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December 13, 2012
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Zoning update narrowly passes
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Council try to find balance in change By Clarke Reader
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August Mayer is one of 44 veterans currently living at Lakeview Senior Living Center who were honored by the center’s Veteran’s Club on Veteran’s Day, Nov. 12. Mayer served as a weather forecaster for the Navy during World War II and received the Presidential Unit Citation for his unit’s capture of a German U-Boat off the coast of West French Africa on June 4, 1944. Photo by Lakeview Senior Living Center
Angela Astie, left, accepts her award as best director in “A View From the Bridge” at The Edge Theatre Company second annual Edgy Awards Dec. 3 in Lakewood. Kirsten Brant, center, accepts her award for best actress as Emily Bridges in “A Small Fire”. Right, Paul Page accepts his award for best actor as Shelley Levene in “Glengarry Glen Ross” . Photos by Andy Carpenean
Honoring excellence in theater Evening a chance to celebrate past year, look forward By Clarke Reader
creader@ourcoloradonews.com Awards season is just getting started in Hollywood, but The Edge Theater celebrated another season with its second annual Edgy Awards on Dec. 3. Awards were given out for acting, set and sound design, and best productions, but the clear winner of the evening was the theater itself, which celebrated its second successful season, while looking to the future. “I want to take the time to thank everyone who contributed to The Edge this year, and what a year,” said executive producer and artistic director Rick Yaconis, at the beginning of the evening. “We had 135 voters this year, from season ticket holders, Henry board members and members of the Edge’s board. Last year we had around 70 voters.” One of the most successful things about The Edge is the community it has built, for actors, designers and playwrights, and that sentiment was shared by almost all of the winners of the evening’s awards. Rebecca Morphis, winner of the best supporting actress award for her portrayal of Catherine in “A View From the Bridge,”
said that she was new to Denver and has been embraced by The Edge community. “I was new and this has become my family,” she said after winning. Paul Paige, who won the best actor award for the role of Shelley Levene in “Glengarry Glen Ross,” echoed those feelings, saying that he had not felt “so welcomed and taken in by a theater company in my 25 years of working.” The theater was also complimented for the roots it has set down in the community, which Yaconis hopes to augment in 2013. The theater will be moving to a new location early in the year, Yaconis said the goal is to move to a space closer to the 40 West Art District, so it can be at the new center of Lakewood’s art scene. “Our goals in 2013 are to enhance our board, enhance our staff and move to this bigger location,” Yaconis said. Angela Astle, who won best director for “A View from the Bridge” and runs the theater’s On Your Feet Program, which develops local playwrights, summed up the evening the best. “I’m so grateful that this place opened up, and so grateful so many of you have worked with me and trusted me,” she said.
THE 2012 EDGY AWARDS WINNERS BEST ACTOR: Paul Page, “Glengarry Glen Ross” BEST ACTRESS: Kirsten Brant, “A Small Fire” BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: James O’Hagan Murphy, “Glengarry Glen Ross” and Stephen Siebert,” A View From the Bridge” BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Rebecca Morphis, “A
View From the Bridge”
BEST SET: Kelly Hasbrouck, “It’s Just Sex” BEST SOUND AND LIGHTS: Alex Ruhlin, “boom” BEST ENSEMBLE: The cast of “Glengarry Glenn Ross” BEST DIRECTOR: Angela Astle , “A View From the
Bridge”
BEST OVERALL PRODUCTION: “A View From the
Bridge”
BEST CAMEO: Chip Winn Wells, “A View From The
Bridge”
BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE: Brock Benson,
“It’s Just Sex”
OVERALL CONTRIBUTION TO THE THEATER:
Lakewood City Council approved the updated zoning ordinance during the Dec. 10 regular council meeting with a 7-3 vote. Opposing votes were cast by councilmen Pete Roybal, Ward 3, and David Wiechman, Ward 4, and Ward 1 councilwoman Ramey Johnson. The vote came after more than three-and-a-half hours of public testimony and more than an hour of debate and proposed changes by council members. “Nothing on this level of complication is going to be perfect, but this is a very important step forward,” said Ward 1 councilwoman Karen Kellen. “Things about this document will have to change over time, but I think we have the big issues right.” Residents from all over Lakewood came to voice their support and opposition to some of the changes proposed in the new ordinance, including allowing residents to own goats and chickens in smaller and duplex lots with a special use permit. In the end council decided to allow the animals in these areas, despite motions that were made to ban the animals and defeated by a majority vote. Most residents who spoke approved of the zoning update as a whole, or in spirit, but had problems with specific areas, and a great many requested that council delay the vote to give people more time to familiarize themselves with all the consequences. Roybal made a motion that the vote to be delayed until April 8, with Wiechman’s support. “I’m concerned that we produce the best product possible,” he said. “We’re trying to build community, and we need to ask ourselves if we’re doing something that will generate confidence in the community or hurt it? I don’t want people saying that it was rushed through.” The motion was defeated because, according to its opponents, the project has already been in the works for more than three years, which is the result of several extensions. “The key issues continue to be the same, and to delay doesn’t buy us anything,” said Ward 2 councilwoman Cindy Baroway. “What we need to do is try to find a balance so we can all coexist in Lakewood.” When it came time to vote, Wiechman wanted to abstain because he said he still had some concerns, but the city charter does not allow for abstention in votes. Now that the zoning has passed, in February municipal code changes from the current code will be incorporated to the new zoning, and it will go into effect on April 1. “We’ve been monitoring the current code for years, and we’ll start monitoring this new code from day one,” said Travis Parker, director of the Planning Department. “The plan is to have a discussion in six months about any problems and changes that we’ll need to make.” For more information on the new zoning, visit www.lakewood.org.
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Some crimes do harm to us all Kimber Schneider, 42, mother of two, can close her eyes and still see his face, the brown hair, the jean jacket. Gene Martin. Last seen in August 1984 while delivering newspapers in Des Moines. Five days shy of his 14th birthday, he disappeared, never to be found. He rode the same school bus as Schneider, then in middle school. “It has shaped how far I let my kids go out of my bubble,” she said. “And I didn’t think it would.” But how could it not. One moment, a child is here, walking to school, playing in the park, carefree, believer of good. The next instant: Vanished. Innocence lost. Trust — in the world — broken. For the family and friends left behind, the horror never ends. And in today’s world, it implants terror in the hearts and minds of parents everywhere. As parents, where do we draw the line between fear and faith, protectiveness and independence? Where do we go when a child, like little Jessica Ridgeway, is abducted on her way to school, then killed in a most terrible way? We do what parents have always done. We grieve, because we can almost imagine what that loss would feel like. We worry, because what if it happened to our child? We reassess parenting methods and teach vigilance better than before. And, we try to remind ourselves that good is more abundant than evil. Fear cannot win. The black-and-white clarity of statistical data also helps balance the tilting anxiety between possibility and probability. Consider that the probability of a child being abducted by a stranger is about one in 650,000, slightly less than the odds of dying by fireworks discharge, said Dr. Kim Gorgens, a clinical psychologist at the University of Denver who teaches the psychology of criminal behavior. The numbers come from federal justice and health studies. “Statistically speaking, kids are fairly safe, all things considered,” said Gorgens, who has an 11-year-old son. “The differ-
ence is the availability of media and information overload about safety risks.” Google news alerts on the Internet. Radio. TV. Text-message updates on phones. Facebook posts. The constant stream of news is inescapable when something bad happens today. The immediacy, in cases such as Jessica’s, overwhelmingly creates a sense that evil lurks in the corners and, even, wide-open spaces of communities we suddenly no longer consider safe. Bad things have always happened. My neighbor remembers the sexual assault of a classmate during his high school years in California more than 20 years ago. Schneider talks of another child kidnapping that happened in her husband’s home state of Minnesota in the 1980s. But instantaneous cross-country knowledge didn’t exist then to cast its fearful net over us. My mother, who is 79, remembers only one child abduction incident being talked about during her youth — of famous aviator Charles Lindbergh’s baby in 1932, which actually occurred the year before she was born. “Bad things happened,” she said. “Before, we didn’t know of them.” She does, however, add a caveat: The world today is a less friendly place, a more suspicious one in which scarier incidents occur more frequently than the world in which she grew up, or the world in which she raised her three kids. Back then, the culture was different, less brutal violence in movies and video games. Boundaries were narrower and more respected; people paid attention to each other more, relied on each other more. My mother could call the telephone op-
erator to find out where I had wandered as I played with friends. “She’s over at the Lopez’s house,” the operator would tell her. The grapevine constantly chattered and watched. Now we have Neighborhood Watches, which are highly successful crime prevention programs, according to Gorgens. They require an investment by neighbors to look out for one another, to care beyond their fences, to believe that what happens to someone else is their business, too. If we operated in such a fashion all the time, could we keep our children safer? A positive outcome, if it can be called that, of Jessica’s tragedy was a re-examination of family safety policies. “It’s like a call to arms for parents,” Gorgens said. “Every parent evaluates their own procedures.” The collateral damage, as Gorgens described it — a bruised perception of safety, the traumatic anguish — was more difficult to manage. For many, a new reality exists. Kimber Schneider still sees Gene Martin’s face. When her kids complain they can’t walk somewhere alone, she is unyielding: “You have to be with someone. There are bad people in the world who do bad things and that’s why mommy is really careful about where you are. … People will take you. People take kids all the time and don’t think that just because you live where you
live that it’s not going to happen, because it can happen anywhere.” They take her warning in stride, she said. Just a matter-of-fact part of life. Like our parents before us, we tell our children not to talk to strangers. We teach them how to cross a street. But we have added to the precautionary list: Always walk with a buddy, even to a restaurant bathroom. Call as soon as you get to your destination, even if it’s just around the corner. Park in well-lit areas, even if the area is crowded. Learn self-defense, even if you think you’ll never need it. We do our best to prepare them to know how to be safe. Because, as my mother said, one day, “like all good parents, you have to let go.” Gorgens offers this to think about: “When you have a quiet moment and your fear starts to unravel you, consider what’s the likelihood I’m going to face that problem? Have I done everything possible to protect myself?” That’s all, really, that we can do. That, and continue to believe in goodness — and make it our business to look out for one another. Especially the children.
Ann Macari Healey’s column about people, places and issues of everyday life appears every other week. She can be reached at ahealey@ourcoloradonews.com or 303-566-4110.
INSIDE THE SENTINEL THIS WEEK OPINION: Columnist Michael Norton says spread the good word. Page 7
SEASONS: Take a look at our holiday fun. Pages 8-9
LIFE: Foothills Art Center features holiday market. Page 19
CLARIFICATION In the Dec. 6 issue of the Lakewood Sentinel, in the story “Campaign finance complaint settled,” Michael Todd Kane’s name was left out as one of the contributors to Mayor Bob Murphy’s campaign. He donated $100.
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December 13, 2012
Digitizing, preserving history Website lets listeners hear oral history of region By Clarke Reader
creader@ourcoloradonews. com There is a lot of history kept alive by Lakewood residents, and Jefferson County Public Libraries are helping preserve it with its Jeffco Stories oral history project. The Jeffco Libraries have partnered with the Lakewood Historical Society to digitize and make available to the public the collection of oral history tapes online. “The Historical Society has been doing oral histories for 15 to 20 years and we have between 35 to 40 accumulated tapes,” said Marian Metsopoulos, president of the Society. “The library had just started this program about a year ago, and I contacted them to see if they’d be interested in the tapes.”
Metsopoulos said digitizing the tapes was expensive, but the Society was able to help fund the project to get the tapes online. Some of the people who gave interviews include David and Rita Peterson, who talk about the history of the Lakewood Fire Department, Bernie and Susan Goldman, who discuss the preservation of the Jewish Consumptive’s Relief Society’s synagogue and Bob Collins, founder of COBE Laboratories. The library have been working with other areas — like the Jeffco Historical Commission — but are looking to expand and get more people to participate. “We felt this was something that would be really interesting to the community,” said Cindy Phillips, online and outreach library manager. “We create new interviews and help people with digitizing old ones.” The library has a list of people
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who have volunteered to be recorded telling their stories, and volunteers are sent out to interview them for this project. They also go to events like dedications and memorials to see if people are interested in being recorded. “With the changing of technology, we want to preserve these stories,” Phillips said. “It’s a lot of fun and there are a lot of interesting stories out there.” Metsopoulos said that prior to this project, the tapes had just been sitting in a drawer, but that she always knew it was important to keep them. “There is one tap where Robert Richard Wright describes his experiences on D-Day, and I could just visualize it based on what he was saying,” she said. “It’s so wonderful to have these recordings for others to hear.” To browse the list of interviews, or to learn more about giving an oral history, visit http:// jeffcolibrary.org/jeffcostories.
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Drug ring targeted By Glenn Wallace
gwallace@ourcoloradonews. com Authorities in Jefferson County broke up a major cocaine and methamphetamine interstate distribution ring. Nicknamed “Operation Blood Sport” because several of the suspects were believed to be involved in cock fighting, authorities called the arrests and drug seizures made so far in the investigation “a major dent” to the drug trade in the Denver metro area. “This was a major drug smuggling ring brought down with the cooperation of multiple law enforcement agencies,” Jefferson County Sheriff Ted Mink said at press conference held Monday. At the press conference, First Judicial District Attorney Scott Storey revealed details of the Nov. 30 grand jury indictment that included 49 counts against 16 in-
dividuals. Ten are in custody on charges of distribution of a controlled substance, conspiracy to distribute, and money laundering. Investigators found evidence of interstate drug smuggling, cocaine arriving from California, and meth from Arizona. In the course of their investigation authorities say they found $21,500 in drug proceeds, two kilograms of cocaine, and 12 pounds of meth (hidden in the engine of an SUV). Authorities believe the suspects also participated in cockfighting. DEA Special Agent in Charge Barbra Roach said additional charges regarding cockfighting could be forthcoming. Authorities are seeking six more people who are named in the indictment: Francisco Leon, 22; Homero Reynosa-Cardenas, 21; Francisco M. Barragan a.k.a. Chapetes, 26; Jesse Rubio a.k.a. Chapito, 24; Manuel Eduardo Carrola-Hernandez a.k.a. Anthony Castro a.k.a. Trompis, 25; and Oswaldo Rodriguez-Sanchez, 33.
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Toys collected for cause Toy drive and beer featured at the Golden Hotel By Glenn Wallace
gwallace@ourcoloradonews.com Good beer, good food and … a lot of toys? Those were the ingredients that went into a special beer-pairing dinner at
the Golden Hotel’s Bridgewater Grill Dec. 5. About 75 guests attended the dinner, which featured the beers of AC Golden, Ska Brewing, Arvada Beer Company, Strange Brewing and Boulder Beer. Many of those guests brought presents with them to donate to the Golden Rotary Club’s holiday toy drive. The hotel matched the toy dona-
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tions, present-for-present. The Boulder-based Faurot Construction also pledged to donate a toy for every two received. At the end of the night, hotel spokeswoman Renee Rinehimer said 250 toys had been pledged to Golden Rotary. Kelly and Cary Floyd of Arvada Beer Company said they were excited to participate in the evening’s toy drive, pouring their Grandview Pils. “We said definitely, sign us up!” Kelly Floyd said. Arvada Beer Company participated in Colorado Gives Day that same week, raising $20,000 for local charities and programs. “The community supports us, so we definitely want to support it,” said Cary Floyd. This year, diners at the Bridgewater Grill have had the chance to find out just what beer can do for food, with a monthly series of beer-tasting dinners, titled
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the Colorado Beer Tour. Each dinner featured a different Colorado brewery. For the end-of-the-year dinner, the Golden Hotel invited some of the most popular breweries of the beer tour to return, and bring some of their more festive, holiday-inspired brews along. “This meal’s a lot more difficult than most. There’s a lot of seasonal flavors,” said Bridgewater Grill Chef David Davis. Davis’s menu included a beer-braised pork sausage with beer mustard, and a coulotte steak and roasted vegetables in a Boulder Beer Company Never Summer Ale maple glaze. The dessert of cinnamon apple bread pudding paired with Strange Brewing’s Gingerbread Ale. Details about the 2013 Colorado Beer Tour are available at www.facebook.com/ColoradoBeerTour.
Celebrate the Season! You are invited to join these churches for their Holiday Worship Services.
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Service of Lessons and Carols 8:00 p.m.
First United Methodist Church 1500 Ford Street, Golden 303-279-3484 CANDLELIGHT CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES Dec. 24th: 5:30pm Family Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 7:30pm Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 11:00pm Christmas Candlelight Communion
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Santa Shop keeps holiday spending safe Annual event helps parents with gifts By Clarke Reader
creader@ourcoloradonews.com The Action Center’s annual Santa Shop helps Jeffco’s parents get what they need for their families without breaking the bank or causing any financial problems down the line. The Shop is running through Saturday at 1545 Quail St. in Lakewood. “Our Santa Shop is one of our key seasonal programs that we’ve had for many years now,” said Joe Haines, director of development at the Action Center. “We try to help keep families stable, while making sure the kids have a Christmas experience.”
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“Most families will get three or four smaller toys for younger kids and two or three for the older kids,” Haines said. “To keep stock up we work diligently to make sure we have toys for the entire week.” Toy donations are taken yearround, and this time of year any toys donated are taken right out to the Shop, so there is a good and new selection for every day of the week. According to information provided by Computer Sites — a Colorado company that designs custom data centers — the company has been working closely with the Action Center for more than three years, and does a companywide toy drive for the center. Computer Sites aims to get some more expensive gifts that individuals aren’t able to donate, and that includes 10 bikes that get donated
to the center. One of the things about the Santa Shop that the Action Center prides itself on is the ability to keep parents’ self-esteem intact throughout the process. “We want to make sure kids have a great Christmas, but we also want to maintain the parent’s dignity,” Haines said. “We don’t want the parents to say the toys came from the center, but tell the kids they came from Santa.” The Santa Shop will be open on Friday and Saturday for those who qualify. Those interested must go to the Action Center to register, and bring a photo ID, proof of residence and birth certificate for each child. For more information, call 303237-7704 or visit www.theactioncenterco.org.
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The Santa Shop is one of the center’s seasonal prevention programs — along with its school supply drive and Thanksgiving food distribution — which aims to provide people with assistance during expensive times of year. The center is a nonprofit organization that helps people in Jefferson County with basic needs. Haines said that many parents’ desire to give their children the best Christmas possible can lead to overspending and deciding to spend less on food or not pay their electric bills or rent. Once this happens, it can be difficult to catch up on bills. According to Haines, the center expects to help parents find toys for 4,000 to 5,000 children this year, which requires around 9,000 toys for newborns to 12 years.
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Don’t let the locals fall off the cliff There is little time left before the nation hits the so-called “fiscal cliff.” President Obama and the lame-duck Congress have an unprecedented number of issues to address — including some that directly affect every city, town, special district, county and school district in Colorado — and every Colorado taxpayer. When they met right after the election, Obama and bipartisan congressional leaders agreed to a framework for deficit reduction that includes both revenue increases and spending cuts. They will continue to flesh out this agreement over the next few weeks — but no state or local elected leaders will be at the table. Their decisions to cut federal funds for education, highways, clean water, safe drinking water, housing and community development leave us only to ponder by how much. And even more important to the longterm fiscal future of state and local governments, these federal decisions could also sharply increase the costs for vital public improvements such as schools,
roads, sewer systems, bridges and fire stations. Here’s how that could happen. Obama and the leaders of Congress seem to agree that additional federal revenues must be part of any agreement to avert the cliff and to put the U.S. on a more sustainable budget path. It appears certain that Congress will go after what are called federal tax expenditures — the largest and fastest growing part of the federal government’s budget. This could cover income tax deductions like mortgage interest, employersponsored health insurance, and chari-
table contributions. Also, according to various congressional study groups, it might also include municipal bonds. Under current law, Colorado does not tax the interest earned by any family or corporation in Colorado from U.S. Treasury bonds. Similarly, since 1913, when the income tax code was first adopted, the federal government has never taxed the interest earned on a bond issued by a state, a university or by any local government; hence the term “tax exempt bond.” If Congress suddenly changes this equation and eliminates the municipal bond interest exemption, the borrowing costs of local governments will go up, thereby placing more of a burden onto local taxpayers. On Nov. 6, the overwhelming number of debt questions put forward by local officials to build new schools, repair city streets and build new water treatment plants received approval by voters throughout Colorado’s communities. According to national statistics, state and local governments now shoulder over
75 percent of the costs of financing the nation’s public infrastructure. Last year, the country’s state and local governments issued nearly $300 billion in long-term bonds to finance essential capital investment — 47 percent alone went for public education and 21 percent for transportation. We respectfully urge Colorado’s congressional delegation, individuals we know to have the very best interests of our state and nation at heart, to remember that their decisions and those of their colleagues over the weeks ahead could have profound impacts on state and local leaders here at home in Colorado. Don’t let the locals fall off this cliff. From Bruce Caughey, executive director, Colorado Association of School Executives; Ken DeLay, executive director, Colorado Association of School Boards; Sam Mamet, executive director, Colorado Municipal League; Chip Taylor, executive director, Colorado Counties Inc.; and Ann Terry, executive director, Special District Association of Colorado
Delusions help us forget about realities of the world Is there anything so sad as watching somebody suddenly be confronted with their own delusions? I was thinking about this the other day as I was following the debacle that has become the search for a new head football coach for the University of Colorado. How else do you explain that CU approaches the coach of a school from a lesser conference, offers him a substantial payraise and on paper articulate its intention to significantly upgrade the facilities at the university, and yet, he says “no”? There was a time when CU was a great destination for a football coach. CU could approach somebody from another major college program, a program that had enjoyed success, and entice him to come to Boulder. It happened with Gary Barnett, and it happened again with Dan Hawkins. But not so much any more. And yet, if you watch how the administration at CU has approached this coach’s search, in every aspect from the high bar Athletic Director Mike Bohn set for the qualifications, to the media leaks, to the sort of myopic arrogance of only going after one candidate, you would
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think CU was still a “plum” job. Kinda hard to imagine in the same week that one sports publication listed CU as No. 114 in it’s power rankings of the 132 top-tier football programs in the country. Sometimes, the delusions that we build up are like a defense mechanism — we put them in place to insulate ourselves from doubters and naysayers, from the people who would rather see us fail than wonder why they haven’t succeeded more. But more often than not, those delusions are just a willing departure from the realities of the world around us, and those can be dangerous. I remember shortly after the Columbine massacre, we teachers went through
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a number of training sessions on bullying and school violence. One snippet really stuck with me: The student who has a ridiculously inflated estimation of their own abilities is far more likely to become violent if that delusion is suddenly punctured. In other words, when some kid’s oversize bubble bursts, sometimes it sprays violent shrapnel. Of course, the same thing could be said of many aspects of life, without the dramatic violence. When the ridiculously over-inflated pricing of homes suddenly was confronted with reality, it almost collapsed the entire financial system. And in more trivial terms, think of the delusional mystique that got built around the Denver Broncos last year, especially after the playoff win against Pittsburgh — how much harder did that make it to watch New England dismantle the Broncos? Confronting reality is sometimes a difficult and painful thing, especially for a generation that has been raised to think that participation awards are as good as achievement awards, and that everybody gets a trophy regardless of whether they contributed.
Luckily, as any guy knows, there is no more effective cure for self-deluding behaviors as a wife; but, short of that, it really points to the importance of having people in your life who are honest with you and who aren’t afraid to call you on your own garbage. And sometimes, that’s going to mean starting all over from square one, rebuilding the reality you want through actual achievements and industry. And that’s OK. If I recall correctly, once upon a time, CU needed a reality check and went and hired a little-known assistant coach named Bill McCartney. That seems to have worked out pretty well for CU in the 1980s and 1990s, and a similar “reset” may be just what the doctor ordered. If Mike Bohn and the rest of the administration in Boulder is willing to take their medicine. Michael Alcorn is a music teacher and fitness instructor who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. He graduated from Alameda High School and the University of Colorado-Boulder.
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Learning Source names new director By Clarke Reader
creader@ourcoloradonews.com The Learning Source for Adults and Families has hired Joshua Evans as its executive director. Evans has more than 12 years in a variety of adult education areas, and was an adjunct professor at Arapahoe Community College and the adult education coordinator at the Community College of Aurora before taking his new position. The Learning Source was created in 1964 at 455 S. Pierce in Lakewood
to help educate metro adults and families through a variety of 29 programs, from English language classes to family literacy programs. Evans said that adult education is a big part of the economy, especially since it helps people to find better jobs. “We’re all looking to do a great job with the programs we have, and we’re going to be looking to expand some initiatives in the coming months,” he said. The organization operates at 23 locations throughout the metro area. According to Jim Spoja, president of the Learning Source’s board, the
process that Evans had to go through was extensive, including meeting with several committees before being approved by the board. On one of the committees Evans met Sister Cecilia Linenbrink, who founded the organization. “As the executive director, (Evans) will be managing our programs financially and managing employees,” Spoja said. “He’ll also be working on grants and contracts with our partners.” For more information on the Learning Source, visit www.coloradoliteracy.org.
Don’t be shy about spreading good word Who do you know? I mean who do you know that you would feel really good about recommending or providing a referral for? What if I asked it a different way? What if the question was this, who knows you and who would feel really good about giving you a referral or recommending you as a friend, or for a job, or to join a committee? You see, networking happens all the time, whether we do it consciously, unconsciously, or subconsciously, we have an opportunity to participate at many levels. I can share with you that many years ago, when I had my first big opportunity to join a company, the difference maker between why I was hired and beat out the other few finalists was because of the letters of recommendation that were sent on my behalf. They were so strong that the hiring manager almost couldn’t believe it. But after following up and speaking directly to the people who endorsed me, the hiring manager became convinced that I was the right candidate and offered
me the position. Facebook and LinkedIn have helped me to reconnect with so many people. Some folks that I grew up with and went to school with, others that I served with in the military, and many people that I have worked with or had an opportunity to know professionally. Social media is awesome in that way, connecting us with people from our past as well as our present. But even without the help of such enabling technology, we still have our immediate circle of friends, family, co-workers and associates that help us and who we should be willing to help as much as we possibly can. Just think of all of the wrapping paper, Girl Scout cookies, popcorn or gift cards you have purchased from a neighbors child. If you are like me, you just can’t say “no.”
If we took this same concept just one or two steps farther, we should be asking ourselves things like, “If I am going to buy a car I will buy it from that guy I went to high school with who is now selling cars.” Or “If my spouse and I are going to dinner, why wouldn’t I go to that restaurant that my neighbors own and maybe where my other friend’s daughter is a server?” I am not sure about you, but I love referring people, connecting people or businesses, and making recommendations or referring anyone and everyone I know to people and companies that I can trust and who I know will deliver a better than good result. Many of my friends and family members work for big corporations, and I am grateful for the work that they do and all the people that they serve. But I must share with you that my heart goes out to the entrepreneur or small business owner and their staff. One day, and maybe one day soon, you will find
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Just who is this jolly old man that everyone’s talking about this time each year? Miss Starr’s Rock Stars, also known as her second-graders at Campbell Elementary School in Arvada, sat down with me for an in-depth look into this man’s life, family and the huge job he has to do on Christmas Eve. Santa Claus is a friendly, helpful and loveable 59-year-old man who lives at the North Pole with his wife Santy, also 59, and 150 children, also known
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see us at all times. A backup method is a pointer gun that can tell the percentage of good and bad in each child it points to. Santa then puts all the names into a giant book that he uses as a reference while he travels around the world. Someone who isn’t mentioned at Christmas is Santa’s evil brother – Bad Santa – who lives at the South Pole. Santa Claus gets all the glory because, as one Rock Star put it: even though it’s Jesus’ birthday, we all get presents because Santa is so generous.
Michelle Starr and her Campbell Elementary School second-graders, also known as Miss Starr’s Rock Stars, pose for a group photo after helping tell the story of Santa and his big Christmas Eve trip. Photo by Sandi Austin
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Wheat Ridge: Large Cottage Tudor Style 1Bd duplex. Totally remodeled. Oak wood floors, full bsmt w/laundry hookups, trees, private parking. $850/mo. No Pets
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303-688-7300
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Keep Kids Together Abused and neglected brothers and sisters are often separated in foster care. There just aren’t enough foster homes to keep them together. This leaves them sad, anxious and confused and they feel like it’s “all their fault.� Give the Gift of Hope-Become a Savio foster parent. Call Tracy Stuart 303/225-4152
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hardbacks, coffee table books all books by title 10 for $1, new conditon, organized by title Comic Book Figurines $1-$5 each DVD' $1-$5 each Sale date December 14th & 15th 9am-4pm New HP printers $20 each Bring your own boxes and bags 10,000 paperbacks $3 a bo 10093 Oak Circle, Westminster Turn West on 100th & Wadsworth go west to Oak Street, turn Right then quick left on 100th Drive then follow signs to the sale.
Antiques & Collectibles 13 1/2" Shell Trench Art 1918 105 Howitzer from WW1 $25 (303)688-5876
1900 Coffee Mill $25 303 688-5876
Appliances Maytag Washer & Whirlpool Dryer exc cond
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Firewood Bulk Firewood
Logs, various hardwoods, random links, you load, you haul. $60.00 for pick up load. Split firewood also available. 303-431-8132
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$200/$225 a cord for Pine, Fir & Aspen some areas may require a delivery charge. Fresh cut Christmas Trees Weekends at Sedalia Conaco Scrap Metal hauling & House Cleaning/Sitting also available Call 303-647-2475 or 720-323-2173
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Electrical Work All types. Honest and reliable, licensed & ins. Free estimates. Craig (303)429-3326
A HOME REPAIR & REMODELING HANDYMAN •Baths •Kitchens •Tiling •Large & Small Jobs
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Bob’s Home Repairs All types of repairs. Reasonable rates 30yrs Exp. 303-450-1172
HOME REPAIRS INSIDE: *Bath *Kitchen's *Plumbing *Electrical, *Drywall *Paint *Tile & Windows OUTSIDE: *Paint & Repairs *Gutters *Deck's *Fence's *Yard Work *Tree & Shrubbery trimming & clean up Affordable Hauling Call Rick 720-285-0186
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We take what your trash man won't. Branches, mattresses, appliances, reasonable rates & prompt service 720-333-6832
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JEFFCO NEWS IN A HURRY Accused impersonator pleads ‘not guilty’
A man accused of posing as a firefighter during the Lower North Fork Fire, and later the High Park Fire, was in Jefferson County court last week to plead “not guilty” to charges of criminal impersonation, impersonating a public servant and felony
theft. Michael Maher, 31, was arrested for impersonating a firefighter at the High Park Fire in Larimer County earlier this year. During the investigation, several pieces of firefighter-issued equipment from the Jeffco fire in March and the Lower North Fork Fire were found in Maher’s possession
including a portable radio and chainsaw. An April 2 jury trial was scheduled for Maher.
Amateur boxing for kids
Boxing for Christmas Crusade is an amateur boxing event on Saturday to benefit an annual toy drive sponsored by 98.5 KYGO to help Jefferson
County law enforcement officers deliver toys to children. The Denver Police Brotherhood Youth Boxing organization is presenting the boxing event at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, with doors opening at 3 p.m. and the fights starting at 4 p.m. Tickets are $10, and free for five and younger. Tickets are available at the door, or at Rocky Mountain Law Enforcement Federal Credit Union locations, www.rmlefcu.org, 303-4586660. Funds raised for Christ-
mas Crusade will help law enforcement officers deliver toys to the homes of families and children that they see could use a little extra cheer this holiday season. To donate directly to Christmas Crusade, donors can bring toys to Crusade headquarters at 7075 W. Hampden Ave. in Lakewood.
Heroine dealer arrests
Last week the West Metro Drug Task Force used an undercover operation to make four arrests of suspected heroine dealers.
The task force announced the seizure of four ounces of heroin, individually packaged in 220 sellable balloons. Detectives also seized about $4,000 in cash and one vehicle. The suspects are Honduran and Mexican Nationals and all are currently in custody at the Jefferson County Jail. All four suspects face numerous felonies, including Distribution of Controlled Substances and Possession with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances.
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Meals go mile high
The children and pets area of holiday art mart at the Foothills Art Center in Golden. Photos by Andy Carpenean
Holiday market brings winter wonderland Show features variety of wares, moods to fit the season By Clarke Reader
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he Foothills Art Center is taking the “winter wonderland” from song and bringing it to life with its 38th annual holiday market. The market runs until Dec. 30 at the center, 809 15th St. in Golden, and features more than 100 local artists displaying their hand-crafted work. “We have every medium here, and some people wouldn’t even think of,” said Reilly Sanborn, executive director for the center. “Things like jewelry and crafts to woodcarved dog beds.” The market is a juried exhibition, with artists contributing from as far away as Grand Junction and La Veta, but most are
from Jefferson County, according to Sanborn. “Some artists live so close they can literally walk their work to the gallery,” said Pam Fortner, who manages the market with Mary Beth Beach. “I think the jury did a great job selecting a wide variety of work that will appeal to a lot of people. There are a lot of options and price points for everyone.” Sanborn said one of the best things about the market being local is that it allows people to not only support artists, but Golden as well. “It’s part of our mission to support Colorado artists, and the sales tax go back to Golden, and we’re very proud of that,” she said. While the items for sale are certainly the major draw of the market, Fortner and those she works with put a lot of time and imagination into creating a different decoration theme every year. This year’s theme is a winter wonderland, and Fortner and her team have spread out more than 500 cellophane flowers in wintry colors — white, cranberry red
A collection of holiday hats for sale at the art market at the Foothills Art Center in Golden.
IF YOU GO WHAT: Holiday Art Market WHERE: Foothills Art Center 809 15th St., Golden
WHEN: Through Dec. 30 Monday through Saturday — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday — Noon to 5 p.m.
COST: Free admission $1 donation encouraged
INFORMATION: 303-279-3922 or visit www. foothillsartcenter.org and lavender — throughout the gallery to bring that wonder to shoppers. “This way we make it fun for people to just come and see, and it’s also fun to shop in,” she said. Market shoppers will have no shortage of gifts and goods to delight them. Sanborn said the market sells food items like toffee and homemade jams that sell out every year. There are also the more traditional gifts like jewelry, which Fortner said is one of the market’s most popular areas. “We have some wonderful glass artists with works that are both functional and gorgeous,” she said. “We also have some great fiber gifts — some great hats, scarves and jackets. Anyone with a taste for finely crafted clothing will find something here.” Fortner also added that she asked all artists to contribute at least one handmade ornament, and the results are sixtrees worth of ornaments for shoppers. Shoppers who come late to the market don’t need to worry about everything being picked-over. As work sells, the artists are informed, so they can bring more inventory or new items to fill the space. “Our shoppers can find high-quality, hand-crafted, nice gifts any time, and they’re likely to see something new every time,” Fortner said. For more information on the market, call 303-279-3922 or visit www.foothillsartcenter.org.
The Colorado Convention Center is stepping up its cuisine scene to incorporate Colorado-produced eats into its concession stands. Centerplate, the Convention Center’s official caterer, has brought in Colorado suppliers such as Polidori Sausage, Continental Sausage, produce from Blue Bear Farm (Centerplate’s 5,000-squarefoot urban garden), along with grass-fed beef burgers from TAG chef/owner Troy Guard, to up its good-grub game to appeal to conventioneers who bring in millions of dollars annually to support our economy. “We started this project in February by talking to talents in the country using local products and bringing authentic Colorado (cuisine) to the Convention Center,” said Laurence Rua, Centerplate’s regional vice president, during a press lunch last week. All 14 of the Convention Center concessions are now sending a clear Colorado cuisine message to visitors. “We’re designing food not just to eat, we’re designing food … to say welcome to Colorado, which is our theme of the redesign of the food program,” said John Sergi, Centerplate’s chief design officer. QR codes on concession stand signs connect with the www.visitdenver.com website to take viewers to see other eateries around town where out-of-towners can dine. Other chef consultants who were brought into the program’s redesign were Roberto Santibanez, a New York restaurateur and author of “Truly Mexican,” who created tortas and tacos using local ingredients, and Italian expert Bill Pustari from New Haven, Conn., who created pizzas using seasonal vegetables and locally sourced meats. The public is invited to try out the new food program whenever the Convention Center is open.
Spoiler alert
If you haven’t watched your recorded version of Wednesday’s “Top Chef” series on Bravo, don’t read this. Denver’s Tyler Wiard, exec chef of Elway’s steakhouse, was told to “pack his knives and go” after he was paired up with CJ, one of the show’s past chef-testants, after the reluctant duo bummed out the judges with a badly executed pork burger. But don’t count Wiard down and out quite yet. Bravo continues the contest with “Last Chance Kitchen”, a web-only battle by the ousted chefs to win a place back on the big show. On this week’s webcast, Wiard and CJ were again paired (to their amusement and chagrin) and challenged to make a dessert in competition against reigning “Last Chance Kitchen” champ Kuniko Yagi. Chef/judge Tom Colicchio declared the pair the winners of the dessert challenge for their cherry fritters and hay (yes, you read that right) ice cream. So they will move on to face the next ousted “Top Chef” contender. To see the webisode, go to www.bravotv.com/top-chef. Parker continues on Page 20
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YOUR WEEK & MORE Local market brings favorite dishes home
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY/DEC. 13-14
SUNDAY/DEC. 16
HOLIDAY CONCERT Golden High School’s music department presents its holiday concert at 2 p.m. Dec. 13-14 in the high school’s auditorium, 701 24th St, Tickets are available at the door. Checks and cash are accepted. Contact Angela Becker at abecker@jeffco.k12.co.us.
BLOOD DRIVE Mile Hi Church Community Blood Drive is from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, inside Bonfils’ bus at 9077 W. Alameda Ave., Lakewood. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact Bonfils’ Appointment Center at 303-3632300 or visitwww.bonfils.org.
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SUNDAY/DEC. 16, FEB. 24, APRIL 28
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CHRISTMAS PARTY CAHREP will have its annual Christmas
CONCERT SERIES St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 9200 W 10th
party and toy drive Friday, Dec. 14, at Hotel VQ in Denver. Invitation is open to everyone. CAHREP, the Colorado Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals, is committed to increasing the sustainable Hispanic Homeownership rate by empowering the Real Estate Professionals that serve Hispanic consumers. The event begins with cocktails at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. For information, contact Greg Adame at 303-921-3319, or go to www.CAHREP.org.
Ave., Lakewood, presents its 2012-13 concert series. Season and individual tickets are available. Email olssoncolo@comcast. net or call 303-279-2932. All concerts take place in the St. Paul Sanctuary. Concerts are:
SATURDAY/DEC. 15, 22 CHRISTMAS PARADE Experience a true Olde Fashioned Hometown Parade infused with a fun, only-in-Golden spirit. Enjoy lighted floats, clowns, Christmas characters, music, Santa, and even elves on unicycles. Afterwards, catch a free horse-drawn carriage ride through the historic 12th Street neighborhood or children can enjoy a ride in a Newfoundland dog-pulled cart. Parade travels down Washington Avenue from 11-11:30 a.m. on the first four Saturdays in December. Visit www.VisitGolden.com or call 303-279-3113. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY/DEC. 15-16, DEC. 20-23 HOLIDAY BALLET A classic holiday tradition comes to the Lakewood Cultural Center with Dawson/Wallace Dance Project’s delightfully different, nationally acclaimed production of David Taylor’s “The Nutcracker,” on stage Dec. 15-16 and 20-23. Tickets are available by calling 303-987-7845, going online to www. Lakewood.org/CulturalCenter or visiting the Lakewood Cultural Center Box Office, 470 S. Allison Parkway. SATURDAY/DEC. 15-16, DEC. 22 SANTA SPECIAL Kids are invited to take a ride on the Santa Claus Special and drop off letters to Santa in the Railway Post Office Car at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden. The Santa Claus Special is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 15-16, and Saturday, Dec. 22. Train rides depart every 30 minutes between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. For information or to buy tickets, call 303-279-4591 or visit www.ColoradoRailroadMuseum.org.
DEC. 16: On the third Sunday of Advent this year is the Festival Service of Lessons and Carols, at 3 p.m. This service features the St. Paul’s Church Choir and Confluence, a child soprano singing the traditional opening verse, and this year the Park Hill Brass Quintet. FEB. 24: Confluence will present a Sacred Music Concert at 3 p.m. This is the first concert by Confluence completely devoted to sacred music. It will begin a very old Mass (from the late 1400s) by Josquin de Prez. Journey with us through the renaissance, baroque, classical eras and end with some beautiful, modern sacred compositions. APRIL 28: Confluence will present an a cappella program titled “Salut Printemps” (Welcome Spring). This program will feature Debussy’s piece of the same name for piano and women’s voices, and will be filled with the glorious sounds of spring’s return. MAY 19: The Parish Choir of St. Paul’s will wrap up the year with its excellent Variety Show at 1:30 p.m. after the endof-year Parish Picnic. New this year: the staff of St. Paul’s will present a number in the show. TUESDAY/DEC. 18 LIFETREE CAFÉ Fate, luck and divine intervention will be explored at noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, at Lifetree Café, 5675 Field St., Arvada. The event “Fate, Free Will or God’s Plan?” features a showing of Crossword, an award-winning short film that follows a lonely Irish woman who finds solace in the daily crossword puzzle. The crossword clues seem to link mysteriously to her own life circumstances. Admission is free. Snacks and beverages are available. Your Week continues on Page 21
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creader@ourcoloradonews.com The Homemade European Foods market and restaurant offers a taste of home for those with a European palate. The owner and chef of Foods, 1070 S. Union Blvd., Teresa Weissfeld, is able to create authentic Polish-German dishes and sell ingredients for all kinds of European cooking because she grew up in Germany. Teresa, who is half Polish and half German, came to the U.S. 20 years ago with her husband, Henry, and got her start in the food business doing catering work. “I’ve been cooking my entire life, and sometimes I spend nearly 20 hours a day cooking,” she said. “We’ve been here for two years, and I love that I have my own kitchen to work with.” The shop features traditional German Eastern European dishes like hunter stew, schnitzel, borscht and bierocks, all of which Teresa makes herself. What makes these dishes special is that many of them are gluten free and vegetarian. Jennifer Rogers is the only other employee aside from Teresa and Henry at Foods. She
said she became interested in working there because she is a first-generation American whose parents are both German, and she missed the tastes of her childhood. “This is all stuff I had growing up,” she said. “The best part is we get people in here who say, ‘My grandma used to make it just like this.’” Rogers said Homemade European Foods is the only market of its kind in the city. Shoppers can find imported jellies, spaetzle and homemade sauerkraut, in addition to the dishes that Teresa cooks, which can be taken home and heated up. For the holiday season the market has some special marzipan and gingerbread items for sale. Rogers said that while many of the shoppers at the market are families with European backgrounds, they have a steady group of servicemen and women who spent time stationed in Germany and are looking for the food they ate while they were there. For Teresa, the goal of Homemade European Foods is to provide a niche for those with a hankering for their favorite, traditional foods. “People are looking for food like this, and you can’t buy it at any place like King Soopers or Safeway,” she said. For more information, call 303-989-1642 or go online to www.homemadeeuropeanfoods.com.
Parker: Trice Jewelers party set for Dec. 13 in Centennial Parker continued from Page 20
End of the world?
Party like there’s no tomorrow with a package at Denver’s The Curtis — a Doubletree Hilton hotel on Dec. 21, the day the world will end, according to the Mayan calendar. The Party Like There’s No To-Maya package, priced at $12,021 (does money really matter if Earth takes a powder?), gets you and dozens of your closest friends rental of the entire 15th floor, including the British Invasion Suite and the Rolling Stone
Suite plus 22 guest rooms; limousine transportation to the downtown hotel; a full floor party with two bars stocked with top-shelf alcohol, a spread of glutinous foods and decked out with party decor and rockin’ music; apocalypse-worthy guest room amenities including freeze-dried foods, gas masks, anti-radiation tablets and water purifications tablets; and a tattoo artist ready to give you the butterfly or tribal tattoo that you’ve always wanted. And if the sun does come out on Dec. 22, the hotel’s Corner Office restaurant will
throw in brunch for 48 people and limo transportation home. To book the doomsday package, go to www.thecurtis. com or call 1-800-525-6651.
Meet the parents
Former Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow is making hay in the New York gossip columns with a much higher completion rate than he ever had during his short stint here. The New York Jets backup QB apparently has introduced actress girlfriend Camilla Belle to his parents, and “mom and dad approve,” according to an item last week in the New York Post’s Page Six column, which credits In Touch magazine for the initial report. “His mom, Pam, likes that Camilla comes from a strict Catholic family, and loves that she does so much work with a children’s charity,” Page Six said, quoting an In Touch source. “Pam thinks Camilla could be the girl Tim has been waiting for!” Here’s the link to the story:W www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/ tim_tebow_introduces_ca-C milla_belle_wl8S5J9u5EYG-fi n2G1mCkzmI.
M f The third annual TriceH Jewelers Holiday Party is scheduled between 7 and 9 p.m. Dec. 13 in the store at 6885 S. University Blvd. (University and East Easter Avenue) in Centennial. You can shop, sip and snack knowing a percentage of the evening’s proceeds will go to the Cancer Center at the University of Colorado Hospital. RSVP to Wendy Duncan at duncanhome@q.com or by calling 303-981-8850.
Trice party is this week
Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, restaurants, businesses, parties and people throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for Blacktie-Colorado.com. She can be reached at penny@blacktiellc.com or at 303-619-5209.
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YOUR WEEK & MORE
Your Week continued from Page 20
RECURRING/THROUGH DEC. 22
WEDNESDAY/DEC. 19 BLOOD DRIVE City of Lakewood Community Blood Drive
eis from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19, inside the ER Training Room at 480 S. Allison Parkway. For information eor to schedule an appointment, contact Dee Ann Pfifer at e303-987-7660 or deepfi@lakewood.org.
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INTEREST NIGHTS Jeffco public schools will host information meetings for prospective students and their t families. Meetings are scheduled to help families learn g about school programs, meet staff and tour facilities. Check the district website for schedule: http://www.jeffcopublicschools.org/enrollment/interest_nights.html. RECURRING
DONATE BOOKS The Jefferson County Library Foundation dand Friends would like your donated books, CDs and DVDs. Larger donations accepted at the foundation office and the Lakewood Library. Call 303-403-5075 to schedule at time 2for a drop off at the office at 10790 W. 50th Ave., Suite 200, -Wheat Ridge. To donate items at the Lakewood Library, go to the door on the east side next to the parking garage doors. All locations accept book donations, but have limitations on the number they can receive at one time. RECURRING/MONTHLY SKATING PARTY Lace’EmUpSkating plans free skating parties 4-5 p.m. Sundays, Jan. 13, Feb. 17, March 24, May 5 and June 9 at Foothills Ice Arena , 2250 S. Kipling St. in Lakewood. Registration required at www.LaceEmUpSkating.com. RECURRING/THROUGH DEC. 14 TOY COLLECTION New Dawn Chiropractic & Acupuncture is an official collection site for this year’s U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program. New Dawn will accept new and unwrapped toys through Dec. 14. Donors will receive a 25 percent discount. New Dawn is at 7597 W. 66th Ave., Suite 201, Arvada. Call 303-420-7707 or visit www. newdawndc.com.
RECURRING/THROUGH DEC. 16 MARKET/SALE THE 26th annual fine art market show and sale is open from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays from Dec. 7-16 at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. A portion of purchases benefits the Arvada Center galleries. While attending the market, plan to visit the ACES show and sale in the Arvada Center’s upper gallery, and don’t miss the art market and silent auction on the first level outside the Main Gallery. Track bids at www.arvadacenter.org, by calling 720-898-7251, or make them in person. The Arvada Center is at 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Visit www.arvadacenter.org or call 720-898-7200. PLAYHOUSE SHOW The Festival Playhouse presents “The Man Who Wanted to Be Santa” through Dec. 16 at 5665 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and at 2 p.m. Sundays. Call 303-422-
Winners of CHSAA Championship five-ticket package
Colorado Community Media held a drawing for free tickets to the Colorado High School Activities As-
ARTS/CRAFTS LAKEWOOD Arts Council’s holiday arts and crafts show continues through Saturday, Dec. 22. The council’s show benefits local artists because the entire purchase price goes to the artist; the council does not retain any commission. Shopping hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Call 303-980-0625 or visit www. lakewoodartscouncil.org for locations and information. RECURRING/THROUGH DEC. 23
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HOLIDAY SHOW The 2012 annual juried holiday show and sale, in conjunction with the artisan showcase, features more than 75 Colorado artists through Sunday, Dec. 23, at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway. The show is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and during all performances. Call 303-987-7877 or visit www.Lakewood.org/CulturalCenter. THEATER SHOW “Miracle on 34th Street,” with book, music and lyrics by Meredith Willson, will show through Dec. 23 in the Main Stage Theater at the Arvada Center. The Arvada Center is at 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. and provides free parking for all its patrons. Visit www.arvadacenter.org or call 720-898-7200. THEATER SHOW Miners Alley Playhouse presents “Greetings” playing through Dec. 23. The show is about a son who brings home his Jewish atheist fiancee to meet his Catholic parents on Christmas Eve. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Additional performances are at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Dec. 13 and 20. Call 303-935-3044 or go online at minersalley.com for tickets and information. The playhouse is at 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. RECURRING/THROUGH DEC. 28 CHILDREN’S MUSICAL The Arvada Center presents “How I Became a Pirate” through Dec. 28 at 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Check the website, www.arvadacenter.org, or call 720-898-7200 for show times, dates and ticket prices. Show is recommended for ages 4 and up. RECURRING/NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER NEWCOMERS CLUB The Northwest Area Newcomers and Social Club, serving the women of North Jeffco and Northwest Denver Metro, welcome women who want to meet new friends and have new activities. The group meets the second Tuesday in November and December. For information and reservations, call Peggy Francis 303-215-9627 or Karen Dowling 303-422-7369. RECURRING/THROUGH JAN. 19 QUILT DISPLAY Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, 1213 Washington Ave. in Golden, presents “Crazy Quilts: Victorian Fancies and Beyond” and “Crazy Quilts in Everyday Life: Photographs from the Janet Finley Collection” through Jan. 19. Call 303-277-0377. RECURRING/MONTHLY THROUGH MAY FAMILY CONCERTS The Music Train and Swallow Hill Music presents the family concert series, at 4 p.m. the second Sunday of each month through May at Swallow Hill Music Association, 71 E. Yale Ave., Denver; and at 4 p.m. the third Saturday of each month through May at the D-Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada. For information and tickets, visit http://ridethemusictrain.com.
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BLOOD DRIVE Snow Fun Community Blood Drive is from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 29, inside Bonfils’ bus at REI, 5375 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood. For more information or to schedule an appointment, contact Bonfils’ Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or visit www.bonfils. org. LOOKING AHEAD/DEC. 31 PHOTO CONTEST The deadline for the 15th annual It’s AgriCultural photography contest is Dec. 31. Photographs must be taken in 2012 and must relate to Colorado agriculture in some way. Prizes will be awarded in five categories: agritourism, crops, livestock, people and open professional. Amateur and professional photographers encouraged to enter; however, professionals may enter in only the open professional category. Visit www.coloradoagriculture.com or call 303-239-4119 for rules and entry form. ORCHESTRA CONCERT World Music Night, presented by the Boulder Chamber Orchestra, is presented at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31, at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Call 303-987-7845 or visit www. lakewood.org/tickets. LOOKING AHEAD/JAN. 4-26 THEATER SHOW The Edge Theatre presents “Newark Violenta,” a tribute to the Poliziotteschi film genre, Italian stories of crime and mafia. The story follows Leo Betti and his quest to lead a non-crime life and to make up for lost relationships. The show runs from Jan. 4-26 at The Edge Theater, 9797 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood. Call 303-232-0363 or go online at www.theedgetheater.com. LOOKING AHEAD/JAN. 5 MYSTERY DAY The Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Office will host an interactive Scout Mystery Day on Saturday, Jan. 5. Scout Mystery Day is an educational event for scouting groups in Jefferson County and will feature education on fingerprinting, crime scene investigation, interview techniques and evidence collection. Each session throughout the day will feature the same curriculum and will be in the Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Office headquarters, 200 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden. Sessions last two and a half hours and begin at 8 a.m., with the last session at 4:30 p.m. Adults must accompany all Scout groups. RSVPs are required to sheriff@jeffco.us. LOOKING AHEAD/JAN. 12 WINNERS RECITAL Music Teachers Association Suburban Northwest will have its ensemble competition winners recital at 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at the School of Music at CU Boulder, 914 Broadway, Boulder. For intermediate to advanced music students performing in ensembles on piano, flute, strings and voice. HOOP CONTEST The Golden Elks will have its Hoop Shoot contest at 8 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at the Shrine of St. Anne, 7320 Grant Place, Arvada, for all boys and girls ages 8-13. For information, contact golden2740@hotmail.com or call Wayne Rogers at 303-947-2532, or visit the Golden Elks Lodge 2740 on Facebook. LOOKING AHEAD/JAN. 15 KINDERGARTEN INFORMATION Mitchell Elementary School will have kindergarten information night from 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, in the gym at the school, 201 Rubey Drive, Golden. Registration for kindergarten will start the week of Jan. 22. Children must be 5 on or before Oct. 1 to start kindergarten. Bring proof of residence, a print out of the registration information from Jeffco Connect, immunization records and birth certificate. We will have computers available during this week. Call 303-982-5875 with any questions.
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OUT OF BOUNDS
BY THE NUMBERS Number of pins the Pomona wrestling squad had in a 63-9 dual meet victory over Bear Creek last Thursday.
10
Number of points the D’Evelyn boys basketball team beat its three opponents by in last weekend’s Steamboat Shootout (226-120).
106
Combined
record for the D’Evely boys and girls basketball teams this sesaon.
10-0
Points scored by the Valor Christian girls basketball team in the third quarter Monday night versus Golden. The Eagles still won the game 45-27.
0
THEY SAID IT “It’s not about me making the big shot at the end of the game it’s about me making the big play, whether is a block, or steal, or a pass. I don’t need to score the most points. We just want the most wins.” Golden basketball player, junior, Haley Blodgett
Pomona’s Raymond Robledo, top, wrestles with Bear Creek’s Tanner Schwear at 138 pounds during last Thursday’s dual with the Bears. Photo by Jonathan Maness
Pomona flexes its muscles Top-ranked Panthers collect 10 pins in rout of Bears By Daniel Williams
dwilliams@ourcoloradonews.com LAKEWOOD - Pomona wrestling showed exactly why it is the No. 1 ranked team in 5A with a dominant dual meet victory at Bear Creek last Thursday. Pomona used 10 pins and a 63-9 team score to beat the Bears in their gym, dominating in nearly every weight class. “Bear Creek has some good young talent but our guys were just really good and on top of their game,” Pomona coach Sam Federico said. “From top to bottom we are just a very good team this year. You have to give our kids the credit.” Pomona opened the meet with their smallest wrestler Tomas Gutierrez pinning Bear Creek’s Jovan Ayala at 106 pounds in 2 minutes, 29 seconds. And then the Panthers closed the meet with their biggest wrestler, Mitch Chism, pinning John Esquivel in the 285 pound class in 85 seconds. But the Bears were hardly shutout. They actually have one of the best wrestlers in the state in any weight class in junior PT Garcia. Garcia, a reigning state champion, took on Pomona’s Lucas Vagher at 126 pounds, in one of the most anticipated meetings of the season. Vagher took fourth in state last year and he was looking forward to the opportunity to take down Garcia Thursday night.
Vagher lost 6-1, but Garcia failed to pin him. Garcia was still satisfied with his effort, though. “We just know each other so well. I am sure this won’t be the last time we see each other,” Garcia said about the matchup. “I just have to keep working hard and keep getting better. It’s about practicing and working like you’re No. 2, even if you are No. 1.” Bear Creek senior Corky Phillips was the Bears only other winner Thursday night and he did it in dominant fashion. Phillips pinned Damian Rodriguez in just 25 seconds. “It was quick but it wasn’t easy,” Phillips said. Phillips qualified for state last year and he said his one and only goal this season is
to win a state championship. And if he does win it all at 195 pounds he may have to go through Rodriquez again to do so. But other than Garcia and Phillips it was sheer domination for Pomona, which not only showed why it is ranked No. 1 in the state but why it has a chance to produce five - and potentially even six - individual state champions. One of those guys is senior Archie Colgan. Colgan finished third in state last season and he made quick work of Bear Creek’s Nicolas Risedorf, pinning him in 3 minutes exactly on Thursday. “We were all good as a team tonight but also as a team we have a big goals and this is just a part of the process,” Colgan said. “We have to keep working hard and keep working on ways to get better.”
Bear Creek’s P.T. Garcia, bottom, grapples with Pomona’s Lucas Vagher at 126 pounds during last Thursday’s dual with the Panthers.
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Lakewood gets lopsided win over Farmers Wheat Ridge in middle of rebuild; Tigers fashioning a juggernaut By Daniel Williams
dwilliams@ourcoloradonews. com WHEAT RIDGE - It was a little bit of déjà vu for Lakewood coach Chris Poisson. His team beat up Wheat Ridge 9234 last Thursday night at Lakewood High School. But it wasn’t that long ago when his team was in Wheat Ridge’s current position - young and inexperienced. Lakewood (3-1) attacked early and never let up, getting double digit scoring efforts from four different players. Lakewood senior Celina Quayle scored 13 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, and senior Sabrina Trujillo scored a game-high 14 points. “We are starting to find our rhythm and we are playing with a lot of confidence right now,” Lakewood junior Jessica Brooks said. Wheat Ridge (0-4), a team with only two seniors and little varsity experience, struggled to keep pace with Lakewood. One of those seniors is Natalie Ross-Smith who record 10 points and 10 rebounds in the loss. “We just have to stay positive and keep working hard to get better,” Ross-Smith said. “It is hard to do sometimes in losses but we have to get back to practice this week and get better for our next game.” But coach Poisson has heard this
story before. When he looks at Wheat Ridge he sees his own team a few seasons ago. Just three seasons ago his Tigers suffered though a season where they won only three total games, routinely getting blown out and struggling to be competitive on many nights. And just like Wheat Ridge first year coach Meg Schwiesow is doing right now, Poisson continued to build on a foundation that started by losing games - sometimes in ugly fashion. “When we were rebuilding it was all about doing all of the little things that it took to get better,” Poisson said. “Then we went from 30 points to 40 points, and then from 40 points to 50 points. Now if we don’t get to 50 that means we aren’t playing well.” Three years after going 3-20, Lakewood looks like a Final Four type of team, who is averaging over 70 points per game. “I definitely think we are a Final Four team but that is a long way from right now,” Brooks said. “We have to keep getting better if we want to beat the really good teams.” And on the flip side, Wheat Ridge is still searching for their first win. “We are getting beat but we certainly have not quit. We are working hard and getting better, and we will continue to improve,” Wheat Ridge coach Meg Schwiesow said. “The wins are going to come but wins are just a result of a lot of hard work.” The Farmers will now host Holy Family Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Lakewood will host Denver South Friday at 7 p.m.
Boys hoops: Pirates put together win streak By Daniel Williams
dwilliams@ourcoloradonews. com After dropping their first two games of the season, Alameda boys’ hoops have won back-toback contests, the latest being a 53-30 victory over Hinkley Saturday in a Ponderosa Tournament game. Alameda had four double digit scorers including 16 points from junior Narnath Reat. Junior Josh Thompson added 11 points for the Pirates. Alameda also beat Manuel 55-26 the night before. Next for the Pirates (2-2) is a meeting at Aurora Central Thursday at 7 p.m.
MUSTANGS BUCK BEARS
Bear Creek fell to Mullen 49-32 Thursday at Mullen High
School. Mullen used stout defense to hold Bear Creek to three second quarter points which turned out to be the difference in an otherwise closely contested game. Junior Travis Sheets scored nine points for the Bears. Mullen’s Dominic Russell scored 13 points. Next up for Bear Creek (0-3) is Thornton at 7 p.m. at Thornton High School.
JAGS CAPTURE SHOOTOUT TITLE
D’Evelyn boys’ hoops won the Steamboat Shootout in Steamboat over the weekend defeating Hayden 76-49 in the championship game on Saturday. The Jaguars (6-0) remained beat Fruita Monument 76-37 in the opener on Thursday and then beat Steamboat 74-34 on Friday en route to their tournament title.
D’Evelyn outscored their opponents 226-120 in the tournament. The unbeaten Jaguars will host Thomas Jefferson Friday at 7 p.m.
TIGERS ON A ROLL
After losing their season opener to Highlands Ranch the Lakewood Tigers have won three straight games. Their latest victim was Castle View which they defeated 4525 Friday at Lakewood High School. Senior Nermin Kozic scored a game-high 18 points and added five steals. His little brother Irhad Kozic didn’t score but added nine combined rebounds, steals and assists, and was perhaps the best defender on the floor. The Tigers will travel to Denver South Friday at 5:30 p.m.
Girls basketball: Krusko’s big night not enough By Daniel Williams
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KRUSKO’S BIG NIGHT NOT ENOUGH
Bear Creek girls’ basketball suffered their first loss of the season falling 50-39 to Prairie View Friday at Bear Creek High School. Bear Creek sophomore Edina Krusko had game-high 21 points and seven rebounds, but
it wasn’t enough as Prairie View’s Jordan Wilson had 17 points and 11 rebounds. The Bears (2-1) will play Ponderosa Friday at 7 p.m. at Ponderosa High School.
JAGS ROLL TO SHOOTOUT TITLE
Just as their boys did, D’Evelyn girls basketball captured the Steamboat Shootout crown defeating Elizabeth 46-31 in the championship game on Saturday. D’Evelyn sophomore Morgan
Ducklow scored 13 points to lead the Jaguars in the title game. Ducklow also recorded four steals and five rebounds in the victory. The Jaguars beat Rifle 75-43 in the first round on Thursday and then defeated Green River 64-32 on Friday in the semifinals. Undefeated D’Evelyn (4-0) will now travel to Thomas Jefferson for a meeting Friday at 7 p.m.
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