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Remembering Officer Gordon Beesley Friends recall a caring husband, father, dedicated colleague — and drummer BY RYAN DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Officer Gordon Beesley was going through motorcycle training with the Arvada Police Department when he was asked to maneuver through an obstacle course, round a cone and return at speed as part of a test. Beesley completed the course, approached the cone and laid the motorcycle down to round the cone before the bike “high sided” and sent him airborne. Beesley landed “like a cat,” picked up his bike and finished the test “with a smile,” according to Dave Snelling, Beesley’s longtime colleague at the APD, where Beesley worked for 19 years. “He’s just one of those amazing humans,” said Snelling. “You literally could not make him angry. Every time you saw him, your day just got greater. The thing I love about Gordon the most — he was 6’2”, 6’3” — he referred to me as “Little Davey.’”And he was the only one I couldn’t get mad at for it.” Beesley was killed on June 21 in Olde Town Arvada by a gunman who left behind writings proclaiming his hatred of Arvada police. Beesley’s tenure with the APD — where he served as a school resource officer (SRO) at Oberon Middle School, Lincoln Academy and Excel Academy Charter School while working patrol in the summers — made him a visibly beloved figure in the community. “You’ll have cops that grow their image around the badge,” said Snelling. “I think the badge grew an image around Gordon. And Gordon humanized the badge. He had just as many friends outside the business as he did inside, but (being a police
A woman places flowers on the memorial for Officer Gordon Beesley.
officer) wasn’t his identity when the uniform came off. “He just liked the work,” Snelling continued. “Really, whenever he put that uniform on, you can’t help but see that there was a man behind that badge, not just a cop. That made him a fantastic cop.” Outside of work, Beesley was known as a caring husband and father, avid mountain biker and talented drummer in local bands such as Brethren Fast, which draped an American flag adorned with the band’s name on the memorial outside of Arvada City Hall, and the Railbenders. Patti Danford, the vice principal at Oberon Middle School, where Beesley most recently worked as an SRO, went to the Dark Horse in
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Boulder to see Beesley play with one of his bands. “He was great,” said Danford. “It was so fun to see him in that environment. I took my husband and told him, ‘That’s Officer Beesley,’ and he said, ‘Wait, that’s the police officer you work with?’ And I said, ‘Yes, that’s Gordon.’ I’m really glad I was able to go see him do that; something he really loved.” The Railbenders said they were not in a place to discuss Beesley after his passing but called him “the nicest guy you could ever know” in an email to the Arvada Press. “Gordon was a founding member of our band and played on our debut record,” said Railbenders lead SEE BEESLEY, P2
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Cox wielded words as watchdog of government His weeklies chronicled news in the ’90s in Jefferson County BY MIKKEL KELLY MKELLY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Robert E. Cox — known as Bob Cox — former publisher of the Jefferson Sentinel Newspapers, died June 25 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Retired Aurora Sentinel Publisher Harrison Cochran described him as ahead of his times. And Mr. Cox proved to be ahead of his passing by leaving an epitaph on his Facebook: I have traveled on, and I leave with the knowledge that I will remember each and every one of you as I make my exit. Goodbye to all. Live happy and respectful lives. — Bob Emmett Cox 7/31/38-6/25/21 Mr. Cox grew up in Denver and graduated from East High School. He experienced other parts of the country before returning to Denver, where he finished his career in 1999. He retired in Santa Fe, where he rebuilt an adobe home on the Chama River. He briefly attended at the University of Miami and then studied political science and journalism at CU-Boulder. During his career, he was editor of the Colorado Daily, a correspondent and regional executive at United Press International, politics reporter at the San Diego
Union, managing editor at the Colorado Business Magazine, politics writer at the Rocky Mountain News, editor at Weekly Newspaper in Glenwood Springs, and editor of the Green Mountain Gazette. He served as press secretary for Tim Wirth’s first U. S. House of Representatives campaign in 1974. In 1991, he and his wife, Sid O’Connell, purchased the Jefferson County weeklies and formed a partnership with other Denver suburban newspapers. The weeklies covered the western suburbs of Denver including Lakewood, Wheat Ridge and Arvada. The Coxes led their news and advertising teams to win many Colorado Press Association awards and sold the papers in 1999. Mr. Cox kept a sharp eye on the doings of elected officials, which he expressed in his editorials. He coached his reporters to take the time to dig for information. His editorials pulled no punches but were peppered with wit and humor. Former staffers appreciated how he made time for some fun in the high-intensity work of news reporting. Former Managing Editor Joe Ross said, “Bob was a great person and journalism leader who was always in front of the curve. In the 1990s, he started a daily news fax and then an online product before anyone else in the region. He taught me and others so much about quality journalism.” Cochran said, “Bob Cox was a
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member of the ‘surly malcontents’ with the Colorado Press Association making his own brand of ‘good trouble.’ Somehow Bob managed to combine the cynicism of a grizzled UPI wire reporter with the entrepreneurial fire of small business ownership and the ethics of a lone cowboy.” His “Facebook friends were accustomed to a tirade or quip on any topic at any time but most often poking fun at pompous politicians,” Cochran added. Former Colorado Community Media Publisher Jerry Healey said, “I found Bob to be very creative and often ahead of his time. But, most of all, I enjoyed his sense of humor, and his contagious laugh.” Mr. Cox’s son, Kennedy Cox, said he has lost his best friend. The father and son enjoyed engaging in musical endeavors — especially guitar — and traveling on the road to have semi-philosophical conversations and spend time together. In 2017, the dean of the College of Media, Communications and Journalism, in an official
ceremony, recognized Bob’s life’s accomplishments and retroactively awarded Bob’s actual bachelor’s degree in journalism having been a couple of credits short in 1968. Mr. Cox collected favorite quotes on his Facebook that include: “You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from,” by Cormac McCarthy, and “To be Irish is to know, in the end, the world will break your heart,” by Daniel Patrick Moynihan. He is survived by his son, Kennedy Cox of Denver; “best friend” and former wife, Sidnie O’Connell of Lakewood; sister Lynn Murphy, Seattle, Washington; niece Amie Servais of Sammamish, Washington; nephew Baxter Baldwin of Scottsdale, Arizona; and several great nieces and nephews. He was at home in hospice care with his family at the time of death in Santa Fe. Contributions may be made to the The Horse Shelter, Santa Fe, New Mexico; or any nonprofit organization devoted to promoting respectful discourse. Services are to be determined.
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the same school, said she was devastated when she heard the news Beesley had been shot. “My heart just broke in a million pieces,” said Cuppari, “because I knew how kind he was. It was particularly heart-wrenching for me because I know the boys and I knew him and I knew how caring and what an epic, amazing human being he was. And his spirit will always be here.” Cuppari started a GoFundMe that has been authorized by Beesley’s widow to raise funds for their family shortly after Beesley’s passing. “We organized the GoFundMe,” Cuppari said, “just to show that we are here and that we recognize what a tragedy this is.” The APD has confirmed that the suspect in Beesley’s death, Ronald Troyke, left a note expressing his hatred for the department in particular, stating in part, “My goal today is to kill Arvada PD officers,” according to a June 25 press release. “The scariest part of this entire thing,” Snelling said, “is that we now know the narrative that the suspect specifically targeted, ambushed and murdered. And it was one of the nicest people that anyone could ever know.”
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singer Jim Dalton via email. “He was a tremendous talent and performer. More importantly, he was a great friend. He was a gentle giant. He was the nicest guy you could ever know. “The truth is,” Dalton continued, “there are not enough words in the English language to adequately describe the amazing human being Gordon was. He was truly a light in our city and now there is a heavy darkness felt in his absence.” Danford added that while Beesley’s passions shone through in all aspects of his life, he remained committed to his role as an SRO at Oberon. “He’s multi-dimensional and he had lots of interest outside of school,” Danford said. “When he was at school, he was super professional, super focused. He was there to do a job but had some deep passions. From our conversations, it was abundantly clear that his biggest priorities were his wife and two kids. He was, in my mind, first and foremost a family man.” Heidi Cuppari, a family friend of the Beesleys, whose children attend
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Arvada Council reconvenes for first time since shooting BY RYAN DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The first Arvada City Council meeting since the June 21 shooting in Olde Town was a heavy affair, with Mayor Marc Williams beginning the June 28 meeting with an impassioned speech discussing the tragic events that transpired over the last week. “This has been an incredibly tough seven days since what happened last Monday,” began Williams, “and this week, Arvada has been wounded in its very heart. An individual that had hatred for the police and for the Arvada Police Department in particular set off a horrendous chain of events that has led to three tragedies and adversely affected many, many people. “This gunman ambushed and
murdered Officer Gordon Beesley,” Williams continued, “who was a 19year veteran of the Arvada Police Department. Gordon was a school resource officer and a former recipient of Arvada Employee of the Year. He was loved by all, especially his wife and two children. They and all of us are grieving. “Johnny Hurley was a visitor to Olde Town who took decisive actions,” Williams continued. “He shot and killed a gunman, which saved lives. He died a hero and we will call a hero tonight and forever…Arvada will forever be in his debt.” Williams continued to say that the second tragedy spurred by the Olde Town shooting was the Critical Incident Response Team investigation into the shooting of Johnny Hurley by an Arvada police officer.
“We know that one of the Arvada police officers shot and killed Mr. Hurley,” said Williams. “We mourm the death of Mr. Hurley, but we support our police officer and remain mindful of what they go through when addressing an active shooter situation.” Williams added that the third tragedy ushered in by the shooting was that of the officers involved in the incident, calling their situation “unimaginable.” He concluded his comments by praising the community’s strength and reminding those in need to seek help when necessary. “Monday a week ago reminds us of how close knit our Arvada community is,” said Williams. “The outpouring of support is truly heartwarming. We urge people who have been affected by this to seek
the help they need. “Through it all Arvada is strong,” Williams continued. “We are resilient. We’re hurting. Each and every city council member is hurting. We will as we always do, help each other out. We will do our utmost to keep each other safe.” Manufacturing awards Three winners of the 2021 Colorado Manufacturing Awards were honored at the June 28 Council meeting. Sundyne, located in Arvada won the award for ‘Industrial Equippment Manufacturer of the Year,’ SAS -- whose manufacturing facility, known as the ‘Flight Factory,’ is located in Arvada -- won ‘Aerospace Manufacturer of the Year’ and Heidi Hostetter, CEO of H2 Manufacturing Solutions, won the award for ‘Woman of the Year.’
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This is my regular update on the real estate bidding wars. This week I chose to analyze the closings that occurred last Monday, June 28th, to see how the bidding wars have evolved over the past few weeks. As before, the source for this monthly analysis is REcolorado.com, the Denver MLS. As I did in previous months, I limited my analysis to sales within a 15-mile radius of downtown Denver. I limited my search to homes, condos and townhouses that were on the MLS at least one day and not more than 6 days before going under contract. Those are the homes with bidding wars. I divided the results into listings which sold for up to $500,000 and those that sold for more. On June 28th there were 55 closings up to $500,000, compared to 40 closings on June 10th. The median home sold for 5.4% over its asking price, compared to 6.3% on June 10th. The highest ratio this time was 20.8% for a townhome in Littleton compared to 19.6% on June 10th for a condo in Golden. Six listings sold for the asking price, and four sold for less than listing price, compared to
none on June 10th. There were 53 homes that closed on June 28th for more than $500,000, compared to 37 homes on June 10th. The median home in that group sold for 8.7% over its listing price, compared to 7.7% on June 10th. Only four sold for the listing price, and 3 sold for less than the listing price. The highest overbid in this group was 32% for a mid-century modern home in Arvada, compared to 20.9% on June 10th. To have a statistically significant number of closings over $1 million, I analyzed the 108 such closings over a longer period — June 14-28. The median closing for those high-end homes was 6.6% over listing price, compared to 6.1% from June 1-13. Twelve homes sold for the listing price and 6 homes sold for less than the listing price. The highest overbid was for a 1997 home in Golden’s Village at Mountain Ridge, which was listed at $929,000 and sold in 4 days for $1,240,000, 33.4% over listing price. Three other million-dollarplus homes sold on June 28th for more than 30% over their listing price.
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REcolorado, the Denver MLS, is introducing a replacement showing service called BrokerBay, which will have some further enhancements (and be included in our MLS fees), but it will have to be spectacular to be better than ShowingTime. The MLS itself has been radically improved in the quarter century since it
became web-based, and, as with their showing service proposal, continues to do the heavy lifting for us brokerages so that we have only the task of learning new ways of operating. Despite these changes, I don’t think the in-person model of working with buyers and sellers is up for displacement, merely rapid and ongoing improvement.
A Professional Inspection Is Money Well Spent You can’t tell a book by its cover, and you can’t tell a home’s condition by how well it looks when you fall in love with it and go under contract. That’s why you should never waive your right to inspect the home and submit an “Inspection Objection.” With all the bidding wars going on, it’s increasingly common for buyers to waive both inspection and appraisal in order to get the home they are bidding on. There are three inspection deadlines. You might feel the need when competing with other buyers to waive inspection objection and inspection resolution, but you should never waive inspection termination. That way, you still have the right to hire a professional inspector, and you may just find enough hidden defects to exercise your right to terminate the contract.
That’s what happened with a buyer I am working with. The house showed all the signs of being well built and well maintained, but the inspection revealed several shocking structural flaws, electrical issues and plumbing problems. We clearly had to terminate — unless the seller was willing to amend the contract to allow for inspection objection and inspection resolution, which she did. We then submitted an extensive list of repairs, which the seller rejected. This was unusual, however, since the seller and her agent were now aware of serious problems which they will be required by law to disclose to the next buyer. Tell your friends that they don’t have to get this newspaper to read my column. I send it free by email. Send your request to Jim@GoldenRealEstate.com.
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Candelas Farmers Market opens for season Will be held last Saturday of every month off of 92nd BY RYAN DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The job of turning a Candelas taproom and its surrounding into a monthly farmers market has been a long time coming, according to the event’s organizers. The Candelas neighborhood hosted its first-ever farmers market on June 27 from 1-5 p.m. at Resolute Brewing Tap and Cellar located at 18148 West 92nd Lane, Arvada. The event is planned to be a monthly happening slated for the last Sunday of each month from June to Sept., with Oct. and Nov. events dependent on weather. The farmers market will feature food, crafts and coffee from local vendors including the Bluegrass Lounge, Great Harvest Bread Co., Oso Rojo Hot Sauce, Incredible Vinyl, On Board Denver, Golden Poultry and Meats, and more. Beer will also be available for purchase at
Resolute Brewing. Puzzles, crafts and board games will be available for attendees of all ages. Jonny Eves, Resolute’s taproom manager, has led the effort to bring a farmer market to Candelas, going through the City’s permitting process and working with the Arvada Fire Protection District to determine the most optimal layout for safety and accessibility. Eves said he was prompted to start the farmers market by feedback he’d received from patrons of Resolute. “Since I started working (at Resolute Brewing’s Tap and Cellar),” said Eves, “I knew I wanted to implement a farmers market, but obviously the pandemic ended up happening and it kind of put a pin in things. It opened up fairly recently, I knew it was time to tackle that task and offer the Candelas community something they’ve been asking for. “They communicated to me that they would love to a walk right up to a local farmers market,” Eves continued, “versus going to Olde Town’s or Golden’s, so that was the steppingstone the idea came to fruition out of.”
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Eves added that the City of Arvada website and the AFPD made the logistical planning process of the farmer’s market a manageable endeavor. “I’ve never done anything to this extent.,” said Eves. “Sometimes it could certainly be a daunting
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task, but it wasn’t; it was completely seamless and the Fire Marshall from the AFPD helped me along the way. Arvada has a really intuitive page where they provide feedback on anything you submit, so they were pretty responsive. I definitely appreciated the
communal sense of that.” The Candelas Farmers Market is slated for the last Sunday of the month through summer; July 25, Aug. 29, Sept. 26 with Oct. and Nov. dates dependent on weather. Each farmer’s market will be held between 1-5 p.m.
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Olde Town Arvada holds ‘Day of Togetherness’ BY RYAN DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The Arvada community came together July 1 for a ‘Day of Togetherness, hosted by The Olde Town Arvada Business Improvement District. The event featured live music and an “Arvada Strong” edition of
‘Thursday Night Bites.’ All proceeds from the event went to the families of Officer Gordon Beesley and Johnny Hurley, victims of the June 21 shooting in Olde Town, and the Arvada Heals Fund at the Jefferson County Center for Mental Health. The event featured live music
performances from locals acts Chris Daniels, Hazel Miller, Drienka and Brian Mikulich. Olde Town businesses, including Steuben’s, Urban Beets, Breadwinners and Flying Pig Burger Co., participated in the ‘Thursday Night Bites’ portion of In partnership with:
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‘Tree of Hope’ philanthropist named ‘Citizen of the Year’ Julia Walker honored for philanthropic work by Arvada Elks lodge BY RYAN DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Julia Walker, the founder of Hope Connection and Community (HCC) received the Arvada Elks Lodge’s 2020 “Distinguished Citizen of the Year” award at the June 28 Arvada City Council Meeting. HCC is a nonprofit that distributes food and other supplies to people in need. The organization estimates that it served about 1,000 households in need in Arvada in 2020. Walker arranged a number of philanthropic initiatives through HCC this year, including delivering grocery bags across Arvada, holding a bike drive that saw 64 bikes donated, arranging appreciation days for the Arvada Police Department and Arvada Fire Protection District and feeding families in need on Thanksgiving, Easter and Christmas. HCC also hosted a “Tree of Hope” initiative that paired 103 kids with sponsors who secured Christmas gifts for them and put together gift bags on Mother’s Day for families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. City Councilwoman Lauren Simpson nominated Walker for the Elks Lodge award, praising her efforts to help those in need and highlighting HCC’s “no-questions-asked” dona-
tion method, which employs the honor system in giving out resources to those in need. “People didn’t have to apply to get benefits from her,” said Simpson, “They didn’t have to prove need. It was faith-based. It was, ‘We have the resources here if you need this, come on in,’ and she set it up at different spots around the city. It really helped bring people together, and then it grew up and grew bigger.” In her acceptance speech, Walker expressed her love for the Arvada community while underscoring the importance of helping others, alluding to the pain felt by the community in the wake of the June 21 Olde Town shooting. “I love Arvada,” said Walker. “Arvada welcomed my son and I 11 years ago as transplants when we moved here from Wyoming. And to see our community hurt hurts my home. And to find a way to figure out, as one person, to make an impact, when thousands and thousands are being devastated by something out of our control ... how do you do that? “And food and hope and community and connection and love — all through a table,” Walker continued. “And I want to thank the community for giving me an opportunity to teach that to my son.” Gene Schluter, the Arvada Elks’ Exalted Ruler, said that Walker’s efforts to help her community are especially deserving of recognition in light of the legal issues that she’s been dealing with in relation to her
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former philanthropic organization, “The Giving Table.” “She has done so much for the community,” said Schluter, “that it’s hard to overlook what all she has done. It’s just too bad that a lawsuit had to come on that but I’m sure she will overcome all these problems that have come up and will be better in the future, stronger.” ‘The Giving Table’ lawsuit As previously reported by the Arvada Press, Walker was sued by Arvada resident Joshua Rodriguez, a former city council candidate and director of One Arvada, a nonprofit supporting homeless youth, after a dispute arose surrounding the use of the name “The Giving Table,” a philanthropic initiative started by Walker in March 2020. Rodriguez sent a message to Walker asking to help promote her community giving table, which allowed residents to drop off or pick up certain items including food, pet supplies, hygiene items and other necessitates at various locations. “I would like to help with running ads and get people to come out strong,” Rodriguez’s messages read in part. “I think this would be a pilot program and would like to see
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it grow and have other folks set up tables.” The two agreed to have Rodriguez accomplish this, with Walker creat- a ing Facebook events and adding t Rodriguez as a host for the events. Meanwhile, Rodriguez promoted d Walker’s table on his charity’s page. F However, a series of disputes e between Walker and Rodriguez — t including donations Rodriguez col- i lected that Walker said were never A forwarded to her organization and a disagreement about a potential partnership with the action center — led to Walker telling Rodriguez that she wanted to run the table alone again and asking him to stop posting fliers for her event on One Arvada’s Facebook page. According to Walker, Rodriguez t agreed but did not stop using #The- b GivingTable in his posts. Two hours a after Walker’s message to him, he used the hashtag in a May 18, 2020, w post about Walker’s event. He also n used the hashtag in a May 20, 2020, t b post about a Jeffco Schools’ food i distribution event. Walker insisted that he stop using d f the hashtag on May 18, 2020, saying he was leading others to believe s h SEE WALKER, P7
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Locals spot inaccurate sign referring to Amazon ‘Project Indiana’ Sign has since been removed, City says it is looking into its origin BY RYAN DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A sign thanking the city of Arvada for allowing Amazon to come to town was set up near the corner of 68th Avenue and Indiana Street,
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when they donated to his Facebook events, the money was buying donations for Walker’s table. Also on May 18, 2020, Rodriguez registered with the Secretary of State’s Office for the trade name “#thegivingtable.” On May 19, 2020, he registered for trademark “the giving table” and messaged Walker asking her to take down her Facebook page. “He filed for my name and turned around and told me I’m not allowed to use it anymore,” Walker said. Rodriguez also asked her to take down what he called “slanderous” Facebook posts, such as one she posted in the Arvada Neighbors group that said in part “The Giving Table is solely organized and ran by me. Any donations should only come to
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the event, assembling stalls and booths serving food and drinks for attendees. “Shocked is an understatement for what so many of us are feeling right now,” said Jean Gordon, director of the Arvada Visitors Center. “Our business community was just getting its footing back after the ups and downs of dealing with the pandemic for the last year. We want them to feel supported as we come together to heal from the events of June 21. “We need each other right now,”
the site of the proposed Amazon distribution center that was voted down at a June 14 city council meeting. The sign was no longer posted as of the evening of July 1. A photo of the sign circulated on social media July 1, causing confusion among many who live in the area. There are no plans for Amazon to come to Arvada, and the sign’s origins are unknown, according to city spokesperson Ben Irwin. Irwin said he recieved a number of inquiries regarding the sign,
prompting him to post a message confirming the sign’s innacuracy on Nextdoor. The sign had an Amazon logo at the top and read “Thank You Arvada For Allowing Amazon Construction Start 8-1-2021 Completion Date 12-1-2021.” The source of those dates is unclear, as they were not mentioned in Amazon’s “Project Indiana” proposal. Irwin added that the city is looking into the sign’s origins, but that it could have remained up if it didn’t
violate any ordinances. “We don’t know anything about the sign,” said Irwin. “We’re doing our due diligence in looking into its origins and its compliance to code. Provided it conforms to code, people can post whatever they want.” “We don’t understand where the sign came from,” added Allison Trembly, communications manager for Arvada Economic Development Association. “It’s not correct.”
me or (be) directly dropped off at the table. (One Arvada) nonprofit and Joshua Rodriguez have absolutely no right to be misleading any of you.” Rodriguez sent Walker another message May 19, 2020, saying he would sue her if she did not do as he asked. The same day, Walker filed the paperwork to formally register a nonprofit called The Giving Table, partially motivated by the continuing community support the table has received from a large number of Walker’s neighbors. Rodriguez filed a legal complaint in district court on May 26, 2020. The complaint alleged that Walker’s “slanderous remarks have diminished One Arvada’s ability to use the trademark #thegivingtable effectively”; that she illegally used his trademark; and that she posted slanderous claims that have hurt his and his nonprofit’s reputation. He also alleged that the logo she
created for her nonprofit, which uses a hand-drawn heart, was created in retaliation as a “copy-cat” of One Arvada’s logo, which includes a heart in the middle of the image. According to Walker, Rodriguez dropped his lawsuit against her after a legal snafu which occurred after trying to lump it in with another lawsuit against an Arvada resident which he lost. “The lawsuit was dropped,” said Walker, “Not because he’s a nice person. He actually had focused on a third person that he wanted to sue, and he realized that, ‘Hey, he could make one massive lawsuit and includes myself, Julia Jo, and then another community member.’ “And so, he withdrew his lawsuit against me,” Walker continued, “and then attempted to draw his lawsuit against Julia Jo. Well, mine had not navigated far enough through the courts that the dismissal was approved, however, with his second
lawsuit had maneuvered way too far that the judge would not allow him to withdraw.” Walker said that Jo won her suit against Rodriguez, bringing an end to the ordeal. Nevertheless, Walker said that she decided that a rebranding would be the best course of action to avoid further litigation with Rodriguez. “I kind of walk on shells when it comes to using ‘The Giving Table’ name,” said Walker, “because he renewed ‘The Giving Table’ name through the Secretary of State, so I know he’s still very much active and just kind of watching. And I feel that if he had another opportunity, he would re-file a lawsuit against me in a heartbeat if I used that name whatsoever, and that’s what caused the whole re-branding into HCC.” Joshua Rodriguez did not respond to the Arvada Press’ requests for comment.
Gordon continued. “This event will be a big first step in that healing process for all of us.” Other events set for this summer will further benefit the victims of the June 21 shooting. The Bluegrass Lounge will host a benefit with live music and a silent auction at both of their locations (Olde Town and Candelas) benefitting the Hurley family and the Colorado Fallen Heroes fund Thursday, July 15, and Friday, July 23. Eddie Columbo, a friend of Johnny Hurley, typically puts on an annual Bluegrass Crawfish Boil. This year’s event will be Sunday, Aug. 1. Proceeds will go to the family of Johnny Hurley.
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After 64 years, Abner’s Garden Center says goodbye Neighboring Edward’s Meats taking over property BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
According to a 2018 Forbes Magazine article, around half of all businesses fail in the first five years. So although the article did not say how many businesses make it over 60 years, it seems safe to say that Abner’s Garden Center in Wheat Ridge, which opened in 1957, is in rare company. “We’ve had a real long run here, especially for a small business,” said Reed Becerra, who has run the garden center started by his father, Abner, since 2001. But it’s a run that will soon come to an end as Becerra says the time is right for him to retire and he will be closing the garden center on by the end of September. “I’m getting up there and I have no kids or anything to take over from me or anything like that,” he said of his decision. “So, it just seemed to be good timing.” Still, saying goodbye to the shop, which has been a part of his life since he was a young second grader riding his bike on the lot where the garden center now sits when its first iteration was still located across the street, isn’t easy. “A lot of customers have been crying and just really hate to see us go,” said Becerra. “They talk about old memories of my dad and when they were kids, it’s sort of sad even though I am excited too.”
ABNER’S GARDEN CENTER 12280 W. 44th Ave., Wheat Ridge 9 a.m.-6 p.m. (new hours) All merchandise is now 50% off. Among those also feeling that sadness are longtime employees such as Nancy Faller, who has been working at the store since 2001. Faller said the joy of Abner’s was captured for her by one longtime customer, who recently told her that the store “was never just a place you would go for a transaction.” “They told me going to Abner’s was kind of like meeting up with friends,” she said. Becerra, meanwhile, said he will miss both the plants and people, especially those who patronized Abner’s for decades. “When you’re around long enough you start seeing the same people over and over again and then you start seeing their kids,” he said. “And it’s the same thing with the employees, I have some that started when they were teenagers and then they come back to shop and now they’ve got kids.” Becerra said the shop went through its fair share of changes over the years from its early days as a roadside fruit and vegetable market back when 44th Avenue was one of the main thoroughfares to go up to the mountains, along with Colfax Avenue. “People would come on their way to picnic and stuff and say you need to start handling some groceries and stuff so we can have picnics and stuff up here,” he said.
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Reed Becerra inside Abner’s Garden Center on June 24.
While longtime Abner’s shoppers won’t welcome the center’s closure, they might take some comfort that the space is staying local—and in the extended Abner’s family. That’s because Becerra reached an agreement with the owners of Edward’s Meats, the meat market that started out operating out of Abner’s grocery store and now occupies the full former grocery store space adjacent to the current garden center, to buy the entire property. Becerra said they are discussing
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using the space that currently houses Abner’s for additional storage, parking and, possibly, retail or dining space, although he was unsure if any definitive plans had been made. Those needing a new place to buy a new plant or one of Abner’s trademark hanging flower baskets also won’t have to look far. “We’ve been telling customers that once we’re gone and stuff to go see my brother at Young’s Garden Center, which is another independent garden center,” he said.
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State lifts rules for masks, quarantines, outbreaks in schools Updated public health order lasts until Aug. 1 unless extended BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
In yet another major lifting of state-imposed coronavirus restrictions, Colorado released an updated public health order that removes mask requirements for schools and repeals the mandate for school protocols regarding outbreaks and other instances of COVID-19 cases. The updated order — which took effect July 1 and expires on Aug. 1 unless extended — whittles Colorado’s state-imposed virus restrictions down to a point where they leave public settings in most Coloradans’ daily lives unaffected. Here’s a look at what changed with the updated public health order. Mask requirements Previously, the list of settings where masks were required for unvaccinated individuals included — among other places — preschool through grade 12 schools and child care centers and services, including camps. The requirement also applied to staff of Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles offices. The updated order removes
those rules and adds a requirement that unvaccinated staff use medical-grade masks. Masks are now required for unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated patients, residents and visitors — and medical-grade masks are required for unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated staff — in the following settings that serve vulnerable or at-risk populations: • Homeless shelters; • Prisons and jails; and • Emergency medical and other health care settings. All of the settings identified in the list above are “strongly encouraged to require all of their unvaccinated and not fully vaccinated staff to participate in COVID-19 testing,” the order’s text says. That includes daily rapid testing every day that they work in the facility or setting, or once-weekly polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, testing. Exceptions to the mask requirements include Coloradans 11 years of age or younger and those who “cannot medically tolerate” a face covering, the order says. See a list of other exceptions on page 3 in the order’s text at tinyurl.com/UpdatedPublicHealthOrder. School case response rules lifted The updated order also repeals the requirement for schools to follow the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
guidance on outbreaks and other instances of COVID-19 cases. Previously, the order said: “Schools and child care shall work with their local public health agencies as COVID-19 cases occur, and shall follow the CDPHE guidance for Cases and Outbreaks in Schools and Child Care.” The guidance is listed at covid19.colorado. gov/cases-and-outbreaks-childcare-schools. The lifting of that requirement means people who have close contact with a person with a positive COVID-19 test or symptoms generally no longer need to quarantine. “Schools no longer need to adhere to the broader quarantine and isolation requirements in previous (public health orders),” said a statement from the Colorado State Joint Information Center, which takes questions for the state public-health department. “However, state and local public health officials have statutory authority to institute quarantine and isolation as needed to stop the spread of disease. These officials may continue to require isolation of ill individuals and quarantine for individuals who are suspected to have COVID-19,” the statement said. School districts and local public health agencies could make their own decisions as to whether to impose outbreak, quarantine or mask requirements that go beyond what the state mandates.
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he county budget is a yearround endeavor, but as we move into the summer months, our work ramps up as we develop and prepare the proposed budget for next year. As many of our residents know, Jefferson County has been operating in a tight financial environment over the last several years. Federal stimulus dollars — the CARES Act funds from last year and the American Rescue Plan funds this year — will allow for some breathing room for the county to provide much-needed COVID relief for our community, but continuing budget challenges are still present. At the same time, we are developing a countywide strategic plan that will help to inform the budget process. A strategic plan sets priorities, focuses energy and resources, and ensures we are working toward common goals for the betterment of the county. This plan also keeps the county accountable for measurable
outcomes and reGUEST sults. We will track COLUMN progress, so we can Jefferson County adapt our direction response to everCommissioners in changing environLesley ments. This work is Dahlkemper, especially Tracy Kraft-Tharp because wetimely are and Andy Kerr adjusting to new COVID norms and expectations. We are working to become even more efficient and effective. As we work on the 2022 budget, we will use our strategic plan objectives to guide the use of funds. Additionally, we will have federal stimulus dollars to provide services and funds to those impacted by COVID, and we will leverage this assistance to strengthen Jeffco’s economy so businesses and our workforce thrive. Jefferson County has a reputation as a wonderful place to live, visit,
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Griffith thanks Thank you to everyone who came to my campaign kick-off party. It was great to see so many faces in person and wonderful smiles. If you did not get a chance to donate at the party and you likeMike! Please visit my website, www.michaelforarvada.com and donate today to ensure our message reaches all of Arvada. Campaigns cost money and I need your help. Before I publicly announced my candidacy, I signed the Avada Chamber of Commerce Civility Pledge. It is important that we all treat each other with respect and be kind to those with opposing views. The best way to support me is to share my message and strengths. I kindly ask my supporters not to engage in mudslinging. I am running this campaign my way knowing that I am a role model to my young children and community. Want to meet me or have questions? Please reach out! Arvada, let us grab coffee/ pizza/or maybe even a beer. I want to know your issues and concerns; I am here for you. Michael P. Griffith, Arvada
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he other day, my wife and I were out having lunch at the Yardhouse after a little shopping expedition, and there, in the background, as HITTING is usually the case HOME at a sports bar, were about 12 different televisions tuned to sports. Especially fun for me, since one of those sporting events was the U.S. Open. Not so much for my wife. But also, on one of Michael Alcorn the TVs in the corner, was this event that featured what looked a glorified ping-pong table court thing. And, on this court, seemingly close enough that they could hit each other with a good swing of their arms, were four people, each holding “rackets” that resemble overgrown ping-pong paddles (without the rubber) to hit what appears to be a sort of whiffle ball. This is pickleball. Pickleball is, from what I understand, a really fun activity for people who don’t have the wherewithal or desire to be running around a tennis court. I have several friends who play, and there’s a big set of courts up at the Apex Center North Annex. I even once met the guy who describes himself as
the “evangelist of pickleball,“ who claimed responsibility for the growth of the game around Arvada. I think it’s really a clever adaptation of a couple of different sports into one game. But, to be clear, I think the intent of pickleball was simply to give people who no longer can or want to play tennis an opportunity to still play a competitive game that they can have fun with their friends. That is to say, it’s a great “old person” game. And, yes, I definitely count myself among the “old person” set. I would love to still play tennis, but, running around the court with my son a couple years ago one day convinced me that my best days of tennis were behind me. And that’s massively stretching the context of the term “best days.” So, I’m watching pickleball on television. And there’s a play-by-play announcer, and a color commentator. There’s even the obligatory pretty girl “courtside reporter.” And the players are mostly twentysomethings who appear to be in plenty good shape, but who barely move their feet during rather lengthy volleys. And you know what I think to myself? I think, “Do we have to suck the fun out of absolutely everything these days? Back in the day, my brothers and I
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and my buddies would play a game we called “Home Run,” which is like baseball for two people. In its most “advanced” form, we used a nerf baseball (because you can make a curve ball break about four feet with it), and the idea was, if you hit it over the fence that’s a home run, with various shorter hits counting as different values. It was fun, and turned out to be a really useful training device for making contact. We never dreamed of making it a profession. It was just fun — a way to pass the time. Like playing “Around the World” or “Horse” during basketball season. Is this the dark side of Americans’ hyper-competitiveness? That we have lost the ability to just do things for fun and leave it alone? I’ve ranted before about how absurd it is that kids don’t know how to play “pick up games” anymore—is this just the next iteration of that phenomenon? By the way, more power to these professional pickleball players—if some network is willing to sponsor it and get you on television, then Godspeed. And, for what it’s worth, it definitely requires crazy good reaction times and hand-eye coordination. I suppose I would just feel bad if the people who the game is intended
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of COVID-19 variants kept health officials worried. Since mid-May, several metro counties are now operating in what they call “level clear,” generally with no local restrictions — and that’s likely to continue unless things take a turn for the worse. A month and a half after Colorado let its dial expire, the state also lifted capacity restrictions on large indoor gatherings, a limit that had remained after the state dial’s end. Colorado’s Public Health Order 20-20 remains in effect and includes requirements for nursing facilities, assisted living residences, group homes and other care facilities. ‘Snapback restrictions’ still possible A “snapback,” or return, to more state-imposed coronavirus restrictions could occur if hospitalizations rise high enough, according to a news release from the state public-health department. In counties whose resident hospitalizations threaten to exceed 85% of hospital or hospital system capacity, the state public-health
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for aren’t able to get their times on the pickleball courts because the Major League club has them tied up all day.
Enforcement Colorado’s COVID-19 public health orders are generally the kind that rely on voluntary compliance. “Local authorities are encouraged to determine the best course of action to encourage maximum compliance,” the text of the order says. But failure to comply with the order could result in penalties, including jail time and fines, according to the order’s text. Public transportation Nothing in Colorado’s order changes or repeals the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s order requiring the wearing of masks on public transportation, according to Colorado’s order. The CDC’s requirements are located at cdc.gov/quarantine/masks/mask-travel-guidance. html. Passengers on public conveyances — meaning airplanes, trains, subways, buses, taxis and rideshares — traveling into, within or out of the United States, as well as conveyance operators, meaning crew, drivers, conductors and
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Beverly McCann
December 17, 1936 - June 12, 2021 Beverly Mae Bates McCann of Arvada, CO went to be with the Lord on June 12, 2021 at 7:32am. She was 84 years old. Beverly passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home while recovering from a surgery for a bowel obstruction a week earlier.
Beverly loved being a wife, mother and grandmother. Spending time with her grandson, Bradley (8) and Jakey (5) was her happiest place. Bev loved attending all sporting events her husband and her daughter were involved in. She loved sewing and utilized her talents to make costumes for her daughter’s ice skating shows.
Beverly Mae Bates was the daughter of Stanley and Boneda Bates. She was born on December 17, 1936 in Sioux City, Iowa. Beverly attended Sioux City schools and graduated from East High in the midyear class on January 21, 1955. After graduation, Beverly worked for Iowa Public Service where she met her husband of 48 years. Timothy Ivan McCann. The two were married at First Assembly of God Church on August 4, 1973 where Beverly had been a member for a number of year, had played the saxophone with the worship team and acquired many wonderful friends she had met in the women’s ministries she participated in. The couple were blessed with their daughter Jill on March 16, 1977. Jill was the light of her parent’s lives. The family accepted a transfer to Denver, Colorado on January 1, 1980 with the Burlington Northern Railroad and made their home in Lakewood, CO
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Beverly was an avid reader and loved to study the Bible. She was devoted to the women’s study groups at Frist Assemble in Sioux City, Calvary Temple in Denver and Faith Bible Chapel in Arvada where she seldom missed a Sunday service and will be greatly missed by her church family and friends. Beverly is survived by her loving husband of 48 years, Timothy McCann, her daughter Jill (Matt), grandson Bradley (8) and Jake (5), her sister Joyce of Loveland, CO and sister Judy of Hinton, IA. In addition to her parents, Beverly was preceded in death by her brother Gordon of Casper, WY Friends and Family are invited to join Beverly’s visitation which will be held at 9am, Monday, July 5, 2021 at Aspen Arvada Chapel, 6370 Union St. Friends and family are welcome to join in her memorial service at 10am and her burial service at Fort Logan National Cemetery.
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Helen Lebsack, 98, of Cheyenne, formerly of Arvada, CO passed away June 30, 2021 at Aspen Winds Assisted Living. She was born April 25, 1923 in Berthoud, Colorado to Henry and Lydia Cook. She married Norman Lebsack on January 27, 1946 in Denver. She was an assistant Comptroller for the Museum of Natural History. She is survived by her daughter, Linda Hopper (Tom Rutt) of Cheyenne five grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Norman; parents, Henry and Lydia Cook; son, Ronald Lebsack and a brother, Robert C. Cook. Services will be held at a later date at Fort Logan National Cemetery. Cremation has taken place under the care of Schrader, Aragon and Jacoby Funeral Home and condolences may be offered at www.schradercares. com.
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8/7/1944 - 6/23/2021 Penny (Reeves) Summers, 76, of Arvada, CO, passed away suddenly, but peacefully, on June 23, 2021. Penny was born August 7, 1944, in Success, Arkansas. Penny married the love of her life, William Paul Summers, Sr., on June 13, 1964. They recently celebrated 57 wonderful years together surrounded by family. Penny’s beloved son William Paul Summers, Jr., preceded her in death in 2015. She is survived by her husband, two daughters and multiple grandchildren.
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Rounding up the cycling trails
Cyclists pass each other on the Clear Creek Trail.
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If you’re new to the area, or just want to branch out, here’s a must-try list of some of the best rides around BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
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is the season for twowheeled adventure. Lucy Hanna said she’s just visiting but couldn’t wait to hop on a bike — a loaner from her niece Claire — and check out the Clear Creek Trail.
“You have some beautiful trails out here,” she said. “This is the second time I’ve checked out a new ride since I’ve been here.” She said it’s nothing like her rides back home in Louisiana. “You can’t even really think about it (cycling) this time of year. The humidity is just … I don’t know … oppressive,” she said.
Those of us lucky enough to call the metro area home have miles of trails to choose from. Throw in some of the lowest relative humidity in the nation and summer can be a downright pleasant time to go riding. That said, here’s a list of some of the most popular places to get back on the bike and enjoy the
fleeting summer months while you can. Bear Creek Bike Trail You can pick up the trail near US 285 and River Point Parkway. There are parking lots near the South Platte, where the Mary SEE BIKE TRAILS, P13
Celebrating a Denver story at Miners Alley COMING ATTRACTIONS
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here was never any doubt that Miners Alley Playhouse in Golden was going to make returning to live theater a big deal. Over the last 18 months plus, the theater has invested in giving audiences the best experience possible via video. But nothing beats the real thing. “I’ve been looking forward to that everynight experience of being in the theater and feeling the back-and-forth energy of art and storytelling,” said Len Matheo, Miners Alley’s artistic and executive director. “I knew that when we came back, I wanted us to be back with our best work. And this play is what live theater is all about.” The play he’s talking about is “The Treasurer,” written by Denver playwright Max Posner, and directed by critic and local director John Moore. The show runs from Friday, July 16 through Saturday, Aug. 7 at the theater, 1224 Washington Ave. in Golden.
Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, but there is also a video version for those who prefer staying home. Pricing is on a “Pay it Forward” model, which means audiences can pay nothing or up to $100, and as such, pay for others’ tickets. “It’s a Denver play written by a Denver playwright, so when I saw the world premiere in New York City, I made a commitment to Max that I’d ensure that someone did it in Denver,” Moore said. “When I took it to Len, I was so happy he was able to do it. It’s such a meaty and meaningful play.” Featuring Augustus “Augie” Truhn, Billie McBride, Jasmine Jackson and Peter Trinh, the show is described by Moore as a “bike ride to hell,” that centers on the strained relationship between a mother and son. Told with propulsive force and featuring characters in different states, the show is a wildly different animal than many audiences will
be familiar with. “It’s a serious play, but there’s a lot of humor in it. Audiences will be laughing out loud and have these moments of recognition,” Matheo said. “We’re coming out of a hard time, and I think a lot of people will need some catharsis.” For Moore, the show is not only an opportunity to work with a dream cast, but also to work with a script that he describes as “a banquet of words.” He said it’s been joyful but also intimidating to bring the show to life, and hopes that audiences find in it something that really connects with them. “I’ve always been an advocate for the power of live theater to change lives,” he said. “We learned through the pandemic that there’s no replacement for actually being there. Every time an audience gathers, SEE READER, P13
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Carter Greenway Trail and Platte River Trail meet. The trail, running alongside the Bear Creek corridor pretty closely, offers stunning views of the western foothills as you make your way through Bear Valley, Bear Creek Lake Park and ultimately into Morrison. According to reviews on TrailLink.com, the Bear Creek Trail is a relatively flat, easy ride that can be enjoyed by cyclists of all abilities. On the west side of the trail, you can find parking along Morrison Road or one of the parking lots in downtown Morrison. High Line Canal Trail Starting in Aurora and ending some 71 miles away in Roxborough Park, the High Line Canal Trail runs through the metro area’s southern suburbs. Along the way, you’ll go through Goldsmith Gulch, deKoevend Park and Horseshoe Park just to name a few, before the trail ends near Platte Canyon Reservoir. From the Waterton Canyon Trailhead parking lot, it’s just a short distance to the High Line Canal Trailhead. Starting from points east, consult a trail map and follow municipal parking regulations. Clear Creek Trail
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it’s the only time in history that that group of people will be in the same room. There’s some kind of magic in that.” For tickets and information, call 303-935-3044 or visit minersalley. com/the-treasurer. Celebrate the All-Star Game with the Hall of Legends With the MLB All-Star Game fast approaching at Coors Field, History Colorado and the Colorado Rockies Baseball Club Foundation have teamed up to present the Hall of Legends during MLB All-Star Week at the new Rally Hotel at
From Thornton to Golden, this 20-mile trail has a bit of everything. A slight incline that tops out at just over 5,800 feet adds to the challenge, but the scenery is said by TrailLink reviewers, to be worth the effort. Included in the ride are views of North and South Table Mountain, thrown in for free. You’ll cut through a good chunk of Wheat Ridge and make your way between Prospect, Tabor and West lakes as you head toward I-70. Historic Golden vibes abound as you cross Ford Street on your way to the trail’s end near Clear Creek Canyon Road, just east of Indian Gulch. Temporary construction closures at the Clear Creek Parking Lot in Golden may make it necessary to start your ride on the westside, nearer to one of the Golden municipal lots or parking spaces a bit east of the trailhead. Cherry Creek Trail On the southeast side of town, the Cherry Creek Trail gives cyclists the opportunity to ride from Cherry Creek Reservoir to Downtown Denver. At around 20-miles-long, the trail takes riders through some of the coolest urban areas in the city. Starting your ride near Confluence Park in Lodo, you’ll make your way along Cherry Creek as it ambles toward the southeastern suburbs, cutting through Glendale and Virginia Village before ending at Cherry Creek Reservoir. For the super adventurous, the McGregor Square, 1600 20th St. in Denver. On view from Saturday, July 10 through Sunday, the 18th (except for a closure on July 13), the exhibit features about 30 distinct pieces of baseball memorabilia, including a program from Jackie Robinson’s color-barrier-breaking Major League debut in 1947 and “the Holy Grail of baseball cards” — a mint-condition 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card that will be displayed for the first three days only. The exhibit is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Get more information at Rockies.com/HallofLegends. K Contemporary celebrates the ‘Soft Monuments’ Denver-based artist Kevin Sloan is featured in a new exhibit at K
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trail continues all the way to the small, rural, Franktown — another 20 miles south. There are several rest stops along the route, with restrooms for those in need. And due to the proximity to the city center, it’s not unheard of to see inline skaters, folks on scooters or even e-bikes moving pretty fast, so be aware. Veteran Denver cyclist Michael Lewis said he’s ridden most of the trails the city has to offer.
He said he’s partial to the South Platte River Trail himself, but said for people just starting out, or those looking for a nice ride with a lot less distance involved, a lap or two around Sloan’s Lake or Washington Park is hardly ever a bad idea. “There’s such a great cycling community here,” he said. “Almost everywhere you go, you’ll find people who just love to be out there (cycling).”
Contemporary, 1412 Wazee St. in Denver, entitled “Soft Monuments.” The exhibition begins Saturday, July 10 with an opening event from 5 to 9 p.m. and runs through Saturday, Aug. 14. The exhibit features 14 paintings and four ceramic sculptures, marking the first time Sloan is exhibiting sculptural work, according to provided information. Sloan will also be creating “Soil,” an installation of small watercolors, ink and charcoal drawings in the gallery’s project space. Visit kcontemporaryart.com for all the pertinents.
is a tricky thing, but Rachel Price (lead singer of Lake Street Dive) and Vilray get it exactly the right. On their first album, the duo perfectly captures the early doo-wop and folk sounds that were percolating in the 1930s through 1950s. Rachel and Vilray will be performing together at 8 p.m. on Sunday, July 11 at the Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St. in Boulder. They’ll be joined by Taylor Ashton, a folk-rocker from Vancouver, British Columbia who has performed with Price before. Get tickets at axs.com.
Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Rachel and Vilray at the Boulder Theater Getting a vintage sound right
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Golden Gloves champ with Wheat Ridge connection Journalist, athlete and author’s life story becomes award winning book BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Before 2004’s Million Dollar Baby, Alicia Doyle was knocking them out in the ring. Now, the former Wheat Ridge girl and Everitt Middle School alum is knocking out book critics with her autobiography, “Fighting Chance,” and gearing up for the next chapter in an inspiring life. Doyle moved to Wheat Ridge from California with her family in 1971. A self-described “latch-key kid” and child of a rough divorce, Doyle says her fondest memories of her time in Jeffco are of how safe she felt it was ... and the snow. “I miss the four seasons in Colorado,” she says. “There was a lake near my house that would freeze over in the wintertime, and we would ice skate on the lake.” Her family eventually moved back to California, landing in Chatsworth, a Los Angeles suburb in the San Fernando Valley. “When we left Colorado, I left behind everything I knew,” Doyle says. “It was very difficult because I was really close to my father, and I had to leave him.” She said a gnarly custody battle between her parents and having to leave her father, made things rough — and being the only mixed-race student in her all-white class didn’t make things any easier. “I was also that fat kid in school, so, that made things even harder,” she says. “With that, and the divorce, there just wasn’t a lot of comfort in my home life. But I look back on all of those hard times — I’m strong now because of those things that I had to survive.” After graduating from Chatsworth High School, Doyle found herself studying journalism at Los Angeles Pierce College. She eventually landed a coveted gig with the Los Angeles Times.
Author Alicia Doyle, two-time Golden Gloves champion.
Other reporting jobs in San Diego and L.A. followed. Next up was a gig at the Ventura County Star where an assignment to write a story about a boxing gym changed the young writer’s life. El Niño rains had been bad that year. The gym, Kid Gloves Boxing, had been destroyed by floodwater. Before the rains, it had served at-risk youth, many facing serious problems — parents in jail or under house arrest — some of the kids themselves, under house arrest. Some were in gangs. Doyle said the gym was the only safe environment many of the kids knew. Not a fan of boxing, she said she reluctantly accepted the assignment with all sorts of preconceived notions about Robert Ortiz, the owner of the gym. “I just assumed he’d be a jerk — a womanizer. I was wrong about all of
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it,” she said. “The minute I met this man and saw the size of his heart, I knew there was more to the story.” Ortiz told her “The one thing I always tell these kids is never give up. So, now I’ve got to practice what I preach.” He had taken out two mortgages on his home to build the gym, and it had all been destroyed. The story hit home with Doyle, and she spent two months reporting on Ortiz’s efforts to rebuild. “I had a chance to talk to these children about how boxing had changed their lives. It had healed them — boxing — this thing I had thought was so violent and dark,” she said. It made her wonder if it could help her as well. Because no one knew it at the time, but Doyle had been in an abusive relationship with a boyfriend. She said when she broke things
off with him, the abuse became physical. “He punched me in the face with a closed fist more than once,” she said. The episode had left her “ashamed, embarrassed, angry that she had allowed herself to be treated that way.” The next day she went to the boxing gym because she said she was so angry that all she wanted to do was hit something. She said after hitting a heavy bag for an hour, she felt better. “In that hour, all of that pain and rage and shame that I felt, was gone,” she said. “I went back the next day, and the next, and the next. And before I knew it, I was taking two to three aerobic boxing classes every day, five days a week.” Doyle said eventually the aerobic classes weren’t enough, and she SEE DOYLE, P23
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Annie Kunz, Wheat Ridge High School alumni and two-sport athlete at Texas A&M University, is headed to Tokyo to compete in the heptathlon after scoring a personal-best 6,703 points at a June 26 Olympic qualifying event in Eugene, Oregon. Kunz set personal records in six of the seven events in which she competed and broke the Olympic trials record in shot put with a throw of 15.73 meters. That record was previously held by Olympic champion Jackie Joyner-Kersee, who rose to fame by winning two gold medals in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. In the final event of her qualifying meet, Kunz finished with a SEE KUNZ, P17
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Beatriz Hatz has a full summer ahead of her. The Westminster resident continues to train in the 100-meter dash, the 200-meters and the long jump because it’s part of her routine. There’s also this. She qualified for the Paralympics in Tokyo Aug. 24 through Sept. 5. “Trials were in Minneapolis June 17 to 19,” she said. “To qualify for the team, you had to hit a certain percentage of your standard in that particular event. For example, my 100-meter A standard was 12.9 seconds, and I ran 12.86, meaning I had more than 100% of the A standard.” Hatz, who is 20 and a 2019 graduate of D’Evelyn Junior/Senior High School, was born without a fibula in her right leg. Doctors amputated the leg below the knee. “My two younger brothers (John and Ryan) always did sports growing up. And because I’m so competitive, I did the sports they did,” Hatz said. That list of sports included softball, basketball, soccer, karate and skiing. “When Ryan did basketball, I had to try basketball,” she said. “When Buddy did baseball, I tried softball, etc.” She tried other sports, too. Hatz is the American record holder in the long jump at 18.7 feet. “I used to do softball, basketball, skiing, snowboarding, CrossFit and even karate before trying track,” Hatz said. “I only joined
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strong time of 2 minutes, 15.24 seconds in the 800 meters on a day when the thermometer reached a scorching 108 degrees. The temperature at the start of the race was still 96 degrees. According to the Texas Aggies website, Kunz’s previous careerbest heptathlon score was 6,153 points in 2019. In an interview with TexAgs. com the morning after qualifying, a still-overwhelmed Kunz said she was still emotional thinking of the accomplishment. “I have goosebumps just hearing you say ‘Olympian’ when you introduced me,” she said. “To see it all come to reality and live out this dream that I’ve literally had since I could walk, is a dream come true.” She said when she crossed the finish line in the final event and saw her points score up on the results board, it was something she’d never thought would be attainable. “That’s when the emotion just took over, and I just thank God for the experience,” she said. Kunz also said she was grateful for the postponement (due to COVID) of the Olympics because
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to do big things, and their faith in me gives me an incredible amount of confidence.” Hatz called herself “very stubborn” when it comes to sports. “So, competing in sports gives me a way to show everyone that I can do everything anyone else can do,” she said. “I have always hated pity, and when people doubted my abilities, it gave me an excuse to show them up.” Hatz isn’t sure when she’s leaving for Japan. “I am excited to be able to represent the United States on such a large platform,” she said. “This
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will be the biggest moment of my life so far, and I’m excited to show the world what I can do. Unfortunately, we will not get the opportunity to sightsee because of COVIC protocols. She finished fifth in the 200-meters in the 2019 world championships and eighth in the 100-meters. Hatz enjoys drawing painting, snowboarding and drawing. “I’m extremely grateful to be working with my coach, Kris Mack,” she said. “Switching to Coach Mack and his training group was the best decision I ever made, and I am proud to be his first Paralympian. I’m grateful to be able to train with the best athletes (Annie Kunz, Riley Cooks, Erica Bougard and Harrison Williams.”
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of the extra year of valuable track and field training time. Soccer had been her primary sport in high school and college, and she said she’d always felt like she was behind her competitors in terms of training. With 14 people — family and friends — supporting her at the Oregon trials, Kunz said she didn’t have to look far for people with whom to share her excitement. “I looked up (into the stands) and I see my family, and that’s when I just lost it again. I just could not be more happy than to celebrate with them,” she said. Kunz leaves for Tokyo July 26 and competes in the Heptathlon Aug. 4 and 5. She said she won’t be able to attend the opening ceremony due to heightened COVID protocols. “But with such a crazy year and so much talk about cancellation, I’m just grateful that we get to compete,” she said. “And honestly it might be the best thing for me. I can just think of it as a business trip and I’ll be able to focus a little bit more.” Kunz, who graduated from Wheat Ridge High School in 2011, was a 2016 graduate of Texas A&M. Her father, Terry, played for the Oakland Raiders and was part of their Super Bowl-winning team in 1976.
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Climbing’s standing as a niche sport has always been a part of its appeal. A rock wall can be a place of solitude or of camaraderie with a small group of fellow climbers. There are no crowds, just the peacefulness of the outdoors and the task of trying to find the best route to the top. The climbing world could be in for a change after the Tokyo Olympics. Climbing is an Olympic sport for the first time, and the spotlight will introduce a massive audience to what can be a lonely pursuit. “For the most part, people were psyched,” American Olympic climber Nathaniel Coleman said. “They knew the sport would get more attention, a lot more inflow of money and kind of be recognized as the high-quality sport that it is.” The Olympics will be hosted July 23 through Aug. 8. The inaugural climbing competition will include three disciplines: lead, bouldering and speed. Lead is similar to what climbers encounter when scaling rock
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wanted to learn some real boxing skills. She watched the trainers and pros at the gym and copied their moves. Before long, she started getting attention from the coaches. “So, this coach approaches me, his name is Stan Ward — he asked me if I’d ever considered competing and informed me that at the time, there were only about 400 women in America boxing,” she said. She agreed to give it a shot and soon, she was in the ring fighting for real. She was 28 years old at the time — an advanced age for anyone to enter competitive fighting. But she didn’t let it sway her. She stayed in the game for only two years, but in that short amount of time, she won two Golden Gloves championship titles. “Those were hard fights,” Doyle said. “Those were wars.” Her only professional fight
ended in a loss, by decision. It was called the “California female fight of the year,” by local press. In the wake of the brawl, Hollywood came calling, with Paramount Studios asking her to co-write a script treatment. Doyle declined. She said she wasn’t ready for that part of her life to become public at the time. She hadn’t yet come to terms with the abusive relationship that had pushed her into the ring. In an attempt to do just that, she began writing “Fighting Chance.” It took her two decades to complete the book, which was published in 2020. Doyle says the response to the book has been incredible. It’s gone on to win awards, including the Best of Los Angeles award, for a nonfiction book. And the movie … well, it may become a reality after all. Doyle recently inked a deal with Canadian filmmaker, Slavica Bogdanov, to bring “Fighting Chance” to the silver screen.
Cover of Alicia Doyle’s book, “Fighting Chance.”
COURTESY OF ALICIA DOYLE
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Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Legals City and County PUBLIC NOTICE A public hearing will be held virtually before the Arvada City Council on July 19, 2021, at 6:15 p.m., when you may speak on the matter to consider a Conditional Use Application for Center Land at Indiana Business Park, generally located at 14763 W. 65th Way and 6595 Holman Street. Members of the public may join virtually by emailing kluy@arvada.org, the email must mention this meeting date. CITY OF ARVADA CITY COUNCIL /s/ Kristen Rush, City Clerk Legal Notice No. 410918 First Publication: July 8, 2021 Last Publication: July 8, 2021 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript Public Notice NOTICE OF HEARING UPON APPLICATION FOR A NEW RETAIL LIQUOR STORE LICENSE OF FIVE PARKS WINE AND SPIRITS LLC D/B/A: FIVE PARKS WINE AND SPIRITS 13825 WEST 85th DRIVE, SUITE 130 ARVADA, CO 80005 Notice is hereby given that an application has been presented to the City of Arvada Local Liquor Licensing authority for a Retail Liquor Store license from Five Parks Wine and Spirits, d/b/a Five Parks Wine and Spirits, located at 13825 West 85th Dr. Ste. 130, Arvada, CO, whose controlling officer is: Sam Nizam, Owner, 13825 West 85th Dr. Ste. 130, Arvada, CO, United States. The license would allow sales of malt, vinous and spirituous liquor in sealed containers not for consumption on the premises at 13825 West 85th Drive, Suite130, Arvada, CO 80005. Said application will be heard and considered by the City of Arvada Liquor Licensing Authority at a virtual meeting to be held at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 22, 2021. The application was submitted on June 1, 2021.
CITY OF ARVADA, COLORADO Legal Notice No. 410920 First Publication: July 8, 2021 Last Publication: July 8, 2021 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript Public Notice NOTICE OF ANNEXATION PETITION ACCEPTANCE 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. R21-081 A Resolution Accepting an Annexation Petition Concerning 15812 W 64th Ave, Finding said Petition Substantially Compliant with C.R.S. 31-12-107(1), and Setting a Public Hearing for July 19, 2021, 6:15 P.M. 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. 410798 First Publication: June 17, 2021 Last Publication: July 8, 2021 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript Public Notice NOTICE OF HEARING UPON APPLICATION FOR A NEW TAVERN LIQUOR LICENSE OF COLORADO TAP HOUSE, INC. D/B/A: COLORADO TAP HOUSE 14982 WEST 69TH AVE. ARVADA, CO 80007 Notice is hereby given that an application has been presented to the City of Arvada Local Liquor Licensing authority for a Tavern liquor license from Colorado Tap House, Inc., d/b/a Colorado Tap House, located at 14982 West 69th Ave., Arvada, CO, whose controlling officers are: Erik Zeitlow, President and Secretary; and Mark Bowman, CFO and Treasurer, 14982 West 69th Ave., Arvada, CO, United States. The license would allow sales of malt, vinous and spirituous liquor by the drink for consumption on the premises at 14982 West 69th Ave. Arvada, CO 80007.
Dated this 8th day of July, 2021
Said application will be heard and considered by the City of Arvada Liquor Licensing Authority at a virtual meeting to be held at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 22, 2021. The application was submitted on June 9, 2021.
/s/ Sarah Walters Deputy City Clerk
For further information call Sarah Walters, Deputy City Clerk, at 720-898-7544.
For further information call Sarah Walters, Deputy City Clerk, at 720-898-7544.
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Dated this 8th day of July, 2021 /s/ Sarah Walters Deputy City Clerk CITY OF ARVADA, COLORADO Legal Notice No. 410919 First Publication: July 8, 2021 Last Publication: July 8, 2021 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript
Metropolitan Districts Public Notice NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ASSESSMENT RESOLUTION FOR THE CANYON PINES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED GENERALLY and to the owners of real property included within the Canyon Pines Metropolitan District (the “District”), Special Improvement District No. 1 (the “SID”), in the City of Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado, which will be assessed for a portion of the sanitary sewer, water, storm sewer, street, landscape, parks and recreation and other public improvements (the “Improvements”), notice is hereby given: 1. A resolution was adopted by the Board of Directors of the District on June 30, 2021 (the “Assessment Resolution”), following a duly noticed public hearing thereon, which Assessment Resolution approved the final assessment roll for the SID. 2. The final assessment roll for the SID shows aggregate assessments within the District of $22,650,000, and an assessment on each lot within the SID as set forth on the schedule attached to this notice (note specifically the column denoted “SID Assessment”). 3. The boundaries of the SID include the following lots: Lots 1 through 90, inclusive, CANYON PINES SUBDIVISION, per plat recorded June 8, 2017 at Reception No. 2017059646 and Affidavit of Correction recorded September 1, 2017 at Reception No. 2017090911, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado. 4. The assessment for each lot within the SID shall be due and payable at the office of the District Manager denoted below, without demand, within 30 days after the date of this notice. All such assessments may also be paid, at the election of the property owner, in installments, with interest as provided in the Assessment Resolution (i.e, at the rate of 3.750% accruing from December
2, 2022 until such assessment is paid; provided, however, interest payable from December 2, 2022 through December 1, 2023 shall be reduced by any capitalized interest available from the proceeds of any related assessment bonds. Failure to pay the whole assessment within said period of 30 days shall be conclusively considered and held an election on the part of all persons interested, whether under disability or otherwise, to pay in said installments. 4. A complete copy of the Assessment Resolution may be obtained from the District Manager, David Solin, via request made by email or telephone to dsolin@sdmsi.com or 303.987.0835, or by mail or hand-delivery to Canyon Pines Metropolitan District c/o Special District Management Services, Inc., 141 Union Boulevard, Suite 150, Lakewood, Colorado 80228. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CANYON PINES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT. SCHEDULE OF ASSESSMENTS Lot Number SID Assessment 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39
$ 252,075.12 262,578.25 252,075.12 252,075.12 252,075.12 262,578.25 252,075.12 252,075.12 273,081.38 273,081.38 283,584.51 273,081.38 273,081.38 283,584.51 283,584.51 273,081.38 273,081.38 283,584.51 273,081.38 336,100.16 367,609.55 304,590.77 241,571.99 241,571.99 252,075.12 262,578.25 262,578.25 252,075.12 262,578.25 283,584.51 294,087.64 336,100.16 315,093.90 294,087.64 315,093.90 252,075.12 252,075.12 220,565.73 210,062.60
40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
220,565.73 220,565.73 210,062.60 215,314.17 215,314.17 220,565.73 241,571.99 220,565.73 220,565.73 199,559.47 199,559.47 199,559.47 136,540.69 147,043.82 147,043.82 147,043.82 147,043.82 147,043.82 220,565.73 210,062.60 220,565.73 220,565.73 220,565.73 210,062.60 220,565.73 220,565.73 220,565.73 225,817.30 241,571.99 273,081.38 273,081.38 252,075.12 252,075.12 252,075.12 252,075.12 252,075.12 252,075.12 252,075.12 252,075.12 273,081.38 262,578.25 262,578.25 262,578.25 262,578.25 262,578.25 315,093.90 357,106.42 325,597.03 315,093.90 336,100.16 325,597.03
Total
$22,650,000.00
Legal Notice No. 410926 First Publication: July 8, 2021 Last Publication: July 8, 2021 Published in: Jeffco Transcript, Golden Transcript, Arvada Press
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