January 2, 2014Jefferson County, Colorado | Volume 9, Issue 32

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The past year was a busy one in Arvada — marked with record flooding, new de-velopment projects stirring up controver-sy, key Arvada players moving on to new careers while welcoming new people to fill their roles, and bans on marijuana.

Here are our top 10 stories of 2013:

Fall floodingIn September, a week of torrential rain-

storms created around $1 million dollars in damage throughout Arvada.

Alkire Street, Quaker Street and Indi-ana Street were closed due to substantial flooding done throughout those areas, including the streets, ranches, homes and schools in the area. Several students from Thomson Elementary and Swanson El-ementary Schools were affected during a trip to the Mount Evans Outdoor Lab fa-cility. The roadway leading to the site in Evergreen became impassible leaving stu-dents, volunteers and Outdoor Lab staff stranded until they could be evacuated.

Following the flooding, city staff re-ported due to several city and community projects, such as the Ralston Central Park Project, aided in protecting neighborhood homes and business from receiving flood damage.

Zenzinger to SenateLate in the year, Councilmember Ra-

chel Zenzinger left the council after being appointed to the Colorado Senate District 19 seat.

Zenzinger made her interest in the seat known following the departure of former Sen. Evie Hudak, who resigned Nov. 27 in the midst of a potential recall. Zenzinger was sworn into office Dec. 13, leaving her Arvada City Council District 1 seat vacant. Council is now seeking District 1 appli-cants and will fill the seat in early January.

Wal-MartIn July, the city council approved the

plans for the redevelopment of the Arvada Plaza, 9611 W. 58th Ave., which will in-clude a full Wal-Mart store. More than 340 residents with the Stop Arvada Walmart opposed the plans, which passed in a 6-1 vote, with former Mayor Pro Tem, Rachel Zenzinger, voting against.

The Arvada Urban Renewal Authority (AURA) has been working with Industrial Reality Group (IRG) to form a public-private ownership, which will refund $5.8 million to IRG to fund the $9.1 million im-provement project.

Development of the site will begin in 2014.

New chamber presidentThe Arvada Chamber of Commerce

welcomed in a new president, Kami Welch, in December after former presi-dent Dot Wright stepped down.

Wright worked at the chamber for five years, increasing its membership and re-taining businesses through a tough econ-omy. Wright left after accepting a position

This year the Arvada Center and the Arvada City Council created a task force to come up with a new master plan in regard to the Arvada Center. The task force has recommended the Arvada Center become an entity separate from the city.

The Olde Town TOD project along Grandview Avenue was a big topic throughout Arvada in 2013. Plans for the new development of a parking structure, train station and new additions in Olde Town were discussed and will soon be underway.

The Arvada Plaza, the site for Arvada’s second Wal-Mart location. Construction is set to begin this year. Photos by Crystal Anderson

Kami Welch became the Arvada Chamber of Commerce president Dec. 1. She comes to Arvada from the Brighton Chamber of Commerce.

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with the Professional Independent Insur-ance Agents of Colorado (PIIAC) in No-vember. PIIAC is a state trade association that represents more than 2,000 insurance agents throughout the state.

Welch, a mother and wife, began her new role as president, Dec. 1, excited to pick up where Wright left off. Since begin-ning in December, Welch has jumped into her position.

Arvada Center execEarly in 2013, the Arvada Center gained

a new executive director through one of the first people ever involved in the center, Philip Sneed.

Sneed began his career at the Arvada Center in 1976 and after years of work as a carpenter, producer, and director of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, he re-turned to the Arvada Center.

Sneed came on to the Arvada Center staff in January and has since helped move the center in a new direction, including heading up the ad hoc task force to gather recommendations for the future of the center.

Arvada Center planThe Arvada Center, a local and region-

al hub for the arts in the Denver-Metro

area, is a city-run entity, but that is slowly changing.

In 2012, a task force of 19 community members, city staff, council members, center staff and members of the Kellogg Foundation, committed to come together to explore different options for the future of the Arvada Center. In 2013, their recom-mendations let to the decision to move away from the city and become a separate nonprofit organization.

This new entity would allow the city to stabilize its annual $4 million contribution while giving the Arvada Center more con-trol over its programs and classes.

While not yet approved, the council has decided to move forward with the recom-mendations. In 2014, the council will take a deeper look into the task force’s recom-mendations as the task force reaches out to potential new board members and work to compile an operating agreement for the future nonprofit.

Marijuana moratoriumIn March, the city council passed a

moratorium banning the operation of marijuana establishments within Arvada.

The moratorium, which lasts until March 31, 2014, bans the operation of any marijuana establishment or private mari-juana club as well as the cultivation and processing of marijuana. The only excep-tion to this moratorium allows residents to cultivate and process marijuana in a pri-vate residence, granted they have permis-sion from the residence’s owner.

In July, council also passed an ordi-nance regarding marijuana use. The first ordinance allows residents, 21 and older, to possess one ounce of marijuana, acces-sories and products. The ordinance also makes public consumption, containing open marijuana containers in a motor ve-hicle, and the display or transfer of mari-juana, marijuana products or accessories on city-owned property illegal.

New judgeIn June, Arvada’s municipal judge,

George Boyle, retired after serving Arvada for 35 years.

Boyle, who was Arvada’s first full-time judge, oversaw his last case on June 28, and in July, his successor, David Cooke was chosen.

Judge Cooke, an Arvada resident, was sworn in June 17, beginning work July 1. Cooke, who has worked as an attorney for 28 years, has most recently worked as a special litigation prosecutor for the Colo-rado Attorney General and with civil rights cases at the Denver City Attorney’s office prior to this judgeship.

Judge Cook lives in Arvada with his wife, Kate and two daughters.

Olde Town TODThe Olde Town Transit Oriented De-

velopment project in association with the Gold Line project has spurned controversy throughout 2013.

The project, which affects a 9-acre area between Vance Street and Wadsworth Bou-

levard to the east and west, north of 55th Street and south of Grandview Avenue, has stirred up emotions between residents in favor of the development and those who wish to preserve the historical aspects and small town feel of the area.

This project will place a 690-spot park-ing garage in the hillside south of Grand-view Avenue and will also provide pedes-trian access to the light rail station and Olde Town. Future public meetings with the developer, Trammell Crow Company and the Arvada Urban Renewal Authority (AURA) are planned for the next phases of the project throughout 2014.

CandelasA new home community in west Arvada

went under development in early 2013. The community known as Candelas opened at Indiana Street and Candelas Parkway in January with more than 30 homes under development and occupied. Since that time the 1,500 acre area has grown with the addition of homes, 13.5 miles of hiking, biking and horse riding trails, parks and more.

According to developers, the area will continue to grow as more people move to the area and commercial development be-gins.

The new housing has its critics how-ever, including Arvada resident Michelle Gabrieloff-Parish, who has led the charge in reminding the public that Candelas sits next to the Rocky Flats radioactive waste clean-up site.

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Chamber luncheon scheduledThe first Arvada Chamber of Com-

merce Luncheon for 2014 will be Wednes-day, Jan. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at DiCicco’s, 5660 Olde Wadsworth Blvd.

The luncheon will feature Brett Haigler, the senior vice president at Great Western Bank, who will present “Alternative Lend-ing” for the topic and talk.

To register, contact Ashley Garst at 303-424-0313 or email her at ashley@arvada-chamber.org

Public Jeffco legislators meetingJefferson County legislators will be

hosting a public meet-n-greet on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 4:30-6:30 p.m., 16800 W. Colfax Ave., Golden.

The event is a free way to get to meet and voice your concerns with county legislators.

The event is free and open to the pub-lic, refreshments will be provided.

To reserve a place, contact Kami Welch at 303-424-0313 or by email at kami@arvadachamber.org.

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You’re probably quite aware that the housing crisis of 2008 came about in part because lenders were writing mortgages that many borrowers could not reasonably be expected to repay. Well, starting on Jan. 10th, lenders will be subject to an Ability-to-Repay rule issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, im-plementing sections 1411 and 1412 of the Dodd-Frank act passed in 2010. This rule requires mort-gage lenders to consider consum-ers’ ability to repay a mortgage before extending credit to them. I often hear buyers complaining about the silly documentation de-mands placed on them during the loan approval process. Rita and I experienced this ourselves when we bought our home in 2012. Lenders and their underwriters are driven by the fact that they want their loans to be saleable to

Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac after closing, and if they fail to dot some i or cross some t, Fannie or Fred-

die might require them to buy back the loan. It doesn’t take many loan buy-backs to de-plete a mortgage com-pany’s working capital and even put it out of business. Even if the lender can survive such buy-backs, the lender’s underwriters might reasonably worry

about losing their job if they make a mistake that results in a mort-gage buy-back. That is why under-writers can appear (and be) so unreasonable in their sometimes petty documentation demands. So, now another layer of docu-mentation is added under this Abil-ity-to-Repay rule. This is not to say that it’s a bad idea, but the above dynamic will no doubt make the process even more stressful and tedious than it already is.

Lenders must consider and doc-ument eight specific criteria: 1) the borrower’s current or pro-jected income and assets; 2) the borrower’s income and employment status, if any; 3) monthly loan payments, in-cluding possible adjustments, if applicable; 4) monthly payments on any second mortgages applied for; 5) monthly costs of HOA dues, insurance and property taxes; 6) other financial obligations of the borrower, such as alimony; 7) the borrower’s debt-to-income ratio; and 8) the borrower’s credit history. One lender I interviewed said that most of these criteria are al-ready part of the approval process and described the new rule as “so much noise.” Also, the rule does provide additional protection for the lend-er against lawsuits by borrowers claiming that the lender granted the loan irresponsibly.

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Tides turning the Jefferson CountyStaff Report

Elections, budget constraints and developments pretty much sums up the year for Jefferson County. Here is a list of the Top 5 stories of the year that made a huge impact on the county:

School board tide turnsThe Jefferson County school board took a sharp turn

to the right after three reform candidates were swept into power in November.

District voters overwhelmingly supported the candi-dacies of Ken Witt, John Newkirk and Julie Williams. The conservative trio soundly defeated their progressive oppo-nents.

Their victories came on the same night that voters across the state soundly rejected a major school finance ballot measure, and where reform candidates also took over seats in Denver and Douglas Counties.

The election results highlighted an eventful year for Jef-fco Schools; one which saw two board members decide against running for re-election, while another resigned af-ter having moved out of the district. After the results, long-time Superintendent Cindy Stevenson announced that she will retire at the end of June.

Dewild convictionsIn July 2003, a week before their divorce was to be final-

ized, Daniel DeWild lured Heather DeWild — mother of his two children — into the garage of his Edgewater home.

There he killed her while their children, 3 and 5, watched TV in the next room. He hanged her body from the rafters while he wrapped it up for disposal. He then instructed his twin brother David DeWild to drive the body into the mountains to be disposed.

Heather DeWild’s body would be found in Clear Creek Canyon only a few months later, but it would be nearly a decade before Daniel DeWild would be held accountable for the crime, pleading guilty to the murder.

In March 2013, Daniel DeWild was sentenced to 74 years in prison in a courtroom not far from where Heather’s body was found, a final chapter of a case that had haunted Heather DeWild’s family, and county investigators.

Residents rally against community correctionsCounty commissioners received a flood of protest from

Jeffco residents during their business meeting on Aug. 6 after the public learned about a land exchange agreement between the county and Colorado Investment and Devel-opment Company.

The agreement allowed the company to buy property near West Colfax and Wide Acres Road in order to build a new community correction facility for ICCS, and then swap the site for the New York building on Kendall street, which is where ICCS is currently located.

Commissioner Tighe who is leading the relocation ini-tiative decided to abandon the deal. In September, Tighe announced he would be holding an educational tour to municipalities in the county to present information on community corrections, its functions and why the county is interested in relocating the proposed correctional facility.

The commissioners plan to meet with Edgewater in early January, and pick a new location soon after. As part of the tour, commissioners will request city council members for their input on potential site locations and financial as-sistance options.

“One of the lessons we learned is we needed to engage

the community more,” Tighe said. “Our process wasn’t as good as it could have been.”

Floods roar through countySummer ended with a gush of water as record rainfall

wreaked havoc in parts of the state including Jefferson County. Residents in Coal Creek Canyon faced similar situ-ations seen in Boulder County with residents leaving their homes via rescue efforts with washed out drive ways, ex-posed culverts and gas lines, and not running water or elec-tricity.

To date, Jeffco has not released numbers regarding county damage, but in September damage was assessed at $6 million. Highway 72 was left in pieces with a culvert break that caused severe flooding making large portions of the highway impassable.

Two months later, Highway 72 re-opened with complete repairs before the winter season. Jeffco Open Space suf-fered $605,000 in damage with most of Jeffco’s parks open with the exception of a few trails at North Table Mountain and West Wild Iris Loop at Alderfer Three Sisters Park.; Apex Park still closed.

A total of 12 parks were hit with flood water damaging trails with sink holes, rock and boulder debris and erosion.

Curling center glides into LakewoodThe Denver Curling Center officially broke ground on

Oct. 29 at the site’s location at 14100 W. Seventh Ave., near the Colorado Mills shopping area.

The Denver Curling Center will be the first of its kind in Colorado and house the Denver Curling Club, who has had trouble with ice time for practices at the Ice Ranch in Littleton. Now they will be able to have tournaments.

The facility is estimated to cost $2.5 million with a goal to complete construction by spring 2014.

Jeffco Board of Education Candidates Ken Witt, John Newkirk with his daughter, Sarah, and Julie Williams are all smiles after seeing their hard work pay off in the results of the 2013 elections. All three candidates won the election for their respective districts on the board. Photo by Crystal Anderson

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County to address retail marijuanaNew year brings list of challengesBy Amy Woodwardawoodward@ourcoloradonews.com

The new year brings a new start for local representatives as they press on with initiatives, campaigns and plans for more refined goals.

The Jeffco Board of County Com-missioners sat down with the Tran-script individually to discuss some of 2013’s commissioner initiative high-lights and what the public can expect in 2014.

On the forefront for county mat-ters in 2014 includes the budget and how Amendment 64 will operate in unincorporated Jeffco with the devel-opment of a marijuana task force or-ganized by Jeanie Rossillon, develop-ment and transportation director.

“We need to address how we are going to implement retail marijuana,” Commissioner Don Rosier said. The county will be working toward placing the issue on the ballot for residents in unincorporated Jeffco to decide if re-tail marijuana will be allowed as the

county monitors how Jeffco cities or-ganize pot shops that will be opening after the first of the year.

Commissioner Faye Griffin said transportation is going to be another focus for pending county matters and it is possible a WestConnect coalition will be formed.

“We’ve got to do something about transportation,” Griffin said. “The state didn’t plan ahead on what they’re going to do about the highways.”

The 2014 operating budget will be an ongoing discussion throughout the year as it came out with a $350.5 million fund but commissioners are concerned with future spending and budget cuts may be expected for 2015.

“We’re increasing taxes while we’re spending way more than what we’re bringing in and that’s not responsible government,” Rosier said.

The budget was passed 2-1 with Rosier voting against the spending plan’s 1.5 mill increase. Since 2011, the county has had a 6 percent decrease in property tax revenue resulting in the depletion in the county’s savings to help fund operations. The mill levy is expected to provide $11 million in revenue this year as the county will take $9.9 million from their reserve which leaves $29.8 million for 2015.

“Hopefully this year we’re going to be a little bit more strategic and try to establish some strategic goals,” Tighe said. “I don’t think the board has really taken a look at what level of reserves we should have, so I think we need to as a board talk about what our budget should look like, what our fund level balance should be.”

Reserves can be used to help fund unexpected expenses such as coun-ty emergencies like the September floods which caused unprecedented damage to Jeffco’s parks, businesses, neighborhoods, roads and highways. Figures related to monetary damages are still being assessed.

The commissioners will take an-other look at the budget in January, with continued discussions through-out the year, instead of waiting for budget talks in the fall. “We need to be making these decisions earlier rather than later,” Tighe said.

A 3 percent increase in pay for county employees was implemented, an increase which has not been seen since 2009. Commissioner Rosier stated the budget needs to be more sustainable outside of tax increases in order to ensure that employees re-ceiving pay increases can have a job in the next three years.

Commissioner Don Rosier, District ThreeBy Amy Woodwardawoodward@coloradocommunity-media.com

The Forest Health Initiative, pre-sented to fellow commissioners in early September, proposes 40 collec-tion slash sites throughout the year where slash will be collected and pro-cessed on site. The processed mate-rial will then be hauled down to the Denver Botanical Gardens site at Chat-field, who are part-ners in the initiative, and laid into wind rows on four acres of land. The initiative presented by Com-missioner Rosier was contrived by Bret Roller, an Indian Hills resident who stated the Forest Health Initiative creates a sustainable solution through collec-tion, processing and biomass com-posting of slash.

Since September, Rosier has put together a team of “subject matter experts” who met with other working experts in the field of bio diversity, re-newable energy, disposal services and the Colorado Department of Natural Resources to help organize the project scheduled to begin by this summer.

“The Forest Health Initiative is moving along quite well,” Rosier said.

He referenced Boulder’s slash recy-cling facility which shares similarities with Rosier’s initiative and has be-come a model for how it the initiative may work.

“We are in the process of putting out onto the street a request for pro-posal for a third party agency to come in and do that type of work,” as in the slash collection processing mitiga-tion, he said.

The current issue Rosier faces when looking to Boulder is the cost for water needed to help turn waste into compost which costs about $44 a ton to move to a landfill. Commis-sioner Rosier is working with num-bers for a base amount starting at $4.

“We’re trying to develop a program that will be cost effective for all of the citizens of Jefferson County plus pro-vide an environmental benefit,” he said.

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Commissioner Casey Tighe, District TwoBy Amy Woodwardawoodward@coloradocommunity-media.com

As board member of the Commu-nity Corrections Board and Crimi-nal Justice Coordinating Committee, Commissioner Casey Tighe spent the last year working toward the initiative to relo-cate the ICCS com-munity corrections building located at the New York Build-ing on 1651 Kend-all St., in Lakewood. ICCS which stands for Intervention Community Corrections Services is a privately-owned facility that offers an alternative to prison in which offend-ers are placed in the “community” as they learn to transition from criminal life to becoming a responsible resi-dent. Halfway through the year, Tighe was met with angry protest from Jef-fco residents who felt blindsided by a deal made with Colorado Investment and Development Company who would buy property near West Colfax and Wide Acres Road for the new ICCS location in exchange for the New York Building.

The deal was abandoned and Tighe began the hunt for a new location all over again by starting with an educa-tional tour to municipalities in Jeffco explaining the county’s initiative and welcoming feedback and support. The tour will conclude in January in Edgewater.

“We had advocates we didn’t an-ticipate on councils when we went around to talk about community cor-rections,” Tighe said. “Our next phase is trying to talk to business leaders in the community.”

Tighe predicts that as early as Feb-ruary, the county will begin to hone in on location sites for ICCS. Ideal locations sites would be in a light in-dustrial development, and be in close proximity to mass transit systems.

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Commissioner Faye Griffin, District OneBy Amy Woodwardawoodward@coloradocommunity-media.com

While Commissioner Faye Griffin has worked on the Child and Youth Leadership Commission, she an-nounced in mid-2013 her intention to run for County Clerk and Recorder during the 2014 county election. She previously held the position from 1998 to 2006. After two terms as county clerk, she was elected to coun-ty treasurer for two years. She assures any campaign work will be secondary to her role as county commissioner as she voiced interest in be-ing the chairperson for the board for 2014 during staff briefings on Dec. 24.

“I do enjoy work, I love the coun-ty,” Griffin said. “I never ever consid-ered myself as a politician.”

County employees are most im-portant in government operations, Griffin said, who has been an employ-ee herself. She worked for 24 years in the clerk’s office and has achieved a 40-year county career. She says she believes in maintaining an honest work ethic and considers herself a rule-follower.

“Rules are rules and I try to follow rules,” she said.

She’s been told “you can’t go home again” but Griffin is optimistic. “We’ll see what happens,” she said. “If I’m not elected then I will continue my term here and then maybe, maybe I would retire but maybe I would just look for something to do.”

It is unlikely that Griffin will ever voluntarily cease to be involved in government or civic organizations. She likes to keep her mind sharp and her body moving. Her office is full of Christmas decorations she has col-lected over the years, and some dec-orations she has received through friendships she has made. She still has a white elephant that was given to her by former County Clerk and Recorder Norm Allen for a Christmas gift exchange 40 years ago.

“I do love the county, and I love my office, but I love my other offices too,” she said.

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Arvada West veteran serves calling Arvada West Alum graduates and launches an international career By Crystal Anderson canderson@ourcoloradonews.com

In 2002, Kami Fluetsch, made a decision that would shape the next decade of her life – she enlisted in the U.S. Navy.

Prior to joining the Navy, Fluetsch, an Arvada West High School alum, dreamt of someday going to medical school and would help her grand-father, a 22-year Navy veteran, as he had several medical problems. While helping him, he began to call her his Navy Nurse, a title she passively joked about, not realizing that it would soon become an eight-year chapter in her life.

“I didn’t want to join because I don’t like war, but three years later, I was deployed to a war zone,” Fluetsch said.

Over the next seven years, Fluetsch

worked as a hospital foreman, a hos-pital corpsman, went to cardiovascu-lar school, and served a tour in the Middle East. It was through this work with the Navy where discovered she was passionate about serving her people and the world.

“I know it’s my calling,” she said, “I feel God has called me to be a medical missionary.”

It was this calling and timing that led her to end her career with the Navy and pursue her degree at the University of Colorado Denver.

“Wherever she ends up, she’s got a fantastic career ahead of her, espe-cially in the medical fi eld,” said Izzy Abbass, one of Fluetsch’s mentors in CU Denver’s Boots to Suits program for military veterans. “No matter what she does for a career it’s going to in-volve helping others and healthcare.”

In 2003, Fluetsch was unable to walk at her graduation as it confl icted

with boot camp. This year, Fluetsch fi nished her degree in international studies and political science, and walked proudly across the stage to re-ceive her degree at the Colorado Con-vention Center, Dec. 14.

When she’s not helping others through work with veterans’ pro-grams, volunteer work or humanitar-ian trips around the world, Fluetsch can be found cycling around her town and hanging out with her dog, Pen-nylane.

Now, having accomplished a dream by earning her degree, Flu-etsch is working on starting the next chapter in her life.

“High school was one chapter in my life, the Navy was another chapter, and now I’m closing this chapter and starting a new one,” Fluetsch said. “It feels amazing to be fi nished with an-other chapter of my life and to start a new one in Washington, D.C.”

She hopes to someday soon obtain a position in Washington D.C., work-ing for an international nonprofi t that works to build water wells in Africa.

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Teaching students to code West Woods Elementary students spend an hour in front of the computer By Crystal Anderson canderson@ourcoloradonews.com

Coding: It’s about giving directions and for 637 students at West Woods Elementary School, an hour of direc-tion learning how to code has opened up a world of possibilities.

“It’s like speaking a different lan-guage, the language of computers,” fourth-grade student Danica Johnson said.

During Computer Science and Ed-ucation Week, Dec. 9-13, West Woods Elementary School students took an hour out of their school day, to experi-ment with a new education program. Known as Hour of Code, this national campaign is geared towards encour-aging K-12 students to learn coding skills.

“For West Woods, the importance is really about the exposure for kids,”

Anne Sterrett, Principal at West Woods Elementary said. “Letting them know, fi rst of all, there are careers out there and secondly, most importantly, tech-nology is everywhere and for them to understand how that works.”

Contributors such as Mark Zucker-berg, Bill Gates and other infl uential members of the computer industry guide listeners through video talks, teaching them about the process of coding, explaining any errors and complimenting successes through 20 levels of Angry Birds and Plants vs. Zombies code experiments.

For several grades, students ex-pressed their excitement throughout the week, while experimenting with the program during their classroom free time and at home.

“I want to do it when I grow up,” fourth-grader Davis Brickle said. “What makes it fun is you’re telling the computer what to do, and usually the computer tells you what to do.”

Brought to the school by members of West Woods PTSA, as an experi-ment, the program has taken off. Ac-

cording to Sterrett, with the successes seen by both West Woods teachers and parents, the school is looking to bring this type of program back to the school with guest speakers, special events, and a possible coding club.

“I want these kids to realize they can do anything they want to do, if you have a passion around it then do it,” Kim Roush, a fi fth-grade teacher at West Woods said.

For Walker Brickle, and his class-mate, Connor Mars, both sixth-grad-ers who have taken the course, the program has helped them realize a dream.

“We were talking about how we could all do it together, take the cours-es and maybe create an app, maybe to help someone; it would be cool to have an app in the Apple Store,” Mars said about their future plans.

The program was part of a national campaign to encourage more than 20 million students learning about code in a week. To learn more about the program or experience it for yourself, visit www.code.org.

Transplant Survivor rides � oat Two-time heart transplant survivor rides � oat in Rose Parade By Crystal Anderson canderson@ourcoloradonews.com

When Connor Randall, 22, was 13 years old, he received a rose from his aunt that represented a spot on the Donor Alliance fl oat in the 2006 Rose Parade, and this year, he received a rare chance to ride the same fl oat.

Randall, an Arvada resident, was chosen as one of 30 donation recipi-ents nationwide to ride on the Donor Alliance fl oat in the 2014 Rose Parade.

“The theme is to pick living donors to walk and riders are recipients,” An-drea Smith, a spokesperson with Do-nor Alliance said. “Connor has a very

inspiring story, not only is he a good, smart, young man, but he loves life and believes he needs to take the gifts he’s been given and live life to the full-est.”

Born with cardiomiothopy, or an underdeveloped heart muscle, Ran-dall was diagnosed when he was three months old and immediately put on a transplant waiting list. Three months later, he received a heart, but after 13 years of living life as a normal kid, Randall’s body began rejecting his donated heart, so he went back on the transplant waiting list.

Thirteen months later, Randall re-ceived the call that would change his life, telling him he had a new heart.

“I was probably a few days away from death,” Randall said, “I was cold, sick, had pick lines (portable IV) — I could barely walk.”

Today, Randall is a senior studying

political economics at Regis Univer-sity in Denver, he plays drums in a band, works part time as a ghost hunt tour guide at the Stanley Hotel and enjoys living life to the fullest.

“I’m here today because of the generosity of two donors and their families,” Randall said. “I think about them every day, it’s the kind of grati-tude you can’t express.”

Sixty-seven percent of Colorado residents are registered organ donors. To register or learn more about organ donation visit www.donatelifeco.org.

“There are two processes, it’s re-ally special and deeply personal to be with donors, recipients and their families,” Randall said, “but for those who don’t know about it, that one — one and half minutes this fl oat is on TV. will hopefully get people to change their minds and that would be pretty special.”

ARVADA POLICE REPORT

Subway theft7:56 p.m., Dec. 10, Subway Res-

taurant 6406 CSH 121.A male attempted to receive a

refund in the amount of $16.19, for a purchase he did not make. The male told police he had found a receipt outside the store, and decided to try and get a refund for the sandwiches,

though he did not purchase them.The individual was cited for crimi-

nal attempt of theft for the amount of $16.19.

Boutique theft5:30 p.m., Dec. 6, Funky Finds

Boutique, 6616 Wadsworth Blvd.A pair of mittens, a sweater and a

cell phone were reported stolen after

a female entered the store and asked to use the restroom.

The following day, the subject re-alized the items were gone and called the police.

The individual in question was described as a 5-feet-10-inch white female with black hair. The case is open pending any additional leads.

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Centering self in an unbalanced world

Welcome to 2014! How’s it going for you so far? I’m trying something new this year, and I think everybody should try it. So, repeat after me: this year, I am going to focus on myself.

No, really. Look, I don’t know about you, but 2013 was a bit of a disappointment for me. It all started with the Broncos having the number one seed in the playoffs and losing. From there, the Nuggets continued the string with a fi rst round exit, and then the Rockies followed by, well, being the Rockies.

I actually had big hopes for something to happen career-wise in 2013, but that didn’t really work out. And then there’s that whole Mega Millions thing. What a joke!

And there’s plenty to go around. People who thought the Affordable Care Act would be the greatest thing since sliced bread have been, to say the least, disap-pointed. By the same token, people who thought the ACA would be the end of the world have been exposed as, well, a bit hyperbolic. But, gee, at least we saw Wash-ington, D.C. Put aside the acrimony and work together on ... oh, no, wait — that was disappointing, too.

But, see, it occurred to me as I was going through that list that everything that bothered me about 2013 were things largely out of my control. And then I remembered the wise words of a good friend who told me once that you can only control your self, your thoughts, and your reactions — you can’t control, it turns out, local sports teams, the newspaper indus-try, or the MegaMillions thing.

I think, sometimes, that we are so con-nected to the world by our phones and Facebook and all the other technology out there that we internalize too many of the world’s issues. I know I do. But there is only so much that we can control. So, for my own sanity, this year I’m going to focus

on me.I can’t control the fi asco that is Wash-

ington, D.C., so instead of gripping about that mess, I’m going to focus on building a stronger community here at home. Oh, but when it comes time to vote, you bet-ter believe I’m going to ask myself if Ed Perlmutter or Mark Udall are part of the problem or part of the solution. If they’re the problem, I’m voting for someone else.

I can’t control what editors and pub-lishers are looking for this year, but I can make sure that I write honestly and simply about things that matter to me.

I can’t control the world my son grows up in, so, rather than panicking about giv-ing him a better world, I’m going to focus on making him a better man than I am.

The world will do what the world will do, and, to the extent that any of us can infl uence that, we should try to infl uence it for the better. But I think we’d all be a lot happier if we remembered to focus on the things that are within our control.

And, by the way, happier people tend to make the world a better place. Now, if we can just get happy people to play good deep cover pass defense...

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

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What is the impact theater can have on the community? The arts scene is growing in Jefferson County, and we went to the Edge Theatre to ask how theater can affect the community.

“Theater has a lot of impact, and can do bold things that will be remembered.”

Ryan Goold, Lakewood

“Theater brings a whole new group of people into an area.”

Patty Yaconis, Lakewood

“It brings a whole new en-ergy and ability to connect to the community.”

Bill Marino, Lakewood

“Theater brings together in an experience, and gives them a chance to talk about things they normally wouldn’t.”

Angela Astle, Lakewood

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September � ood, election results mark year The past year Jefferson and Adams

were among Colorado counties marked by intensive fl ooding in September.

We are always alert for forest fi res near our Golden offi ce and brush fi res in the area surrounding our Westminster offi ce — and of course, the occasional blizzard and windstorm — so the heavy rains provided a slightly different type of coverage as roads were closed, and families and pets were relocated. About 17 inches of rain was recorded during several days in mid-Sep-tember with an estimate of about $1 billion of damage across the state.

Our regional cities have completed most of the repair work, and the portions of Highway 72 washed out near Golden have been replaced. The silver lining from the rain clouds amounts to more economic activity as part of repair and clean-up ef-

forts.Once again we survived one of Mother

Nature’s mean streaks.Looking ahead an unfolding trend in

the region that will be with us for a while involves representation. For weeks we saw people holding signs on street corners, some in support of recalling local state Sen. Evie Hudak and some in support of the senator. Letters from readers refl ected passionate opinions on both sides of the issue for weeks. The potential recall vote unraveled when Hudak resigned and fel-low Democrat, Arvada’s Renee Zenzinger was selected to fi ll her post. Zenzinger has a reputation for sweating the details,

listening to others and showing vision. She will fi nd herself at the Statehouse in the throes of perhaps more controversial issues — such as gun control legislation, which could be credited as the undoing of Hudak’s term. Time will tell if recall efforts to remove offi cials undercut desired strong turnouts in general elections where elected offi cials are effi ciently voted in or out at that time.

Representation on the county levels will see changes as well this year. Adams County will have an election and increase its board of commissioners from three to fi ve. At the same time, petitions are being distributed in Jefferson County for a ballot question which would increase its board from three to fi ve.

We have witnessed times when the three rep board does leave a two-to-one

lock — where the two most like-minded commissioners call all the shots. This can be good and bad. And we accept the idea that having fi ve board members reduces the power of each person, which can be good. So we’ll be watching.

And we have our eyes trained on the Jeffco School board, which has three new board members with pronounced more conservative leanings. In tandem with this change, the longtime steady leadership of Superintendent Cindy Stevenson will end this summer with her retirement. The obvi-ous forecast indicates a major sea change for the state’s biggest school district.

From our view, the fl ood follow-up is wrapping up, but changes in representa-tion will underpin many of our stories this year. We’ll be watching this along with many other topics.

OUR VIEW

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OBITUARIES

Linda Beebe Mogue, 65, passed away in Wheat Ridge, CO, on December 18, 2013. Linda was born March 31, 1948, in Spring-field MA, and most recently resided in Arvada, CO, with her loving husband Law-rence Robert “Bob” Mogue.

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

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

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

Graham.Linda is also survived by

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

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

MOGUE

J. Ralph “Ralph” Johler, 94 of Arvada, Colorado, passed away, Monday, Dec. 23, 2013 at Collier Hospice Center.

Ralph was born Febru-ary 23, 1919 in Scranton, Pennsylvania to Lillian and Joseph Johler and had one brother Charlie. He graduated from Washington University with degrees in Electrical Engineering and Physics. He served in the Navy in WWII as a Radar Specialist. After the war he worked as a Radio

Wave Scientist for the National Bureau of Stan-dards in Washington D.C. He moved to Colorado in 1950 to work at the NBS in Boulder, Colorado. Ralph married Nora Stella Cal-lahan in 1950 and they

lived in Arvada. They had one adopted child and four children together. Dur-ing his career he became a renowned scientist and specialist in radio wave research and LORAN navi-gation systems. Many of his works were published in IEEE Journals, Wild Goose Association and the Library of Congress. He also started his own company in 1981 and developed his Ground Penetrating Radar system with a number of patents. Ralph was an avid outdoors man and enjoyed mountain climbing the Front Range and skiing with his family in Colorado. Ralph enjoyed and played classical music on the piano. He had a special interest in geology,

astrology and a remarkable memory for science and history. He also took great pride in his navigational skills and was known for his extensive collection of maps. Ralph was a loving and caring husband and father. He enjoyed travel-ing and taking Nora and the kids on adventures to Europe and many vaca-tions across the US. He also made yearly family trips to North Dakota to see Nora’ relatives.

Ralph is survived by his kids Joan, Dennis, Paul and Annette and 6 grandchil-dren and 1 great grand-child.

He was preceded in death by his son Mark and his wife Nora.

JOHLER J. Ralph JohlerFeb 23, 1919 – Dec 23, 2013

Linda Beebe MogueMar 31, 1948 – Dec 18, 2018

Kindness an unexpected giftThe man in the window seat beside my

middle seat on our flight from Bangkok to Tokyo knew — because I told him — that I had spent the night in the Bangkok airport, snatching moments of sleep on a row of plastic chairs in front of the United Airlines ticket counter.

I had wandered the airport until the last of the concessionaires closed down, and then finally curled up on the chairs waiting for a ticket agent to appear. Using my pack as a pillow and twining the strap of my carry-on bag around my ankle, I dozed off and on until the ticket counter opened that morning.

By the time I boarded the plane, 12 hours after arriving from Kathmandu, I must have looked pretty scruffy, although I didn’t know it until my seatmate offered me an unexpected gift: a guest pass to the premier airline club at the airport of which he was a member. He guided me past the check-in desk and the buffet table to the

spa, where I was able to take a hot shower and change into fresh clothes I carried I my pack. And I never saw my benefactor again.

This wasn’t the only instance of such gifts during my recent trip to Nepal where, while trekking one day, I hit the wall. I was exhausted. We were on a part of the trail that paralleled a road and as I trudged around a curve, I saw our guide talking with two men on a small motorcycle who had passed me a few minutes earlier.

To my immense relief, the men had asked if they could help by driving me to the next town where I would rest and wait for the others. Without protest, I climbed up on the cycle, backpack and all, and motored off down the road with them. When we arrived, not only did the driver adamantly refuse any money for his gas, he also purchased hot chai for me from a teahouse on the side of the road.

This unrestrained generosity, with no expectation of reward in either situation, has led me to reflect on how—or even if—I offer such thoughtful kindness in my own life.

When I let someone in line at the grocery store or on the interstate, when I hand a couple of bills through my car win-dow to street-corner people, am I, in fact, offering a gift of unencumbered kindness? I like to think so.

But more importantly, during a season when gifts can sometimes feel like obliga-

tions, I’ve become so much more aware of opportunities to simply be kind … the type of kindness that expects no reward or recognition. The kindness that one person offers to another when the situation arises, the type of kindness I had received from strangers.

I appreciate, now more than ever, what I’m actually receiving when someone helps me with heavy boxes, or resolves a problem over the phone beyond what’s required of a customer service rep.

And, now more than ever, I’m cherish-ing unexpected gifts — both those I offer and those I receive — because of a short motorcycle ride, a long plane flight, and the unfettered kindness of strangers.

Andrea Doray is a writer who is grateful for the kindness of strangers, the type of kindness that transcends borders, cultures, and languages. Contact her at a.doray@andreadoray.com.

Flattery will get you everywhereOK, so maybe it’s not flattery that will

get you everywhere but rather kindness or, at a minimum, kind words.

Now don’t get me wrong, flattery when sincerely given is not a bad place to start either. The problem comes when we use flattery as a weapon or manipulative tactic instead of having it come from the truth of the heart.

There are few things I enjoy more than hearing people speaking lovingly and kindly to one another. And I can assure you that as I have an opportunity to wit-ness such sweet acts and hear such warm words, even though I am not a direct part of the conversation, it warms my heart and I find it to be just so wonderful. It in-spires me to seek out opportunities to do the very same thing. And do it as quickly as possible.

You know the old saying, “If you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” I often wonder why more people don’t subscribe to the philosophy or actually put it into practice on a more regular basis, doing it so often that it be-comes a good habit and all that emerges from their lips are words of love, hope and encouragement.

Love, hope, and encouragement are the essence of what kindness is really all about.

I bet you can think of a time or conver-sation that you had where you wish the words would have been sweeter, and the outcome much better.

Now, I know some families seem to be-

lieve that speaking harshly or even causti-cally to one another is their `norm’ and just couldn’t even imagine trying to speak words that build each other up instead of tearing each other down.

Unfortunately there are other old say-ings and philosophical beliefs that are so heavily ingrained in the hearts and minds of people that prohibit them from seeing the many benefits of speaking kindly and lovingly toward one another. Sayings like, “familiarity breeds contempt,” or “some-times it just seems easier to say harsh things or hurt those closest to us.”

Maybe it’s time to break that cycle!Maybe our resolution for 2014 could

be to speak words of optimism, love, hope and encouragement to one another. What would that sound like in your house, in your family, with your friends, and even with your co-workers? Maybe it will feel a little uncomfortable and even unnatural at first. But here’s the deal, the more that we do it and do it consistently, the more the people around us will seem to change as well.

I would say that the majority of us long for words of hope and encouragement, and more importantly we respond favor-ably to such nurturing talk.

I am not sure about you, but when I feel like the flattery is sincere or that some-one is building me up through the use of kind and loving words, I feel better and everything in my life feels and seems bet-ter. My relationships are stronger, work is a better place to be, and my family seems to thrive whenever we really focus on our word choices and sincerity and intent of what we say.

“I am so proud of you.” “Nice job today.” “You look beautiful.” “I am so glad you are in my life.” “Thanks for all you do for me or for us.” These are just examples, but I can promise you that when we take

the focus off of the bad and we make a genuine effort to look for the good and verbalize those good feelings to everyone we encounter, it will make an enormous and positive difference in every one of our relationships.

Are you speaking words of love, hope and encouragement? Are you operating first and foremost from a position of kind-ness? I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com and when we all start practicing this habit even just a little bit more in 2014, each week really will be a better than good week.

Michael Norton is a resident of Highlands Ranch, the former President of the Zig Ziglar Corporation and the CEO/Founder of www.candogo.com.

Transformational projects are in Arvada’s future

As we enter 2014, the City of Arvada is in excellent shape from an organizational and financial standpoint and is poised to work with our community on transfor-mational projects that will shape Arvada’s future. Two significant priorities areas for City Council and staff include “Growth and Economic Development” and “Vi-brant Community and Neighborhoods.”Growth and economic development

In 2014, Arvada will focus on Olde Town with new projects to prepare for the coming of the Gold Line in 2016. A new apartment building will be built on the east side of McIlvoy Park that creates more housing opportunities near a transit sta-tion. Additional “mixed use” development (housing, retail and office) is just now being planned for the current Park-n-Ride area below Grandview Avenue. For more information, visit www.oldetowntod.org. City investment will be leveraged to help these projects through the development of a parking structure that will meet the increased parking demand generated by the Gold Line.Vibrant community and neighborhoods

In 2014, the city will continue a com-

munity centered update to the city’s com-prehensive plan. This update will identify community issues impacting future land use throughout Arvada while preparing for the inevitable growth along the Front Range over the next 20 years.

During 2014, the Memorial Park neigh-borhood near city hall and the Columbine neighborhood in southeast Arvada will see improvements to neighborhood parks, and new trail connections.

Plus in early 2014, two police com-munity stations will open within the Lake Arbor area as part of a new police department initiative called sector based policing.

We have a lot to be positive about Ar-vada – have a wonderful New Year!

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Moe’s BBQ adds fourth locale

Moe’s Original Bar B Que & Bowling has expanded its empire to a new spot in Aurora.

Located in an old Walgreen’s at 2727 S. Parker Road (corner of Yale and Parker; my old Aurora ‘hood), the spanking new Moe’s opened on Dec. 12.

Besides the flavorful barbecue, Moe’s has eight bowling lanes, an upstairs ar-cade and a large bar.

Moe’s now has four locations: The original at 3295 S. Broadway in Engle-wood; 530 Broadway in Denver and 2589 S. Lewis Way in Lakewood. More info: www.moesdenver.com.

Raising a glassCRL Associates chief operating officer

and Denver City Council hopeful Roger Sherman held his annual toast to the staff at The Palm restaurant in the Tabor Center on Friday, Dec. 20.

The seven-year tradition started when an unexpected winter blizzard derailed Sherman’s flight plans and cancelled his trip to Chicago. He diverted to The Palm with his friend and co-worker Cathie Greig, who again joined Sherman at Fri-day’s sip soiree.

Sherman, Greig and co-workers at the local government relations powerhouse CRL Associates raised a glass of 2001 Jor-dan Cabernet Sauvignon with the staff at The Palm — from managers to dishwash-ers — who crammed inside the bar for the much-anticipated occasion financed by Sherman.

“We have so much to be thankful for, and this has become something we look forward to each Christmas,” Sherman said. The toasters tipped back two je-roboam (double magnums) of the Jordan cab.

Parr’s death shocks restaurant communityDenver’s restaurant world was rocked

Dec. 21 in the aftermath of the news of Jeff Parr’s death.

Parr, who was 43, reportedly died in his sleep Dec. 20. Leigh Sullivan, who was partners with Parr in the restaurant consultancy company Leigh Sullivan Enterprises, said that Parr wasn’t feeling well that night, went to bed and never woke up.

“He was a very happy man, so that is giving me some comfort,” Denver chef Jenna Johansen said.

Parr’s restaurant resume is extensive: Before joining Sullivan, he spent stints with Sage Restaurant Group, Loews Hotels, Qdoba Mexican Grill and Levy Restaurants (Wellshire Inn, Pepsi Center).

Perhaps the most eloquent tribute to Parr came from close friend Paul “Ber-rick” Abramson who wrote, “God took one of the good ones from us last night. Jeffrey Parr was an amazing father and husband, a truly great friend and one of the finest human beings I’ve known. Al-ways there with a smile, eager to help a friend or stranger, energized by being part of the community and absolutely driven, grounded and consumed by his love for his wife (Libby Pollock) and son (Brook-lyn Beau, age 4).”

In addition to his wife and son, Parr is also survived by his brother, Andrew Parr,

Elbert artist’s equine portraits in Western exhibitBy Sonya Ellingboesellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com

The 21st Annual Coors Western Arts Exhibit and Sale draws works by 62 artists from across the nation with special skills in portraying the west-ern scene: cowboys, horses, incredible landscapes, wildlife and much more.

A red carpet reception will be 5:30 to 10 p.m. Tues-day, Jan. 7, (ticket required) and the exhibit will run Jan. 11-26. Usually, a good many pieces of art are sold at this event. A portion of art show proceeds — a record $254,000 in 2013 — goes to the National Western Scholarship Trust, which supports more than 70 col-lege students studying agribusiness and rural family medicine.

Coors National Western curator Rose Fredrick says that due to the show’s popularity, it will be expanded into a second venue in the Gallery at the National Western Club, with 15 ad-ditional artists. Colorado-based Quang Ho is the featured artist and has created the annual promotional poster, which will be

for sale.Among the invited artists is Karmel Timmons of Elbert

County, who has gained national recognition for her skillful portraits of horses and an occasional human or bison. Includ-ed in the National Western will be her first-ever color study: “Future Prospect,” capturing a beautiful, alert, young horse.

According to a recent story in “Southwest Art” magazine, 10 years ago Timmons was a single mother working as a book-keeper when she met her husband Matt, an engineer. They bought quarter horses in 1999 and she said, “I bet I can draw those horses.” Now, Matt runs the business side of her artwork, and she draws.

Timmons soon started drawing neighbor’s horses and has plenty of models close at hand in rural Elbert County. She works from photographs and uses charcoal and wax blend Nero pencils, which come in five strengths. She draws from lunchtime to late at night, seven days a week, unless she’s traveling to horse shows. Each amazingly detailed drawing involves 150 to 200 hours of work, taking her about a month.

The couple no longer own horses, which are expensive, but depend on her horse art, which adds a plus on the ledger.

For lovers of western art, this show has become a must-see event.

Also scheduled: a lecture and luncheon at the History of Colorado Center on Jan. 7 with Quang Ho, Teresa Elliott, Dean Mitchell and Keith Jacobshagen discussing “What is Western Art?” and “Journeys West,” a Petrie Institute of Western Art Symposium, at the Denver Art Museum on Jan. 8.

if you goThe National Western Complex is located just

north of Interstate 70, between Washington Street and Brighton Boulevard at 4655 Humboldt St. in Denver. For a complete schedule of events, some of which, including the art show are included in general admission and others, such as rodeos, are separately ticketed, visit www.nationalwestern.com. For more on the show, see: www.coorswest-ernart.com.

At right, “Boone,” pencil drawing by Karmel Timmons, will be included in the Coors Art Exhibit. Below, “Future Prospect color study” by Karmel Timmons is her first drawing in colored pencil. Courtesy photos

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CITY OF ARVADANOTICE OF POSITION VACANCY

CITY COUNCIL MEMBER – DISTRICT 1The City of Arvada is accepting applications for the unexpired term for Council Member District 1. The term for this position will be from the date of the appointee taking the Oath of Office until the City of Arvada’s next regular election in November, 2015. Applicants must have resided in District 1 for the past one (1) year and meet all other qualifications as set out in the Arvada City Charter. A boundary map of District 1 is available on the City’s website. Applications will be accepted by the City Clerk’s Office until 12:00 Noon on Monday, December 30 at 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, CO 80002. The tentative schedule calls for names of the finalists to be posted on the City’s website by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 3 at which time the public will be invited to comment on the finalists either by letter or email sent to Arvada City Clerk’s Office, 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada CO 80002 or by email to chrisk@arvada.org. The deadline for citizen comments is Thursday, January 9 at noon. Interviews of the finalists will take place on Friday, January

10 with an appointment tentatively scheduled to be made the same day.

Applicants shall submit a letter addressed to the Arvada City Council, through the City Clerk’s Office, with supporting information that addresses, at a minimum, the following:

• Detailed contact information including name, address, phone numbers, and email address. In addition please set out the following: ∙ How long you have lived in the City of Arvada ∙ Education ∙ Employment/professional experience ∙ Experience as a member of boards, committees, or commissions charged with deliberative decision-making. Include length of time served, attendance record, leadership positions, and specific contributions on these bodies ∙ Availability for attendance at regular and special City Council meetings and workshops ∙ Availability/willingness to serve on City Council appointed boards and commissions, retreats, and ceremonial events (City Council members generally spend 10-20 hours per week on city business)

• A statement certifying that you meet all of the qualifications to run for City Council as set out in the Arvada City Charter and State Municipal Election Code: ∙ Registered elector of the City of Arvada and have resided in District 1 for one (1) year ∙ 18 years of age ∙ A citizen of the United States for at least one (1) year ∙ No council member shall be a salaried employee of the City nor any other municipality during his/her term of office ∙ No individual shall be eligible to hold the office of city council member who has been convicted of a felony in any court of the United States within ten (10) years of the date of assuming the office of city council member

• A statement as to why you want to serve on the Arvada City Council

Yak N Yeti opens International Market Arvada staple opens grocer as thirdlocation in brand By Crystal Anderson canderson@ourcoloradonews.com

Dol Bhattarai, a master chef, brought traditional Indian fl avor to the Arvada community with the Yak N Yeti restaurant, and now, he’s continuing that brand.

The Yak N Yeti International Market, 6835 Wadsworth Blvd., previously the Sultan Middle Eastern Market, has gone through a transformation.

“I came in one day and all ex-pired food, that’s not good,” Bhat-tarai said. “I wanted to give peo-ple good quality and put in fresh items.”

Once a small, dark, struggling business along Wadsworth Boule-vard, is now a cleaned-up, bright, open, steady business and exten-sion of the Yak N Yeti brand.

“He has had the restaurant for a while and was looking for an-other business opportunity,” Yak N Yeti Brewmaster Adam Draeger said. “He knows Indian food, so it seemed like a logical business jump.”

Opened in the latter part of

October, the international mar-ket offers a myriad of ingredients, Middle Eastern clothing, Nepal-ese gifts, pipes and more. Since opening, the market, the only Indian grocer in Arvada, has seen a steady increase, nearly double, in both the amount of customers and variety of items they’re offer-ing.

“The market is different be-cause it’s a Middle Eastern and Nepalese items, we keep it what people want and need,” Bhattarai said. “I want to know what people like, so I make lists, and bring it in — we keep changing.”

The Yak N Yeti brand has be-come a staple throughout Arvada. With an Indian restaurant at 8665 Sheridan Blvd., a restaurant and brewpub at 7803 Ralston Road, now with the International Mar-ket on Wadsworth, Bhattarai has added a third location as an ex-tension of the Yak N Yeti brand — something he hopes to broaden and continue.

“I bought it because he, (the previous owner), wasn’t taking care of it,” Bhattarai said, “We might expand into a bigger Indian supermarket. I want to make it a success, and when you work hard, it becomes that.”

The Yak N Yeti International Market is open daily 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Dol Bhattarai, owner of the Yak N Yeti Indian Restaurant and Brewpub, recently extended the brand with the new International Market. Photo by Crystal Anderson

and father, Shep Parr.

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The one thing that everyone of any polit-ical stripe can agree on when looking back at the 2013 legislative session is that a whole lot happened. The furious pace lasted 120 days. But the political and policy impact of last year’s session will be felt indefi nitely.Here are the top stories from the 2013 leg-islative session:

Guns, guns, guns. Did we mention guns?There is no way to overstate

the signifi cance that gun legisla-tion had on Colorado politics in 2013.Democrats scored major victories in pass-ing bills that led to universal background checks on gun sales and limited the num-ber of rounds that can be held in high-ca-pacity ammunition magazines.

The legislation attempts made national headlines and even prompted a visit from President Barack Obama, who touted Col-orado’s gun-control efforts as a model for the nation.

Gun bills did not get off the ground in Congress, in spite of tragedies such as the Aurora theater shooting and Sandy Hook El-ementary School massacre taking place in the same year. Yet in Colorado — a perenni-al swing state — Democrats made changes.But two key pieces of the Democrats’ gun package failed: One that sought to ban concealed weapons from being carried on college campuses and another that would have held assault gun manufacturers and owners liable for crimes committed with those weapons.

Still, state Democrats did what couldn’t be done at the national level. But there were consequences to their actions.

Total recallThe gun bills were met with fi ery Capi-

tol protests by pro-gun groups during the session. They and Republican lawmakers warned that Democrats would rue the day they chose to embark on those efforts.

That certainly was the case for three Democratic legislators.The Democratic majority in the Senate shrunk to a single vote after Senate Presi-dent John Morse of Colorado Springs and Sen. Angela Giron of Pueblo lost separate recall elections that were spurred by their votes on gun bills. Two Republicans will take over their seats in the Senate this year.

The recall movement didn’t stop there. Facing a potential recall election of her own, Sen. Evie Hudak of Westminster re-signed rather than risk handing power over to Republicans in the Senate.

The recalls served as a reminder of just how powerful the gun lobby is in Colorado.

Not so fast, kidsThe Future School Finance Act was a big

win for Democrats in the spring – but it ul-timately fell fl at in November.

Senate Bill 213 — which turned into bal-lot measure Amendment 66 — sought to overhaul school funding formulas. It also would have brought about full-day kin-dergarten for all children and would have provided more resources for at-risk youth.

But voters didn’t care for the nearly $1 billion price tag that came with the re-forms. They fl atly rejected Amendment 66 on Election Day.

Supporters can bring the issue to the ballot a few more times. But what the strat-egy will be going forward remains to be seen.

Pulling the lever with greater easeHouse Bill 1303 overhauled how elec-

tions are conducted in the state. It en-abled same-day voter registration and re-quires that ballots be mailed to all voters.Democrats — as well as a bipartisan ma-jority of county clerks across the state — hailed the legislation as a way of modern-izing an antiquated system, one that they say will lead to greater participation in the voting process.

But Republicans, including Secretary of State Scott Gessler, warned that same-day voter registration would lead to more cases of voter fraud and that the changes would be costly for individual counties to imple-ment.

Gays celebrateAfter back-to-back defeats in previous

sessions, a bill that created civil unions for gay couples fi nally passed the Legislature and was signed into law in 2013.

The bill passed with bipartisan support in both legislative chambers.

It marked the fi rst year since the bill was introduced two years earlier that it re-ceived a vote on the fl oor of the House. In the two previous sessions, the legislation had been killed by Republican-controlled House committees.

Several gay Democratic lawmakers were instrumental in the bill’s passage. They in-cluded House Speaker Mark Ferrandino and Sen. Pat Steadman, both of Denver.

The victory was a bittersweet one for Steadman, whose life partner died of can-cer in the fall of 2012.

Finally, after all these yearsTen years after it was fi rst introduced

in the Legislature, a bill that aims to help immigrant students attend college in Colo-rado became law.

Senate Bill 33, which allows undocu-mented students to attend Colorado col-leges and universities at in-state tuition rates, received bipartisan support in both legislative chambers.

The bill requires that students attend a Colorado high school for at least three years. It also requires that students actively seek legal U.S. residency status.

The powerful oil and gas lobbyFor the most part, efforts to further reg-

ulate oil and gas industry activities failed in the Legislature this year.

Fueled by efforts by several Colorado cities to halt the practice of hydraulic frack-ing, Democratic lawmakers introduced a package of bills aimed to put in place tighter regulations on oil and gas industry practices.

But those bills — including one that sought to change the mission of the Oil and Gas Commission to a more environmen-tally-friendly one, and another that sought higher fees on companies that cause toxic spills — failed.

Although those bills died, the calls to seek tighter regulations on oil and gas activities continue. Those efforts gained momentum in November, when voters in Boulder, Fort Collins and Lafayette ap-proved anti-fracking city ordinances.

The death penalty doesn’t partColorado’s death penalty remained on

the books following this year’s session.A bill that sought to repeal the death

penalty failed to survive a legislative com-mittee in March. But the repeal effort lost steam after Gov. John Hickenlooper hinted that he would veto the legislation.

But Hickenlooper has concerns over capital punishment, as evidenced by his decision in May to grant a temporary re-prieve to Nathan Dunlap — a man who was on death row for killing four people at an Aurora Chuck E. Cheese’s restaurant in 1993.

Smoke ‘em if you got ‘emThe General Assembly put in place

several pieces of legislation that created regulations for Colorado’s new marijuana industry.

The rules came on the heels of the 2012 voter-approved Amendment 64, which legalized the use and sale of recreational marijuana in Colorado.

Lawmakers created regulations for retail pot shops, including possession limits. The bills also put guidelines in place intended to keep the drug out of the hands of chil-dren.

In November, voters overwhelming ap-proved a tax structure for retail pot sales.

Marathon days and crabby moodsFinally, it wouldn’t have been the 2013

legislative session without daily, marathon-like committee hearings and fl oor votes.

Debate and testimony on polarizing bills often went deep into the night, which led to short fuses on the part of sleep-de-prived lawmakers, especially in the fi nal weeks of the session.

Republicans blasted Democrats for try-ing to push legislation in the fi nal weeks. But some acknowledged privately that they would have done the same thing, had the roles had been reversed.

Sen. Pat Steadman, D-Denver, left, speaks in support of his civil unions bill Feb. 28 at a rally at the state capitol. Standing next to him are bill co-sponsors House Speaker Mark Ferrandino, D-Denver, and Rep. Sue Schaefer, D-Wheat Ridge. The bill passed the House Judiciary Committee later that day. File photo

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woMen’s luncheon Denver West Women’s Connection will have its West-ern Roundup luncheon noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, at Concordia Lutheran Church, 13371 W. Alameda Parkway, Lakewood. Reservations required at 303-985-2458.

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NORWEGIAN DINNER Trollheim Sons of Norway Lodge in Lakewood plans its annual Norwegian “Lute� sk & Meatball Dinner” on Saturday, Jan. 18, at Sons of Norway Trollheim Lodge, 6610 W. 14th Ave., Lakewood. Dinner will be served at 1 p.m. and at 5:30 p.m. Reservations will be taken starting Dec. 12 through Jan. 10, or until sold out. Call 303-989-4496.

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MEDIA WOMEN AAUW Foothills Branch is hosting Women in the Media, presented by Cynthia Hessin, from Rocky Mountain PBS, at 10 a.m. Jan. 18 at the Community of Christ Church, 3780 Ward Road, Wheat Ridge. Public is welcome. Call Melinda Reed at 303-421-9414 for membership information.

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COSTA RICA Lakewood Cultural Center presents “Exploring Costa Rica: Colors, Creatures and Curiosities” at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19. Tickets on sale now at www.Lakewood.org/Tickets, 303-987-7845 or the box o� ce, 470 S. Allison Parkway.

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K-12 AUDITIONS The Lakewood Cultural Center will host auditions for Missoula Children’s Theatre’s participatory musical theater residency of “Alice in Wonderland.” Children in grades K-12 may audition from 4-6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20; no registration, preparation or previous stage experience needed. Participants must sign in by 3:45 p.m. and will be required to stay for the full two-hour group audition. Rehearsals begin immediately following the audition and will continue the rest of the week 4-8:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and Saturday morning. Two performances will be at 1 and 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25. There is a cost to participate, but it will be assessed only to those who are accepted. Tickets for the shows are available by calling 303-987-7845, online at www.Lakewood.org/Tickets, or at the Lakewood Cultural Center box o� ce. Auditions, rehearsals and performances will take place at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway.

LOOKING AHEAD/JAN. 25

MUSICAL PERFORMANCE Moors & McCumber will per-form at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25 at Congregation B’nai Chaim, 4716 S. Coors Lane, Morrison. Moors & McCumber will perform bluegrass, Celtic and the blues. Tickets available by calling 303-588-1389 or at the door.

LOOKING AHEAD/JAN. 31

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

LOOKING AHEAD/JAN. 31 TO MARCH 9

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

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YOUR WEEK & MORE

What you need to know about � u prevention How to stay healthy during this winter season

By Crystal Anderson CANDERSON@ourcoloradonews.com

Colder weather brings people together, and if not careful, can cause you to walk away with a cold or the fl u.

“We see more cases in the winter months because in winter we’re indoors

more and in closer contact,” NextCare na-tional director Dr. Michael Kaplan said.

Throughout the holidays, parties and gatherings bring people closer together, increasing the likelihood of spreading germs and contracting illnesses. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the fl u is a respiratory illness that affects nearly 200,000 Americans annually. Peak-ing in the winter months, January through April, the fl u affects the body for 10-14 days, and it’s possible to pass the illness without knowing you have it.

According to the CDC’s key facts about Infl uenza, a healthy adult can infect others with the virus up to a day before showing symptoms and through seven day after be-coming sick.

Contracted through exposure, common fl u symptoms such as, coughing, fever, runny nose, sore throat, muscle aches and feeling lethargic, can take up to four days to emerge and last through 14 days.

To prevent the fl u, Kaplan suggests re-ceiving one of two vaccines available. The shot, which is made up of proteins, not the

virus, cannot infect recipients, but as it re-acts in the body, it can cause it to feel run-down or tired.

If infected, Kaplan recommends staying home from school or work, intake plenty of fl uids, and get rest. According to Kaplan, the best way to prevent the fl u is to get vac-cinated, whether through the shot or the nasal spray and to frequently wash hands.

“Immunization is recommended to ev-eryone six months and older,” Kaplan said. “Getting immunized is the most important thing you can do.”

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Top 10 Jeffco sports stories of 2013State titles, runners-up, a firing and feel good stories fill our listBy Daniel Williamsdwilliams@coloradocomminitymedia.com

It is always fun to look back and remi-nisce on the good old days ... of earlier this year.

But in sports to reflect on recent ac-complishments, especially in preps sports, always warms the holiday heart. And in Jeffco sports this season both boys and girls the long-time league had a banner year.

Here is a look at the top 10 stories in Jef-fco sports from 2013.

10) Ralston Valley boys’ golf; The Mus-tangs made a run at a team state title at the state golf tournament at Murphy Creek Golf Course.

Ralston Valley finished second in state as a team with scores of 221-227 — 448, 23 strokes behind state champion Regis Je-suit 212-213—245.

Neil Tillman led the charge for Ralston Valley shooting back-to-back 74s and fin-ished +4 (74-74—148) and Keegan Sheard shot well both days finishing +5 (73-76—149).

9) Pomona football; The Panthers made a run all the way to the state quar-terfinals where they played No. 1 Fairview, and after holding an early lead fell 35-24.

It was the second meeting between the two schools; Fairview beat Pomona 33-30 in overtime in Week 8.

Fairview went on to the state cham-pionship game, but Pomona once again proved itself as one of the best programs in the state.

8) Soggy spring sports season; Sched-ule makers scattered to reschedule soccer, lacrosse, tennis, baseball and track and

field after one of the wettest springs sea-sons and snowiest April’s in history.

The Colorado High School Activities Association estimated more than 1,000 cancellations and postponements and assistant commissioner Bert Borgmann called this season the worst in 25 years.

7) Scotty Lubkeman graduates from Golden; The iconic Demons’ alum played basketball, was an excellent student and was one of the most popular kids in school.

Lubkeman also just happens to have Down syndrome. But that certainly has never slowed Scotty down. Lubkeman is now a Golden boys’ basketball assistant coach.

6) Faith Christian football; The Eagles are not technically a Jeffco school, but they are certainly in the Jeffco district. And all their football team did this year was run all the way to the state championship game where they were beaten by Platte Valley 28-19.

But their incredible run at a title in-cluded beating No. 1 ranked Brush 24-14 on their home field, all while averaging 67.5 points per game over the their 10 win season.

5) Reid Kahl dismissed from Wheat Ridge; The longtime Wheat Ridge coach was dismissed from his head coaching position and transferred to Jefferson High School after making inappropriate re-marks to a student on his Facebook page.

Kahl has fought to get his job back and has had ample support, but his actions made the decision easy for the school dis-trict.

However, without Kahl the football pro-gram which was regarded as one of the best in the state is impacted. Kahl won two state titles in his eight seasons with the Farmers.

4) Jefferson Saints football; The resur-gence of the Jefferson Saints program is perhaps the feel good sports story of the year.

After Jefferson football won only 2 games in 10 years going 2-77, alum Antho-

ny Rankin took over the program and took it to the playoffs for the first time since the 1980s and gave them their first winning season since 1996.

A scheduling flap cost Jefferson a for-feit and nearly cost them a playoff berth. However, someone was watching over the Saints and they qualified for the playoffs as a wildcard and one of the best teams in 2A football.

3) D’Evelyn girls’ hoops; The Jaguars were a force last season and ran all the way to the state championship game before falling to Pueblo South 66-42.

D’Evelyn had lost only two game the entire season finishing 26-2 (14-0 in 4A Jeffco) and they were good enough to win a state title. Pueblo South was just better that day.

2) Jeffco at state wrestling; There were too many standout performers to mention but Jeffco wrestling in 2012-2013 needed to be high on this list.

Not only did Pomona win a 5A state team title but Jeffco produced state titles from all over the district including Aaron Cisneros who at 126 pounds won Jeffer-son’s first ever state championship.

In addition, Bear Creek’s P.T. Garcia scored a 10-5 victory over Devon Zavala of Denver East in the 5A 132-pound final to capture his second consecutive state championship.

1) Wheat Ridge softball; After barely falling short of a state title in 2012, the 2013 Lady Farmers put it all together and beat Erie 4-0 to win a 4A state champion-ship.

Coach Marty Stricklett put another ring on his ringer and another banner in Wheat Ridge’s gym after the Farmers’ 24-1 record (7-0 in 4A Jeffco).

Star sluggers sophomore Ann Marie Torres and junior Analece Apocada pro-vided the power and senior Jessica Salbato was the ace that put it all together.

The Jefferson Saints were one of the state’s worst football programs until their resurgance that landed them in the 2A playoffs this season.

Faith Christian football isn’t officially a Jeffco program but all of Jeffco can certainly respect the incredible season the Eagles had. File photos

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Rams roll over Ponderosa led by unlikely duo Green Mountain climbing toward league summit By Daniel Williams dwilliams@ourcoloradonews.com

LAKEWOOD - The Lady Rams pounded Ponderosa 68-23 in their pre-holiday break fi nale last Saturday at Green Mountain High School.

The Rams used a total team effort that included getting scoring contri-butions from 10 different players and take a sleigh full of momentum into their break as they prepare for league play.

Green Mountain jumped all over Ponderosa early outscoring them

18-4 in the fi rst quarter and taking a 36-9 lead into halftime.

The Rams were led by freshman phenom Delany Bernard who scored 18 points and chipped in three re-bounded and three assists.

Bernard was assisted by senior Kelli Van Tassel and her 15 points and nine rebounds.

And while the rest of Green Moun-tain’s very deep and very talented roster are as good as any in 4A Jeffco, the duo of Bernard and Van Tassel have become a force potentially good enough to win a league title.

Not only did the unlikely pair of a freshman and a senior dominate Pon-derosa to the point where they didn’t get the chance to play much in the second half.

They are both averaging over 13 points per game this season and the rest of the league has taken notice.

However, they are also certainly not top heavy. Green Mountain not only has fi ve freshman on their varsity team but they are all also a part of the rotation.

And the Rams only other senior is Mackenzie Schaller, who is one the best rebounders in Jeffco, is pulling down over seven rebounds per game.

With the victory over Ponderosa the Rams improve to 4-2 on the sea-son with their only two losses com-ing by Thompson Valley (by only one point) and to 5A opponent Mountain Vista.

Green Mountain will play at Den-ver South on Friday at 7 p.m.

Green Mountain frosh Danielle Lord is just one of multiple super-talented freshman on the Rams’ roster this season. File photo

ONGOING ACTIVITIES, ONGOING /BUSINESS GROUPSMONDAYS

OPEN MIC Living Water Unity Spiritual Community presents open mic night – celebrate your teen self 4:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays at 7401 W. 59th Ave., Arvada. This program gives teens the opportunity to express their performing art including voice and instrument, acting, poetry, stand-up comedy, mime, etc. Open to all students in sixth to 12th grades. Email bellbot-toms809@gmail.com.

REPUBLICANS MEN meeting The Je� erson County Republican Men’s Club meets 7-9 a.m. Mondays at the Howard Johnson Denver West, 12100 W. 44th Ave., Wheat Ridge. Call Fred Holden at 303-421-7619 for more information. All are welcome, not just Republican men from Je� erson County.

TUESDAYS

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES The Lakewood Chapter of Re-tired and Active Federal Employees meets each second Tuesday at the Episcopal Church, 10th and Garrison. Call Ann Ornelas at 303-517-8558 with questions.

WEDNESDAYS

ARVADA BIZ Connection http://www.meetup.com/Arvada-Business-Connection/ is an informal network-ing event that brings together local entrepreneurs. Meetings are 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at various restaurants in Olde Town Arvada. A $5 fee is collected from each attendee, which is then donated to a local charity at the end of each quarter. The 4th Quarter Charity is the Dan Peak Foundation who assists families in need. For information, call Micki Carwin at 303-997-9098.

ENTREPRENEURS CLUB The Lakewood Chapter

Lutheran Entrepreneurs meets 8-9 a.m. on third Wednesdays at the Bethlehem Chapel Co� ee House, located in the medical o� ce building just south of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 2100 Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood. The chapter coordinator is Denise Rolfsmeier. For more information, call 720-379-5889 or email cpa@rolfsmeier.com.

MUSIC TEACHERS Association Suburban Northwest meets 9:30 a.m. to noon the � rst Wednesday of the month at Community in Christ Church, 12229 W. 80th Ave., Arvada. Meetings are open to the public and include refreshments, business meeting and program featuring music teaching professionals from around the state lecturing on the latest teaching developments.

WOMEN NETWORKING Women’s Business Group Wednesday morning networking group in Arvada has openings for women who can commit to a weekly morning meeting. Limited to one business per category. Call for available openings, 303-438-6783, or go online to info@OurConnection.org.

PROFESSIONAL WOMEN NW Metro Business and Professional Women meets the � rst Wednesday of each month from September to May. Our mission is to achieve equity for all women in the workplace through advocacy, education and information. Call Marcia at 303-827-3283 to RSVP.

THURSDAYS

BUSINESS SPIRITUALITY Business Honoring Spirituality meets 7-9 a.m. every Thursday at the Community Center of Mile Hi Church, 9079 W. Alameda Ave., Lakewood. Meetings include networking, a brief meditation by a licensed practitioner, guest speaker and breakfast. For additional information, visit www.bhsmilehi.org or call Patty Whitelock at 303-274-0933.

COMMUNITY COFFEE Join Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp on the fourth Thursday of each month to talk about issues that are important to you. Community Co� ee will be 7-8 a.m. at La Dolce Vita, Ice Cream Room, 5756 Olde

Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada; and from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Panera Bread, 10450 Town Center Drive, Westminster.

INVESTORS’ MEETINGS The Rocky Mountain Inventors Association meets 6:30-8:30 p.m. the fourth Thursday of every month (excluding November and December) at Vesta Technology, 13050 W. 43rd Drive, Suite 300, Golden. Presentations in marketing, manufacturing, engineering, � nance, business and legal, followed by networking. Go online to www.rminventor.org for details.

FRIDAYS

CALMUP JOURNEY Prefer to help yourself rather than do the coaching or psychotherapy thing? Let me share with you free information about the CalmUp Journey, a one-page self-examination worksheet for men and women. Join me for co� ee or tea 8-9 a.m. most Fridays at Whole Foods Market Belmar, 444 S. Wadsworth Blvd. in Lakewood. Let me know you’re planning to be there so we’re sure to connect. Contact www.DrLorieGose.com or 303-500-2340.

SATURDAYS

COLORADO CITIZENS for Peace meets 10:30-11:30 a.m. every Saturday at the intersections of West 52nd and Wadsworth Boulevard to try to bring an end to the wars. Signs will be furnished for those who do not have them. Contact Cindy Lowry at 303-431-1228 or waylonthecat.lowry@yahoo.com.

CONSCIOUS CREATION Explore holistic health resources at the Conscious Creation Fair 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. the third Saturday of each month at the Clements Community Center, 1580 Yarrow St. in Lakewood. Learn from holistic-health practitioners and get information about products, services and alternative/complemen-tary therapies through learning-lab presentations. Admission fee applies; for more information, contact

AREA CLUBS

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SPORTS QUIZ 1) Name the last brothers before Atlanta’s B.J. and Justin Upton in 2013 to hit back-to-back homers in a major-league game.2) Who holds the major-league record for most career major-league pinch-hit home runs?3) In 2012, the New England Patriots ended a record run for most consecutive games played without their won-loss mark falling below .500. How many was it?4) How many consecutive seasons has Gonzaga men’s basketball coach Mark Few notched at least 20 wins?5) Who was the Washington Capitals’ career points leader entering the 2013-14 NHL season?

6) How many CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer tournaments has the U.S. men’s soccer team won?7) Name the last � lly to win the Kentucky Derby, and the year it was done.Answers1) Pittsburgh’s Lloyd and Paul Waner, in 1938.2) Matt Stairs had 23 pinch-hit homers between 1992 and 2011.3) It was 145 games.4) Fourteen seasons, entering the 2013-14 campaign.5) Peter Bondra, with 825 points.6) Five (1991, 2002, ‘05, ‘07 and ‘13).7) Winning Colors, in 1988.2013 King Features Synd., Inc.

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SALOME’S STARSFOR THE WEEK OF DEC 25, 2013

ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) You might be busier than you had expected right now. But between the social-izing rounds and the workplace tasks, there are oppor-tunities for special moments with that certain someone.

TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) Your creative approach leads to a quicker-than-expected solution to a work-place problem. Now you can devote more time to that proposal you hope to introduce by midmonth.

GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) Technological glitches create problems early on. But by midweek, all runs smoothly once again, and you’re well and truly on your way to meeting all your deadlines.

CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) Your energy levels are high, and you feel you can handle everything that comes along. But try to take a break from your hectic pace for some quiet time with someone close to you.

LEO (Jul 23 to Aug 22) Before you pounce on that shiny new opportunity, take more time to check it out to see how much substance actually lies beneath all that glitter. A family member has important news.

VIRGO (Aug 23 to Sept 22) A personal situation you thought was resolved resurfaces, thanks to a possibly well-intentioned move that went awry. Deal with it as soon as possible. Accept the help of a trusted friend.

LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) That goal you set way back when is finally in sight. Maintain your focus on achieving it, and don’t allow yourself to be distracted by unimportant demands for your attention.

SCORPIO (Oct 23 to Nov 21) A temperamental flare-up creates negative feelings that need to be dealt with immediately. But things once again go well after the apologies are made and hurt feelings are soothed.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 to Dec 21) An early impul-sive act causes confusion. But all is smoothed over once explanations are made. Expect a friend or family member to ask for your kind and always wise advice.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) You might have to do some juggling of your priorities, as a personal matter appears to require more time and attention. Put your pride aside and accept help from those who offer it.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb 18) Your creative aspect is strong. Not only does it help you accomplish your goals, but it also inspires others. This could lead to a potentially rewarding collaboration opportunity.

PISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) Be careful about making major decisions when you’re not really committed to them. And resist any pressure to do otherwise. Better to delay action until all doubts are resolved.

BORN THIS WEEK: You set goals and are rarely distracted by any attempt to move you off the path you’ve chosen to reach them.

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Ralston Valley swims along with state’s bestLakewood and Golden also standout among 58 teams

By Daniel Williamsdwilliams@coloradocommunitymedia.com

THORNTON - Several Jeffco schools shined including Ralston Valley who fin-ished in as the sixth best school during the G13 CHSSCA Girls Swim-Dive Invitational Saturday at Veterans memorial Aquatic Center.

The Mustangs finished sixth out of 58 schools that attended the meet with contributions from swimmers like Erin Metzger-Seymour, who won the 100 Fly with a time of 00:56.11.

Fairview won the meet with a team score of 271, Cherry Creek took second with a score 238, and Regis Jesuit finished in third place with a score of 217.

But the Mustangs proved to be Jeffco’s best getting strong performances across the board including a fourth-place finish in the 400 free relay (03:37.47), and second in the 500 freestyle and fourth in the 200 individual medley, both swam by Mad-

eline Myers.“I am very happy with the way we sway

today,” Ralston Valley coach Annie Brown said. “We think we have a good team so it is good to come out and test ourselves against some of the best.”

Lakewood and Golden also had strong meets as the Tigers finished in 20th place with 33 points, and the Demons finishing in 31st place with nine points.

Lakewood’s Kyla Foster had a “fantas-tic meet,” according to her coach Jennifer Snowberg.

Foster swam right on her times from last season, finishing the meet with a personal

record of more than a second on her 100 free split on the final relay going 00:57.6.

“It was a very emotional meet and a bit-tersweet end swimming the final relay by default. Nonetheless, our relay that was seeded 30th going into the meet, 17th go-ing into finals, and ending up 11th with a total of a 10 second improvement through-out the day,” Snowberg said.

The Demons had several standout performances as well including Sabrina Sabadeanu’s who finished with the sev-enth best score in the 100 back with a time of 01:00.48.

Cheryl Roach at 303-885-8584 or go online to www.consciou-screationfair.com.

OngOing /EducatiOndiscussiOn gROups Covenant Village hosts Wednesdays at 2 p.m. This series of monthly events features expert speak-ers on a wide variety of educational and entertaining topics. Please plan to attend one, several or all of our programs, held at 9153 Yarrow St. in Westminster. Admission is free, but seating is limited. Call 303-403-2205 for driving directions and to reserve your place. Come early for refreshments; fellowship lectures begin at 2 p.m. To learn more about the residency options and lifestyle at Covenant Village of Colorado, call us at 303-424-4828.

EsL cLassEs — Covenant Presbyterian Church, 6100 W. 44th St. in Wheat Ridge, is sponsoring a free series of English as a Second Language classes for adults 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday nights. These classes will emphasize a conversational method of instruction. Beginner through advanced classes are offered. You may register on any Thursday night. For directions or more information, call the church at 410-442-5800 or go to our website at www.cpcwheatridge.org.

OngOing /FinE aRts and EntERtainmEnt

cOncORdia LuthERan Church Choir meets at 7 p.m. Wednesdays. The choir assists in Concordia’s traditional wor-ship service three out of four Sundays per month.  The church is at 13371 W. Alameda Parkway in Lakewood (the church nestled close to Green Mountain). If you have a desire to sing and are interested in joining, please contact Joan at joan@concordialcms.org or 303-989-5260.

dancE cLub — Blue Nova Dance Club meets 2:30-4:30 p.m. on the first and third Sundays every month at the Wheat Ridge Grange, 3850 High Court in Wheat Ridge. For more information or dance lessons, contact Dave at 303-578-6588 or email BlueNova.RoundDanceClub@gmail.com.

music pERFORmancEs Patrice LeBlanc performs on keyboard and vocals 6-9 p.m. every Friday and Saturday at Purple Ginger Asian Fusion Restaurant, 2610 Youngfield St. Call 303-237-1133 for more information.

singERs nEEdEd The Troubadours Choir is looking for a di-rector and new members. This is a volunteer choir, comprised mostly of seniors. The Troubadours meet at 9 a.m. every Friday at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 45th and Wadsworth. For more information, call Gary at 303-477-1380.

symphOny auditiOns The Lakewood Symphony is holding auditions for concertmaster (includes an honorarium), principal viola (includes an honorarium) and all section strings. Also, we are auditioning for subs in other sections. Rehearsals are 7:30-10 p.m. Tuesdays, September through May, at Green Mountain United Methodist Church; concerts

are at the Lakewood Cultural Center. Call 303-980-0400 for requirements, appointment and further information.

WEEkLy music Jazz @ the Creek is every first Wednesday of the month at Living Water Unity, 59th and Vance in Olde Town Arvada. Shows start at 7:30 p.m. Come listen to an hour of great jazz. For more information, call 720-935-4000 or email livingwaterunity@comcast.net.

OngOing /hEaLthcaREbOOt camp Get out of the gym and get results. Front Range Boot Camp provides dynamic, unique and results-driven full-body workouts exclusively for women. All ages, sizes and fitness levels will succeed. Revamp your fitness routine by getting out of your routine. Indoor location is just behind Super Target at Kipling Street and 50th Avenue. Outdoor location is Skyline Park by Stenger soccer fields. Email Robyn@FrontRangeBootCamp.com or go online to www.FrontRange-BootCamp.com.

hEaLth gROup A women’s health group with the motto “Your health, your life: Take charge” meets noon-1 p.m. Fridays at 9797 W. Colfax Ave, No. 3AA, in Lakewood. Learn about natural alternatives to health concerns. No charge to be part of this group. For more information, call Linda at 303-883-5473 or email lindagoesgreen@prodigy.net.

hOmE caRE Always Best Care Denver West provides in-home care, skilled nursing and free senior community placement. Always Best Care provides every individual and family with

well-trained personal care attendants and expert nursing support. We help families make informed decisions about senior care, and guide them through comprehensive solutions designed specifically for their unique situations. To learn more, go online to www.AlwaysBestCare.com/DenverWest or call 303-952-3060.

tai chi is now taught at Lakeview Wellness and Event Center 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and 2-3:30 p.m. Fridays. Call 303-989-6300 or 303-730-0986 for cost information and reservations.

WEight LOss — The EZ Weight-Loss Challenge 12-week program meets 10-11 a.m. Tuesdays at Arvada Church of God, 7135 W. 68th Ave. Free coaching, metabolism test and nutri-tion information. Cash prizes awarded to the top three biggest achievers. For information on cost or to preregister, call Chris at 720-320-2394.

yOga FOR Survivors Whether you’re a longtime cancer survivor, in treatment or a caregiver to a cancer survivor, Yoga for Cancer Survivors & Caregivers is a great way to live more comfortably in your own body. Benefits include decreased stress and pain, improved sleep and energy, improved lymphatic flow, reduced nausea and a greater sense of well-being. Class led by Shari Turney, a registered yoga instructor with specialized training through Yoga for Survivors. Class offered 1:30-2:45 p.m. Sundays at Duncan Family YMCA, 6350 Eldridge St., Arvada. Contact Shari Turney at 720-319-3703 or szturney@mac.com before taking your first class to ensure a safe practice.

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Proposed park in south Adams CountyBy Ashley Reimersareimers@ourcoloradonews.com

Hyland Hills Park and Recreation District and the city of Arvada are working together in hopes of creating a com-munity park to be utilized by residents of both entities.

Located immediately north of Interstate 76 between Lowell Boulevard and Tennyson Street, the Clear Creek Valley Park site is an 86-acre parcel owned by Hyland Hills. With assistance from Adams County Open Space grant money, the district began the process of acquiring the land in 2002. In 2007, the district developed a multi-use design plan for the area to include trails and open space.

“In 2007, we decided to have 70 percent remain as open space and trails and 30 percent would be a more active area,” Terry Barnhart with Hyland Hills said. “Ideas for the active area included a multipurpose field, volleyball com-plex and park equipment.”

Fast-forward five years later, Hyland Hills continues to

work on the project and is now getting some assistance with funding and design expertise from the city of Arvada, which Barnhart said could really speed up the project. As both entities work closely to navigate the project, the final decision whether or not the project will move forward lies in the hands of the Adams County commissioners, who will vote on the project in January.

Until then, Barnhart is excited for the possibility that 3,000 Arvada residents living within the Hyland Hills boundaries could have a community park to enjoy in the future. Gordon Reusink, director of parks for the city of Ar-vada agrees.

“It’s exciting for us because those 3,000 residents don’t have access to community park space right now,” Reusink said. “Through this partnership our residents will have a large park area and because we are working with Hyland Hills, the park can be accomplished much quicker.”

The third party involved in the project is Wanco Inc., a manufacturer of highway safety and traffic control prod-

ucts. The business in located in Arvada but is in need of an expansion. Barnhart said the project includes a sale of 5.2106 acres of existing open space land located immedi-ately to the east of Wanco’s current facility, 5870 Tennyson St., to allow for a 90,000 square foot expansion. Wanco plans to purchase the land for $397,208 and contribute an additional $350,000 for park development, if the project is approved.

The city of Arvada will contribute $500,000 for park re-development and Hyland Hills will work to secure an ad-ditional $2.5 million in cash, grant and in-kind funding for Phase 1 of the Clear Creek Valley Park. Reusink said if the project is approved there will be community meetings to gain input on the design and to gain knowledge of the wants and needs of the community.

“We have the adopted 2007 concept plan, but since then the community might feel differently about what they want out of their park,” Reusink said. “So through the community meetings we can learn what people want and make sure we are all on the same page. If this project does get approved it will be a win-win-win situation for us, Hy-land Hills and Wanco.”

celebrations

ArvadaMarie Karolyn McNew, of Arvada, has earned a

master’s degree in library science with a concentration in archive studies from Emporia State University.

GoldenMegan Drake, of Golden, graduated with a bachelor’s

degree in communication studies from Azusa Pacific University.

LakewoodAnthony Farr, of Lakewood, earned a bachelor’s

degree in general studies in economics and minor in business. He is a graduate of Lakewood High School.

In the Military

ArvadaArmy Spec. Gregory F. Hoflin has graduated from

basic combat training at Fort Leonard Wood, Waynes-ville, Mo. Hoflin is the son of Lyn Hoflin, of Arvada, and is a 2003 graduate of Pomona High School, Arvada. He received a bachelor’s degree in 2008 from the University of Colorado at Boulder.