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Eatery highlighted for community service By Crystal Anderson canderson@coloradocommunitymedia.com In Arvada’s Five Parks neighborhood, an employer is working hard to make a difference in the community, one they hope lasts a lifetime. And on Nov. 30, they’re being honored for it on ABC’s “The Chew.” Steamer’s and Jacks Restaurant is home for many citizens, especially their staff of around 80, of which 40 are
developmentally disabled. Founded by Athan Miller and Scott Parker in 2007, the company trains and employs adults with an array of developmental disabilities so they have the necessary skills to spring them into the workforce. “They said on this season of ‘The Chew’ they are focusing on how food changes lives,” Miller said about their segment on the show. “They understood us.”
Kara Deandrea smiles as she finishes pulling apart chicken in the Steamer’s and Jacks Restaurant in Five Parks. Photos by Crystal Anderson
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Steamer’s Prep Kitchen, recognized for changing the lives of developmentally disabled adults in the community through employment, makes a variety of jams, jellies and sauces as well as prep all the food for the restaurant.
County fair aims for next level
The county fair should be a celebration that represents the wide variety of Jefferson County, fairgrounds director Scott Gales said. A new events coordinator is reaching out to all sectors of the community to provide input and create an event to make the community proud. Courtesy photo
Residents provide input to full-time coordinator By Christy Steadman csteadman@colorado communitymedia.com Jefferson County Fair attendees will have a new experience to look forward to in 2016. In the past, the fair has been has been organized and managed by an outside, all-volunteer nonprofit team. The group did a good job, fairgrounds director Scott Gales said, but did not have the resources to make the event truly spectacular. Discussion on the county fair came up among Jefferson County commissioners on June 30. To ensure its success and provide a better experience for fair-goers, Foxworth all three Jefferson County commissioners favored hiring a full-time fairgrounds events coordinator. “Whatever form it takes, people (should) walk away impressed with it,” Commissioner Donald Rosier said at the June 30 meeting. The commissioners agree that Jeffco’s fair should be something that highlights the county. “It’s important to remind citizens, and engage them, on the uniqueness of Jefferson County,” said Commissioner Libby Szabo. The new Jefferson County Fairgrounds events coordinator, Dexter Foxworth, was hired in October, and wasted no time on his task of focusing on the county fair. Fair continues on Page 22
“It was worth it, all worth it,” Lesley Dahlkemper, outgoing Jefferson County Board of Education member, said to several community members at the district’s farewell reception. Here she receives a “Jeffco Board of Ed Survival Kit” from Michael Clark, a community member who had voted for the majority, but switched his views in 2014 after seeing the repercussions of the majority’s decisions. Photo by Crystal Anderson
Jeffco board changes over All five school board spots change hands By Crystal Anderson canderson@coloradocommunitymedia.com It was a night for the changing of the guard at the Jeffco School Board, as an entirely new board was seated, and board Attorney Brad A. Miller announced his resignation. “Tonight we swear in five new board members, who will work hard to exceed all of our expectations and most importantly continue to rebuild trust in this board,” outgoing board member Leslie Dahlkemper said during her farewell thoughts. “It’s a very tall order for a volunteer position and it impacts the lives of 86,000 children they need our support and our very best thinking, they’ve got big issues to tackle ahead.” In a packed board room, members of the board of education — Ken Witt, Julie Williams, John Newkirk, Jill Fellman and Lesley Dahlkemper — relinquished their duties to the newly elected direc-
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AMPARO HUMPHREY Teacher, yoga warrior and writer shares story of adventure I’ve lived a life that I am happy and proud of — it’s been an adventure. I was born and raised in the 1940s in Logrono, Spain. The area, located in Northern Spain, is also known for its wine, is very beautiful. While attending college there, I worked a dead-end job, and just hated it. While I was very close to obtaining my French degree, I decided the best option was to quit and move to France. So I did, and that experience changed my life. For a few years I worked in Bordeaux, France as an au pair. I took care of two families, one who had a baby and lived in a beautiful chateau, and another who had two lovely young girls whom I just loved. It was there where I met my then-husband, an American from Boulder, Colorado, and we married. After we married we moved to Boulder to live with his parents, we had two sons before he left. It was unfortunate that didn’t work out, but yet again, that experience and the challenge of his leaving, changed my life for the better. I decided to stay in Colorado and finish my degree. I graduated from the University of Colorado - Boulder with an education degree and quickly followed that up with my master’s degree. During my time there I taught Spanish 101 and 102, and loved it. I knew teaching was the profession for me. While finishing my second degree I was offered a position teaching French and Spanish with District 50 Schools and it worked well. I stayed with that district for 25 years, teaching in the middle and high school levels as well as the International Baccalaureate program. Next to my
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Amparo Humphrey shows her playful side as she plays lightly in her freshly raked fallen leaves this autumn. Courtesy photo sons, this was my most successful endeavor in life. I found immense joy in teaching and love when I run into my students today. It’s a wonderful thing to see them again. A passionate woman, I found that I really enjoy writing and yoga. I wrote a book entitled “Wicked Eden” and am hoping to write a graphic novel in the future. This story is a humorous tale about a modern day couple battling today’s issues within the Garden of Eden. I hope that it encourages the reader to confront their beliefs and draw their own conclusions. I am currently using proceeds from my book to start a scholarship fund in District 50, and would love to do the same in Jefferson County. Yoga, well, yoga is my thing. I have been practicing yoga for 17 years and I love it. I even have a yoga room in my house! This practice helps keep you focused, calm and relaxed. It’s good for your brain, your soul and of course helps your body too. I hope to obtain my yoga instructor license soon to help others my age relax and just breathe. Breathing helps so much. Along with yoga and writing, I practice Zumba and Nia (a ballet, dance and martial arts inspired dance class), and love traveling. I love to meet new people and constantly learn. But, to me, no matter where I go, Arvada is home. I’ve been here 26 years and I love it. I love the community, it feels very safe, and I love my neighbors; they are like family to me.
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Beth Chandler, owner of the Arvada Dragonfly, stands in front of her business at its opening in 2014. Now, a year after, she said that she loves being an owner of a small business and is looking forward to the future, and eventually turning this business into a full bed and breakfast. Courtesy photo
Buying for a boost Arvada’s Small Business Saturday set for Nov. 28 By Crystal Anderson canderson@coloradocommunitymedia.com It’s about community. On Nov. 28, shoppers around the country will trek to their local businesses in support of their communities, the businesses and those who run them. That day, dedicated as Small Business Saturday, is a movement to help promote small businesses and encourage community members to shop locally, rather than primarily at big box corporations, during the holiday shopping season. “I’m fortunate to be among many small biz,” Karen Miller, owner of Olde Town’s Paws n’ Play, said following the City of Arvada’s proclamation ceremony that declared Nov. 28 Small Business Saturday. “We have a community of Small Biz continues on Page 3
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biz who support each other. It will be a huge day, but largely symbolic. It’s awareness … Where you spend your money really helps benefit your community.” Businesses like Paws n’ Play, the Arvada Dragonfly and La Patisserie Francais will be honoring customers that day by giving discounts and hosting sales to help increase sales and awareness of their products. According to numbers from the Arvada Economic Development Association, more than 55 percent of the country’s working population is employed by or owns a small business, and money spent elsewhere during the holiday season takes
away from Arvada’s economy. “When our small businesses do well, our communities do too,” said Allison Trembly, marketing manager for the Arvada Economic Development Association. “By choosing to ‘Shop Small’ in Arvada, you are investing in the community; 3.46 percent of each purchase made in Arvada goes to pay for city services such as police, parks and street maintenance.” Along with that percentage, businesses like La Patisserie Francais, 7885 Wadsworth Blvd., and the Arvada Dragonfly boutique lodging, 5900 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., benefit in a variety of ways. From increasing salaries and job growth to quality of life, shopping locally impacts the vitality of both the economy and the community. “For Arvada, people should know supporting a small business keeps our large city feeling like a small community,”
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said Sadie Russo, owner of La Patisserie Francais. Both businesses will take part in the program. For more information on the specifics, contact La Patisserie Francais at 303-424-5056, and the Dragonfly at 720940-0787. “Owning a small business is your life. The small businesses that are here, and that have been here forever, they’re the core of our community,” Russo added.
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(Sales data is still being downloaded from our MLS.) The difference is that each sold listing shows whether the agent worked with the seller, the buyer, or both. You can’t find this information anywhere else (unless you’re an agent). Buyer information is being provided to realtor. com by REcolorado.com, and I don’t see any reason why REcolorado couldn’t add buyer data to its own display of agent information. Maybe we’ll see that in 2016. That profile of agents on realtor.com has another feature that thrills me — it has actual reviews from past clients, something that you could, until now, only get from a little known website, www.RatedAgent.com. I’m pleased to report that it was because of my own suggestion to an executive at realtor.com that a deal was struck for RatedAgent.com to provide ratings and reviews, which realtor.com is rebranding as “Real Ratings.” Realtor.com will continue to have “Recommendations” which can be written by anyone at all and can be deleted or phonied up by the agent (just like an agent can do on Zillow and other websites), but the “Reviews and Ratings” are only from verified past clients and can’t be altered — or deleted, if they’re negative. This is a HUGE improvement for consumers, and, since Golden Real Estate’s agents fare well when it comes to ratings and reviews by past clients, I’m so grateful for this development. I think realtor.com is proud of it too, and you can expect to see a major advertising campaign boasting about their “Real Ratings” as soon as the upload process (ongoing as I write this) is completed. (Note: Although agents can’t delete or alter negative reviews or ratings obtained by Rated
Agent.com, they can choose not to display any reviews or ratings on realtor.com as well as on RatedAgent.com, so if you see no reviews on an agent’s profile, either they haven’t signed up for RatedAgent.com’s service or they haven’t allowed RatedAgent.com to upload their data to realtor.com.) As I reported last week, I just returned from the Realtor convention and expo in San Diego, and I’m grateful for all the things I learned and products I purchased, some of which I have already put to work. So I have to say I am grateful for the American (and Canadian) entrepreneurial spirit which keeps inventing and producing products to improve how businesses, including ours, operate. That brings me back to my original comment about being thankful to live in the United States but specifically in Jefferson County, Colorado. For the most part we live here without fear, especially when compared to what we see on TV every night, including from one of my favorite destinations, Paris. Let’s not take it for granted. As I sit down for my Thanksgiving dinner, I’m going to be thinking grateful thoughts not only about my clients, my broker associates, my service partners — Care Patrol, inspectors, lenders, handymen, and more — and you, dear reader, but I will also be thinking about how fortunate Rita and I are to live in peace, enjoy as high a quality of life as we could ever want, and have the resources to contribute to the alleviating of hardship by those not as blessed as we are. Thank you for reading this column. I love writing it each week, but I wouldn’t be writing it if I didn’t have the newspaper to publish it and an audience to read it. Happy Thanksgiving!
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Oil recycling On Saturday, Nov. 28 the City of Arvada will host a recycling opportunity for all oil or fryer waste from Thanksgiving. The event, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., is a partnership with Great West Biofuels to help reduce waste in the region’s sewer system. Two sites are available: City of Arvada Streets Maintenance Facility, 6161 Old Wadsworth Blvd. and the Indiana Service Center 6701 Indiana Street.
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Prepping the holiday tree City of Arvada decorates Olde Town’s holiday tree
Arvada youth 4-H project Interested in agriculture? The City of Arvada and the Colorado State University Extension 4-H program have partnered to offer Arvada youth an opportunity to house and learn about livestock at Moore Farm at 72nd Avenue and Ward Road. This opportunity is available to youth who are interested in or already are 4-H members, and they can apply for: market steer, 25-egg producing chickens, 18 market chickens or five bee hives. Requirements are listed via http://bit.ly/215stUK. Applications are available on that site and are due by 5 p.m. Dec. 8. Selections will be made by Dec. 18.
By Crystal Anderson canderson@coloradocommunitymedia.com It’s not quite the day after Thanksgiving but both citizens and the city are excited about the Christmas season. Decorations of green and red are popping up at businesses throughout town, and Olde Town Arvada is no exception. On a blustery Wednesday morning, three City of Arvada workers began prepping for this year’s holiday season by wrapping up one very special gift: Arvada’s Christmas tree. Standing 35 feet tall in the city’s Olde Town Square, on the corner of 57th and Olde Wadsworth Boulevard, the towering blue spruce tree has been Arvada’s Christmas tree for many a year. Despite the wind, these workers continued to decorate. Branch by branch the three took turns stringing lights around the green giant. Round and round they went, slowly placing lights of red, yellow, green and blue around the ornate holiday tree. Citizens passed by here and there, each stopping to look at the tree, admiring the decorations. As the trio escalated, getting closer and closer to the top, an end was in sight. It was time to place on the star. A large white star now sits adorned atop the evergreen, topping the decorations and completing the Christmas look. Now fully prepped and decorated, the tree will stand until the evening of Dec. 1st, when it will be lit in a ceremonial event, Lagniappe. Glowing throughout December, the city’s Christmas Tree will stand, lighting up Olde Town Arvada with the joyous sentimentality of the holiday season.
Two Ponds carols On Saturday Dec. 5, Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge is offering a free holiday event for the family. From 10 a.m. - noon the refuge will have free hot chocolate, adult and children carolers will be on hand at 9210 W. 80th Ave. to celebrate the holiday season. For more information visit, http://bit.ly/1PCgfPu. Candelas Updated plan The Candelas neighborhood will have more diversified housing in 2016. Located along the northwestern side of Indiana Avenue, the neighborhood has requested and was approved (7-0 vote by City Council) to change three parcels of property from multifamily housing to single-family residences. This change will create 97 units in the area which is down from the 262 units previously proposed. A reduction of 165 units, the developers mentioned they sought this change so development density is consistent with the adjacent neighborhood, to help diversify the community, and the market has been driving the parcel to be single family, as despite gains in multifamily housing popularity this area hasn’t been able to move forward with that development. The developer also noted that more multifamily housing is proposed in other areas of this development.
City workers switch positions after one touches up some decorations on the Arvada Christmas Tree. Photo by Crystal Anderson
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NATIONAL CAREGIVERS MONTH
Caregivers open up life to loved ones By Christy Steadman csteadman@coloradocommunitymedia.com
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Christopher Seits believes everybody is his friend, so taking a bus or other sort of public transportation would open him up to some high risk. But that’s one thing he and his mother is working on — independence. Independence is important, his mother Teri said. “He’s an adult,” she said. “He needs to be treated as an adult, but some adult tasks can be challenging.” Christopher is 23, has Down syndrome and deals with anxiety. Along with being his mom, Teri is Christopher’s Supported Living Services (SLS) provider. She supports him with specific goals such as community activities, personal care, money management and mentorship. “I’m here to support him to be successful,” Teri said. Teri is also a Certified Nurse’s Assistant (CNA) for her adopted 8-year-old daughter, Suzi, who has Down syndrome. Caring for her two children takes up a lot of time, but Teri says she wouldn’t have it any other way. She described caregiving as a blessing. “Caregiving allows me to be the primary care provider for the ones I love the most,” she said. A caregiver is “someone who gives up their entire life for a loved one,” said Karen Hafling, founder of Stuck in the Middle, a social support group for caregivers. A caregiver is “someone who is totally self-sacrificing.” There are two categories of caregivers: families and professionals, said Pamela Wilson. She is a Denver-area caregiving educator and professional with The Care Navigator — a Lakewood-based company that helps people manage care — and author of “The Caregiving Trap: Solutions For Life’s Unexpected Changes.” Families can provide that one-on-one family contact, Wilson said. But there are limitations on what families can do. Some families view seeking outside
• Pamela D. Wilson, CSA, MS, BS/BA, CG, is a Denver-based caregiving educator. Connect with Wilson at The Care Navigator, a resource for people to help manage caregiving. The Care Navigator, 393 South Harlan St. #110 in Lakewood; 720-726-3111; www. thecarenavigator.com. Links to purchase Wilson’s book, “The Caregiving Trap: Solutions For Life’s Unexpected Changes,” are also available on the website.
Women part of the group Stuck in the Middle, a social support group for caregivers, chat over some light appetizers Nov. 19. Sometimes the group meets at someone’s house, and other times they will spend time together out in the community, such as going to the movies, fashion shows, attending a play or doing some leisurely shopping. The important thing is that caregivers remain social and connected in the community, said the group’s founder Karen Hafling. Photo by Christy Steadman help as negative, she said, but it can be a positive thing for both the primary caregiver and the recipient. First, she said, bringing in another caregiver can give the primary caregiver a much needed break, and it can help the person being care for by providing exposure and socialization outside of the family. But it’s not only the care recipient that benefits from socialization, Hafling said. Caregivers can become isolated and invisible, she said. People will always ask how the person receiving the care is doing, but often people will fail to ask how the caregiver is holding up. Being part of a group, such as the Arvada-founded Stuck in the Middle, gives a caregiver the opportunity to socialize, vent, get hugs and ask questions, said Nita Simpson, who attends Stuck in the Middle’s weekly meetings. “A two-hour visit here is like a vacation,” Simpson said.
Fellow attendees Cindy Acierno and Mary Lopez agree. People need to talk to other people, they said. “They need to know they’re not the only one traveling down that road,” Lopez said. Caregivers may have neighbors or coworkers to talk to, Simpson said, but a caregiver group provides a common ground. Everyone in the group truly understand what each person is going through. In the group, you can “really spill your guts,” Hafling said. It’s also important for everybody to know there are resources out there, said attendee Peg Kroeker. “When a person in the community is in a bind, there is help available,” she said. “People need something for themselves sometimes.” Caregivers focus on two things — tasks and relationship, Wilson said. Tasks are all the physical things such as cooking,
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and promoting Western heritage through family-oriented activities with horses. Activities include trail rides, gymkhanas and parades.
• Stuck in the Middle is a social support group for caregivers founded by Karen Hafling. Connect with the group by sending an email to sitm@comcast.net or call 303-422-1196.
cleaning and reminding the loved one to take medicine. “The relationship part is the memories,” she said. Wilson suggests caregivers to focus on the relationship, and get help with tasks. For example, Wilson said, hire outside help or split the tasks up among family members. Dianne Donelson’s father’s wish was to die on the family farm, which the family was able to fulfill, she said. But the one thing he always wanted was a red convertible, Donelson said, who works at Jeffco Adult Protection Services, a division of the Jefferson County Human Services department. His grandchildren got together and rented him one. He drove all around his Iowa town in that red convertible, wearing his cowboy hat, Donelson said. Often, people overlook the rewards of caregiving, Donelson said. For her, it was being able to spend eight extra weeks with her dad. “There can be days that are very difficult,” Donelson said, “but there will also be a lot of cherished moments.”
JEFFCO NEWS IN A HURRY Ornament decorating at Dinosaur Ridge Dinosaur Ridge is having a holiday party from 1-4 p.m. Dec. 5 at the visitor’s center, 16831 West Alameda Parkway, in Morrison. The free event includes decorating dinosaur-themed holiday ornaments. All ages welcome. For more information, visit www. dinoridge.org, call 303-697-3466 or send an email to tours@dinoridge.org. Colorado Gives Day The fifth annual Colorado Gives Day takes place on Dec. 8 this year.
Buffalo Bill Saddle Club meeting The public is invited to attend a meeting of the Buffalo Bill Saddle Club beginning at 7 p.m. Dec. 9 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 West Sixth Avenue, in Golden. The club is dedicated to preserving
JeffCo Innovators’ Workshop to have drone event The JeffCo Innovators’ Workshop presents “LEPTRON: From Startup to Startling Success,” from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Dec. 10 at Golden City Hall, 911 10th St., in Golden. Leptron is a Golden-based company that manufactures and services Unmanned Aircraft Systems, also known as drones. Attendees will learn about
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On the night of Dec. 4, Goldenites will gather at the top of the hill on 15th Street and Washington Avenue to meet up with old friends, and make new friends. At 6:30 p.m., with candles or red and green glowsticks in hand, they will walk down the hill. When they reach the bottom of the hill, they will count down to prompt Santa to turn on the lights… “…and the city of Golden becomes magical,” said Carol Ann Bowles with the
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holiday refreshments and a used book sale. Shoppers can continue holiday gift shopping at The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, 1213 Washington Avenue, between 6-8 p.m. where there will be a 20 percent off sale. People will also have opportunities for free, live entertainment at various locations throughout the evening. From 6-8 p.m., Destination Dance will perform to holiday music in the creekside amphitheater behind the Golden Visitors Center, 1010 Washington Avenue. Baby Doe’s Clothing, 1116 Washington Avenue, will have live music by the band FatFingers, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The Golden History Center, 923 10th St., is inviting people to make an ornament to hang on the museum’s Christmas tree beginning at 6 p.m. Heather Klenske’s students will perform on a historic piano 7-8 p.m. And to cap off the evening, there will be a fireworks display. “Only in Golden,” Bowles said, “you get holiday fireworks.” The celebration reminds Bowles of a Norman Rockwell painting. It’s wonderful, she said, to see everybody enjoying the holidays together as a community. “It’s magical,” she said.
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Thankful for second chances A long time ago, in a lifetime far, far away, I made a mistake. And not just a little one— a biggie. The kind of mistake that had the potential to take my dreams and goals and send them drifting away like a Peyton Manning deep “in” throw. And, I got caught. The punishment was serious, but that was nothing in comparison to the embarrassment I felt at what happened. Here’s the thing, and some might find this strange: I consider that event to be one of the three or four most important, formative events in my whole life. It was the psychic equivalent of a Holly Holm roundhouse kick to the back of the head. Whatever it was I’d been doing before that ended, and I started moving my life of my own will and design. Looking back on that, it could have been much worse. From the principal of my school, down through the teachers I had, and all the way home to my parents, every one of them treated this as a mistake, not indicative of my character. And, thus, I got punished, but not condemned. And afterward, I worked hard to earn that treatment, being a big believer in the old adage that “the first rule of getting out of holes is to stop digging.” I wish I could say that was the only big mistake I ever made. Never confuse the idea that, because you are reading what I’ve written, that I actually know much of anything at all. Any
advice I give, you have to understand, always comes from a place of “don’t you be like me.” As a son, as a teacher, a friend, a parent, and — oh my God! — as a husband, the mistakes are voluminous. I’ve disappointed, I’ve frustrated, I’ve angered . . . and that’s before lunch! Michael Alcorn But, I’m still here. HITTING I’m still married, at this particular moment in HOME time my children don’t hate me, my siblings all still talk to me (slowly, using small words), and my parents are still a big part of my life. And, believe it or not, I do have friends — some of whom are even willing to admit to it. You see, I have been the recipient of a great deal of Grace in my life. The people around me recognize that I’m bumbling, slow, distracted and often have the judgment of a rutabaga, but that I’m not malicious. Mostly. And so they give me some room to make those mistakes, and try to keep me from hurting myself. I try to keep that in mind as I go about my business, especially when it comes to my
children. They’ll make mistakes, too, and I’ll correct them when necessary, sometimes even going so far as to punish them. But I try to never condemn them, to never let one-offs become permanent elements of our relationship. And, I try to gently coach them to stop digging. That’s a hard thing, too, for us humans. All but the best of us remember slights, assume the worst, and hold on to anger for far too long over far too trivial things. It is the nature of this fallen world that the people in it are fallen, too — sometimes all the way to the bottom of the hole. But, those same people are also capable of mercy, forgiveness, greatness, courage, and love. This article is not written as a confession, and I do not assume that either of you reading this are my father-confessor. I write this because, of all the things I am thankful for this Thanksgiving, I am particularly thankful for Grace. It, and only it, is what keeps me in civil company, with the hopes of a better future and a happy eternity. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! May God continue to rain His abundant Grace on you and yours, and on this great country of ours! Michael Alcorn is a teacher and writer who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. His novels are available at MichaelJAlcorn.com.
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What are parents looking for in a school? With the Jeffco school board recall and elections over, many parents are feeling more positive about their schools. We went to Stein Elementary’s new O’Connell campus and asked what parents are looking for in a school.
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Why I am thankful for gratitude During this Thanksgiving week – and in the wake of the terror attacks in Paris and Beirut, the downing of the Russian airline over Sinai, and the ongoing refugee crisis – I am more than thankful … I am grateful. I am grateful that I have the food and shelter of my choice. I am grateful that I know the whereabouts of the people who are important to me. I am grateful that I live in the safe environs of my community and my nation. Yes, safety is relative, and yes, I do feel safe. I’ve been contemplating all the other things for which I am thankful, such as finally getting my car in the garage before the first snows, for the company and comfort of family and friends, and for my continued good health. This thankfulness has deepened into fervent gratitude. Gratitude that accompanies my waking up, and my going to sleep. Gratitude that reminds me that
everyday annoyances are just that… moments of inconvenience. Gratitude that provides a rush of relief when wanderers return, and seekers find answers. The difference for me between Andrea Doray thankfulness and gratitude is that ALCHEMY I am thankful for my mother’s turkey dressing recipe, my sister’s joy-filled home, and the chance to introduce a new player to the game of Mad Gab. My gratitude is more deep seated, an emotion for me that transcends even the undeniable beauty and satisfaction of bountiful meals, the love and laughter of family and friends, and the occasional 70-degree
day that pops up after a blast of wintry weather. I’m sure that I’m not alone, that I am not the only one moved to tears of both sorrow and gratitude as we witness the carnage on the news. Sorrow for the victims and their families. Gratitude that I can pull my loved ones close in a silent embrace. And I’m sure I’m not the only one who not only recognizes the faults, failures, and foibles of our elected and appointed officials trying to govern 322 million people, but also stands with gratitude under the star-spangled banner with my hand on my heart. I’m also deeply grateful that, as of this writing, Colorado is not one of the states banning Syrian refugees. And to suggest further that refugees of one religion are welcomed, and that those of another are banned, shocks and repulses me. I’m grateful that our Constitution and Bill of Rights prevent such discrimination.
I’m grateful for my own rights and liberties. I’m grateful that we live in a country where free speech and freedom of the press are fiercely defended, and that these freedoms give the public – give people like you and me – the opportunities to listen and to read and to make our own decisions. I’m thankful to be warm when the winds blow and to be dry when the snow falls. And I’m grateful that, because of my life’s opportunities, I am the one handing a few bills through my car window, and not the one asking for them. For most of us, a simple inventory of the many blessings in our lives helps to offset the tribulations. And for that, I am truly grateful.
website: “Funding mechanisms for this project could include increased property taxes, a special district funded by sales tax, license plate fees, toll revenue generated by managed lanes or all lanes or some combination of these. One tolling option, consistent with Colorado Department of Transportation policy, is to use managed or express toll lanes on new capacity on existing roadways and tolls on new roadways. To fully fund capacity improvements, this option would likely require additional funds raised by property taxes, sales taxes or license plate fees to supplement tolls generated in managed lanes. A second tolling option would consider tolling existing lanes as well as new capacity throughout the “Western Beltway” corridor. This option would likely raise adequate funding for capacity improvements throughout the corridor without increasing other taxes or fees.” Tolling existing lanes would be a major change in CDOT Policy. US-6 and SH-93 through Golden are parts of the “Western Beltway.” CDOT explicitly eliminated tolling those existing lanes as part of the
Golden Plan. Raising taxes on north Jeffco residents and business would require a vote of the people. We are not likely to vote to tax ourselves to pay for the unneeded and unwanted Jefferson Parkway, especially when other highway projects are needed more, like the Golden Plan. Contact the elected leaders of Jeffco, Arvada and Broomfield and tell them to stop the JPPHA spending millions of taxpayer dollars on this futile project. Their 2016 Budget calls for collecting another $600,000 of taxpayers’ money in their eighth year. Dick Sugg, Golden
Backing up Jeffco effort Re: New board thanks grassroots effort for win, Nov 12, 2015 In the article about the new board, it refers to “…a slate of union-backed candidates.…” This was a slate of PARENT-backed candidates. Parents organized the recall, and one thousand parents carried petitions. Parents got out the vote. The union was nowhere in sight. Judy Denison, Golden
Andrea Doray is a writer who counts her blessings instead of sheep. Contact her at a.doray@andreadoray.com.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sad for Heritage Square Why is Heritage Square Closing? I had some fun times there, will they be relocated? I think that Golden District should raise money to help keep Heritage Square stuff right where it is. Think of all the kids that go there. They have parties, church, train rides, mazes... I am sad that all those memories I had, other kids will not have. I am sad that I will not be able to go there again. Emma Darr, 3rd Grader at Vanderhoof Elementary in Arvada Editor’s note: Good news Emma, while the stores, theater, and alpine slide might be gone, the amusement park portion of Heritage Square, including the maze, will open again this spring. Beltway will make us pay Independent analyses and the opinion of the prospective private contractor say that public money will be needed to pay for the toll road, as toll revenue will never do it. Information on funding the new and improved proposed segments of the “Western Beltway” that include the Jefferson Parkway are on the WestConnect
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November 26, 2015
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‘It’s part of my job. Whether it’s preparing a sermon or hopping in a cop car.’ Golden chaplain and Hillside Community Church pastor Kevin Shive
The Wheat Ridge chaplain team supports the Wheat Ridge SWAT team at a scene. The chaplain crisis response team will respond to situations by bringing food and trusted chaplains for support, as well as providing a warm, comfortable place to sit away from everything else. Courtesy photo
Chaplains are different kind of police backup Job can help bring light in dark places By Corrie Sahling csahling@coloradocommunitymedia.com As Kevin Shive walks around the Golden Police Department, he holds a conversation with every person he sees — a discussion about what someone’s kid was for Halloween, a joke about a person’s recent role in a play and quick hugs of friendly support. “This is what being a chaplain is all about,” said Scott Moore, a chaplain with the Wheat Ridge Police Department and a pastor at Holy Cross Lutheran Church. Shive — a chaplain with the Golden Police Department and pastor at Hillside Community Church — and Moore both hold the title “police chaplain,” meaning that they volunteer time each week to support police officers in their communities. A police chaplain by definition is a minister, such as a pastor, who serves in a precinct and works primarily with police officers to provide support and counseling. “We are just serving those that serve us,” Shive said. But in practice, being a chaplain is about being a friend, according to Moore; it’s about becoming trusted so officers feel like they have someone to talk to. “In your job, you probably don’t have to worry about someone killing you,” Shive said. “It’s about being a trusted and confidential source to officers, so they have a place where they can process life.” In a typical week, Shive said he will spend time around the department doing different things, from walking around and taking note of who worked on hard cases that week to going on a several-hour ride-along with an officer. “You start to get a feel for what’s going on, who might need help,” Shive said. While chaplains hold a religious background, the conversations and support given to officers is only spiritual if the officer asks. “Officers have an understanding of who they are coming to, so it happens more than you would think,” Moore said. “Police wrestle with the good and evil of the world, so they question that.” Shive agreed that conversations often turn spiritual even
Golden chaplain and Hillside Community Church pastor Kevin Shive. Courtesy photo
Wheat Ridge chaplain and Holy Cross Lutheran Church pastor Scott Moore. Courtesy photo
when it doesn’t seem they will. “The officers get comfortable with you,” Shive said, “so you get in their car and they’ll say ‘we aren’t talking about God tonight,’ and 30 minutes later, they are asking you about things that everyone thinks about spiritually.” Whether conversations are spiritual, religious or about the hard stuff police see, both Moore and Shive agree that the biggest part of being a chaplain is just being there for the officers. “Sometimes they just normalcy,” Moore said. “They need to talk about anything but the bad thing they witnessed.” Or sometimes, officers needs someone to officiate their weddings — which Shive did recently. “It’s nice to know we are making an impact,” Moore said. “That officers are enjoying their job and we can help them.” The best part of being a chaplain for Shive is seeing that people know they are cared for. “This is a strange job,” Shive said. “Especially right now with this climate around police. I like to walk through and make sure that they know they are appreciated and seen.” While a chaplain may not be going through the exact same things as a police officer in a hard time, there are difficult aspects of the job as well.
The Golden chaplain team poses with the Rocky Mountain Police Chaplain crisis response vehicle. Courtesy photo “It is hard to see what’s really going on in your community,” Shive said. “To see how often people call 911 … you sometimes think that maybe no one will call today.” Shive said that having other chaplains’ support is important; after a challenging time in Golden, he used the support of a chaplain in Aurora. “It’s hard not to become desensitized to all of it,” Moore said. Being a chaplain is not something that either Moore or Shive thought they would do — both even were against the idea at first. Moore now believes that being a chaplain is his calling in life. “I always had an interest in criminal justice, but not in the way that the officers do,” Moore said. “This has opened some doors — it led me to believe this is my calling.” Shive’s biggest reason for not wanting to be a chaplain was that he didn’t know how he would fit more into his job. “Now, it’s part of my job,” Shive said. “Whether it’s preparing a sermon or hopping in a cop car.”
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November 26, 2015
Music can help us share our gratitude Thanksgiving has so little music associated with it that radio stations and businesses usually go straight from the spooky sounds of Halloween to Christmas carols. And that’s a bit of sonic whiplash for the listener. For the longest time, Christmas was my favorite holiday. The older I’ve become, however, the more I embrace Thanksgiving as the best celebration of the year. It doesn’t come with the pressures of gift-giving and commercialism connected to Christmas. Instead, it’s all about sharing delicious food with some of the people you treasure most. So, in this season of thanks — and as a music lover who believes lyrics and melodies are expressions of life — I looked for songs of gratitude for the different facets of our lives. Here are just a few: Thankful for family: “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)” by Sly and the Family Stone An absolute body-shaker of sonic joy, Sly and the Family Stone’s bass-driven “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)” is the perfect complement to the people in your life who love you unconditionally. There’s a freedom in being with people who allow you to be unreservedly yourself — and the song is a rhythmic chant of gratitude. The only people Sly actually references in the song are his parents: Mama’s so happy Mama start to cry Papa still singin’ You can make it if you try
This song is a perfectly upbeat way to say thank you to your family. Thankful for friends: “You’ve Got A Friend in Me” by Randy Newman Disney movies have birthed some classic songs over the years. But Randy Newman’s declaration of friendship is one of the most relatable and infectious in the studio’s
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catalogue. It also happens to have some of the most charming comments about real friendship, and gets them across with humor and heart. Some other folks might be A little bit smarter than I am Bigger and stronger too Maybe But none of them will ever love you the way I do This is the quintessential encapsulation of the dedication of real friends. Thankful for love: “Thank You” by Dido A gorgeous little ballad to celebrate the person in your life who makes everything better by simply being in it. Dido’s “Thank You” eschews the big, romantic gestures for small, intimate details and somehow turns them into the grandest romantic moments of all. She catalogues the recipe for a truly rotten
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Holiday season kicks off in style in Olde Town Arvada
By Crystal Anderson canderson@coloradocommunitymedia.com Olde Town Arvada is prepping to kick off the holiday season with a beloved creole tradition, lagniappe. “The essence of lagniappe is customer appreciation,” Karen Miller, president of the Historic Olde Town Arvada merchants’ association said. “It’s really about the shops thanking them (customers) and welcoming them to Olde Town.” Held the evening of Dec. 1, the event — a tradition dating back to 1992 — is one many look forward to year after year. Olde Town businesses extend their hours and offer discounts, free gifts, treats or small presents to their customers, thanking them for their continued support of their business. Annually, organizers said they see a minimum of three hundred people and hope to see many hundreds more. “To me it’s special because it’s about customer appreciation,” Miller said. “You thank your customers throughout the year, but this is something extra.”
Selection: Alessia Cara’s “Know-It-All” released on Def Jam Records Review: A startlingly witty and wise new voice in pop, Cara brings her take on bedroom R&B to the masses. Come for the brutal sarcasm, stay for the understated love songs. Favorite song: “Here” Best line to use at a party you don’t want to be at: “I’m sorry if I seem uninterested Or I’m not listenin’, or I’m indifferent/Truly I ain’t got no business here.”
day, all the little things that so easily get under everyone’s skin - missing the bus, bills and crummy weather. But then she finally gets home: Push the door, I’m home at last and I’m soaking through and through Then you handed me a towel and all I see is you. Anyone who knows someone who can brighten your day just by standing there understands the profound gratitude that person deserves. Don’t forget to let them know. Thankful for our country: “Don’t Drink the Water/This Land Is Your Land” by Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds A bit of a tone shift here, but it’s important to recognize our country’s history, which has often been more blood-soaked
than we admit. This live, acoustic version from Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds strips everything away from the Dave Matthews Band version, and instead captures the rage and fire of lyrics like: All I can say to you my new neighbor Is you must move on or I will bury you” and “Your land is gone And given to me” The way the two musicians weave Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land” into the song makes for a stunning musical connection and a powerful reminder we can always do better. Thankful for our world: “What A Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong It’s pretty difficult to argue with this standard by Louis Armstrong, especially the way his gravely vocals are underplayed by some of the most luminous string work in recorded music. There is so much to be grateful for, and no matter how bleak things look sometimes, it’s important to remember that fact. Armstrong and this song is the perfect reminder of the beauty around us every day. In this world, it’s inconceivable we should ever run out of blessings for which to be thankful. Clarke Reader’s column on how music connects to our lives appears every other week. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he is thankful for all his generous readers. Check out his music blog at calmacil20.blogspot.com. And share your favorite songs about gratitude at creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.
START OF THE SEASON The start of the holiday shopping season, this event features extend hours and discounts from various merchants throughout the downtown scene. It encourages residents to shop small, and find those distinctive holiday gifts in a local small business.
WE’VE GOT HOLIDAY CHEER Along with the discounts, Lagniappe kicks off the Christmas season with the annual treelighting, a performance by the Arvada Chorale, horse-drawn carriage rides, photos with Santa, a chili cook off, and a fundraiser for Arvada nonprofit, the Ralston House.
Santa Claus made a jolly appearance while strolling throughout Olde Town Arvada. Photo by Crystal Anderson IT’S ALL ABOUT THE CUSTOMERS Lagniappe (pronounced lan-yap), at its core, is about celebrating the customers. Each participating business will be giving back during the event, some throughout the day, to their patrons, going beyond the normal, thanks, to show their gratitude to them for their business and support. For more information on Lagniappe and other holiday happenings visit, http://oldetownarvada. org/events/.
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tors — Ron Mitchell, Susan Harmon, Brad Rupert, Ali Lasell and Amanda Stevens. The hand-over gives the state’s second largest school district of 154 schools to a clean slate of individuals who promise to work together, collaboratively to restore the district to its former glory. “The campaign and election are behind us, and it’s time to begin the hard work of serving the needs of our district,” Mitchell said. “We can listen and consider diverse opinions in a respectful manner … Jeffco faces many challenges; we will listen and work collaboratively to all our stakeholders to move forward in a positive direction.” Following this, each of the directors unanimously elected directors to different positions on the board, including president (Mitchell), first vice president (Lasell), second vice president (Harmon), secretary (Stevens) and treasurer (Rupert). “The tone in this board room needs to change, and that starts with the six of us up here” Lasell said in her introductory comments. “It all comes down to trust; trust that we will make decisions that are in the best interest of all students, trust that we will be fiscally accountable with our taxpayer dollars.” A study session filled with ceremonial tasks, the new board faced one issue, the resignation of Brad Miller, the board’s former attorney. On Nov. 16, Miller sent a resignation letter to the district, shortly after announcing his resignation from the Thompson School District which covers areas of Loveland, Berthoud and Fort Collins. “Mr. Mitchell conveyed to me that the incoming board members have determined that they do not intend to retain board counsel, but instead will rely chiefly upon the district’s general counsel for their legal needs,” Miller said in his resig-
‘The tone in this board room needs to change, and that starts with the six of us up here. It all comes down to trust; trust that we will make decisions that are in the best interest of all students, trust that we will be fiscally accountable with our taxpayer dollars.’ Ali Lasell
nation letter, citing this as the sole reason for his leaving the district. Miller was hired in December 2013 by the former board majority after the district’s Executive Director of Employee Relations Alan Taggart resigned. Miller was paid a monthly retainer of $7,500, to the annual tune of 90,000 a year. Superintendent Dan McMinimee recommended the board utilize the district’s Executive Director of Employee Relations, Craig Hess and Jim Branum of Caplan and Earnest (the district’s contracted counsel) as well as consider rejoining the Colorado Association of School Boards (CASB), and taking advantage of their legal resources. The board said it will rely on the counsel of Branum and Hess. Members of the board also requested that a scope of work be discussed in an executive session for their legal counsel, the possibility of having multiple attorneys, as well as access to unredacted invoices of Miller’s work. The new board then discussed the coming months, highlighting teacher and staff compensation, facilities, and assessments.
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Have you seen my dog? He’s out there My dog is out there. I just feel it. There is a dog for me. An adoption shelter, a private owner, or a breeder? Dogs I’ve owned include a German shorthair pointer named Pogo, an Australian shepherd named Bluto, and a Chihuahua named Gizmo. I’ve been dog-less a few years and am searching for a small dog. I need a female pooch, purebred or mutt, who is good with little kids (ages 3 and 6). Oh and also she must
be good with cats. More about that later. A medium small Pomeranian caught my eye at my friend’s mountain cabin in Mammoth, California. She would cock her head to the side and look up at me as if she were smiling. I got a crush on that black and white critter and would have taken her home in a heartbeat. Another friend here in Colorado mentioned she has a toy Pomeranian which she and her husband adore.
My husband and I have one playful cat named Squeak, which we adopted from Evergreen Animal Protective League. She’s the coolest and most affectionate cat I’ve ever owned. I think she likes being the only cat, but she has hinted that a small dog might be a fun addition to our home. When I was a small child and lived in San Mateo, California, we had a dog named Pete, part Chihuahua and part fox terrier. He was
tan and a real companion. I loved him, but unfortunately he got loose through the fence I guess, and ran out onto El Camino Highway. Pete lay still on the kitchen floor and my parents explained that he was dead. This was my first experience with death and vivid enough of a memory that I can still picture it. I loved Pete and sobbed. I said, “How can this be! Too sad!” Pete was the perfect small dog, Stobie continues on Page 18
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Fight Back Against Stress Heart pounding but no idea why? Can’t remember where you left your keys? Gaining belly fat but eating a healthy diet? If you said yes to any of these, you might be suffering the ill effects of chronic stress. While it’s impossible to remove all stress from your life, incorporating a few specific nutrients into your diet can help you death with life’s many stressors. Program is 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, at Natural Grocers Mission Trace, 3333 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood. Go to www. NaturalGrocers.com/mt. Authors on Archive Golden History Center and Museum presents “Authors on Archive” from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, at 923 10th St., Golden. Mary McFerren Stobie, syndicated columnist for Colorado Community Media, who grew up in Golden, will read from her memoir, “You Fall Off, You Get Back On,” at 1:30 p.m. Copies of Stobie’s memoir will be available for purchase and signing. Contact program contact www. goldenhistory.org or www.marystobie. com. Welcome the Joyous Season Join the Lutheran Chorale to “Welcome the Joyous Season” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway. Hear selections from J.S. Bach’s “Christmas Oratorio,” along with beloved carols and songs that are sure to help you prepare for the season of joy and hope. Finally, join the chorale at the close of the concert for the traditional audience sing-along of the “Hallelujah Chorus” from Handel’s “Messiah.” The chorale also will have its annual silent auction before the concert and during intermission. Tickets are available at the cultural center box office, by phone at 303-987-7845 or at tickets@ lakewood.org.
THEATER/SHOWS Comedy Night at West Woods Slap Happy Entertainment presents its final show of the year 7:30-9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, at West Woods Golf Course, 6655 Quaker St., Arvada. The show will feature West Woods favorites, including Hippieman, Dr. Kevin Fitzgerals, Phil Palisoul, Decon Gray, Nancy Norton and Talon Saucerman. More to be announced. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Jeffco Schools Foundation. Tickets available at Eventbrite.com, keywood West Woods. Story of ‘The Nutcracker’ Nearly everyone knows the tale of the Nutcracker, a gift to Marie from her uncle on Christmas Eve. Sadly, the beautiful nutcracker has been broken and later that night Marie goes to check up on it. To her surprise, it has come alive, and a story-within-the-story begins. The audience is invited to become a part of the Nutcracker story and everyone gets to live happily ever after. Miners Alley Children’s Theatre presents “The Story of the Nutcracker” at 1 p.m. Saturdays, through Dec. 19 at 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Tickets are available by calling 303-935-3044 or online at www.minersalley.com. Appropriate for ages 12 and under, and the people who love them. Tuna Christmas Miners Alley Playhouse presents “A Tuna Christmas” through Friday, Dec. 20, at 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays; and 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Dec. 3, 10 and 17. Tickets are available by calling 303-935-3044 or going online at minersalley.com. Casino Murder Mystery The Lumber Baron Mystery Mansion presents “Let’s Kill the Whistleblower!” an interactive comedy murder-mystery through Thursday, Dec. 31, at 2555 W. 37th Ave., Denver. Show times are 6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Dec. 4, with times to be added through Dec. 31. Get tickets at CasinoMurderMysteries.com or 303-477-8205. Seating is limited and this show is appropriate for all ages. MUSIC/CONCERTS Orchestra Holiday Concert Jefferson Symphony Orchestra presents it holiday concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at Colorado School of Mines Green Center, 924 16th St., Golden. Concert will feature traditional holiday music. Tickets available at www.jeffsymphony.org, by calling 303-278-4237 or at the door before the concert. Concordia Choir Seeks Voices Concordia Lutheran Church Choir is starting its fall choir program and is looking to add new voices. The choir is a great cross section of the community and welcomes newcomers who have a desire to praise God with their voice. Concordia Lutheran is directed by Dr. Jill Schroeder-Dorn of Colorado Christian University. The choir meets at 7 p.m. Wednesdays. The choir assists in Concordia’s traditional worship service. The church is at 13371 W. Alameda Parkway in Lakewood. Contact 303-989-5260.
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Jeffco Holiday Craft Fair The Jeffco Holiday Craft Fair is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, in the exhibit hall at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, West 6th Avenue Service Road and Indiana Street, Golden. Performing again this year will be the musicians attending Wheat Ridge High School at 10:30 a.m. Friday. All attendees are encouraged to register for door prizes, which will be given away throughout the two-day craft fair. A $2 donation at the door will go toward the learning programs and scholarships for youth in the community. Parking is free. The event is sponsored by the Jefferson County Fair, a nonprofit community service organization. Call Iris McIntosh at 303-934-3171. Stocking Stuffers Music Show Timothy P. Irving and his Stuffers, Colorado Western, bluegrass and folk musicians, will play arrangements of original music and holiday favorites at the Timothy P. and the Rocky Mountain Stocking Stuffers show at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 4-5, and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 5-6, at 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Tickets are available at the center’s box office, by calling 303-987-7845 or online at www. Lakewood.org/Tickets.
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More than 100 Colorado artisans will sell their handmade gifts at the Thanksgiving Handmade Arts and Crafts Fair, open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27, and Saturday, Nov. 28, at Arvada High School, 7951 W. 65th Ave., Arvada. Fair features live music, face painting, food and entertainment. Plenty of free parking. Some of the proceeds will benefit the Arvada High School band. Go to www.stateoftheartspromotions.com or call 303-990-9177. Holiday Bazaar The Developmental Disabilities Resource Center plans its 14th annual Holiday Bazaar 10 a.m.to 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, at 11177 W. 8th Ave., Lakewood. A festive, fun-filled event benefiting the people and programs of the resource center, the event will have a bake sale, hand-made crafts and gift baskets, scarves, jewelry, and jams, imported crafts, Santa visit, door prizes and silent auction. Admission is free but attendees are asked to bring canned goods to fill the center’s emergency pantry. Contact 303-462-6585 or april.richey@ddrcco.com. Faculty Art on Display The Red Rocks Community College Visual Arts Department has organized an exhibition of faculty work in the Susan K. Arndt Gallery at the college’s Lakewood campus, 13300 W. 6th Ave, Lakewood. On display is a wide range of work from more than a dozen faculty members including ceramics, fine woodworking, photography, metal smithing, drawing, and painting. The exhibit runs through Thursday, Dec. 3. The artwork in the exhibit is available for sale. Go to www.rrcc.edu. Rooney Ranch Holiday Market The third annual Rooney Ranch Elementary School Holiday Market is open from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at the school, 2200 S. Coors St., Lakewood. The school’s annual event offers homemade gifts
while teaching students business basics and the importance of charitable giving. All products are created by students, who operate their own booths at the market. This year, the students are encouraged to donate a percentage of their profits to Joseph’s Journey, which provides wilderness experiences to children with terminal and life-threatening illnesses (www.josephsjourney.org). Contact stoosh32@aol.com or 720-225-7754 for information. Soaps and Cider Spinster Sisters Microsoapery presents Soaps and Cider from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at 908 12th St., Golden. Ten percent of proceeds from the holiday shopping event will benefit the Foothills Animal Shelter. Enjoy cookies, cider and Christmas carols while browsing shelves stocked with luxurious bath soaps, body butters, sugar scrubs, salt soaks, healing salves and other delightful gifts for everyone on your holiday gift list. Make your own bath salt to take home, and treat your dog (pets always welcome) to a complimentary Dirty Dawg soap sample. Go to spinstersistersco.com
EVENTS Talk to the Animals As animal trainers, it’s important to know how to read and interpret animal behavior. Trainers from the Downtown Aquarium will bring some animals to the Majestic View Nature Center so visitors can meet and talk about how they communicate, how they problem solve, and what we can learn from them. Program is from 10:30-11:15 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, at 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Sign up in advance; call 720-898-7405. Echter’s Holiday Workshops Echter’s Garden Center, 5150 W. 52nd Ave., Arvada, presents a number of holiday gardening workshops. To register, call 303-424-7979; go to www. echters.com. Classes offered are Wreath Making, 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 28; 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28; 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29; 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5. Create your own handcrafted wreath using fresh aromatic boughs. Please bring pruners. The usual time to make a wreath is 1 to 1 ½ hours. Registration required. Porch Pot Workshop, 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5. Create a beautiful container with seasonal style using fresh specialty greens that will dress up your entry for the holiday season. Registration required. Garden Center Classes, Events Country Fair Garden Center presents several classes this season. A holiday wreath making class is at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5. In addition to classes, the garden center will have a holiday fair Saturday, Dec. 12, with visits from Santa. County Fair Garden Center is at 17201 W. 64th Ave., Arvada. Call 303-209-4394 or go to www.countryfairgarden.com.
HEALTH YMCA Grand Reopening The Susan M. Duncan Family YMCA will celebrate the grand reopening of the Schlessman Family YMCA with a one-week free trial and by waiving the join fee for new members through Monday, Nov. 30. Members and the community are invited to experience all the good things the space has to offer, including fitness classes, youth sports, water activities, senior programs and family-friendly activities. Join us to experience all the good things YMCA of Metropolitan Denver has to offer. Community Blood Drives A number of community blood drives are planned in the area. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300, unless otherwise noted. Go to www.bonfils.org. Upcoming blood drives are: Wednesday, Dec. 2, 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m., St. Anthony Hospital, 11600 W. 2nd Place, Lakewood; Thursday, Dec. 3, 2-6:30 p.m., Latter Day Saints, Lakewood Stake, 6465 W. Jewell, Lakewood. Immune Support 101 Most people know that vitamin C is important for the immune system, but do they know why? And what about the importance of other vitamins? Just like the rest of our body, the immune system requires optimal nutrition to function at its best. Keeping your immune system fed with proper nutrition will ensure that your body is ready to handle whatever comes its way during the winter months. Program is from 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at Natural Grocers Mission Trace, 3333 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood. Go to www.NaturalGrocers.com/mt. Tai Chi Classes Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada, hosts tai chi classes Mondays, through Dec. 14. Class for beginners is from 6:15-7:15 p.m. Class for those who’ve done tai chi before is from 5-6 p.m. Redirect the stress of life into something smooth, nourishing and strengthening. Bring water and wear comfortable clothes. Patricia Douglas is certified through Tai Chi for Health Institute. Sign up in advance; call 720-8987405.
EDUCATION Continuing Education Program Metropolitan State College of Denver offers a continuing education program for adults. Most classes are 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays, for two to four weeks, and cost varies. Most take place at the Student Success Building on the Auraria Campus, with other classes taking place at the South Campus (I-25 and Orchard) and the Center For Visual Arts on Santa Fe Drive. For list of classes, go to www.msudenver.edu/learnon or call 303556-3657. Application not required. More information on Facebook www. Facebook.com/msudenverlearnoninitiative. Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Thursday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com. No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.
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good with kids and cats. I saw a dog like him with his owner walking around Crown Hill Lake. The owner said her dog was a great pet. I ask many dog walkers if they like their small dogs and they always say “Yes!” I do a lot of walking and would enjoy
strolling with a dog. So would my husband, I believe. He grew up on a farm and had dogs. One reason I haven’t obtained a dog since Gizmo passed away a few years ago is because I’ve had some failures with dogs when my kids were little. When living in Evergreen, an adopted Sheltie chased cars and bit people. The Australian Shepherd, Bluto, herded children and nipped my daughter’s friends. He must have thought he was doing his job and the children were his substitute sheep.
So these two dogs had to be adopted out to other people, through ads in the paper. This was years ago before the success of Gizmo the Chihuahua who was great with kids, also great with cats, a good dog for walks, and very affectionate and clean. As Thanksgiving approaches I am thankful for all the dogs I have loved, especially my first dog, Pete. My next dog is out there. I just feel it. Mary McFerren Stobie will tell a story on
stage at the Mercury Café 2199 California St. Denver on Nov. 24, at 7 p.m. Sunday, November 29 at 1:30 p.m. Stobie will do a reading from her memoir You Fall Off, You Get Back On at an event at Golden History Center and Museum 923 10th St. Golden. The event is called “Authors of the Archive.” All are invited to both events. Contact her at mry_jeanne@yahoo.com and www. marystobie.com
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COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES ATHLETIC NEWS Oredigger wrestlers beat Ft. Hayes Back-to-back falls by Keenan Willits and Rocky Michaelson helped Colorado School of Mines beat Fort Hays State, 26-19, in a home dual meet. Mines (1-0) picked up bonus points in four matches, plus a forfeit, to beat the Tigers (0-1). Paul Wilson and Lucas Erickson earned major decisions in addition to the two falls. Erickson was very impressive at 141 as the freshman rolled Jacob Schoenfeld for for several near pins in the third period, breaking open a close match and winning 14-2. Up 6-2, Willits rolled Kregg Clarke and pinned him at 4:26, and Michaelson did the same to Nathan Shipley at 174, ending a 6-2 match at 4:57 and sealing up the team win for Mines. Willits’ win by pin was his third in eight matches so far this season. Michaelson’s was his second in seven outings. The win was Mines’ first over Fort Hays since 2010-11 Mines will head to Fort Hays for the FHSU Bob Smith Open Dec. 6. The Orediggers return home Dec. 9 to host Northwest Kansas Tech in a dual at 7 p.m. Volleyball players earn major league honors For the second consecutive season, senior Danielle Johnson-Hazlewood has been named the RMAC Player and Setter of the Year as she leads a total of five Colorado School of Mines student-athletes to be named to the RMAC Women’s Volleyball All-Conference Teams as announced by the league on Tuesday, November 17. Once again, Danielle Johnson-Hazlewood is the RMAC’s top player for a second consecutive season
and the league’s top setter for a third straight campaign. The Cypress, Texas native leads the RMAC in assists per set for a fourth straight season with 12.34 this season, placing her third overall in NCAA Division II. Joining Johnson-Hazlewood on the RMAC AllConference First-Team is junior Alanna Winfield and senior Megan Peterson. Summit Award given to Mines Junior Colorado School of Mines junior Taryn Huber has been named the 2015 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Volleyball Summit Award recipient as announced by the conference on Thursday, November 19. A native of Austin, Texas, Huber has a 3.91 GPA in Chemical Engineering. She was recently earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors and was named RMAC First-Team All-Academic for the second time in her career. The RMAC Summit Award is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative gradepoint average participating at the final sites for each of the RMAC’s championships. All GPAs are based on a straight grading scale to ensure consistency among institutions. Any tie is broken by the number of credits completed. Eligible student-athletes are sophomore or above who have participated in their sport for at least two years with their school. They must be an active member of the team, traveling and competing at the championship. Huber was honored during the RMAC Volleyball Tournament, which took place last Friday and Satur-
Pomona head coach Jay Madden speaks to his team after their second round playoff win over Horizon. The Panthers played Grandview last weekend in a quarterfinal match up. Photo by Glenn Wallace
PLAYOFFS UPDATE Due to early holiday deadlines, this edition of the Arvada Press will not include information about last week’s Ralston Valley and Pomona football playoff games. Check online at www.arvadapress.com, and at the Arvada Press Facebook page for more timely information.
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Proposed league alignments spark debate Class 5A football teams would be placed in new conferences starting next year By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com Coaches and administrators are lining up in favor of or opposition to the proposed new Class 5A conference football alignments that were recently announced by the Colorado High School Activities Association. The planned conference placements for the 2016-17 seasons slot 42 teams based on computer rankings from the 2014-15 seasons. The Rating Percentage Index ranks teams based on wins and losses and strength of schedule. Many schools have been busy trying to unofficially line up five nonconference games and one CHSAA official believes the proposed alignments will be passed. The proposed setups could be changed before being voted on at the football committee’s December meeting. Then in January, the alignments would need approval of the CHSAA Legislative Council. A 10th regular season game will be added since the state playoff field will be cut from 32 to 16 teams.
The biggest argument in favor of the “waterfall” alignments — which attempt to balance out leagues based on the strength of teams — is more equal competition in the conferences. The cons include travel and stadium availability, and for some of the best teams, a concern that the schedule will actually get weaker. “For us, our strength of schedule will go down because of the teams in our league,” said Jason Wilkins, Cherry Creek High School athletic director. “Because of the formula, there are weaker teams in our league than we would normally schedule.” Derek Chaney, Douglas County School District athletic director, said scheduling games could be a problem for districts using the same venue for several schools. For instance if Mountain Vista, ThunderRidge, Highlands Ranch and Rock Canyon had home games the same week, there could be scheduling conflicts at Shea Stadium. “Sometimes when you think something will pass, you are surprised,” Chaney said. “As Douglas County AD, I don’t like to see our teams split up. So a lot of our schools are playing nonleague games against each other instead of league games. There is definitely more travel
involved.” Ralston Valley Athletic Director Mark Koopman has a problem with using the RPI to shape the proposed leagues and the possible impact of playing “unfamiliar” teams, which could affect gate receipts. “I use Cherry Creek as an example often because of their position and the obvious disparities in their league,” he said. “Cherry Creek is currently listed as the No. 1 team in League A and the next team in their league is number 14. That’s 13 spots that separate the top two teams. “If you look at league G, Columbine is number 7 and Fairview number 8. Only one separates the two, which says this league is more difficult top to bottom.” Koopman claims it will be difficult to prepare teams for the playoffs and interest in games will decline. “Can Cherry Creek expect to prepare for the first round of the playoffs next year by playing teams in their league who did not make it past the round of 16?” he asked. “Lastly, who is going to watch these league games? Our fans and students have no rivalry or little knowledge of three of the five schools in our league. Schools who depend on football gate fee to supplement their school athletic budget are expecting to see a drop in gate receipts.”
PROPOSED ALIGNMENTS Conference A 1. Cherry Creek; 14. Fossil Ridge; 15. Horizon; 26. Denver East; 29. Prairie View; 42. FNE Warriors. Conference B 2. Grandview; 13. Overland; 16. Arapahoe; 27. Doherty; 30. Boulder; 41. Smoky Hill. Conference C 3. Valor Christian; 12. Fountain Fort Carson; 17. Lakewood; 26. Poudre; 31. Legend; 40. Highlands Ranch. Conference D 4. Ralston Valley; 11. Rocky Mountain; 18. Eaglecrest; 25. Rangeview; 32. Castle View; 39. Arvada West. Conference E 5. Pomona; 10. Cherokee Trail; 19. Chaparral; 24. Mountain Vista; 33. Rock Canyon; 38. Aurora Hinkley. Conference F 6. Regis Jesuit; 9. Legacy; 20. Bear Creek; 23. Westminster; 34. Aurora Central; 37. Douglas County. Conference G 7. Columbine; 8. Fairview; 21. Mullen; 22. ThunderRidge; 35. Mountain Range; 36. Northglenn.
Optimism for quail and pheasant season
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2015-16 is looking much better for Colorado’s pheasant population and to a somewhat lesser degree for quail. But overall, both upland bird hunting seasons should top the last couple of year’s hunting experience. Ed Gorman, CPW small game manager has some encouraging news following the
drought years 2012-2013. “In northeast Colorado, pheasant call (rooster crowing) count surveys in 2015 were up approximately 60 percent from 2014,” Gorman noted “and higher than most years over the past 20 years.” Considering the more severe impact on southeast Colorado climate during drought years, established habitat growth is slow thus limiting protective cover, food source recovery, pheasant reproduction, and chick survival. Gorman offered some long term reassurance, stating “2015 crowing (call) count survey suggests that pheasant populations are rebuilding. We hoped
for this end result considering the high precipitation from spring rains and winter snows totals in the core pheasant areas during the last two years.” Looking at specific geographical regions, NE Colorado (Yuma, Phillips, Sedgwick, Logan, Washington, Morgan and SE Weld) counties pheasant populations have increased slightly better than other regions. South Platte River (eastern Morgan, Washington, Logan and Sedgwick) counties suggest concern and less improvement in Bobwhite quail numbers. East Central Colorado (Southern Yuma, Kit Carson, Cheyenne, and Kiowa) counties show healthy increase in pheasant
numbers and modest changes in quail populations. Extreme southeast Colorado (Baca and Prowers) counties were hit harder than any area in Colorado during the 2010-2013 drought years and show less improvement in bird numbers than other counties. CPW suggest doing some research on your favorite pheasant and quail hunting areas before making trips. But optimism is in the air. As Gorman said “this year’s picture is good, but far from perfect.” Ron Hellbusch can be reached at Hellbusch@comcast.net
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Managing holiday stress: retrain your brain, focus on gratitude With Thanksgiving approaching, Shannon Gwash gratitude often surfaces as a topic of conversation. But how can it help GUEST improve our lives? And if we don’t curCOLUMN rently have a practice of gratitude, how do we start? An overwhelming amount of people (42 percent, according to the American Psychology Association) say they aren’t doing enough to manage their stress. When we are stressed, we often feel there’s a lack of control in our lives, a lack of meaning in what we are doing and an unrealistic demand on our resources. We’ve all felt it. How can gratitude help with these things? Gratitude shifts attention away from stressors and helps focus on positive aspects of life. And much like other healthy habits, the more you practice, the more grateful you are and the more natural it becomes. As humans, we actually have the ability to rewire our brain. This amazing skill is called neuroplasticity. This means we can change a bad habit or think of a situation in a whole new light. Imagine you’re going about your day as usual and all of a sudden, while you’re driving to work, traffic comes to a complete standstill. Your thoughts immediately come to a fork in the road and, by habit, veer down the negative path, thinking “I’m going to be late! My gas tank is almost on empty. I don’t have time for this!” If your brain’s typical pathway is on the negative path, this will be your go-to reaction for all bumps in the road – both large and small. Now imagine finding the good in this situation: you get to spend a little more time with your teenager who’s hit the “too cool” stage. Maybe if traffic wasn’t backed up, you would have ended up in a car accident at the next stoplight. Or maybe if you would have made it to work on time, someone would have opened the kitchen door at the exact time you were walking out with your coffee and it spilled all over you. These small steps of thinking about the situation in a new way is cultivating gratitude and actually working on your brain’s neuroplasticity. Once you keep training your brain to take the positive path when it gets to a fork in the road, eventually that will be your new go-to. Finding the light moments in the dark will be your new way of thinking. The great news is: you don’t need to wait for the dark moments to start cultivating gratitude in your life. One easy way to practice gratitude is to keep a notebook and pen by your bed. Each morning when you wake up, write three things you’re grateful for. This can be anything from your family to the automatic timer on your coffee pot. This helps shift your perspective of the day to a positive one and starts the day off on the right foot. At the end of the day, write down the best part of your day. This helps you look back on your day, even if it was a particularly off one, and find something good. Even something as simple as, “I got soaked on my walk across the parking lot at work, but my co-worker held the door open for me when I got to the building” is helpful to recall at the end of the day. Not much of a pen and paper person? (Or even a morning person.) Email yourself at the end of the day the three things that went well for the day and one thing you’re looking forward to tomorrow. That way when you open your email in the morning, there’s something positive to start the day off right and remind you of the good in the present day. Rewiring your brain and focusing on gratitude not only helps you handle stress better, it has a lot of other health benefits too. It can strengthens your immune system, lower blood pressure, relieve aches and pains, reduce anxiety and even help you sleep better! So this year as the topic of gratitude comes up with old friends over coffee or your family around the dinner table, share the good moments of your day and maybe even encourage others to begin their own gratitude practice as well! Shannon Gwash is the marketing manager for Jefferson Center for Mental Health. She is also a certified Mayo Clinic Wellness Coach and can be reached at shannong@jcmh.org
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In late August, the restaurant got a call that staff couldn’t believe was real. It was ABC’s popular daytime food and recipe show asking if they could film them for their segment, “A different kind of jam”. “I didn’t think it was real, that it wasn’t ABC, because it was so out of the blue,” Jenni Martins, executive director of jam production said. “We’re just a small restaurant in a small town, and now we’re in
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Foxworth organized three communityoriented brainstorming sessions in which attendees shared thoughts and opinions on what a county fair should entail. Jefferson County is a diverse commu-
New York.” Recognized for their efforts to not only employ developmentally disabled adults, but to help them build life skills to help them succeed in all their endeavors, in and outside of the workplace. The segment will feature the work of their prep kitchen, which challenges employees to learn: how to clean, do restaurant prep work, get along with their peers, time management, appropriate work behavior and other soft skills. “The overall feeling here is to have fun while making a good product,” Josh Buckett, job coach and prep kitchen manager said of their jam production and
kitchen work. “We have a good variety of staff, personalities and ways of relating to clients while their doing the job that’s specific to them.” A little over a year ago, Miller and Parker launched the prep kitchen as a way to serve more people in the Arvada and Front Range communities. Since then the program has blossomed with its own line of jams and jellies, and more than 35 employees, like Rudy Whiteman-Jones, in the job training program and employed with the business. “I really like this job,” she said while taking a break from finishing up jam production. The kitchen makes eight jams
and sauces in a variety of flavors. “I like my staff that I get to work with - they’re really cool - and I am learning how to measure certain things. I do have a little help here and there but I’m doing things on my own.” Every day, employees like WhitemanJones, come to the kitchen ready to work with a bright smile on their face, because for them, this work, this lifestyle - is a different kind of jam. “It’s hard to describe what it’s like in here, and I want people to see,” Miller said. “It’s so neat.”
nity, he said. “Our goal is to engage many community sectors.” Following the brainstorming sessions, an electronic survey via Facebook will be available to all members of the community. “We’re working to establish a county celebration that represents the wide variety of Jefferson County,” Gales said. Each brainstorming sessions was run
differently, but they focused on similar questions, Foxworth said. From the Nov. 12 session, attendees would like the county fair to not be too expensive; have a variety of live music, concerts, activities and cultural attractions; offer an interesting variety of food and beverages, including beer; and be Jeffco proud, meaning local vendors, artists and crafters, schools and community leaders are represented.
The brainstorming sessions were “extremely successful,” Foxworth said. He said things are already going in the right direction. The revamped 2016 fair is slated to take place Aug. 11-14. “The fair is an opportunity to celebrate Jefferson County,” Foxworth said. It will be “something people can be proud of, and proud to attend.”
Children cooking creative veggies for fun Children love to cook when the results are fast and look interesting. Potatoes are a good choice because they cook quickly and can be dressed up or dressed down for picky palettes. They fill kids up with a variety of vitamins and minerals. In 1995 potatoes became the first vegetable to be grown in space as an experiment for long voyages. The Incas in Peru started growing potatoes in 8,000 B.C., but the Spanish did not introduce them to Europe until 1536. Later the English brought them to Jamestown, Virginia. Thomas Jefferson introduced French fries in 1801. As we know, they taste good but are not healthy. Good alternatives to fries are roasted potatoes easily made with children’s help.
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occasionally. When slightly cooled, children may dip in ketchup. For variety try some of the 3,800 kinds of potatoes. In the U.S. potatoes are blue, purple, red along with yellow and white. Add sweet potatoes (not real potatoes) for the orange color. If children will eat them, leave the skins on for more nutritional value. Dinosaur Spuds Baked potatoes can be made into many animals and objects by decorating them with vegetables like raw carrots, cooked peas, beans, and peas. Speed up the cooking time by placing in a microwave. First cover one thoroughly washed baking potato with olive oil and pierce the skin on each side
with a fork. Cook on high in the microwave for about three –five minutes, turn over and cook for about three more. Test for doneness. It should be squishy. Check on it or you will have a rock. To make dinosaurs cut two wedges off the top of the potato to use them for a dinosaur neck, head, and tail and set aside. Mash up the inside and add butter to melt. Carefully arrange one wedge to like a neck and head sticking out of the potato and add the other for a tail. Children can add little pieces of tomatoes, beans, or sweet pepper for eyes and tail plates. For more fun see grandparentsteachtoo.blogspot.com and wnmufm.org/ Learning Through the Seasons.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Arvada West Town Center Business Improvement District for the ensuing year 2016. A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the District located at CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 E. Crescent Parkway, Suite 500, Greenwood Village, Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection; and that such proposed budget will be considered at a special meeting of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at the offices of GDA Companies 5690 DTC Blvd., Suite 515, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 at 8:30 a.m.
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The following resolution can be viewed in its entirety in electronic form by going to www.arvada.org/legalnotices and clicking on Current Legal Notices. The full text version is also available in printed form in the City Clerk’s office. Contact 720.898.7550 if you have questions. R15-153, A Resolution Accepting an Annexation Petition Concerning Spano Corner, 5190 Marshall Street, Finding Said Petition Substantially Compliant with C.R.S. 31-12-107(1), and Setting a Public Hearing for January 4, 2016, 6:30 P.M. at Arvada City Hall for City Council to Determine Whether the Area Meets the Requirements of C.R.S. 31-12-104 and 105, and Is Considered Eligible for Annexation Legal Notice No.: 43825 First Publication: November 19, 2015 Last Publication: December 10, 2015 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that disbursements in final settlement will be issued by the Arvada Finance Director at 10:00 a.m., December 8, 2015 to Arrow-J Landscape & Design for work related to Project No. 94687 – Lutz Overlook & Van Bibber Trail and performed under that contract dated August 3, 2015 for the City of Arvada. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that furnished labor, material, drayage, sustenance, provisions or other supplies used or consumed by said contractor or his subcontractors in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done by said Arrow-J Landscape & Design Public Notice and its claim has not been paid, may at any time on or prior to the of theHEARING date above stated, NOTICE OFhour PUBLIC file with the Finance Director of the of The following variances from theCity Land Arvada at City Hall, a verified statement Development Code (LDC) have been of the amount due and unpaid on account of requested: such claim. VAR2015-0023, Laurel Kaufmann, 9870 Dated this November W. 53rd Ave., requests5,a 2015 variance to conCITY ARVADA structOF a six foot solid fence setback six /s/ Colvin, Deputy Clerk feetTeri from the west side City (second frontage) property line when Section 6.5.8 of the Legal Notice No.: 43827 Land Development Code (LDC) requires a First Publication: 25 foot setback. November 19, 2015 Last Publication: 26, before 2015 the Hearing thereonNovember will be held Publisher: Golden Transcript Board of Adjustment on December 15, Wheat Ridge Transcript 2015 at 7:00 p.m., Municipal Building, and ArvadaRoad, Presswhen and where you 8101the Ralston may speak at the hearing. Additional information can be obtained from the Community Development Department or written comments may be filed therewith no later than 8 days prior to the hearing. CITY OF ARVADA BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT /s/ Jenny Wolfschlag, Secretary
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NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that disbursements in final settlement will be issued by the Arvada Finance Director at 10:00 a.m., December 8, 2015 to Arrow-J Landscape & Design for work related to Project No. 94687 – Lutz Overlook & Van Bibber Trail and performed under that contract dated August 3, 2015 for the City of Arvada. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that furnished labor, material, drayage, sustenance, provisions or other supplies used or consumed by said contractor or his subcontractors in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done by said Arrow-J Landscape & Design and its claim has not been paid, may at any time on or prior to the hour of the date above stated, file with the Finance Director of the City of Arvada at City Hall, a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim. Dated this November 5, 2015 CITY OF ARVADA /s/ Teri Colvin, Deputy City Clerk
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Legal Notice No.: 43827 First Publication: November 19, 2015 Last Publication: November 26, 2015 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE OF PROPOSED 2016 BUDGET The following variances from the Land NOTICE TO AMEND 2015 BUDGET OF Development Code (LDC) have been ARVADA WEST TOWN CENTER requested: BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT VAR2015-0023, Laurel Kaufmann, 9870 JEFFERSON COUNTY W. 53rd Ave., requests a variance to construct a six foot solid fence setback six NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a profeet from the west side (second frontage) posed budget has been submitted to the property line when Section 6.5.8 of the Board of Directors of the Arvada West Land Development Code (LDC) requires a Town Center Business Improvement 25 foot setback. District for the ensuing year 2016. Hearing thereon will be held before the Board of Adjustment on December 15, A copy of such proposed budget has been 2015 at 7:00 p.m., Municipal Building, filed in the office of the District located at 8101 Ralston Road, when and where you CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 E. Crescent may speak at the hearing. Additional inParkway, Suite 500, Greenwood Village, formation can be obtained from the ComColorado, where the same is open for munity Development Department or writpublic inspection; and that such proten comments may be filed therewith no posed budget will be considered at a later than 8 days prior to the hearing. special meeting of the Board of DirectCITY OF ARVADA BOARD ors of the District to be held at the ofOF ADJUSTMENT fices of GDA Companies 5690 DTC /s/ Jenny Wolfschlag, Secretary Blvd., Suite 515, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 at 8:30 a.m. Legal Notice No.: 43863 First Publication: November 26, 2015 NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Last Publication: November 26, 2015 Board of Directors of the Arvada West Publisher: Golden Transcript Town Center Business Improvement DisWheat Ridge Transcript trict may also consider amending the Disand the Arvada Press trict's 2015 budget at this meeting.
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Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2016 budget or 2015 budget amendment, inspect the budgets and file or register any objections thereto. This meeting is open to the public. ARVADA WEST TOWN CENTER BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO By: /s/ Denise Denslow, Manager
NOTICE OF PROPOSED 2016 BUDGET NOTICE TO AMEND 2015 BUDGET OF ARVADA WEST TOWN CENTER BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT JEFFERSON COUNTY
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Arvada West Town Center Business Improvement District for the ensuing year 2016.
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A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the District located at CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 E. Crescent Parkway, Suite 500, Greenwood Village, Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection; and that such proposed budget will be considered at a special meeting of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at the offices of GDA Companies 5690 DTC Blvd., Suite 515, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 at 8:30 a.m.
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for the construction of City of Arvada, Project No. 15-ST-40, entitled, QUIET ZONE CROSSING IMPROVEMENTS ON THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD AND NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATION will be received at the office of the City Engineer until 2:00 pm on December 8, 2015 and then publicly opened and read aloud. The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Project Special Provisions, Standard Special Provisions, Addenda when issued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, Bid Schedule, and the Project Drawings may be examined at the following locations: City of Arvada Engineering Division 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado 80002 Dodge Plan Room – 1114 W. 7th Avenue, Suite 100, Denver, Colorado 80204 iSqFt Plan Room, 1312 17th Street, To advertise your public notices call 303-566-4100 Suite 115, Denver, Colorado 80202 Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com No cost bid documents may be obtained at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com on or after 11/20/15. Bid documents may also be obtained at the office of the City Engineer upon payment of $30.00 per set, which is non-refundable. Public Notice ESTIMATED QUANTITIES OF THE MAJOR ITEMS OF WORK ARE: NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA): 267 SY Notice is hereby given that disbursements Concrete Sidewalk 6” Thick: 254 SY in final settlement will be issued by the 6” Vertical Curb and Gutter: 663 LF Arvada Finance Director at 10:00 a.m., Type 16 Inlet: 1 EA December 15, 2015 to Silva ConstrucAsphalt Milling and 2” Overlay: 704 SY tion, Inc. for work related to Project No. Mast Arm Traffic Signal: 2 EA 15-ST-10 – 2015 Concrete Replacement Bidders, subcontractors and suppliers and performed under that contract dated must be familiar with the current City of April 6, 2015 for the City of Arvada. Arvada Engineering Code of Standards Any person, co-partnership, association of and Specifications for the Design and persons, company or corporation that furConstruction of Public Improvements, nished labor, material, drayage, sustendated July 19, 2011, which will be comance, provisions or other supplies used or bined with the Bid Documents to form the consumed by said contractor or his subContract Documents for the Project. A contractors in or about the performance of copy of the Standards may be obtained the work contracted to be done by said from the office of the City Engineer upon a Silva Construction, Inc. and its claim has non-refundable payment of $30.00. Holdnot been paid, may at any time on or prior ers will be notified when supplemental reto the hour of the date above stated, file visions and additions are available as they with the Finance Director of the City of Arare adopted. The Standards are also vada at City Hall, a verified statement of available at no cost on the City's web site the amount due and unpaid on account of at www.arvada.org. Holders are responssuch claim. ible for keeping current their City of ArDated this November 12, 2015 vada Engineering Code of Standards and CITY OF ARVADA Specifications. /s/ Teri Colvin, Deputy City Clerk The Project Engineer for this work is Chris Sveum, P.E., at 720-898-7646. Legal Notice No.: 43860 CITY OF ARVADA First Publication: November 26, 2015 Timothy R. Hoos, P.E., City Engineer Last Publication: December 3, 2015 Publisher: Golden Transcript Legal Notice No.: 43859 Wheat Ridge Transcript First Publication: November 26, 2015 and the Arvada Press Last Publication: December 3, 2015 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press
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NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Board of Directors of the Arvada West Town Center Business Improvement District may also consider amending the District's 2015 budget at this meeting.
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Legal Notice No.: 43858 First Publication: November 26, 2015 Last Publication: November 26, 2015 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript PUBLIC NOTICE
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for the construction of City of Arvada, Project No. 15-ST-40, entitled, QUIET ZONE CROSSING IMPROVEMENTS ON THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD AND NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATION will be received at the ofNOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the fice of the City Engineer until 2:00 pm on Board of Directors of the Arvada West December 8, 2015 and then publicly Town Center Business Improvement Disopened and read aloud. trict may also consider amending the DisThe BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Adtrict's 2015 budget at this meeting. vertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Project Special Provisions, StandAny elector within the District may, at any ard Special Provisions, Addenda when istime prior to the final adoption of the 2016 sued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, Bid Schedbudget or 2015 budget amendment, inule, and the Project Drawings may be spect the budgets and file or register any examined at the following locations: objections thereto. City of Arvada Engineering Division 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, This meeting is open to the public. Colorado 80002 Dodge Plan Room – ARVADA WEST TOWN CENTER BUSI1114 W. 7th Avenue, NESS Suite 100, Denver, Colorado 80204 IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT iSqFt Plan Room, 1312 17th Street, JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO Suite 115, Denver, Colorado 80202 Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System By: /s/ Denise Denslow, Manager at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com No cost bid documents may be obtained Legal Notice No.: 43858 at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com on First Publication: November 26, 2015 or after 11/20/15. Bid documents may also Last Publication: November 26, 2015 be obtained at the office of the City EnginPublisher: Golden Transcript eer upon payment of $30.00 per set, Wheat Ridge Transcript which is non-refundable. ESTIMATED QUANTITIES OF THE MAJOR ITEMS OF WORK ARE: Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA): 267 SY Concrete Sidewalk 6” Thick: 254 SY 6” Vertical Curb and Gutter: 663 LF Type 16 Inlet: 1 EA Asphalt Milling and 2” Overlay: 704 SY Mast Arm Traffic Signal: 2 EA Bidders, subcontractors and suppliers must be familiar with the current City of Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and Specifications for the Design and Construction of Public Improvements, dated July 19, 2011, which willday, be the comEvery government makes decisions that bined with the Bid Documents to form the your life. Contract Documentscan for affect the Project. A Whether they are decisions on copy of the Standards may betaxes, obtained zoning, new businesses or myriad other from the office of the City Engineer upon a issues, governments play a big role in your life. non-refundable payment of $30.00. HoldGovernments ers will be notified when supplemental re-have relied on newspapers like visions and additions are available as they are adopted. The Standards are also available at no cost on the City's web site at www.arvada.org. Holders areare respons- Aldous Huxley Notices meant to be noticed. ible for keeping current their City of Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and notices and get involved! Read your public Specifications. The Project Engineer for this work is Chris Sveum, P.E., at 720-898-7646. CITY OF ARVADA Timothy R. Hoos, P.E., City Engineer
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CLUBS Ongoing Activities, Ongoing/Business Groups Mondays Golden Chapter, Order of DeMolay meets at 7 p.m. every first and third Wednesday in the town of Golden. Walt Disney, Mel Blanc and Walter Cronkite are counted among its alumni. DeMolay is an organization for young men between the ages of 12 and 21 that offers character building, leadership training, and life skill development. We offer many activities, academic opportunities and scholarships. Please contact the chapter for more information. Email demolaygolden@gmail.com or www.coloradodemolay.org and visit Golden’s page under the Chapter tab by clicking on the Golden photo. Golden Nar-Anon family group meets from 7:30-9 p.m. Mondays at Calvary Episcopal
Church, 1320 Arapahoe St. We ask that people enter on the east side of the church and follow the signs to the upstairs meeting room. Call the Nar-Anon Family Groups World Service Organization at 800-477-6291 or go to Nar-Anon.org. Jefferson County Republican Men’s Club meets from 7-9 a.m. Mondays at Davies’ Chuck Wagon Diner, 10151 W. 26th Ave., Lakewood. Meeting fee is $5 (cash preferred). Order from diner menu (pay on you own). Call Fred Holden at 303-421-7619 for information. Republicans, especially students, youth and women, welcome to join. 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 bellbottoms809@gmail.com. Wheat Ridge Rotary Club meets from noon to 1:30 p.m. Mondays for lunch at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, 4005 Kipling St. Come as our guest and learn about our service projects for the community. Tuesdays Applewood Kiwanis Club meets 7-8 p.m. Tuesdays at the Applewood Golf Course, 14001 W. 32nd Ave., Golden. You are invited to attend a meeting. Our goals are to serve children worldwide and in our community. We ring the bell for Salvation Army, deliver Christmas baskets to needy families and, assist the Jeffco Action Center with school supplies for children from
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