting veteran treat-ment — of getting involved is contacting your elected
officials and demanding they support treatment of military men and women who have been wounded in battle, physically and emotionally,” Van Holbeck said. “The current political climate does not seem to favor the very people who have fought to keep our cit-izens and our country safe from terrorists and extrem-ists, but they should.”
Sometimes a five-min-ute email to a congressman or senator can make a dif-ference, she added.
Battles: Veterans seek resources, understandingBattles continued from Page 3
Editor’s Note: Look for mental health, libraries and political parties among topics in up-coming weeks.
DETAILS
WHAT IS PTSD?
Post-traumatic stress disorder is an anxiety disorder that can occur after a person has seen or experience a traumatic event that involved the threat of injury or death.
Source: National Institutes of Health
THE FACTS ABOUT PTSD:
ABOUT 11-20 PERCENT of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Opera-tion Enduring Freedom veterans are diagnosed with PTSD.
AS MANY AS 10 PERCENT of Desert Storm veterans have been diagnosed.
ABOUT 30 PERCENT of Vietnam veterans have been diagnosed.
ABOUT 7-8 PERCENT of the general population, or 5.2 million people per year, will have PTSD at some point in their lives.
WOMEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP PTSD — about 10 per-cent of women are diagnosed at some point in their lives; 5 percent of men.
Source: U. S. Department of Veterans A�airs
‘When you get back, everybody goes their separate ways, and you’re pretty much by yourself. You’re not feeling safe anymore because you don’t know what’s
going to happen.’Army Spec. Matt Spradley
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phrase “curb appeal.” Curb appeal is similar to getting ready for a big date, only you’re not dressing yourself up to make a strong �rst impression. Instead, improving curb appeal in-volves dressing your home up in the hopes it makes a strong �rst impres-sion on prospective buyers, many of whom will have a strong opinion about the property before they even get out of their cars to have a look around.
A home with strong curb appeal can entice buyers who are likely to believe that a home with a well-main-tained exterior is likely to have an equally impressive interior. Home-owners who want the process of sell-ing their home to go smoothly can improve the property’s curb appeal in a number of ways, many of which don’t necessitate a substantial home improvement budget.
* Clean up. �e most e�ective way to improve curb appeal is to clean up the property. Many homeown-ers are savvy enough to remove toys and other items from the yard before showing a home, but cleaning up goes beyond removing clutter from the property. Make sure all hedges are trimmed and remove weeds, sticks and other debris from any �ower
beds. Lay mulch in the �ower beds and garden, as mulch prevents weed growth while helping the soil retain moisture, resulting in more attractive gardens to catch a buyer’s eye.
* Get an “edge” on other sellers. Edging is another easy and e�ective way to improve curb appeal. Edge driveways, sidewalks and other walk-ways around the property, removing or trimming anything that is hang-ing over the driveway or walkways. If the boundary between your driveway and lawn is not distinct, consider in-stalling edging materials such as stone or bricks. �e edging can be level with the driveway or elevated, but keep in mind that elevated driveway edg-ing can protect the lawn, preventing kids from riding their bicycles onto the lawn or cars from driving onto it. Adding edging is not a very di�cult do-it-yourself project.
* Take to the trees. Many home-owners grow accustomed to over-grown trees around their property and may not notice that low-hanging, unsightly branches are hiding the home from view. Buyers want to see the house, so take to the trees and trim any branches that hang too low or obscure your home.
* Clean the gutters. Leaves and sticks hanging from the gutters are a red �ag to buyers, who tend to associ-ate clogged gutters with roof damage.
Clean the gutters thoroughly before putting your home up for sale and keep them clean throughout the sell-ing process. If your property includes lots of trees, install guards to keep twigs and leaves out of the gutters.
* Make the home accessible through the front door. Many home-owners enter their home through a side door or through their garage. If you fall into this category, keep in mind that prospective buyers will be entering through the front door, so make this area accessible. Clear any clutter, such as overgrown hedges, away from the front door, and con-sider upgrading the door handle to a more modern feature. In addition, make sure the lock on the front door doesn’t stick, forcing the realtor and buyers to immediately struggle before entering the home. You want buyers and their real estate agents to get in and out of the home as smoothly as possible.
* Make sure all plants, including �owers, are living. Dehydrated or dead plants and �owers are eyesores, and they will give buyers the impres-sion that you didn’t pay much at-tention to your property. Make sure all plants are alive and thriving and replace those that aren’t. You can re-plant new �owers or plants or just use potted plants instead. When purchas-ing new plants, choose low-mainte-
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No argument about eateries
The latest issue of 5280 magazine names the Best New Restaurants of 2013.
The special restaurants (and I have no argument with these choices) are The Populist at 3163 Larimer St. (www.the-populistdenver.com), Sassafras American Eatery at 2637 W. 26th Ave (www.sassa-frasamericaneatery.com), Uncle at 2215 W. 32nd Ave. (www.uncledenver.tumblr.com), Oak at Fourteenth at 1400 Pearl St. in Boulder, (www.oakatfourteenth.com), The Universal at 2911 W. 38th Ave. (www.theuniversaldenver.blogspot.com), Amerigo Delicatus Restaurant & Market at 2449 Larimer St., (www.amerigodeli-catus.com), Spuntino at 2639 W. 32nd Ave. (www.spuntinodenver.com) and The Squeaky Bean at 1500 Wynkoop St. (www.thesqueakybean.com).
Just about the Bee Gees“It’s only words, and words are all I
have, to take your heart away.” Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb.
The Australian Bee Gees Show cap-tures the look, the sound and the person-ality that defines one of the most success-ful and adored acts in musical history.
This five-piece band has evolved to become the definitive live celebration of four decades of wonderful music written by the Brothers Gibb.
The Australian Bee Gees Show has played to capacity crowds around the world, cementing their reputation as exceptional performers and the world’s leading Bee Gees show.
Their greatest hits are performed in a live concert setting with state-of-the-art sound, lighting, video screens, onstage mannerisms, speaking voices, and soar-ing high notes and harmonies capturing the essence of the Bee Gees.
For one night only, be a part of the magic of one of the greatest bands of all time covering such classic songs as Stayin’ Alive, Night Fever, You Should Be Dancin’, Nights on Broadway, Massachusetts, Trag-edy, Lonely Days, To Love Somebody, How Deep Is Your Love, Jive Talkin’, Grease, plus many, many more.
This concert benefits Colorado Public Television 12 and is sponsored by KOSI, 101.1-FM, Out Front Colorado, Prime Time for Seniors, 50plus Marketplace News, The Curtis, Presidential Worldwide Transportation and Marlowe’s restaurant.
The show starts at 8 p.m. March 15; doors open at 7 at the Paramount The-atre. Tickets are $39-$49 (Golden Circle) plus service charges and are available at www.tickethorse.com or by calling 866-461-6556. Tickets also are available at www.cpt12.org or by calling 303-296-1212.
Beer hereAlamo Drafthouse Cinema in Little-
ton is scheduled to open March 22 in the Aspen Grove Shopping Center, but it’s already announced it is adding 32 beers, doubling its already hefty brew menu (view the entire beer menu at http://draft-house.com/blog/entry/32_more_tasty_brews_added_to_the_alamo_line_up).
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema combines dinner, drinks, films and events, all under one roof. The theaters have been herald-ed for their unique programming events and high exhibition standards, earning accolades like “Best Theater Ever” (Time
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Painters rising‘Pitmen’ tells true story of English paintersBy Clarke [email protected]
Understanding art can be a difficult task, even more so when one has no ex-
perience at all with it.That’s the dilemma facing a
group of English coal miners in a Northumberland coal town in the 1930s, when they end up taking an art appreciation class.
“The Pitmen Paint-ers,” showing at Golden’s Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave.,
through April 7, tackles the dif-ferent ways people come to love art.
The play is written by Lee Hall, famous for writing “Billy Elliot.”
According to director Rick Bernstein, the play is based on the true story of miners in the town of Ashington who acci-dentally became famous artists while trying to learn about it.
“In the 1930s these miners were offered some classes on subjects like biological evolu-tion and economics, but an economics instructor couldn’t be found, so they ended up in art appreciation instead,” he said. “They didn’t know anything about art, so af-ter trying to teach them, the teacher thought they would learn better if they created art.”
The result was an
amazing body of work cre-ated by the miners that lasted through World War II and has been lauded by many critics and art fans.
Producer Paige Larson said that a former Miners Alley ac-tress told her about the play and when she read it for her-self, it immediately intrigued her.
“It reminded me of what we do at Miners Alley — create art for the working class,” she said. “It really touched my heart, because these men had a real tough life in the mines, but are really great characters.”
Larson said that the actors had a lot of fun with the Ge-ordie accent, which can be ex-tremely difficult to understand. She said the playbills will have a short glossary for audiences to help them understand.
“We spent a lot of time working on the accents and phrases, because we really wanted to get the rhythm, which is very specific to the region,” Larson said.
Bernstein said that in a way the cast and crew be-came the Pitmen Painters through working so hard to capture the culture and
work the painters created.“I think it really kind of mir-
rored the journey for all of us,” he said.
One of the things that Ber-nstein found most remarkable about the story is how impor-tant it was for the painters to be a group.
“These guys weren’t egotis-tic, and just had a passion for art, and used it to tell their sto-ry,” he said. “A couple were of-fered stipends so they wouldn’t have to work in the mines any more, but they didn’t want to leave the people they worked with.”
The miners’ passion for art, even though they never expect-ed anyone to see what they cre-ated, mirrors Bernstein’s own belief on the need to create art as an outlet, even if it’s just for yourself.
“For these painters, it was kind of a salvation — a way to get out of their dark world,” he said. “In a way the play is like ‘Billy Elliot,’ ‘The Full Monty’ and ‘Rocky,’ with lower-class people doing something more.”
For tickets and more infor-mation, call 303-935-3044 or visit www.minersalley.com.
English miners go from learning about art to creating it in “The Pitmen Painters,” currently playing at the Miners Alley Playhouse. Photos by Sarah Roshan
Oliver (Mark Collins), left, and Ben (Brandon Palmer), right, discuss a work created by the miners in “The Pitmen Painters.”
IF YOU GOWHAT: ‘The Pitmen Painters’WHERE: Miners Alley Playhouse1224 Washington Ave., GoldenWHEN: Through April 7,7:30 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 6 p.m. SundayCOST: $19 to $29.50INFORMATION: 303-935-3044 or www.minersalley.com.
Robert (Peter Gi�n), one of the miners, works on a painting. The play is based on true events.
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YOUR WEEK: SPELLING BEE & TAXES THURSDAY/MARCH 14
SPELLING BEE Compete with other spelling whizzes in the 60+ Spelling Bee, sponsored by the Arvada Press/Mile High News, Brookdale Senior Living’s Arvada Sterling House and Arvada Meridian, and Prime Time for Seniors Newspaper. Prizes and refreshments included. This is a free event, but both con-testants and spectators must register by March 2. Contestants must be 60 and over. Sign up soon; space is limited. The spelling bee is from 1-3 p.m. Thursday, March 14, at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.
THURSDAY/MARCH 14, MARCH 21
TAX WORKSHOPS The Colorado Department of Revenue o� ers free tax workshops on sales and use tax laws in Colorado. The workshops include information on many common sales and use tax topics, including but not limited to the liabilities businesses face when they are not in compliance with Colorado laws. The Sales/Use Tax Part 1 class is from 1-4 p.m. Thursday, March 14, and Part II is from 1-4 p.m. Thursday, March 21, in
Wheat Ridge. Registration is required. Continuing Professional Education credits and training materials are available. For more information and to sign up for these workshops or other tax workshops o� ered by the Colorado Department of Revenue, visit www.TaxSeminars.state.co.us.
THURSDAY/MARCH 14 TO MARCH 23
SCARS PRODUCTION Red Rocks Community College theater arts and dance department, in collaboration with the RRCC College Gateway program, the Denver Foundation, Colorado Creative Industries, and the Terry Stevinson family, presents “Scars: Breaking the Cycle,” beginning March 14 at Red Rocks Community College. The show runs at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturdays through March 23. The production is based on real-life experiences of Red Rocks Community College Gateway students. After a two-week performance run at Red Rocks Community College, “Scars: Breaking the Cycle” will tour the Denver Metro area and be presented with community partners: The LIDA Project (April 13), D.L. Parsons Theatre at the Northglenn Recreation Center (March 29). For information
and reservations, contact Leonard Madrid at 303-914-6458 or [email protected].
THURSDAY/MARCH 14
CASA 101 Court Appointed Special Advocates of Adams and Broom� eld Counties is seeking volunteers to advocate on behalf of abused and neglected children who have open cases in the judicial system. Learn about the program at CASA 101, from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14, at Adams County Economic Development Corporation, 12200 Pecos St., Suite 100, Westmin-ster. CASA sta� members and volunteers will speak with guests about the program, as well as help those interested in taking the next step to become a volunteer. CASA’s next volunteer training class begins in June. For information or to RSVP, visit www.casa17th.org or call 303-655-3918.
FRIDAY/MARCH 15
POTLUCK AS part of the Festive Friday Series, get your Irish on and join us for this fun annual event at noon Friday, March 15, at the Northglenn Senior Center, 11801 Community
Center Drive. Bring your favorite side dish or dessert and the Northglenn Senior Organization will provide corned beef and cabbage, rolls, tea and co� ee. RSVP at 303-450-8801. For people ages 55 and over.
FRIDAY/MARCH 15
MEDICATION REVIEW Students from the University of Colorado School of Pharmacy will help review your medications and supplements to make sure you are taking them in the most bene� cial manner from 1-3:30 p.m. Friday, March 15, at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Call for a free 20-minute appointment at 303-425-9583.
FRIDAY/MARCH 15
MUSICAL TRIBUTE Gobs O’Phun present a musical tribute to “The Quiet Man,” featuring special guest musician Peggy Fasing, from 8-10 p.m. Friday, March 15, at Daniels Hall, Swallow Hill Music Association, 71 E. Yale, Denver. Call 303-777-1003. Show for all ages. Visit swallowhillmusic.org.
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An inspirational traditional service is o�ered at 9 AM on Sunday.There are choirs for every age and musical ability. Small group fellowships that meet weekly and monthly, a licensed pre-school
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The Littleton location will be Alamo’s fi rst in Colorado and is at 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Unit 850.
For more information, call 303-730-2470 or visit http://www.drafthouse.com/denver/littleton.
Urban AlmanacErica McNeish and Laurie
Smith are both food lovers and food “professionals,” having worked as a food stylist and food photographer.
The pair has recently an-nounced the launch of “The Urban Almanac” at www.theurbanal-manac.com. The website offers a seasonal online guide that features the bounty of food, drink and artisanal products that come solely from Colorado.
“The idea is to bring Coloradans great stories about passionate, local and sometimes unknown purveyors. Through blogging about these artisans, we get to do what we love most: discover what is hap-pening locally, document their stories with photographs, develop recipes with their products, and do what we can to spread the good word,” said Smith.
The Urban Almanac includes feature stories and recipes for breakfasts, lunches, desserts and main courses, hot drinks, cold drinks, cocktails and much more all featuring Colorado products.
It provides “foodies” with a unique resource for tracking and tasting local fl avors.
McNeish has been a food lover her entire life and made a career of it as a freelance food stylist. She has styled 10 cookbooks (including two award winners) and her work has been featured in magazines including Gourmet, 5280, Sunset and Cowboys and Indians.
Smith is a freelance photog-rapher, specializing in the world of food and travel. She has pho-
tographed and documented food stories around the globe, and her photos have been published in 35 cookbooks and national food magazines, such as Savor, Food and Wine, Sunset, 5280 and Cow-boys and Indians.
“We’re excited to be able to express our passion for the food, farmers and foragers of the Front Range!” said McNeish.
New car showCome browse hundreds of the
year’s new vehicles, meet Miss Col-orado at the Cadillac display, get a fi rst look at the 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA, Jaguar F-Type, and check out some of the elite 40 MPG Club members all at the Denver Auto Show.
So come sit in the cars, pop the hoods, inspect the trunks, and kick the tires March 20-24. Tickets are on sale: http://denverconven-tion.com/events/details/denver-auto-show1?utm_source=Newsletter+March+2013&utm_campaign=March+2013+Newsletter&utm_medium=email.
She’s my friendEllen M. Robinson is now di-
rector of Health & Wellness at the Offi ce of Gov. John Hickenlooper. Congrats to the Milk Maid for land-ing a great job. She’s done well for herself, however. When I grow up, I want to be her!
Sublurbia on a customer who drops off four large bottles of beer for a clerk at a Cherry Creek North store: After the customer leaves, clerk says to his fellow employees: “I guess I have to be a whole lot nicer to him from now on.”
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.
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Event o� ers attire for prom By Ashley Reimers [email protected]
According to a 2011 VISA study, the average cost fami-lies spent on prom in 2012 was $1,078, a 33.6 percent increase from the previous year. This price tag may be astounding to some, and unachievable for many.
So to help offset some of those costs, the third annual Prom Dress Exchange event is coming up offering boys and girls afford-able attire for prom.
This year’s event will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 16 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, 6000 Vic-tory Way in Commerce City.
The event is open to all high school students, but since last year it’s been extra special for students in the Adams 12 Five Star School District.
“Last year the Prom Dress Ex-change absorbed the Adams 12’s prom shop, which was a program helping out with prom costs,”
said Laura Bauer, president of The Prom Dress Exchange Cor-poration. “So we are really help-ing out students in that district and many others in Adams County.”
Bauer took over the Prom Dress Exchange three years ago. She turned the event into a non-profi t organization and just last year she helped 200 students. This year she hopes to double or triple that number. She said at the event students will be able to browse for dresses, tuxes, suits, shoes and accessories. The only requirements from students are a valid student ID and a $10 do-nation.
“We collect donations from individuals, schools, and other organizations all year long to provide our clients with today’s fashion for prom night. Whether a teen’s style is elegant, cool, cute, hot, sweet, or glam, he or she will fi nd a look they’ll love,” Bauer said. “We have a range of formals from minis to ball gowns, shoes, hair accessories, jewelry, and
bags for girls. Guys can choose from suits, jackets, pants, shirts, belts, ties, and shoes.”
Bauer said those who can’t af-ford the donation or don’t have a valid ID because he or she may be attending home school will not be turned away.
She just hopes each and every teen fi nds the perfect outfi t for prom, a day she says is now “the social event in a teen’s life.”
“Prom is totally off the charts nowadays and it’s important for kids to feel special,” she said. “But it’s expensive in today’s economy, so it feels great to be able to help out those who need it. And we couldn’t do any of this without all the generous dona-tions.”
During the event there will be dressing rooms and on-site seamstresses providing limited alterations. Any student is wel-come to attend. Bauer said there is no fi nancial requirements.
For more information, visit www.promdressexchange.org.
WESTMINSTER POLICE BRIEFS Theft: An offi cer was dis-
patched March 3 to Safeway at 7353 Federal Blvd. in reference to a theft. A loss prevention of-fi cer saw a 30-year-old woman who listed no address select a box of Tampons valued at $11.72.
She opened the box and removed several of them. She then put the box back on the shelf and went to a different aisle where she hid the product in her sock.
The woman then went into the restroom where she used one of them. Although the woman paid for a pack of cigarettes, she made no attempt to pay for the Tampons. She was transported to the Westminster police department and booked on the charge of theft. She was later transported to the Adams County jail.
Second-degree burglary of a dwelling: An offi cer was dispatched March 4 to a garage in the 10900 block of Bryant Street in reference to a burglary. A 46-year-old Westminster man said he took his trashcans from the garage to the curb the night before and accidentally left the garage door open.
Someone entered his open garage during the night and stole two bicycles, a pair of skis,
a GPS device and a garage door remote.
The center consoles and glove boxes of two unlocked cars in the garage were rifl ed through. The man provided se-rial numbers for the GPS device, which was entered into CCIC/NCIC as stolen, and the bicycles. The items totaled $3,550 in value. There is no suspect infor-mation.
Second-degree burglary: An offi cer was dispatched March 4 to Northern Electric, Inc. at 1275 W. 124th Ave. in reference to a burglary to a trailer.
Two employees said they discovered a lock had been cut off from the trailer and tools valued at $3,500 were stolen from inside. There is no suspect information.
Child abuse, criminal ne-glect resulting in no injury: An offi cer was dispatched March 5 to the parking lot in front of Star-bucks at 9372 N. Sheridan Blvd. in reference to a child neglect in progress.
Two City of Westminster employees said they parked next to an older model beige Ford Explorer and saw that it was run-ning with a small child inside.
The child was wrapped in a blanket and sitting in the front
passenger seat. They waited for about 10 minutes before calling police.
A 24-year-old Thornton woman came out after the offi -cer arrived and said she had kept looking out the front windows from Barnes & Noble to check on the child. She was issued a sum-mons and the Adams County Social Services was advised of the incident.
Theft: A 20-year-old Broom-fi eld man was arrested March 5 at Kohl’s at 11875 Sheridan Blvd. after he tried to steal merchan-dise valued at $83.99 from the store.
A loss prevention offi cer saw the man select one beanie and one pair of Vans shoes. He removed the shoes from the box and put them on his feet. He then concealed the beanie down the front of his pants and passed all checkout points, making no attempt to pay for the merchan-dise. He was issued a summons and released.
Items in the police reports are compiled from public infor-mation contained in police department records. Charges or citations listed don’t imply guilt or innocence, and all people are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Center Drive. Bring your favorite side dish or dessert and the Northglenn Senior Organization will provide corned beef and cabbage, rolls, tea and co� ee. RSVP at 303-450-8801. For people ages 55 and over.
FRIDAY/MARCH 15
MEDICATION REVIEW Students from the University of Colorado School of Pharmacy will help review your medications and supplements to make sure you are taking them in the most bene� cial manner from 1-3:30 p.m. Friday, March 15, at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Call for a free 20-minute appointment at 303-425-9583.
FRIDAY/MARCH 15
MUSICAL TRIBUTE Gobs O’Phun present a musical tribute to “The Quiet Man,” featuring special guest musician Peggy Fasing, from 8-10 p.m. Friday, March 15, at Daniels Hall, Swallow Hill Music Association, 71 E. Yale, Denver. Call 303-777-1003. Show for all ages. Visit swallowhillmusic.org.
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Each year The Senior Hub Respite and In-Home pro-gram reaches out to seniors in our community who need some help to get their yards and homes in shape for the summer. This year’s Spring Clean Up will be held on three consecutive Saturdays – April 27, May 4 and May 11.
Volunteer teams are need-
ed in your community to help our neighborhood seniors tidy up their yard, wash win-dows, plant flowers and get their homes ready for the summer. If you can help as a volunteer or if you are a senior who would like help, please contact Linda Rinelli at 720-859-2248 as soon as you can.
Spring Clean Up just around the corner
Caring for our Seniors and their petsThe Companion Care Pro-
gram of The Senior Hub has received funding to reimburse seniors for urgent care visits to their veterinarian or other health-related animal care pro-fessional. If you are a senior and your pet needs urgent care, you may be eligible to receive reimbursement up to $250 for one or more visits. Call Linda Rinelli at The Senior Hub, Inc. at 720-859-2248 or e-mail [email protected] for further information about enrolling in The PetVet Program. Funding is limited, so please call and enroll in this program soon.
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You can also donate conveniently online atwww.seniorhub.org
Each year more seniors in our community need our services, while funding for these services dwindles. Please make a donation to help SENIORS in your community. Thanks!
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Does your home need some indoor or outdoor painting, porch staining, deep house-cleaning or home or-ganizing? Perhaps you need a small ramp built over your steps? Do you need some heavier yard work done? We have two volunteer groups available this year – in June and in September – willing to assist. Call Linda at 720-859-2248 for fur-ther information.
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March is a special month for The Senior Hub Meals on Wheels program. We partici-pate in a nationwide campaign entitled “March for Meals” along with thousands of other Meals on Wheels Association of America member agencies. Throughout the month various events are planned to educate our business leaders, their staff and local residents of the avail-ability of the program, the need for volunteers and to increase fi nancial support for elders liv-ing in our neighborhoods.
As a participant in this cam-paign you will support Meals on Wheels recipients such as a 97-year-old gentleman who lives alone in his mobile home,
with no family, dependent upon our warm nutritious noon-day meal and the assistance of our delivery volunteers. Thanks to the kindness of his Meals on Wheels volunteers, he is no longer threatened by prowlers jumping on his dark porch at 2 a.m. Volunteers installed a sen-sor light, reinforced his porch door, and replaced his locks with a new set of security locks. He especially looks forward to his meal on Friday when he is the last client to receive deliv-ery and his volunteer stays and visits with him while he eats.
Your donations could assist the aging couple in Westmin-ster with major health issues, and who were surviving on
cold cereal and sandwiches because arthritis and declining health had prohibited them from cooking at a hot stove. They did not want to feel like a bur-den to their children and thus refrained from discussing their needs, concerns, or limitations with their loved ones, who do not live in their immediate area. When the children discovered a very bare refrigerator and some weight loss in their par-ents, they contacted Meals on Wheels for assistance. At fi rst the couple was afraid of accepting strangers into their home to assist them. A gradual introduction to caring, trustwor-thy, CBI background-checked, friendly volunteers, and some
warm chicken and meatloaf meals have alleviated their fears and improved their lives signifi cantly.
Mayors will deliver meals on Wednesday, March 20, and representatives from busi-nesses serving seniors have been invited to assist with meal delivery as their schedule per-mits. Interested individuals are encouraged to support the pro-gram by calling 303 426-4408.
We are proud and pleased to partner with Mike Shaw Suba-ru, 1640 W. 104th Avenue, Thornton, during March. Mike and his staff will be collecting cash donations for the Meals on Wheels program. The drop-
off for food or personal care items for our senior food bank is located at 2360 W. 90th Ave. in Federal Heights. Test drive one of Mike’s Subarus today and remember to make your donations to The Senior Hub Meals on Wheels. (Online do-nations can be taken at www.seniorhub.org/donations).
Your participation in this campaign will provide in-valuable assistance to over 200 clients who rely on our daily service. Whether you dine, deliver or donate, you will make a positive dif-ference in the lives of Se-nior Hub Meals on Wheels homebound older adults.
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Fundraiser Locations
Join us at one of the host restaurants below. Dine with us and a portion of the proceeds from your dinner will be donated to The Senior Hub Meals On Wheels program to be used to maintain our level of client service in spite of the declining economy. Please remember cash donations are also welcome.
Great Scotts: Monday, March 11 from 2-9 p.m. (I-36 & Pecos) 1551 Cortez St., Denver, CO Cinzzetti’s: Thursday, March 14 from 5-9 p.m. 281 W. 104th Ave., Northglenn, CO Rosita’s: Tuesday, March 19 ALL DAY 8050 Federal Blvd, Westminster, COJay’s Grille & Bar: Monday, March 25 from 1-9 p.m. 7820 N. Washington St., Denver, CO Mickey’s Top Sirloin: Thursday, March 28 from 4-10 p.m. (72nd & Broadway) 6950 Broad-way, Denver, CO Westy’s: Accepting donations throughout the week of March 25-29 6871 Lowell Blvd., West-minster, COLodo’s Bar and Grill: Accepting donations throughout the month of March 3053 W. 104th Ave, Westminster, CO
We want to thank Colo-rado Community Media for its years of support of The Senior Hub and the commu-nity we serve. The Advisor, which has been the news-letter for The Senior Hub for some time, will now be seen in a condensed version ev-ery month right here in these pages. Same great services
and great advice for seniors, and all focused on the older population in our local neigh-borhoods and their families. Please join us in celebrating our new look and thanking Colorado Community Media for it years of support. To-gether we will continue to MAKE A DIFFERENCE for those we serve.
The Senior Hub Advisor has a new lookThe Senior Hub Advisor has a new look
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Belleview Christian advances to statetourney Pinnacle, Academy and Je�erson Academy lose in �rst roundBy Jonathan [email protected]
STERLING - The Belleview Christian girls team scored 13 unanswered points in overtime to top Pawnee on Saturday in the Class 1A regional tournament to advance to the state tournament.
The Bruins, who were outscored 8-2 in the fourth quarter, had to use the ex-tra period to beat the Coyotes 35-22 to escape from the regional tourney.
Belleview Christian was led by Syd-ney Ahaneku, who had 11 points and nine blocks.
Senior MacKenzie Woods had nine points and 10 boards for the Bruins.
The road won’t get easier for Bel-leview Christian (20-3 overall) in the state tourney, Belleview Christian, which is the No. 5 seed, opens the tour-nament against Wiley (20-2) on Thurs-day at the First Bank Center.
The Final Four will be played on Fri-day, while the state title is scheduled for Saturday.
JAGUARS LOSE IN OPENING ROUND No. 28 Jefferson Academy fell 53-40
to No. 5 Moffat County in the opening round of the 3A girls state basketball tournament.
Alyson Thimsen scored 11 points to lead the Jaguars, who finished the sea-son 10-13 overall.
PINNACLE FALLS TO COLORADO ACADEMY The No. 18 Pinnacle Timberwolves
had their season come to a disappoint-ing end Friday, falling to Colorado Acad-emy 62-49 in the opening round of the 3A boys state basketball tournament.
Colorado Academy was paced by Jack Buckmelter, the Timberwolves fin-ished the season 14-9 overall and won the Frontier League after going 12-0 in the league.
ACADEMY SQUADS SWEPT IN FIRST ROUND The Wildcat girls lost to No. 6 Pagosa
Springs 49-23 on Friday.The Academy, which was the No. 27
seed, was led by Falagrady, who had six points. Brit-
tany Watts grabbed a team-high seven boards.
The Wildcats finished the season 11-13 overall and 6-5 in the Frontier League.
The Academy boys also were ousted in the first round, falling to Colorado Springs Christian 52-39 on Friday.
The Wildcats couldn’t overcome a slow start, being outscored 9-2 in the opening period and falling behind 24-14 at halftime.
The Academy boys finished the sea-son 14-9 overall and 10-2 in the Frontier League.
Holy Family boys roll through regionalsTigers to face Eaton in Great Eight roundBy Jonathan [email protected]
BROOMFIELD - The Holy Family boys basketball team has turned into a pow-erhouse in the Class 3A, and the squad proved its dominance in the Class 3A re-gional tournament.
Holy Family rolled by Buena Vista, 63-30, and Manitou Springs, 48-21, at the regional tournament last weekend to advance to the state tournament — which will be played at Moby Arena on the CSU campus in Fort Collins. The Tigers, who are the No. 3 seed, will open the state bracket against Eaton on Thursday. Holy Family defeated Eaton 56-47 earlier this season and the boys’ 3A state title game is scheduled for Saturday at 5:30 p.m.
The Tigers advanced to the Great Eight last season, but lost to Kent Denver 29-26 and Holy Family finished the season falling to Valley 54-41 in the third-place game.
This season, Holy Family used its de-fense to advance out of the regional round. The Tigers held Buena Vista to only seven first-half points on Friday and only allowed Manitou Springs to score five points in the second half.
“We are a defensive team,” Holy Family coach Pete Villecco said. “We emphasize defense and toughness.”
That defensive prowess has been a big
reason for Holy Family’s success this sea-son, and on Saturday the Tigers defense was arguably its best all season.
Holy Family only allowed Manitou Springs to shoot 19 percent from the field and outscored the Mustangs 40-9 over the final three quarters. It was the seventh time this season that the Tigers, who go into the state tournament, have allowed fewer than 30 points a game.
Like most of the season it was a team ef-fort for the Tigers. Junior Devlin Granberg led the way for the Tigers with 13 points, while Austin Brown and David Som-mers each had nine points. Senior Jarron Sprenger didn’t score any points for Holy Family, but grabbed a team-high eight boards.
“It’s a team effort and the coaching staff preaches defense,” Sommers said. “And (Saturday) it was exceptional. We’ve been working hard at practice and it is paying off.”
Friday it was much of the same for the Tigers, who only allowed the Demons to make two baskets in the first half.
The Tigers jumped out to a 10-4 lead af-ter the first quarter and then pushed their lead to 28-7 at the half.
Holy Family also outscored Buena Vista 35-23 in the second half. Sommers led the way with 14 points, while sophomore Nick Kruetzer added 10 points and grabbed sev-en rebounds.
Ten different players scored for the Ti-gers in the game.
Holy Family’s David Sommers goes up for a layup during the Tigers’ 63-30 win over Buena Vista on Friday in the Class 3A boys regional tournament. Photos by Jonathan Maness
Holy Family’s Devlin Granberg pulls up for a jump shot during the Tigers’ 48-21 win over Manitou Springs on Saturday in the Class 3A boys regional tournament.
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
Roundup: Federico chosen Je�co Coach of the YearPomona has eight wrestlers make Je�co All-Conference �rst teamBy Jonathan [email protected]
ARVADA - Pomona’s dominance on the wrestling mat wasn’t overlooked, the Panthers had eight wrestlers make Jefferson County All-Conference first team and coach Sam Federico was chosen Coach of the Year.
The Panthers won the Class 5A state title with 125 points and had six wrestlers place, including Archie Col-gan — who won state at 160 pounds.
Also making the first team from Pomona was Tomas Gutierrez (106), Travis Torres (113), Josh Rosales (120), Lucas Vagher (126), Austin Marvel (138), Matthew Seifert (145) and Mitch Chism (285).
Raymond Robledo (132), Ethan Wright (152), Zachary Gomez (170)
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By Scott Stocker The Holy Family girls basketball
team were certainly on top of its de-fensive effort in the Class 3A regional tournament.
And, it was an effort the Tiger fans are hoping to carry over into this week’s state tournament, which will be played at Moby Arena on the CSU campus in Fort Collins.
The Tigers defeated Sheridan 66-20 in their fi rst-round game on March 8 and then followed with a 43-28 victory against Platte Valley on March 9.
With the back-to-back wins the Ti-gers will carry a 19-5 record into the Great Eight.
Holy Family, which is the sec-ond seed, will open the state bracket against Trinidad on Thursday and will be making its sixth appearance in the state tournament in seven years.
The Tigers have won the state title from 2008 to 2011.
“We’re going to the party,” Holy Family coach Ron Rossi said. “We felt that a personal storm hit us last year when we lost to Florence. We just wanted to come and give it our best shot as we have a lot of kids with a lot of heart. It’s nice to get back to state.”
Neither Sheridan nor Platte Val-ley were able to come up with at least one quarter in which they were able to score in double-digits.
Offensively and defensively, it was a splendid weekend for the Chavez sisters, junior Lindsey and freshman Katie, as well as their teammates.
The duo combined to score 29 points against Platte Valley and 16 against Sheridan.
“We can’t wait to play at state and now we’ll just have to see how we can do,” Katie Chavez said. “We came out a bit tentative against Platte Valley,
but we got the shots when it counted.”Against Sheridan, the Tigers
jumped out to a 12-2 advantage in the fi rst quarter and extended the margin to 24-5 by halftime. Sheridan’s season ended with a 12-11 overall record.
Monica Stokes was the only Holy Family player to reach double fi gures with 10 teammates scoring at least two points.
The Chavez sisters each scored nine points with three other players chipping in eight.
“We just came out with a mental bang overall, but we started slow,” said Stokes. “We just wanted to step up af-ter that and we were strong the rest of the way. They played hard against us, but we were able to make up for our mistakes.”
The defense proved effective as the Tigers forced 32 turnovers against Sheridan. In the meantime, they only turned the ball over eight times.
Roundup: Federico chosen Je� co Coach of the Year Pomona has eight wrestlers make Je� co All-Conference � rst team By Jonathan Maness [email protected]
ARVADA - Pomona’s dominance on the wrestling mat wasn’t overlooked, the Panthers had eight wrestlers make Jefferson County All-Conference fi rst team and coach Sam Federico was chosen Coach of the Year.
The Panthers won the Class 5A state title with 125 points and had six wrestlers place, including Archie Col-gan — who won state at 160 pounds.
Also making the fi rst team from Pomona was Tomas Gutierrez (106), Travis Torres (113), Josh Rosales (120), Lucas Vagher (126), Austin Marvel (138), Matthew Seifert (145) and Mitch Chism (285).
Raymond Robledo (132), Ethan Wright (152), Zachary Gomez (170)
and Ramon Yslas (182) all made Jef-fco’s All-Conference second team.
GATORS ROLL Standley Lake’s girls soccer team
rolled to a 10-0 win over Northglenn in its season opener on March 8.
Emily Ashmore led the way with three goals and three assists, while An-dra Thaden and Shaley McBain each had two goals.
Also scoring for the Gators were Taylor McRae, Courtney Rouse and Morgan Rubendall.
WOLVERINES CRUISE IN OPENER Skyview girls soccer team had six
different players score as the Wolver-ines topped Jefferson 10-0 in the sea-son opener.
Jazmyne Escobar had three goals and four assists in the win, while both Samantha Garcia and Brenda Vasquez each had two.
Also scoring goals for Skyvew were Amanda Carpio, Andrea Lucero and Monica Mondragon.
HAWKS SPLIT GAMES AT GRAND JUNCTION TOURNEY
The Horizon baseball team started the season on March 7 at the Bill Fan-ning Memorial Classic in Grand Junc-tion.
The Hawks beat Grand Junction (Central) 4-2 in their season opener and then lost 12-4 to Fruita Monu-ment.
LIGHTNING STRIKE FAST Legacy’s girls soccer team won its
season opener on March 7, beating Legend 3-1.
Kelsey Killean, Lauren Cook and Michaela Vadeboncoeur all scored for the Lightning.
MUSTANGS TOP NORSEAlexa Swenson and Sofi a Garcia
each scored goals for Mountain Range to help the Mustangs top Northglenn 2-0 in their season opener.
Swenson and Vanessa Gallegos were each rewarded with an assist in the game.
Thornton’s Fenerci chosen EMAC Coach of the Year Shumate and Casareseach make EMACAll-Conference � rst team By Jonathan Maness [email protected]
THORNTON -- The Thornton High School boys team celebrated an im-pressive 2013 season.
Not only did the Trojans make the Class 5A state basketball tournament, they fi nished third in the Eastern Met-ro League.
Thornton also fi nished the season with a perfect 11-0 record at home, which helped the Trojans’ coach Ser-can Fenerci earn EMAC Coach of the Year.
Fenerci, who is in his second year as Thornton’s head coach, helped the Trojans improve from 4-18 in his fi rst year to 14-10 this season. The Trojans also improved their league record from 2-10 to 6-3.
Trojans’ guard Samuel Shumate and Northglenn’s Angel Casares each were chosen to the EMAC All-Confer-ence fi rst team.
Shumate, who is a senior, averaged 10.8 points a game to lead the Trojans.
He also hit a team-high 45 treys this season and was second on the team in assists (1.3). Shumate scored a season best 25 points against Adams City on Feb. 12. He drained four three-point-ers in the game.
Casares, who is also a senior, led the Norse in scoring (14.2) and three-pointers (42). Casares was also second on the team in rebounds with 3.8, he had a season-high 26 points against Pomona on Nov. 29. He was a perfect 12 for 12 from the line in the game. He scored more than 20 points fi ve times this season.
Making the second team was Thornton’s Daezionte Henderson and Donovan Gomez-Onofre, as well as Northglenn’s Jordan Radebaugh and Jalyn Johnson.
Henderson, who was the lone sophomore that started for the Tro-jans, was fourth on the team in scoring (7.0) and second in rebounding (6.8).
Gomez-Onofre led the Trojans with 2.5 assists a game, and was second in scoring (10.3).
Thornton had their season come to an end in the opening round of the state playoffs, after falling to Liberty 68-43.
Radebaugh led Northglenn in re-
bounding (4.7) and blocks (.7), he also was second on the squad in points (8.0) and steals (1.5). Johnson, who is only a sophomore, was second on team in assists (1.4) and also averaged 5.6 points for the Norse.
Northglenn fi nished the season 9-14 overall and was 5-4 in the EMAC.
Thornton’s Samuel Shumate pulls up for a jumper during the Trojans’ playo� game against Legend earlier this season. Shumate was recently chosen to the EMAC All-Conference � rst team. Photo by Jonathan Maness
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WESTMINSTER NEWS IN A HURRY Grange to host Leprechaun Gala
The Westminster Grange is hosting a Leprechaun Gala, or crazy dinner at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 17, at 3935 W 73rd Ave. Donations will be taken for commu-nity service work. RSVP to [email protected]. For further information contact Sharon Arnold at 303-428-1835 or [email protected].
Town hall meeting to focus on jobs and the economy
Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp and Sen. Evie Hudak are hosting a town hall meeting focusing on jobs and the economy, including a pre-sentation by Jennifer Cassell, legislative liaison and policy advisor from the Colorado Offi ce of Economic Devel-opment and International Trade.
The meeting will be 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 16, at Covenant Vil-lage of Colorado Smith Fel-lowship Hall, 9153 Yarrow St. in Westminster. Kraft-Tharp is also hosting community coffee sessions from 6:30-7:30 p.m. every fourth Thurs-day of the month at Panera Bread, 10450 Town Center Drive in Westminster.
Broom� eld Academy o� ering summer academic programs
Broomfi eld Academy will again offer individual-ized and advanced junior kindergarten, kindergar-ten preparation, elementary preparation and intermedi-ate preparation program-ming this summer. This academic program provides a balanced approach to
learning, fun and exercise during the summer. Parents can sign up their child for the entire summer or just for the weeks and days needed.
To request registration materials or for more infor-mation, please call 303-469-6449 or visit www.broomfi el-dacademy.com.
Pet vaccination/licensing clinic
Westminster Animal Management is teaming up with veterinarians from Spay Today and Foothills Animal Shelter to offer low-cost dog and cat vaccinations from 2-4 p.m.
March 16 at Murdoch’s Ranch and Farm Supply, 9150 Wadsworth Blvd. Dog licenses will also be available for purchase. No appointment is necessary. All residents of Westminster, both in Adams and Jefferson counties, are required by law to license their dogs. Vaccinations are $15 each. Dog licenses are $15 each for spayed or neutered dogs, and $30 each for unaltered dogs.
Mobile spay/neuter clinic for dogs and cats
Foothills Animal Shel-ter’s mobile surgical unit is providing low-cost spay/neuter procedures for cats and dogs. Check-in begins at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, March 16, at Murdoch’s Ranch and Farm Supply, 9150 Wad-sworth Blvd. Surgery space is limited, and is on a fi rst come, fi rst served basis. Fees are $20 for cats and $60 for dogs.
For an additional fee, they can vaccinate, micro-chip and license your pet.
Looming control tower closure sparks concern Critics say cuts would curb DIA, Spaceport Colorado operations By Darin Moriki [email protected]
The closure of Front Range Airport’s control tower is generating concern from airport offi cials and federal legis-lators, who say the impending cuts in the coming weeks will impact Denver International Airport and the viability of Spaceport Colorado.
The cuts, which will eliminate fi ve full-time airport controller positions and shutter the eight-year-old control tower, is a part of the $85.4 billion in sequestered cuts targeted for 2013.
The cuts began on March 1 after Congress failed to pass a defi cit-reduc-tion plan.
Front Range Airport is one of the 173 small- to medium-sized airports across the country targeted for airport controller reductions and control tow-er closures beginning on April 7.
Front Range Airport Executive Di-
rector Dennis Heap said the closure will limit the types of aircraft permit-ted to land at the airport and elimi-nate positive control measures used to monitor air traffi c near Denver Inter-national Airport six miles away.
In all, Heap said it costs about $50,000 to operate the airport control tower each month, including insur-ance and maintenance.
The 27-year-old airport operated without a control tower until one was built in 2005 for $5.7 million, but Heap said the need for one is greater than before because modern jets are faster and require more positive control.
Without an airport control tower in place, Heap said airport offi cials will have to send out more advisory reports to pilots who take off or land at the air-port, including wind direction, wind speed and weather conditions.
“An airport is a long-term invest-ment — you don’t build an airport to expect a return in a couple of years, be-cause it takes a lot of time to build that infrastructure,” Heap said. “To me, as an American citizen and taxpayer, why would we shut down a perfectly good infrastructure when we have much
national debate about infrastructure that’s crumbling and falling apart and how we need more? I understand that we have to cut costs and we should cut costs, but why cut an important piece of infrastructure?”
Front Range Airport Author-ity member Barry Gore said the cuts may also impact the viability of future spaceport operations at the airport, because of its close proximity to DIA.
“I don’t think that we could launch and land space planes without a staffed tower at Front Range Airport,” Gore said. “Because of the impacts to DIA, we would need to be able to coor-dinate between the two airports.”
In a letter addressed to FAA Ad-ministrator Michael P. Huerta, Con-gressmen Mike Coffman, R-Aurora, and Ed Perlmutter, D-Golden, said the projected cuts are “inappropriate and harmful.”
“Control of all aircraft movement in and around DIA is obviously very im-portant,” the letter read in part. “With-out the tower at FTG, an increase to the workload of regional and other con-trollers to ensure separation, and thus a reduction in safety, can be expected.”
The Front Range Airport control tower, shown in an undated photo above, was constructed in 2005 for $5.7 million. The tower will be closed on April 7 as a part of the $85.4 billion in indiscriminate sequestered cuts targeted for 2013 after Congress failed to pass a de� cit-reduction plan by March 1. Courtesy photo