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Program on helping beatNew classes will focus on students with special needsBy Clarke [email protected]

Rockley Music Center is building on its reputation as a music education hub with a new program for special

needs students.The 11-week special learners course

will start March 2 at Rockley, 8555 W. Col-fax Ave., and will be taught by Catherine Mahoney.

“This is something we wanted to get to when we were at the point where we could offer music education for all students,” said Liane Rockley, who owns the shop with her husband Tobin. “We happened to stumble upon Catherine, and saw she had experience working with children with special needs, and thought it would be a great fit.”

Mahoney has a bachelor’s degree from Berklee College of Music, where she had a chance to study music education and therapy.

She has worked at a special education facility in Boston, where students with de-

velopmental disabilities use music to in-teract and express themselves.

So far at Rockley she has one student with Down syndrome, but is excited to start a program that will allow for more students.

“I have been trying to get a jump off for something like this, but it’s hard to find marketing and the facilities,” Mahoney said. “That’s why the relationship with Rockley has been great.”

Students will be separate into two age groups — 6 through 12 and 12 through 18 — and will meet for an hour on Saturdays.

What kind of music and instruments are used will depend on the students that enroll, Mahoney said, but she said drums and percussion will probably

feature heavily.“I’ve found that hand-drums and drum

circles work across all ages. They help to build rhythms and connections,” Ma-honey said.

She also added that the rhythm and and repetition of drums has been known to help stroke victims.

Learning an instrument can also help develop fine and gross motor skills.

Liane said that the education center has been reaching out to schools and the com-munity to let them know about this oppor-tunity.

There are only room for about six stu-dents in each class, which she said is to give the students the most time with Ma-honey.

“It’s important that we have enough stu-dents to work on social skills, but we don’t want too many so that some students feel overwhelmed or left out,” Mahoney said.

Liane said there is a lot of excitement and momentum building around Rockley’s education centers, which made starting this program possible.

“We seem to have found a really good niche for the community,” she said.

For information and registration, call 303-233-4444, ext. 119.

A special needs student plays piano with music teacher Catherine Mahoney at Rockley Music Friday, Feb. 15, in Lakewood. Photo by Andy Carpenean

Community gets update on Lamar StationApartments will be �rst constructed along W Rail LineBy Clarke [email protected]

The Lamar Station Crossing devel-opment is moving steadily along, and neighbors received an update on the project Feb. 13.

An open house was held at the home of 40 West Arts, 1560 Teller St., which gave residents and surrounding businesses a chance to learn about the progress being made on the project.

The Lamar Station Crossing is a hous-ing project by Met-ro West Housing Solutions, which will be the first apartment com-munity construct-ed along the for-mer West Rail Line, officially renamed the W Rail Line.

There will be around 110 apart-ments, with 80 percent affordable rentals and 20 per-cent market rent-als.

“We wanted to open up to the n e i g h b o r h o o d and bring them up to speed on what we’ve been doing,” said Ex-ecutive Director and CEO of Metro West Tami Fischer. “We’ve had lots of meetings about the project, and as we’ve built, we’ve been able to give more and more detail.”

Fischer said some of the progress that has been made since the last meeting include some changes in the design and color palette, which were on display for residents to view.

Options for the logo design were also on display, and visitors were encouraged to vote on which one they liked the most.

Bunny Malm, who has been working with the project for years, said that it’s not often one has the chance to get in on the ground floor of something like this.

The apartments will be close to the light rail, which will allow for a lot of tran-sit, education and employment opportu-nities, and there are other features. There will be a gym, business center and com-munity room, and will be classes on first time homeowner preparation, fitness and cooking.

“I’ve been involved and sitting in on meetings, and I really appreciate how in-cluded the neighborhood has been,” said Ward 2 Councilman Scott Koop. “It’s re-ally important to hear what residents are thinking. They have a lot to be proud of.”

For more information on the project, visit www.mwhsolutions.org.

Je�erson County Sheri�’s facility on budgetConstruction contract approved this weekBy Glenn [email protected]

The construction phase of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Complex expansion and remodel project is about to get under way and reported on budget.

Jefferson County Board of Commission-ers approved a $26,209,592 construction contract with Haselden Construction dur-ing the Tuesday meeting.

Phase One of the project, the precon-struction design and cost estimations, has been under way since January 2012, and contracted to Haselden Construction.

Half a year earlier, county staff had warned the sheriff’s complex was estimat-ed to come in as much as $8.6 million over budget.

Value engineering and construction de-sign savings were credited with bringing the project back in line.

Most recently, Haselden’s Phase Two bid was actually $915,000 less than initially es-timated after plan revisions.

Facilities and Construction Manage-ment representative Anne Panza told the commissioners that “long term efficiency, and building quality was preserved” dur-ing the engineering cost savings changes at a staff briefing a week ago.

At that briefing, Special Projects Chief Jeff Shrader with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said the plans for the new

facility would greatly aid the agency, not-ing expanded evidence vault area with a doubling of usable space as one example.

“We think it’s going to provide us with space for the next 20 to 40 years,” Shrader said.

He added that gun and DNA lab space are still included in the revised complex design. One feature of the sheriff’s com-plex not included in the new design is an impound yard.

Shrader said the department has priva-tized most of that operation, and already shifted about 80 percent of impounded vehicles offsite. Shrader said the freed-up space would be used to help stage for the coming construction.

Construction could begin as early as March, and is expected to take 15 months.

‘We seem to have found a really good niche for the

community.’Liane Rockley, owner

‘It’s really important

to hear what

residents are

thinking. �ey have a lot to be proud of.”

Scott Koop, Ward 2

councilman

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Citizens-to-be give new life their allThe questions flit around the table like a

game of Jeopardy.“If the president can no longer serve,

who becomes president?”“The vice president.” Pause. “Biden.”“You got it.”“Who is the speaker of the House right

now?”“John Boehner.”“What are two Cabinet member posi-

tions?”“Secretary of Agriculture and Secretary

of State.”“Good.”“What is one power of the federal gov-

ernment?”“To print money.”“Good job!” Rachel Grazi tells her

students. “Good review! You guys sound confident!”

Sitting around a table in a cozy corner of a library, they are confident. María Turner from Bolivia, and Perla Ramos, Ana Vil-legas and Yovanna, who doesn’t want her last name used, all from Mexico. All legal residents, they are studying to become U.S. citizens. It’s only when they think about the exam that determines their fate that they worry.

“I’m nervous,” Yovanna says, “that I won’t make it.”

About 70 immigrants each year pass through the doors of the nationally rec-ognized Immigrant Resources Center in Littleton seeking help with the citizenship process. They are paired, one-on-one or in small groups, with volunteers who help them navigate the citizenship process.

The program also connects immigrants to resources for employment, housing and education and offers English lessons.

Those using the program live through-out metro Denver, such as Lakewood, Littleton and Aurora. Although most have moved here from Mexico and other Latin American countries, they come from all over, including Liberia and Ukraine. And they come, Grazi pauses, after working all day. “They are committed.”

The center was established in 2004 by Littleton citizens who recognized the growing diversity of their city and wanted

to ensure these newcomers became part of the community’s fabric.

A recent federal grant will allow the center to help another 40 immigrants work toward citizenship. “There’s a big demand,” Grazi, the citizen program coordinator, says. “It’s such an important step in their journey.”

What students must learn before taking the Oath of Allegiance, she says, is the story of America.

“What is the economic system of the United States?”

Ana: “A market economy.”Yovanna: “Capitalism.”“What problem led to the Civil War?”Ana, Yovanna, Perla, María: “Slavery.”“Who did the U.S. fight in World War II?”Yovanna: “Japan.”Perla: “Germany.”María: “Italy.”“The Federalist Papers supported the

passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name two of the writers.”

Ana: “Alexander Hamilton.”Yovanna: “James Madison.”Ana: “John Jay.”“Whoa,” says volunteer Christine Khor-

sand, a retired world language professor and French native who herself became a naturalized U.S. citizen some 20 years ago. “I’m sure a lot of Americans wouldn’t know that.”

During the past decade, more than 6.6

million immigrants have become U.S. citizens, according to the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services. That averages about 680,000 new citizens a year.

Colorado welcomed 7,805 new citizens from more than 20 countries in 2011, the

most recent year for which figures are available. About one-fourth were from Mexico, but the other leading countries of birth were Ethiopia, Vietnam, India, China, Canada and Russia.

A swirling, flavorful melting pot.Program volunteer Bernard Small has

watched the demographics of Littleton change dramatically since he moved there 25 years ago.

“Even here in Littleton, there’s so many different people,” Small says. “Diversity makes it feel more of a community.”

He helps with the program because it allows him to open his arms in an inclusive gesture. “There’s a need now for this type of program. We’re moving toward a global community. If we’re going to be a part of that population, we have to be ready for it.”

“What is the first promise?”Perla: “I promise to give up loyalty to

other countries.”Christine: “What does it mean to give up

loyalty?”Perla raises her hand. “Renunciar.” To

renounce.Christine: “Exactly.”Perla continues with her hand up. “I

promise to defend the Constitution of the United States.”

Ana: “I promise to serve in the U.S. mili-tary if needed. I promise to serve the na-tion if needed. I promise to do important work for the nation if needed. I promise to be loyal to the United States.”

“What is loyalty?” asks Bernard.María: “You have to be ready for the

United States.”Bernard: “To be ready, what must I do?”María: “If I need to go to the war … to

defend …”

Yovanna, in her early 30s, moved here from Mexico with her parents about 20 years ago. Her first choice as a career would have been the Army.

“If I could, I would have joined the ROTC in high school,” says Yovanna, a paraprofessional in a Denver elementary. “For me, it would be heroic, like being proud of a country. After I study the his-

tory, I feel like `Wow!’ This country went through a lot of battles to become where it is. I’m proud of it …. It is my country.”

She wants to make it official. On Feb. 26, if she can pull together the $680 needed to apply, she will file application papers for citizenship.

Although it’s difficult to renounce your country of birth, Ana is willing to do it to live here. “The rights of the people here,” she explains simply. “I want to serve this country.”

Perla, who has lived in this country 18 years, also would like the security citizen-ship can offer. “My life is here in the United States.”

“I was so sad,” Yovanna says, “when I couldn’t vote.”

The students turn to page 206. The Oath of Allegiance.

“The oath is really long and it has some difficult English, even for Americans,” Rachel says. “You will become a citizen of the U.S. at a naturalization ceremony. Dur-ing the ceremony, you will recite the Oath of Allegiance to the United States. When you recite the oath, you will make these promises.”

María: “… and that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, so help me God.”

“What is mental reservation?”Christine: “It’s like you say, `Yes, I sup-

port …’”María: “… not only words, but it’s in

your heart.”

It is the night before María’s citizenship exam.

“I’m excited,” she says. “I’m nervous.”On Valentine’s Day, she drives from her

Littleton home to the U.S. Citizen and Im-migration Services in Centennial. Her hus-band, a U.S. citizen, can’t come because he is working. She is alone. “But I’ll be fine.”

She answers a series of questions about her personal life and whether she is a terrorist or a communist or whether she’s been in jail. Next, she must answer

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Hoping for a happy endingJe�co libraries struggle with budgetBy Glenn [email protected]

Editor’s note - This story is the final in a three-part series, looking at how $3.1 mil-lion in reductions to Jefferson County’s 2013 operating budget impacts the programs and people involved.

“This year is really pivotal for us,” Pam Nissler said.

The executive director of the Jefferson County Public Library (JCPL) system could have said it this way too: They cannot keep doing what they are doing.

The third largest library system in the state is looking to make quite a few chang-es in the years to come.

Specifically, Nissler said the organiza-tion was making a concerted effort to be-come a leaner and more cost effective or-ganization in the face of repeated annual budget cuts beginning with the housing collapse in 2008.

“Everybody who relies on property tax got hit, especially us, since 97 percent of our revenue comes from there,” said JCPL Associate Director of Communications Re-becca Winning.

In three years, the libraries have ab-sorbed $3.8 million in funding cuts.

Entering 2013, even after reducing hours and laying off 26, the department had to use $600,000 of its reserves to cover operating expenses, according to Nissler.

If more cuts occur it will be patrons like Carrie Clark of Golden who will be affected. Clark brought her two young daughters — 8 months and 2 years — to story time at the Golden branch library last week.

“It’s just the most amazing program for kids that I’ve ever been to,” Clark said after her daughters had finished singing songs and listening to a book.

Clark said she takes her daughters to story time three times a week, and her old-er boys come to the library for a homework

tutor program.“It just has something for everybody,”

Clark said.All those free services need to be sup-

ported somehow. Nissler has pledged to balance the JCPL budget starting with 2014, which could mean more staffing, supply and programming cuts.

However, even without further operat-ing deficits, the mere maintenance work on the 10 county library locations is pro-jected to drain the library reserves within 10 years.

On top of that, the department would like to update and upgrade many of its ma-terials, as well as build new facilities for the Wheat Ridge/Edgewater and Columbine communities, although there is no defined source for the millions that such new con-struction would cost.

“But we still have the vision. We’re still moving forward where we can,” Nissler said, adding that property taxes are pro-jected to start rising again in 2014. This fall, the JCPL will also finish paying off the bonds that helped construct the Belmar Li-brary, freeing up hundreds of thousands in annual funding.

Until then, Nissler said her staff was striving to make it through these lean times with the minimal amount of impact on li-brary patrons.

“There are fewer people to help, and fewer hours to access the libraries,” Nissler said, referring to the 12 less hours per week that the county’s larger libraries are now kept open.

Alison McCombe, head of Children’s Services at the Golden Library, said story time gatherings were very popular at the library. She said she helps conduct story time events every morning that the library can open early.

However, due to cut backs, that means she cannot offer one every day, even though she says there is ample demand.

“”When you have so much limitation in time and in staffing, you have to think about if you can really accomplish any good idea you have,” McCombe said.

McCombe said even with the austere

budgets of recent years, the enduring pop-ularity of programs such as story time with county residents helps to prove the worth

of modern libraries.“After all, nobody else does what we do,”

she added.

Eight-month-old Adeleine Coolen-Clark, left, and Kai Joshua Vogt, right, 3, sit at the front of a group of youngsters who enjoyed a recent midday story time program, put on for free at the Golden Library. Photo by Glenn Wallace

INSIDE THE SENTINEL THIS WEEKMacari Healey continues on Page 5

Feature: A look at greatest stories at the Rocky Mountain News.Page 4

Statehouse: Gun Bills move forward at Legislature.Page 5

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150 stories that shaped Colorado Former Rocky editor shares history through eyes of newspaper

By Ryan Boldrey [email protected]

Newspapers have long been known as the recorders of history.

And as the Rocky Mountain News ap-proached its 150th an-niversary, former editor Michael Madigan was busy at work piecing together a project that highlighted 150 of the most memorable and historic front pages throughout the paper’s existence.

Madigan’s idea was to run one front page per day for the 150 days leading up to the Rocky’s anniversary date. Yet, only 103 ever ran — each tucked in-side the back page with an accompanying story about why it was cho-sen — before the Rocky itself became history, closing Feb. 23, 2009, two months shy of its big birthday.

Months after the paper closed, how-ever, Madigan released the rest through the publishing of “Heroes, Villains, Dames & Di-sasters: 150 Years of Front-Page Stories from the Rocky Mountain News.” As the introduc-tion of the book states, the project “as it was conceived was to be an anniversary reprise. Now it is an obituary.”

The book kicks off with the tale of the pa-per’s very fi rst edition

being created in a sec-ond-fl oor offi ce above a saloon alongside Cherry Creek on April 23, 1859.

It covers the assassi-nations of Lincoln, Ken-nedy and Martin Luther King Jr., the completion of the Denver Pacifi c Railroad, the Broncos fi rst Super Bowl and the Hayman Fire. There’s the death of Billy the Kid, Colorado becoming the second state to pass women’s suffrage, the opening of Red Rocks and the start of World War II.

There’s surprises, historical anecdotes and things one may not have known or other-wise forgot. It is history the way Colorado’s pio-neer newspaper report-ed it.

The Arvada resident has spent much of the past three years — while not working on his up-coming novel due out in August — talking about the book with histori-cal societies, book clubs and senior clubs around the Denver metro area.

“I think the real star of the book and of the programs I give are the front pages,” Madigan said before a recent scheduled event in Highlands Ranch. “Be-ing able to look back at these I fi nd just fascinat-ing.”

At his presentations he typically discusses how each of the front pages were selected, the stylistic differences in how varying events were

reported and shares some of the surprises that came with doing the project, such as how Lincoln’s assassination wound up on Page 2 as opposed to Page 1 and why it still made the book.

He also can’t make an appearance without having someone come up to him and talk about how much they miss the Rocky, some with tears in their eyes.

“We always felt that there was a real local at-tachment to the news-paper, but that’s really been driven home in the years since the paper closed,” Madigan said.

“Everybody knew that the newspaper in-dustry was in hard times

at that point, but I don’t think anybody had any inkling that Scripps had any thought in mind of closing the Rocky. It came as a shock. … The Rocky could very easily be the only daily metro-politan paper in Denver right now rather than the Post.”

Now all that’s left of the publication is what started out simply as the “@150 project.”

The book, along with Madigan’s “Historic Photos of Denver in the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s” — which tells the tale of ur-ban renewal in the city through black and white photographs — can be found at bookstores throughout the area and is available online.

Former Rocky Mountain News editor Michael Madigan published “Heroes, Villains, Dames & Disasters: 150 Years of Front-Page Stories from the Rocky Mountain News.” Photo by Ryan Boldrey

Former Rocky Mountain News editor Michael Madigan published ‘Heroes, Villains, Dames & Disasters: 150 Years of Front-Page Stories from the Rocky Mountain News in 2009. Courtesy photo

LAKEWOOD NEWS IN A HURRY

Police investigate shed explosionLakewood Police are investigating a

detached shed explosion on Feb. 16 at around 8:30 p.m.

The shed was behind a home at 1643 S. Ammons St.

Hazmat and narcotics offi cers are inves-tigating the explosion and detectives are saying it was not a meth lab. Nobody has been arrested in relation to the event.

When fi rst responders arrived at the scene of the explosion, the fi re was extin-guished and two men were taken to local hospitals. Another man who left the scene before emergency services arrived went to a local hospital as well.

All have various injuries and burns.No other structures were damaged, and

according to the police, the public is not in any danger from any chemicals or con-taminants.

Kerr introduces college transition billOn Feb. 14 District 22 Senator Andy

Kerr had a bill move through the Senate Education committee and on to the Senate Committee of the Whole.

Kerr, D-Lakewood, is the Senate’s spon-sor and Rep. Millie Hamner, D-Dillon, is the House’s sponsor.

Senate Bill 13-053 is about a K-12 and higher education data exchange. It would require the Colorado Department of Education and the Department of Higher Education to exchange information about resident students to help them transi-tion into higher education. According to information provided by the Colorado State Senate Majority Offi ce, the bill, “puts the Colorado Department of Education in charge of gathering and maintaining the data. It is to be administered to public K-12 schools and public colleges/universities free of cost.”

W Rail Line opening partiesLakewood is gearing up to celebrate the

opening of the W Rail Line on Friday, April 26, and is looking for assistance to plan and host opening parties.

Plans for parties on Saturday, April 27, are already underway at the Sheridan, La-mar, Lakewood-Wadsworth, Garrison, Oak, Federal Center and Red Rocks stations.

If any residents have an interest in be-ing a vendor, exhibitor or help participate in the entertainment, contact Rachel Grif-fi n at 303-987-7734 or at [email protected].

W Rail Line photo contestRTD FasTracks is hosting a photo con-

test on Facebook called “Catch the Train.”The winner will receive two VIP tickets

to ride the W Rail Line before it opens to the public. Contestants can enter the con-test by snapping a picture of the test trains on the line, and sending them to RTD.

A new winner will be selected every two weeks through the April 26 grand opening.

Photographers must stay off stations, tracks and bridges. Entry rules can be found at http://www.rtd-fastracks.com/wc_204. More information can be found on RTD’s Facebook page - http://www.facebook.com/RideRTD.

AAUW hosts author as speakerThe March 14 meeting of the American

Association of University Women will fea-ture author Preethie Burkholder, who will discuss her book “17 Women Who Shook the World.”

The presentation will be at 6:30 p.m. at Holy Sheppard Lutheran Church, 920 Kipling.

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House passes gun billsWithout a single Republican vote, measures move to SenateBy Vic [email protected]

Four major pieces of a Democrat-ic-sponsored gun control package passed the state House of Representa-tives on Mon-day, following furious legis-lative action from the week before that in-cluded hours-long commit-tee hearings and a passionate floor debate that went deep into the night.

Bills that seek to limit high-capac-ity ammunition magazines, ban con-cealed weapons from being brought to college campuses, as well as two others dealing with gun background checks, now move on to the Senate.

Not a single Republican supported any of the bills. Meanwhile, Demo-crats did not vote in unanimity, with at least one — and, in one case four — Democrats voting against each one of the bills. About five hours was spent debating the bills on Feb. 18. But that was nothing compared to the mara-thon-like House session from three days prior, where members spent about 12 hours debating gun mea-sures on the House floor, before mem-bers voted for preliminary passage of the bills. And, highlighting the amount of attention the bills are receiving na-tionally, even Vice President Joe Biden ended up getting in on the action.

Republicans charged over those two days of floor debate that Demo-cratic gun-control efforts infringe on the rights of law-abiding citizens, and that criminals, and not guns, are re-sponsible for acts of firearms-related violence.

“This is about Second Amendment rights, constitutional rights and the civil rights of Coloradans and Ameri-cans,” said Rep. Kevin Priola, R-Hen-derson. “Changing the law will never change the heart of man.”

But Rep. Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora, whose son was killed in 2005 before he was scheduled to testify in a murder trial, rejected that anyone’s rights are being taken away.

“When people say that the gun lobby is too strong, or that (these leg-islative efforts) infringe on Second Amendment rights, then I would say, `Not so,’” Fields said. “Because it’s time we do something.”

How many rounds is enough?Fields sponsored two of the bills,

including one that would limit to 15 the number of rounds a large-capac-ity ammunition magazine could hold. That bill passed on a 34-31 vote, with

Democratic Reps. Leroy Garcia of Pueblo, Steve Lebsock of Thornton and Ed Vigil of Fort Garland voting no.

During the Feb. 15 House floor debate, Fields rattled off the names of shooting victims from December’s Sandy Hook Elementary School mas-sacre in Connecticut, and last year’s Aurora theater shooting. In both mass shootings, the killers used high-capac-ity magazines.

“High-capacity magazines have one purpose,” said Fields. “That pur-pose is to kill, steal, and destroy.”

But Republicans called the 15-round limit an arbitrary measure that does nothing to keep people safe. Republicans also cautioned Demo-crats that Colorado may end up losing jobs if the bill becomes law. That issue first surfaced during a Feb. 12 commit-tee hearing that lasted several hours, where a representative from Magpul, a Greeley-based high-capacity am-munition magazine manufacturer, ex-pressed concern that their operations would be forced to move out of the state if the bill passed.

And, during the preliminary vote in the House on Feb. 15, Republicans cir-culated a letter written by Greg Alfred, the CEO of Alfred Manufacturing, a Denver-based gun manufacturer, who said the bill would “have a devastat-ing impact on our Colorado business and the 150 individuals we employ in Colorado.”

The concerns over the potential for loss of jobs led Democrats to add an amendment that would allow gun and ammunition manufacturers to contin-ue to do business in the state, a move that was blasted by Republicans.

“How ironic!” said an incensed Rep. Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling. “Now we know what this bill is all about. It’s all about the money!”

But Rep. Beth McCann, D-Denver, said the bill “is a matter of public safe-ty of Coloradans.”

“This bill does not require any Col-orado company to leave Colorado. It will be their choice,” McCann said.

No guns on campusThe House also passed a bill that

seeks to ban concealed weapons from being carried on college campuses. The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Claire Levy, D-Boulder, said on Feb. 15 that if you’re a college student going to class “you should bring your notebook, your textbook, laptop, probably your cell phone.”

“But you do not need to bring your gun,” she said.

But Rep. Libby Szabo, R-Arvada, was among several Republicans who said that banning law-abiding stu-dents from bringing concealed weap-ons on campuses would result in innocent people not being able to de-fend themselves in the case of a mass shooting.

“I want (my children) to have the tools to be prepared if something does happen,” she said. “Please don’t take that opportunity away from my girls,

to protect themselves from the evils of this world.”

The bill passed by a 34-31 margin, with Lebsock, Garcia and Vigil voting no.

Passing the background checksMcCann and Fields also co-spon-

sored a bill requiring background checks for all gun sales and transfers, one that passed by a 36-29 vote mar-gin, with Vigil the lone Democrat vot-ing no.

Rep. Joe Salazar, D-Thornton, said he initially was concerned that the background checks bill would extend to the transfer of weapons among ex-tended family members. Salazar said he felt the bill “didn’t take into consid-eration how Latino families” are set up, with extended relatives considered as close as immediate family mem-bers.

But Salazar ended up voting for the bill, referencing a dinner conversa-tion he had over the weekend with a cousin, who said he didn’t think go-ing through an additional background check is that much of an imposition.

And a bill imposing fees on those background checks resulted in the closest vote margin of the four bills, passing by a 33-32 vote. Democratic Reps. Diane Mitsch Bush of Steam-boat Springs and Dave Young of Gree-ley joining Garcia and Vigil in voting against the bill.

Split decisionsVigil explained why he wasn’t sup-

porting his own party’s gun measures on the House floor on Feb. 15, saying that in crimes where mass shootings take place, “mental health is the com-mon thread.”

“It’s who’s behind the trigger that makes the difference,” Vigil said. “Those people aren’t right in their minds when they do those things.”

Lebsock said in an email to con-stituents on Feb. 18 that his split votes on the four guns bills were “a moder-ate, responsible approach” to the guns issue. In opposing the bill that would ban concealed weapons from being brought on college campuses, Leb-sock said, “Citizens who have a permit to carry are law-abiding, responsible citizens.”

Adding more intrigue to the two days of debate on the House floor was the buzz generated on Feb. 15, when it was learned that Biden had reached out to a handful of Democratic law-makers before the House vote. Rep. Dominick Moreno, D-Commerce City, confirmed to Colorado Community Media that Biden did call him to “offer a few encouraging words” about the Democratic guns package, and told him that “all eyes are on Colorado.”

But House Minority Leader Mark Waller of Colorado Springs used his Twitter account to mock Biden’s in-volvement, saying that Democrats are looking to “East Coast politicians for guidance on gun bills” and that Biden was “telling them what to do.”

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correctly six of 10 questions the officer randomly selects from the 100 she has stud-ied with her classmates. She passes easily. It all takes 25 minutes.

Then María is told she needs more paperwork re-garding her marriage, such

as shared banking accounts and bills, before she can recite the oath. She’s a little disappointed. But the hard part, the exam, is over. She has submitted the docu-ments. She is confident that, within a few weeks, she will be a citizen.

And, then, “I will feel happy.”

“What does the Consti-tution do?”

Ana: “Sets up the government, defines the government.”

“What are two rights of the Declaration of Indepen-dence?”

Yovanna: “Life.”Perla: “Liberty.”Yovanna: “Pursuit of

happiness.”

Everyone’s dream. Wher-ever you come from.

Ann Macari Healey’s col-umn about people, places and issues of everyday life appears every other week. She can be reached at [email protected] or 303-566-4110.

Macari Healey: All in search of the dreamMacari Healey continued from Page 2

JEFFCO NEWS IN A HURRYCrown Hill survey under way

Jefferson County Open Space is gathering public input on how best to ad-dress the aging infrastruc-ture of Crown Hill Park, and how to maximize its future use.

Concerns have been raised about these planned

projects at the park. In response, JCOS is seeking more input from citizens about Crown Hill Park and how it can best serve the public’s needs.

A full narrative and illustrations of the pro-posed park plans are on the Crown Hill Park page

of the JCOS website: www.co.jefferson.co.us/opens-pace.

Those wanting to partic-ipate in the online survey must register their email address at [email protected] no later than 5 p.m. Monday, March 18.

Those registered will

receive instructions on how to complete the 2013 Crown Hill Park Survey in an email message from RRC Associates.

A public meeting in April will reveal the results of the survey, and gauge public interest in the park proposals.

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City receives grant to restore estate Construction documents created by State Historical Fund By Clarke Reader [email protected]

Lakewood has received a State Histori-cal Fund grant to move along the restora-tion process of the caretaker’s cottage on the former Bonfi ls-Stanton Estate.

The grant is for $32,959, which will pay for the construction documents — includ-ing building plans, specifi cations and oth-er related documents.

“We want to eventually restore the cot-tage to it’s original state,” said the Lake-wood Heritage Center museum adminis-trator Andrea Miller. “We’d like to be able to tell the full story of the estate with the buildings there.”

According to information provided by the city, the cottage is an example of an Aladdin Company kit house, which was a popular design during the early to mid-20th century. The Aladdin Company was in Michigan and was the fi rst company to offer kit homes.

“The idea of hobby farms is very inter-esting, which is something May Bonfi ls-Stanton became interested in,” Miller said.

May began to purchase the land around what is now the Kountze Lake in Belmar Park in 1936.

Her mansion, which no longer exists, was fi nished in 1937 near the current in-tersection of South Wadsworth Boulevard and West Alameda Avenue.

The estate was named Belmar Farms, and there May and her husband, Charles Edwin Stanton, raised prize-winning Suf-folk sheep and Black Angus Cattle.

They also had one of the largest apple orchards in the state.

The caretaker’s cottage, as well as sev-eral other out buildings at the Lakewood

Heritage Center, are the remnants from the Belmar Farms estate.

Michelle Nierling, Heritage, Culture and the Arts manager, said the construc-tion documents the grant paid for are sim-ilar to planning documents, and will give information about the specifi cs for what

would be needed to do construction and renovation.

“This is part of a longer term process, and we’ll work on the plans which will pro-vide a lot more information on what to do next,” she said.

Miller said architects have already com-

pleted a historic structure assessment un-der a different grant, and so getting the construction documents done is the next step.

“Eventually we want it to be something the public can walk through, and see what the caretaker did,” she said.

The caretaker’s residence at Lakewood Heritage Center received a grant to get documents for reconstruction. Photo by Andy Carpenean

Stein Elementary receives grant Money will go to upgrading books By Clarke Reader [email protected]

Stein Elementary in Lakewood is a win-ner of the 2013 Foundations for Great Schools award.

The $35,000 grant goes to schools that have a high number of low-income stu-dents and achieve great success with their students.

“We think it’s important to acknowledge schools in the Metro Denver area that are beating the odds,” said Tom Kaesemeyer, spokesperson for the Foundations for Great Schools. “There are many schools that have fi gured out ways to move the achievement needle.”

According to Kaesemeyer, Foundations was created when fi ve different foundations — Anschutz Foundation, Daniels Fund, Fox Family Foundation, Gates Family Founda-tion and Piton Foundation — decided to pool together to support education.

For the annual awards, a list of schools is created and then the award judges visit the schools to see how they do in several cat-egories.

“All sorts of things are looked at — the

teachers, the student culture, technology use, and how engaged students are in the classroom,” Kaesemeyer said. “The team then creates a report that includes a rec-ommendation of who should receive the grant.”

This is the third time that Stein has re-ceived a grant from the Foundations, ac-cording to principal Socorro Alarcon.

“What has made us successful is the sys-temic practices we have in place for read-ing, writing and math. We also have an ex-tended reading block for all students,” she said. “We have an intervention program that addresses any defi cits students might have, and we’re very data driven, so our teachers know exactly what students need.”

Alarcon said that the teachers and entire staff at Stein do a fantastic job, and work very hard to make things better for the stu-dents.

Part of the awards application is that the school must tell what it would do with any funds received, and Alarcon said that the school will be using the money to upgrade the kindergarten, fi rst, second and sixth grade reading anthologies.

In addition to the money, Kaesemeyer will be presenting an award banner to Stein on Friday, March 1.

“We really want to motivate the kids to continue to do well,” Alarcon said.

SCHOOL NOTES Je� co Schools launch online program

Jeffco Public Schools has launched a new online program called Engage Jeffco Schools that invites residents to communi-cate with the district on education topics.

The website for the program is http://engagejeffcoschools.com.

The site gives participants to share and discuss new and existing ideas, as well as give feedback on issues the district is

discussing. According to information from Jeffco Schools, the goal for the site is to allow residents, parents and guardians to have a voice in policy.

“Feedback gathered from Engage Jeffco Schools will be used by key stakehold-ers and the Jefferson County Board of Education in tandem with other commu-nity engagement events over the coming months,” a press release stated.

Flight for Life gives wings to cars New license plate design supports organization By Clarke Reader [email protected]

Flight for Life has a new Colorado license plate design to support the or-ganization and help keep it fl ying.

The plate requires a minimum $25 donation to Flight for Life, in addition to a $50 fee vehicle registration offi ces charge for all group special plates.

“It’s a pretty simple design, with orange and the mountains and the Flight for Life logo,” said Kathy Mayer, director for Flight for Life Colorado. “But we think it’s really distinctive.”

More than 50 plates have been sold since they became available Jan. 3, ac-cording to the organization.

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City receives grant to restore estate

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Flight for Life gives wings to cars New license plate design supports organization By Clarke Reader [email protected]

Flight for Life has a new Colorado license plate design to support the or-ganization and help keep it fl ying.

The plate requires a minimum $25 donation to Flight for Life, in addition to a $50 fee vehicle registration offi ces charge for all group special plates.

“It’s a pretty simple design, with orange and the mountains and the Flight for Life logo,” said Kathy Mayer, director for Flight for Life Colorado. “But we think it’s really distinctive.”

More than 50 plates have been sold since they became available Jan. 3, ac-cording to the organization.

Flight For Life, was started as the fi rst civilian, hospital-based air ambu-

lance program in 1972 with only one helicopter.

It has expanded to six bases in the state, fi ve helicopters, three fi xed-wing planes and Critical Care Trans-port ambulances. Its reach extends to nine states.

Mayer said the organization ini-tially thought of the tags simply as a way to raise awareness about Flight’s work, but then found out it could raise money as well.

“There is a whole process you have to go through, including getting 3,000 signatures in support of the plates, then we had to submit the design for approval,” Mayer said. From idea to reality took three years, she said.

Gretchen Guerra, development of-fi cer for the St. Anthony Health Foun-dation, helped Flight for Life as it worked through the system, and now helps people gain access to the plates.

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Mayer said that seeing the plates on cars has been great and the organi-zation hopes to see more soon.

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An ear for an eye on the world I am a writer. And as far as I know,

no one is offering a bounty for one of my ears. Not so for Akram Aylisli, a highly regarded writer, poet and scriptwriter from Azerbaijan who once received that country’s most prestigious literary prize.

However, last week, the leader of the Modern Musavat party an-nounced that he would pay a bounty equivalent to $12,700 to anyone who cuts off Aylisli’s ear. The impetus for this threat is Aylisli’s novel, “Stone Dreams,” which provides a sympa-thetic view of Armenians in Azerbai-jan’s ongoing ethnic disputes.

Aylisli is accused of describing only Azeri abuses against Armenians, and not addressing attacks by Arme-nians on Azeris. Earlier this month, Azerbaijan’s president stripped Aylisli of the title of “People’s Writer.” And although the Minister of the Interior has announced that calls for violence

are unacceptable, the threat to Aylisli remains.

At 75, Aylisli is contemplating seeking asylum abroad with his fam-ily. A writer, he says, has the right to express his thoughts without being considered a traitor. However, govern-ment offi cials in Azerbaijan have labeled Aylisli’s book as treasonous.

Is this because the events depicted in “Stone Dreams” are not considered accurate by some?

Although Aylisli says the story is based on real life, it is a novel after all.

And anyone who thinks novels should stick to the facts might want to try biographies or historical fi ction. (No, wait ... don’t believe everything you read in, say, “The Other Boleyn Girl.”)

The situation, as I see it, is sup-pression of a perspective that does not support the nationalist stance on the Azerbaijani/Armenian confl ict.

And that is called censorship, even though, in Azerbaijan as in the U.S., authors have a constitutional right to write what they want without pressure or government interfer-ence. Book bans and book burnings notwithstanding, our constitutional rights are faring better than those in Azerbaijan.

Do we in the United States have nationalist viewpoints?

Yes, I believe we do, and it’s taken much of our 200-plus-year history to

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OPINIONS / YOURS AND OURS

A shout-out to career and tech trainingDesignated “awareness months” come

and go, and we sometimes comment on causes on this growing list.

Last month included National Stalking Awareness, which like many topics, ties in with other awareness months, such as the pronounced topic of domestic violence.

By reacting to a few key awareness months — in editorials and coverage — we are able to touch on many topics.

Career and Technical Education Month for February is highlighted this month — noted in a resolution by the state Legislature — and is also tied to so many aspects of American life. The reso-lution notes the importance of retaining “under-represented youth in schools and giving all students leadership opportuni-ties.”

Perhaps students in technical train-ing programs at community colleges and so on are sometimes under-represented and undervalued in the media as well, so we give a hearty shout-out to career and technical training in schools.

Moreover, the importance of techni-cal and career training extends to the free market business perspective. In our interaction with economic development agencies, such as Adams County Eco-nomic Development and others, we hear

from businesses on a regular basis that they have jobs for which they cannot find people who have the required training.

Quite often they express the frustra-tion of being ready to move ahead with production of products but not having the skilled workers.

We point to this need and encourage business, as well as schools and econom-ic development organizations, to seek new ways to provide the training that matches emerging needs.

Of course, we recognize much work that is continually being done in this ef-fort by business, education and economic development agencies to meet these needs.

The needs are simply constant, constantly changing and growing in

many directions. We emphasize Colo-rado — which has an increasingly diverse economic structure — was a considerable challenge.

At the same time, we echo the State-house resolution compliment to “the ever-increasing cooperative efforts of career and technical educators with busi-ness and industry to stimulate the growth and vitality of the local economy and that of the entire nation.”

And further we note the rigorous efforts of the state’s education system, where 39 percent of high school students from over 160 school districts are en-rolled in one or more career and techni-cal education programs.

The effort is there and should be en-couraged and enhanced.

OUR VIEW

Actions speak louder than words“Actions speak louder than words.”

Right? How many of you had that preached unto you at an early age? I know I did. And while I frequently am still more talk than walk, I’m very conscious of trying to either back up my words with actions, or just keeping my trap shut.

I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, and it really jumped to the front of my thinking earlier this week.

The cause was reading the letter penned by state Reps. Max Tyler, Sue Schafer, Tracy Kraft-Tharp and Brittany Pe-tersen titled “Economy is our No. 1 Focus” on the pages of this newspaper.

The four make the case that on top of their agenda are items to support high tech industries, to support small busi-nesses and to try to catch up with state education funding which has fallen behind in recent years.

All of these are laudable goals, and wor-thy of action in the state Legislature. Were this actually their agenda, I would be very encouraged.

But then, on a different page of the same paper, I read that the first bill out of committee in the Legislature is the domes-tic partnership bill, which extends to gay couples the same status and legal protec-tions as married couples.

And then I notice right next to it, an-other story about the fast-track legislation that is the reduced tuition for the children of illegal immigrants. And then, on the evening news, I see that the Legislature is set to next take up a broad array of gun control bills.

Now, I’m a big boy; I realize that those constituencies are what got these four elected, and a big part of what got the Democrats their majorities at the State-house.

So, that’s how the game gets played: You win elections, you take care of the people who got you there.

And, no, it doesn’t surprise me — none of them ran their campaigns on the econ-

omy. They all ran on protecting a woman’s right to choose an abortion; or, rather, scaring the voters that their opponents wanted to end abortions and take away your birth control.

Republicans do it, too. How many times did Republican Legislatures try to hammer through school vouchers after running on the economy?

It’s just reality, and I have no delusions about the noble focus of politicians.

But none of these top-tier priorities have anything but a tangential relation-ship to the economy, and, again, actions speak louder than words.

It’s not unusual for politicians to lie; it is unusual for them to put it in writing and brazenly throw it out into the public discourse.

As if we wouldn’t notice that their real first priorities were gay rights, illegal im-migrants and gun control. And it’s OK if that is their priority — just don’t pretend otherwise.

I used to get insulted that people like this, apparently, took me for an idiot. But then they got elected — they won the argu-ment. Makes me wonder if maybe they’re right.

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

I don’t think they should have eliminated wrestling. It hasn’t lost any popular-ity and still a sport in high schools and colleges. Greco style is an especially popu-lar sport. I was surprised when I heard the decision and couldn’t understand the rationale. - Greg Thomason, Arvada

I had brothers who wrestled in school and (the Olympics) are a goal for some people. Taking away isn’t good. It’s not bad to add others, but they shouldn’t take away wrestling. - Millie Greer, Arvada

What do you make of wrestling being ousted from the Olympics?

The International Olympic Committee recently voted to remove wrestling, one of the original Olympic sports, from the games beginning in 2020. While wrestling was removed, golf and rugby were added to the list. We heard the opinions of residents about the change on a sunny Friday at La Dolce Vita, 5756 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., in Arvada.

I think rugby would be a good one. I’m not a huge fan of wrestling as it is. I’m not sure about golf though. I’m not a big golf fan either. - Robert Leming, Arvada

Historically, it’s been in every game, so I don’t think it’s a good idea to take it out. They shouldn’t alter the original Olympics. But this is the modern day and I support golf to be an Olympic sport. I say no on rugby, yes on golf and they should leave wrestling. - Angelaka Clybun, Arvada

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A shout-out to career and tech training many directions. We emphasize Colo-rado — which has an increasingly diverse economic structure — was a considerable challenge.

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The effort is there and should be en-couraged and enhanced.

Connectivity key to metro area economy Transit between Denver, surrounding cities helps get people to work, play

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The greatest tool the Denver metro area has at its disposal is its regionalism.

That is what Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock said when he stopped by the Wheat Ridge Business Association’s meeting Feb. 12 at the Wheat Ridge Rec-reation Center.

“We are living in poten-tially the most powerful economic time this region has experienced in our his-tory,” Hancock said. “A lot of it is driven by what’s hap-pening with national and international economics and also the decisions that we’ve made as a region — decision we made as a re-gion to invest about $6 bil-lion on the transit system, which is going to drive the future of our economy.”

Since the fi rst train was built in 1858 from Denver to Cheyenne, transit has played a major role in the metro area’s economy, Han-cock said.

Now, more than 150 years later, Denver Interna-tional Airport is the region’s biggest economic engine, he said.

“It has allowed us to at-tract some international investment, which, quite

frankly, we haven’t been able to attract ... bringing thousands of jobs,” he said.

Hancock said he and his staff have looked at three major projects hap-pening now in the Denver area — the growth and re-vitalization of downtown Denver, development along the Platte River and the “airtropolis,” a corridor running from Union Station to DIA — and they realized something.

“If we accomplish all we’re planning for, we’re talking about 105,000 new jobs to the region,” he said. “We’re talking about a $5.4 billion economic impact to our region. These are just samples of three area. And then you look at why it’s oc-curring — we spark growth through community con-nectivity.”

The Denver metro area is No. 1 in the nation for re-location of 25-40 year olds, many of whom are unem-ployed when they arrive, Hancock said.

People are relocating to the Denver area due to growth of the job market, the active lifestyle and the vibrancy of downtown, he said. The connectivity of the metro area, through RTD and FasTracks, for ex-ample, is also a draw for many young people.

People want to be able

to get on a train, go to work, walk to entertainment and get back on a train to go home, Hancock said. Be-ing able to connect Wheat Ridge, Arvada, Lakewood and other cities to down-town and DIA is creating an enormous economic op-portunity.

“They move here to en-tertain, to play, it’s the active lifestyle,” he said. “When they entertain, they’ll start meeting people they want to marry and settle down with. When they do that, the whole landscape for what

they’re looking for begins to change.”

As the younger crowd matures, they’ll be look-ing for safe neighborhoods with good schools, the ease of mobility and nearby fam-ily attractions.

“I think there’s an organ-ic interest and attraction to the suburban commu-nities,” Hancock said. “We want to encourage them to stay in the region and raise their families and continue to make this a great region play, live and get connected to.”

Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock discusses the current economic climate and future possibilities for the metro region during a Wheat Ridge Business Association meeting Feb. 12 at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center. Photo by Sara Van Cleve

YOUR VIEW Wiechman should resign

There has been a lot of discussion both in the press and among resi-dents surrounding the behavior of Councilman David Wiechman. This is my personal opinion on this matter and is not meant to imply an offi cial position from the city of Lakewood.

It was reported that Wiechman showed an inappropriate or porno-graphic photo to a city employee. Was the picture a “scantily clad celebrity” as Wiechman described it or was it pornography? After looking into the matter, I have to agree with the description of the picture as pornog-raphy.

Both Wiechman’s description during his “apology” and much of the conversation in the press at-tempts to minimize the nature of the photograph and the impact on the employee. Some claim that this is an overreaction.

I cannot stand by and watch this employee be demeaned and de-moralized by this effort to minimize Wiechman’s careless actions.

I cannot accept Wiechman’s bogus apology when by his very state-ment he minimizes his actions. This “apology” shows his complete lack of remorse for his actions. Whether the original action was intentional or unintentional is irrelevant. His ac-tions to minimize the impact on the employee and the nature of the pho-tograph were intentional. His feckless apology simply serves to further insult the affected employee.

It is for this reason that I must publicly ask Wiechman to resign from his position on the Lakewood City Council. The residents of Lakewood expect more of their elected offi cials. He crossed the line by allowing a pornographic image to be displayed to a city employee.Furthermore, his lack of remorse shown by his pathetic attempt at an apology has exacerbated the situa-tion. As such I feel compelled to ask for his resignation.

Karen KellenLakewood City Council

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West MetroLIFE Lakewood Sentinel 17February 21, 2013

Nothing skimpy in eatery week

Denver Restaurant Week (Feb. 23-March 8) has set a new record number of partici-pating restaurants with 351, up 339 from last year.

The 14-day food fest and feast will have participating eateries offering a multi-course dinner for the “Mile High” price of $52.80 for two or $26.40 for one with tax and tip not included. Don’t forget to tip on the “real” price, not the discounted one.

“We believe that with 351 restaurants, Denver Restaurant Week is the largest res-taurant week in the nation,” Visit Denver chief Richard Scharf said.

Last year, a record 404,400 meals were served. As of Feb. 8, prospective diners had looked at more than 3.3 million pages of menus, an average of eight menus per visit to the site.

Scharf noted that this year there are:• 82 new restaurants participating in

DRW for the first time;• 195 restaurants offering vegetarian

options;• 26 restaurants offering gluten-free

options;• 82 restaurants offering beer, wine or

drinks as part of their DRW menu;• 94 restaurants in just downtown

Denver.Be warned that reservations for the

most popular DRW participants are all but gone (you might get lucky with a 5 p.m. or 9:30 p.m. seating), but you can comb through www.opentable.com and click on the Denver Restaurant Week page to enter a time and date, and click on “find a table.” The page will show you which of the 212 restaurants on Open Table have availabil-ity.

On the www.denverrestaurantweek.com site, click on a restaurant menu, and then hit the “add to must-dine list,” which will show up on your Facebook page to let friends know that you are interested in din-ing at this restaurant and seeing if anyone wants to join you.

Art for young at heartCultureHaus, a social and educational

support group of the Denver Art Museum connecting the young at heart with art, will host its annual fundraiser, Banner: Art of the Street, from 7:30-11 p.m. Feb. 22 with a VIP reception beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Center for Visual Art-Metropolitan State University of Denver, 965 Santa Fe Drive.

Each year, CultureHaus holds a “Ban-ner” event, the organization’s signature party and fundraiser. Combining the phrase “Art of” with a noun chooses the name of the Banner event. Past events have included Art of Fashion, Art of Pop, Art of Sculpture and Art of Mixology.

This year’s theme, Art of the Street, will celebrate and showcase the creative and cultural aspects of Denver’s urban landscape. The event will feature live graf-fiti demonstrations, local tattoo artists, inspired visual arts, delish street food, a silent auction and more.

CultureHaus member tickets are $50 for general admission and $75 for VIP. non-member tickets are $60 for general admission and $85 for VIP. For tickets, go to http://culturehaus.denverartmuseum.org/.

Train pulling in to DenverTrain, the Grammy Award-winning

band from San Francisco, will give a performance to benefit the Denver Health Foundation on April 27 at the National

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Strange, beautiful landscapesArt exhibits show di�erent views of worldBy Clarke [email protected]

The Lakewood Cultural Center is hav-ing some new landscape work done, but it’s not the type that first leaps to

mind.Two new art shows that focus on land-

scapes — both familiar and odd — are now on display at the center, 470 S. Allison Park-way, through April.

“Evidence Odd and Off Landscapes” is on display in the Mezzanine Gallery, and “mOTHERland” is on display in the James J. Richey Gallery.

Entry to the galleries are free, and it is opened from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays.

The “Evidence Odd” exhibit focuses on

non-traditional and non-pictoral land-scapes by Evergreen artist Susi Heyer, ac-cording to arts curator Lorene Joos.

“I’ve known about her work for a long time, when I saw that she was doing land-scapes of trailer parks,” Joos said. “She has done whole series on really non-traditional landscapes that are incredibly interesting.”

Joos said the power of Heyer’s work is that it causes the viewer to really look at things in a different way, and gives an en-tirely different sense of place.

“mOTHERland” goes in a different di-rection, and centers on the various images of Red Rocks that Lakewood artist Martha Pinkard Williams has created.

Williams describes the works more as portraits than anything else — portraits that blend together realism and abstract tones together.

“Red Rocks is really special to me, and is a real natural vocabulary,” she said. “I want to try to capturethe spirit of the place.”

Williams said the show, which includes several new pieces, is dedicated to her

mother, who is turning 90 this year.While the subjects and method of the

two exhibits are different, Joos wanted to do them together because she thought they provided a nice contrast for the viewer.

For more information, call 303-987-7845 or visit www.lakewood.org/hca.

The unusual landscapes of Susi Heyer are the main features of the “Evidence Odd and O� Landscapes” exhibit at the Lakewood Cultural Center. Submitted photo

This work by Don Stinson is one of those on display in the “Evidence Odd and O� Landscapes” exhibit at the Lakewood Cultural Center. Submitted photo

IF YOU GO

WHAT: “Evidence Odd and O� Landscapes” and “mOTHERland” art exhibits

WHERE: Lakewood Cultural Center

470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood

WHEN: Through April

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays

COST: Free

INFORMATION: 303-987-7845 or www.lakewood.org/hca


YOUR WEEK: THEATER & SEMINAR THURSDAY/FEB. 21

BLOOD DRIVE CITY of Lakewood community blood drive is from 8-10:10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, in the ER Training Room at 480 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. For information, or to schedule an appoint-ment, contact Dee Ann Pfifer at 303-987-7660 or [email protected].

ENTERTAINMENT SERIES LOCAL independent jazz artists Willie Houston and the Manuel Lopez Trio will perform Thursday, Feb. 21, as part of the Urban Treats at McNichols lunchtime entertainments series. Stop by the McNichols Civic Center Building at 144 W. Colfax Ave. from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Thursday to check out the building’s art exhibits, make use of its free wi-fi and eat lunch. For more information about the McNichols Building and other Denver entertainment and cultural programming, please visit www.ArtsandVenues.com.

MEET THE artist The Wheat Ridge Cultural Commission presents its fourth meet the artist event at its monthly se-

ries. The event, from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, features mixed media chalk pastel collage artist Lucie Kiwimagi, who will exhibit her work at Teller Street Gallery & Studios, 7190 W. 38th Ave., Wheat Ridge. Kiwimagi will give a presentation about her work at 6 p.m.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY/FEB. 22-23

OLIVER PRAIRIE PLAYHOUSE presents “Oliver,” its big-gest show of the year with a live orchestra, a cast of all ages, great music and a spectacular set. A heart-warming family tale that children and adults all love. Oliver will be sure to steal your heart as well. Visit http://www.prairieplayhouse.com/productions/themusicmanliver. Get tickets online at prairieplayhouse.comor at the door. The show plays at The Armory in Brighton.

SPIRITUAL GROWTH CONTEMPLATIVE Outreach of Colorado will host a two-day workshop Feb. 22-23 featuring William Meninger’s presentation of “The Enneagram: An Ancient and Modern Personality Profile.” The workshop runs from 6:30-9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, and from 9:30 a.m. to 4

p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, at the Center for Contemplative Liv-ing, 3650 Yates St., Denver. To register, call 303-698-7729 or go to www.contemplativeoutreach-co.org.

FRIDAY TO SUNDAY/FEB. 22-24

THEATER SHOW PHAMALY Theatre Company presents the “charmin’ ‘n side-splittin’ comedy” “The Foreigner” Feb. 22-24 at the Arvada Center for Arts & Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, and Saturday, Feb. 23, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24. Tickets are available by calling 720-898-7200 or going online to www.phamaly.org.

SATURDAY/FEB. 23

SEMINAR SERIES CAT Care Society’s seminar series starts Saturday, Feb. 23, with “Feline Dental Health: Separating Fact from Fiction,” at 2 p.m. Dr. Kerry Muhovich will discuss causes and prevention of dental disease and demystify what takes place when a cat gets a dental cleaning in the veterinary setting. This seminar is in the conference room in

the lower level of the Cat Care Society shelter, 5787 W. 6th Ave., Lakewood.

VOLUNTEER TRAINING ROCKY Mountain Bird Observa-tory needs volunteers to collect data on raptor migrations from March 1 to mid-May at the HawkWatch site at Dinosaur Ridge, Morrison. No previous experience is necessary; the only requirement is that volunteers have an interest in raptors. A training session is from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, at the HawkWatch site at Dinosaur Ridge. Contact outreach biologist Jeff Birek at 970-482-1707 ext. 25 [email protected].

CODY’S BIRTHDAY DON’T make the mistake of missing the Rocky Mountain region’s biggest, most popular Buffalo Bill Cody birthday celebration. The festivities kick off at noon Saturday, Feb. 23, at The Rock Rest Lodge, 16005 S. Golden Road. Free admission and free contests, and free birthday cake.

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Western Events Center.The pop-rock band achieved success

from its debut album in 1998, with the hit “Meet Virginia.” During the last 15 years, the band has won two Grammy Awards and continues to sell out stadiums and arenas around the world.

Guests will enjoy many of the band’s hits such as “Calling All Angels,” “Hey Soul Sister” and “Marry Me.” Tickets and table sales to the full NightShine Gala, includeinga cocktail hour, four-course dinner, auction and performance, start at $500 and can be purchased by contacting Candice Jones at 303-602-2978 or [email protected].

A limited number of concert-only tickets will be available for $50. Concert-only tickets may be purchased starting at 8 a.m. Feb. 18 at www.denverhealthfoundation.org.

Brittany Hill rebornBrittany Hill, Thornton’s fi rst upscale

restaurant, closed in 2007, but has reopened as a Crystal Rose event and wedding venue.

Brunch is served from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays (call for reservations at 303-451-5151). On Feb. 21, the restaurant will host a grand-reopening party from 4 p.m. until close.

Edith Head revisitedSusan Claassen, a University of Denver

graduate, returns to Denver as an actor and co-playwright for “A Conversation with Edith Head,” a live one-women perfor-mance and homage to the only eight-Oscar-winning female costume designer.

Neiman Marcus, French for Sugar bakery and FashionDenver are supporting the event, which makes its Denver debut at 7 p.m. March 3 at the L2Arts and Cultural Cen-ter on the corner of Colfax and Columbine.

Claassen’s performance in this 90-minute show has been called “utterly captivating.” Tickets start at $35 and are on sale at www.denverfi lm.org.

VIP tickets are $100 and include gold circle seating, a post-show champagne reception and a photo with “Edith.”

Head remains one of the most powerful and infl uential women in Hollywood his-tory. In her six decades of costume design, she dressed most of the great stars from Mae West to Elizabeth Taylor and the legend-ary “Hitchcock blondes,” Grace Kelly, Tippi Hedren and Eva Marie Saint.

Claassen stars as this iconic fi lm diva in a show that brings to life great movie lore and behind-the-scenes stories of humor, ambition and glamor from the golden days of Hollywood.

Shotgun Willie’s shaking on overGlendale’s iconic strip club Shotgun Wil-

lie’s is moving into the parking lot adjoin-ing the existing building at 490 S. Colorado Blvd., according to a story in The Denver Business Journal.

The story said a groundbreaking was planned for Feb. 15 “on the new, $3 million to $4 million building, which will be slightly larger than the existing club and include upgrades to lighting, sound and food with the addition of a pizza oven.”

Fame namesRock ‘n’ roll concert promoter Barry Fey,

former Denver Art Museum director Lewis I. Sharp and Denver tour operator Sid Wilson of A Private Guide will be inducted into the Denver & Colorado Tourism Hall of Fame during the 14th annual tourism dinner and silent auction March 6 in the Seawell Grand Ballroom.

The Tourism Hall of Fame serves as the highest award for Denver’s travel industry, which posted its best year in 2011 with 13.3 million overnight visitors, generating more than $3.3 billion in spending.

The industry supports nearly 50,000 jobs in the metro area. The gala will also honor fi ve “Tourism Stars” presented to organiza-tions and attractions that had a signifi cant impact on Denver’s tourism industry during the preceding year.

“This was truly a signifi cant year for Denver tourism with an unprecedented fi ve tourism stars helping to showcase our city as a center for art, sports, sustainability, his-tory and innovation,” said Richard Scharf,

president and CEO of Visit Denver.The Tourism Star award winners are: The

Denver Art Museum for blockbuster original shows Yves Saint Laurent: The Retrospec-tive and Becoming Van Gogh; Denver Zoo for the groundbreaking Toyota Elephant Passage exhibit; the History Colorado Center for bringing Colorado history to life with the new building and exhibits; the NCAA Women’s Final Four, which created $20 mil-lion in economic development and national television exposure for Denver; and United Airlines and Denver International Airport for securing a new nonstop fl ight between Den-ver and Japan, which will begin in March.

The gala is a fundraiser for the Visit Den-ver Foundation, which has given out more than $460,000 in scholarships to 189 Colo-rado students pursuing higher education in the fi elds of tourism and hospitality.

For ticket information, contact Keely Asbury at 303-571-9405 or email [email protected].

Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, restaurants, businesses, parties and people throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for Blacktie-Colorado.com. She can be reached at [email protected] or at 303-619-5209.


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YOUR WEEK: CONCERTS & GOLFthe lower level of the Cat Care Society shelter, 5787 W. 6th Ave., Lakewood.

VOLUNTEER TRAINING ROCKY Mountain Bird Observa-tory needs volunteers to collect data on raptor migrations from March 1 to mid-May at the HawkWatch site at Dinosaur Ridge, Morrison. No previous experience is necessary; the only requirement is that volunteers have an interest in raptors. A training session is from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, at the HawkWatch site at Dinosaur Ridge. Contact outreach biologist Jeff Birek at 970-482-1707 ext. 25 [email protected].

CODY’S BIRTHDAY DON’T make the mistake of missing the Rocky Mountain region’s biggest, most popular Buffalo Bill Cody birthday celebration. The festivities kick off at noon Saturday, Feb. 23, at The Rock Rest Lodge, 16005 S. Golden Road. Free admission and free contests, and free birthday cake.

NATURE’S EDUCATORS EVERGREEN Fine Art Gallery hosts Nature’s Educators, a nonprofit organization that houses and trains injured raptors and reptiles that have been rehabilitated but cannot return to the wild. The wildlife show at the gallery will showcase 9-12 live raptors and a couple docile reptiles such as a tortoise and a lizard for kids to touch. A wine tasting and silent auction also are planned. The event is Saturday, Feb. 23, with family time with kids from 3:30-5 p.m. and adults and wine tasting from 5-7:30 p.m. Visitwww.evergreenfineart.com.

BENEFIT CONCERT/AUCTION FRIENDS of the Arvada West Dog Park will host a benefit concert/silent auction at the D-Note in Olde Town, 7519 Grandview, from 3-6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23. Proceeds from the event will help fund improvements and expansion plans at the off-leash dog park at 17975 W. 64th Parkway.

SUNDAY/FEB. 24

CHURCH CELEBRATION GREEN Mountain United Meth-odist Church will celebrate “50 Years of Caring & Sharing” during 10:30 a.m. Sunday services in February. Bishop Elaine Stanovsky will preach and former pastors will participate in the Feb. 24 worship service. A potluck lunch will follow at noon. The church is located at 12755 W. Cedar Drive in Lakewood. Call the church at 303-989-3727.

SACRED MUSIC CONFLUENCE Choir, directed by Allison Olsson, will present an a capella sacred music concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 9200 W. 10th Ave., Lakewood. The concert begins with an old Mass (from the late 1400s) by Josquin de Prez. Contact [email protected] or call 303-279-2932 for ticket information.

SPAYDAY SNIPPITY DOO Dah Spay Day is coming up on Sunday, Feb. 24, at SpayToday, 1864 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood. Spays and neuters for cats and kittens will be offered for $25. Breakfast and lunch are provided, and volunteers can win door prizes. To volunteer, send an email [email protected] with “Spay Day” in the subject line. To schedule a surgery, check www.spay2day.org to see when registration opens. No registrations taken before Feb. 10.

BUFFALO BILL birthday The Buffalo Bill Museum cel-ebrates Buffalo Bill’s 167th birthday on Sunday, Feb. 24, with a special tribute to the Native Americans who performed in his show. The celebration will include Native American dancing, the painting and raising of a tepee, visits by a best-selling author and musical performances. The day will also mark the opening of a special exhibit featuring the Native Americans who performed in the show. Admission to the museum and all planned activities will be free during the

celebration, from noon to 4 p.m. Feb. 24. For information, call 303-526-0744 or visit www.buffalobill.org.

SUNDAY/FEB. 24, APRIL 28

CONCERT SERIES ST. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 9200 W 10th Ave., Lakewood, presents its 2012-13 concert series. Season and individual tickets are available. Email [email protected] or call 303-279-2932. All concerts take place in the St. Paul Sanctuary. Concerts are:

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 end-of-year Parish Picnic. New this year: the staff of St. Paul’s will present a number in the show.

MONDAY/FEB. 25

REPUBLICAN MEN THE Jefferson County Republican Men’s Club meets from 7-9 a.m. Mondays at Howard Johnson Denver West, 12100 W. 44th Ave. Greg Golyanski and Steven Curtis, president and vice president, Colorado Union of Taxpayers, will be the featured speakers at the meeting on Monday, Feb. 18. Their program is “Why Colorado Union of Taxpayers?” Rep. Mark Waller, House Minority leader, pres-ents “What’s Going On and Who’s Doing What About It, and Why?” at the Monday, Feb. 25, meeting. Call Fred Holden, president, at 303-421-7619.

TUESDAY/FEB. 26

FLIGHT COURSE THE Colorado Chapter of The Ninety-Nines, the International Organization of Women Pilots, is offering a spring Flight Without Fear course. The next class begins Tuesday, Feb. 26, and will meet once each week in Denver. The class is designed to help individuals who want or need to fly but are anxious or nervous about doing so. Participants will learn about the inner workings of an airline flight. There are field trips to the United Airlines maintenance facility, air traffic control, and flight simulators. The cost of the course includes all field trips, books and study materials, and a class graduation trip on a regularly-scheduled commercial flight. Detailed information atwww.

colorado99s.org/FWF.htm.

ART LEAGUE THE Wheat Ridge Art League will meet from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, at the Active Adults Center, 6363 W. 35th Ave., Wheat Ridge. After the business meeting, local artist Ron Trujillo will present a demonstration using oil paint. Anyone who paints or would like to paint is welcome to come and learn to try new mediums and techniques. Residents of any Denver suburb are welcome to attend. For information, call 303-278-8247 or 303-421-1356, or [email protected] or [email protected].

LIFETREE CAFÉ THE concept of hell will be explored at noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, at Lifetree Café, 5675 Field St., Arvada. The program, titled “Hell: Does It Really Exist?” features a screening of the award-winning short film “Ad-missions,” with James Cromwell. Admission to the 60-minute event is free. Snacks and beverages are available.

REAL ESTATE FIRST-TIME home buyers are invited to a free class, led by speakers Bruce Gustafson and Anne Price, of Your Castle Real Estate, from 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Call 303-332-7641 for information.

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 27

JAZZ EVENING JAZZ Over Easy at Café Del Sol is back from 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27. The swinging evening of jazz happens on the fourth Wednesday of each month. Join Marti Henry on trombone and his band for great jazz and swing standards. Café del Sol is at 608 Garrison St., Lakewood. Call 303-238-7999 for reservations.

BAND CONCERT BELL Middle School will have a band concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, and a string orchestra concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, at the Golden High School auditorium. Contact Katharine Parker at o.k12.co.us or 303-982-4187. Cash and checks accepted at door.

THURSDAY/FEB. 28

HISTORY OF Denver Come learn the stories of the Mile High City from 2-3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, at Atria Inn at Lakewood, 555 S. Pierce St., Lakewood. You will learn how the city was founded and the roles played by William Larimer, John Evans, and others. Bring your favorite Denver trivia to share. This Active Minds program is free. RSVP at 303-742-4800.

EXPORT SEMINAR THE Colorado Department of Agricul-ture presents “Explore Exporting: The World is Waiting,” a seminar that will provide insights and access to state and na-tional programs to help new exporters explore, develop and succeed in adding exports to their sales mix. The seminar is from 9:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, at Denver Renais-

sance Hotel. The registration fee includes lunch. Visit www.wusata.org/wusata/eventreg/eventdetail.aspx?event=M13SRTGCO&section=Events2.

COMING SOONCOMING SOON/MARCH 2

SHUFFLE EFFECT LAKEWOOD Cultural Center presents “The Shuffle Effect” SYBARITE5 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at 470 S. Allison Parkway (Wadsworth and Alameda). Tickets on sale now at www.Lakewood.org/Tickets, 303-987-7845 or at the box office. This is no ordinary chamber music. From the moment the group’s bows attack the strings, SYBARITE5 engages the senses and redefines the rules. The traditional set program list is replaced with an iPod. The players press shuffle and play whatever piece shows up on the screen.

COMING SOON/MARCH 3

MUSIC OF Ireland Lakewood Cultural Center presents Danu, performing Traditional Music of Ireland at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, March 3, at Tickets on sale now; visit www.Lakewood.org/Tickets, call 303-987-7845 or stop by the box office, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Free parking available.

COMING SOON/MARCH 4Golf league Lake Arbor Ladies Nine hole golf league is hosting a membership meeting/coffee at 10 a.m. Monday, March 4, at Lake Arbor clubhouse, 8600 Wadsworth Blvd. League play is each Monday morning from April through October. New members of all skill levels are welcome/encouraged to join a fun group of women. Handicaps will be acquired through play. For more information, including cost of membership dues, contact head golf pro Lee Kauffman at Lake Arbor, 720-898-7360.

FINANCIAL CLASS DAVE Ramsey’s Financial Peace University class begins at 6 p.m. Monday, March 4, and runs for nine weeks at Arvada Church of God, 7135 W. 68th Ave. Contact Deanna at 303-424-3282 [email protected] for more information.

SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION begins March 4 for summer camps offered by the Arvada Center. Arts camps are offered in theater, visual arts, dance, ceramics, music, creative writing, storytelling and photography for ages 5-18, and ArtStart camps for age 1 ½ to 4. All sessions are taught by highly trained teachers. The Arvada Center is at 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Camps start June 3 and run through mid-August. Visit www.arvadacenter.org or call 720-898-7200.

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Hickenlooper backs some gun-control e� orts Governor supports limiting high-capacity magazines By Vic Vela [email protected]

Gov. John Hickenlooper on Feb. 14 said he supports at least a few of the major fi re-arms-related bills that are being sponsored by Democratic state lawmakers, the fi rst time he has done so since the recent unveil-ing of a controver-sial gun-control package that is being sponsored by members of his own party.

But Hickenlooper isn’t prepared at this time to give his approval to all eight of the bills that Democrats are proposing this leg-islative session, including ones that would hold gunmakers and owners liable for crimes that involved assault weapons, and one that would ban concealed guns on col-lege campuses.

Hickenlooper’s comments on those controversial guns issues came during an expansive interview with members of the Capitol press corps, one where the gover-nor also talked about other hot-button is-sues, such as oil and gas drilling, marijuana regulations, and the possibility of a repeal of the state’s death penalty.

The interview took place inside Hick-

enlooper’s offi ce, on the eve of votes in the House of Representatives on four pieces of gun-control legislation that passed.

The governor said he supports three of those four gun measures, including one that would limit the number of rounds that high-capacity ammunition magazines can carry. The current bill would ban magazines that carry more than 15 rounds, but Hick-enlooper said that lawmakers “might end up having to compromise.”

“Certainly, there might be a number in there that makes sense,” he said.

Hickenlooper also said he supports a separate bill that would impose a fee on gun buyers’ own background checks, which right now is somewhere in the neighbor-hood of $10.

Hickenlooper acknowledged that his support for the fee is “controversial” and something that he is going to “catch a lot of heat” for, but that it’s the right thing to do.

“The folks that are needing … or making use of this regulatory environment, it’s not unreasonable for them to pay the cost of that,” the governor said.

Hickenlooper also reiterated his sup-port for background checks for private gun sales and transfers, something he already said he favored during his State of the State speech last month.

However, Hickenlooper was not pre-pared to voice support for a bill that would ban concealed weapons on college cam-puses. Nor was he ready to support an as-sault weapons liability bill that’s being worked on by Senate President John Morse, D-Colorado Springs.

Hickenlooper said he wants to see what the fi nal versions of those bills look like, be-fore deciding where he stands.

Republicans have fought Democratic gun-control efforts tooth and nail. And they believe that Democrats will pay a price for overreaching in the 2014 election cycle.

Hickenlooper said he thinks Colorado residents support many gun-control ef-forts.

“I’m not sure it’s anti-guns,” he said. “It’s trying to make sure that our community is safer.”

Other key issuesGuns issues aren’t the only things on

Hickenlooper’s mind nowadays. The gov-ernor was asked about a recent decision by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conserva-tion Commission to set a 500-foot buffer between wells and homes. Environmen-tal groups want greater distance between homes, while oil and gas groups don’t see the need for even 500 feet of separation.

“Which means we’re probably in a good place,” he said of both sides being upset. Hickenlooper, who was a geologist before he became a brew pub owner, and then a politician, said he wants to fi nd a balance between environmental concerns, and sup-porting drilling for “inexpensive” natural gas, which he said has “untold potential.”

And Hickenlooper said the marijuana task force continues to work away at put-ting in place its recommendations on how best to regulate the industry, now that rec-reational marijuana use is legal in Colo-rado. One of the challenges that the task

force will have to deal with is implementing safeguards that would keep children from accessing the drug.

“There are serious questions about kids,” Hickenlooper said. “When their minds are still developing, whether this high oc-tane, high THC marijuana that’s available. Whether it has the potential to permanent-ly reduce their memory.”

There also are big issues the governor knows he may have to weigh in on soon, but hasn’t yet fi gured out what his positions are. This includes proposed legislation that would ensure collective bargaining rights for fi refi ghters, even when local govern-ments oppose it. The bill, which is being sponsored by Sen. Lois Tochtrop, D-Thorn-ton, has already passed the Senate. But it is similar to one that former Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter had once vetoed.

The governor playfully tried to get out of a reporter’s question about where he stands on that issue.

“I guess we’re out of time, gotta go,” he said to reporters’ laughs.

Hickenlooper said he eventually gets to a point where he can “speak with a strong sense of conviction” on these types of is-sues, but admitted that he’s “not there yet on this issue.”

Hickenlooper’s also “not there” on whether he will seek to repeal the death penalty.

“I am still wrestling with it,” the gover-nor said. “I don’t think there’s a day that goes by that.. something doesn’t remind me or doesn’t make me think about it for a mo-ment ...”

CapitolReport

give voice to differing perspectives about events surrounding Native Ameri-cans, slavery, immigration, child labor, internment camps, McCarthyism, Kent State, Iran Contras, waterboarding, WikiLeaks, extraordinary rendition, and others.

I personally have writ-ten about many of these subjects, some of them here. I write in support of our troops and our nation. I write often about, and for, peace, and about our Constitution that guaran-tees our First Amendment rights to free speech and a free press.

So in our country, no matter what I write, how I write it, or who I please or offend with my writing, I’m assured of keeping both my ears. And if that should ever change, we all have a

much larger problem.I do, however, have

some words of advice for any entity that wants to try. As Edward Bulwer-Lytton famously wrote in 1839 — and as systematic oppression against writers has proved since antiquity — “the pen is mightier than the sword.”

Plus, if I may paraphrase Russian-based bestselling author Boris Akunin’s com-ments from his recent blog post about Akram Aylisli, “Don’t you know that the state cannot win in a war with a writer?”

I couldn’t agree more.

Andrea Doray is a writer who serves as a board member for the inter-national organization, Writing for Peace, and as an associate editor for its forthcoming publication, “DoveTails.” Contact her at [email protected].

Doray: Pen mightier than the swordDoray continued from Page 7

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wood Community Editor Clarke Reader at creader@our-

coloradonews.com or call him at 303-566-4133.

EVENTS COMING SOONCOMING SOON/MARCH 4, MARCH 12, APRIL 9, MAY 14

UPCOMING CONCERTS Future perfor-mances in the Tuesdays at Trinity series includes a March 4 (a Monday date) concert featuring The Mendelssohn Trio; March 12 with The Hwang-Alnomae-Hsu Trio; April 9 with Miriam Kapner and Friends featuring chamber music paying tribute to the oboe; and May 14 with Nicolo Spera o� ering an evening of clas-sical guitar. Concerts are at 7:30 p.m. at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 7755 Vance Drive, Arvada. Tickets are available at the door, by online reservation at www.tpcarvada.org, or by calling 303-422-3656, ext. 25. Parking is free.

COMING SOON/MARCH 5

START SEEDS Join Jackie Raehl, owner of Star Acre Farms, to learn basic seed starting techniques from 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Learn about seed starting mediums, heirloom seed saving, and growing vegetable seeds for transplanting into your home garden. Leave with seeds, information and materials for starting your own heirloom plants such as peppers, eggplant, and tomatoes. Open to ages 12 and older. Sign up early; call

720-898-7405 or visit www.arvada.org/nature to register and for information on costs.

COMING SOON/MARCH 6

CITIZEN’S POLICE ACADEMY Have you ever wanted to learn more about the Arvada Police Department or wanted to get an inside look at policing? You can do so by attending the Arvada Police Department’s Spring Citizen’s Police Academy. The academy meets on 12 consecutive Wednesdays between March 6 and May 15. Classes are in classrooms and � eld settings, and give participants insight into many aspects of police work. Visit www.arvadapd.org to complete an application. A criminal background investigation will be done on each applicant. The academy is o� ered twice a year, and class size is limited. Call 720-898-6660.

COMING SOON/MARCH 6-27

PRESCHOOL FUN Jody Weiland teaches about a di� erent kind of animal from 10-10:45 a.m. Wednesdays from March 6-27 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. This four-week session includes fox, ants, rac-coons and coyotes. Enjoy a glimpse into their wonderful worlds, using books, sto-ries, crafts, and games. Program for ages 3-6 years. Sign up early; call 720-898-7405 or visitwww.arvada.org/nature to register and for information on costs.

COMING SOON/MARCH 7

MULTIMEDIA PERFORMANCE Mar-ta Burton and Sheldon Sands present “Unbounded: Breaking the Chains of Modern Day Slavery,” a multimedia performance that draws upon the music, historical narratives and images of Jew-ish and African-American experiences of oppression and slavery to raise aware-ness of those enslaved globally today. The concert will be performed at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 7, at Temple Emanuel, 51 Grape St., Denver. Tickets are avail-able at http://www.mizelmuseum.org. For information contact Deanne Kapnik at [email protected] or 303-749-5019.

CHILI COOK-OFF The Golden High School PTA plans its � rst chili cook-o� to raise money for after-prom, senior scholarships and classroom grants. The event is from 6-8:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7. Support the school by showcas-ing your chili or buying a ticket to help judge. Tickets include a bowl, spoon and bottle of water, and are available in advance or at the door. The evening also will feature a silent auction, ra� e and bake sale. Visit http://goldendemonspta.org/chili-cook-o� / for more information and to register.

RECURRING EVENTSARVADA RUNNING CLUB is o� ering $1,200 in college track or cross-country scholarships to one or two graduating high school girls for the 2013-14 school year. Eligible students must live in Arvada and/or attend an Arvada-area high school and plan to participate in a formal track or cross-country program during their freshman year in college. This is the third year in a row the club has o� ered scholarship funds. Applica-tions are available on Arvada high school Naviance websites. For more informa-tion, contact [email protected] [email protected].

RECURRING/MONTHLY

SKATING PARTY Lace’EmUpSkating plans free skating parties 4-5 p.m. Sundays, 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 FEB. 24

THEATER SHOW Lakewood Cultural Center and Performance Now Theatre Company present “Once Upon a Mat-tress” from Feb. 8-24 at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway.

Tickets available atwww.Lakewood.org/Tickets, 303-987-7845 or at the box o� ce. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

RECURRING/TUESDAYS THROUGH FEB. 26

NATURE TALES Enjoy children’s books about nature and the environment from timeless classics to new discoveries from 1:30-2 p.m. Tuesdays from Feb. 5-26 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Gar-rison St., Arvada. For ages 3-6; register in advance at 720-898-7405. Program is free. Visit www.arvada.org/nature.

RECURRING/THROUGH FEBRUARY

ANNUAL SALE The Lakewood Arts Council will have its annual sale of art supplies and art work during February. A recycled clothing boutique has been added to this annual fundraiser. Members of the council donate items that have been collected through the year for the sale. Most items may be purchased for any donation, with all the money raised bene� tting the art council. The sale continues through March 1 at the Lakewood Arts Council Art Center, 85 S. Union Blvd., Lakewood. It is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Sat-urday. Call 303-980-0625 or visit www.lakewoodartscouncil.org.

SPAY DAY Foothills Animal Shelter, 580 McIntyre, Golden, is o� ering discounts on spaying/neutering in February, in honor of the nationally recognized Spay Day on Feb. 26. The special applies to procedures performed at Foothills Animal Shelter, and restrictions may apply. Call 720-407-5215 to schedule an appointment and for details on pricing; or you can visitwww.foothillsani-malshelter.org.

DENTAL EVALUATION During February free pet dental evaluations are o� ered at the Cat Care Society clinic from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Call 303-237-0914 to schedule an appointment.

RECURRING/THROUGH EARLY MARCH

CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS The Bergen PTA is hoping to � nalize corpo-rate sponsorships by early March for its 8th annual Evergreen Fall Carnival, which is planned from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29. For information or to become a sponsor, contact Kappy Kling at 214-404-8119 or by email [email protected].

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Hickenlooper backs some gun-control e� orts force will have to deal with is implementing safeguards that would keep children from accessing the drug.

“There are serious questions about kids,” Hickenlooper said. “When their minds are still developing, whether this high oc-tane, high THC marijuana that’s available. Whether it has the potential to permanent-ly reduce their memory.”

There also are big issues the governor knows he may have to weigh in on soon, but hasn’t yet fi gured out what his positions are. This includes proposed legislation that would ensure collective bargaining rights for fi refi ghters, even when local govern-ments oppose it. The bill, which is being sponsored by Sen. Lois Tochtrop, D-Thorn-ton, has already passed the Senate. But it is similar to one that former Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter had once vetoed.

The governor playfully tried to get out of a reporter’s question about where he stands on that issue.

“I guess we’re out of time, gotta go,” he said to reporters’ laughs.

Hickenlooper said he eventually gets to a point where he can “speak with a strong sense of conviction” on these types of is-sues, but admitted that he’s “not there yet on this issue.”

Hickenlooper’s also “not there” on whether he will seek to repeal the death penalty.

“I am still wrestling with it,” the gover-nor said. “I don’t think there’s a day that goes by that.. something doesn’t remind me or doesn’t make me think about it for a mo-ment ...”

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D’Evelyn boys and girls basketball teams.

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ferson senior Aaron Cisneros pinned his opponent to win his weight class at re-gionals on Saturday.

Ranking for Cis-n e -ros, the highest ever for

a Jefferson wres-tler. Cisneros is the favorite to win a 3A state title at 126 pounds.

State qualifi ers for the Po-m o n a w r e s -t l i n g

squad. The Panthers take the No. 1 rank-ing into the state tournament.

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Seven Saints marching on to state Je� erson’s best ever season will continue at Pepsi Center By Daniel Williams [email protected]

EDGEWATER - Jefferson senior wrestler Aaron Cisneros hates losing more than he likes winning.

And while he has already singlehandedly rewritten the wrestling record books at Jeffer-son, he added another chapter to his growing legend on Saturday.

Cisneros, already the No. 1 ranked wrestler in 3A at 126 pounds, solidifi ed himself as the favorite to win Jefferson’s fi rst ever state title with his dramatic regional victory at Jefferson High School.

Cisneros rolled through his bracket before meeting up with Lamar’s Kaleb Hansen in the fi nals.

And in what was the most anticipated match of the afternoon not only did Cisneros deliver, but he made an incredible statement in the process.

Cisneros dominated Hansen throughout, but somehow the Lamar product had avoid-ed being pinned through the fi rst fi ve min-utes, 59 seconds of the match.

Cisneros could have settled for a lopsided decision, but like a predator chasing his prey on the Animal Planet, Cisneros made a move and then physically overwhelmed Hansen,

pinning him with just .07 left in the match.The near capacity crowd roared and Cis-

neros’ hand was raised by the ref, but he qui-etly walked to the other side of the gym and sat by himself.

When asked why, Cisneros said: “This isn’t my goal, this is just a step to my ultimate goal of being Jefferson’s fi rst ever state champion. I’m not done yet.”

Cisneros is driven after just coming up short last year when he fi nished as runner up in the state tournament.

“I still remember what it felt like to lose last year and I have been using that to mo-

tivate me. I am stronger, more experienced and now I am ready to be a state champion,” Cisneros said.

Lost in the mix is another Jefferson senior with high expectations in heavyweight Jesse Lucero. Because of Cisneros growing fame (already committed to the University of Colo-rado), Lucero hasn’t quite gotten the love his fellow senior has received.

However, Lucero is a legitimate candidate to win a state championship himself.

Lucero lost a decision to Bennett’s Corby Wyatt (3-1) in the fi nals on Saturday, in a match that could have gone either way. But that loss has simply fueled his fi re going into the state tournament.

“I know how much work I have put in and I know that I have what it takes to win it all,” Lucero said.

The interesting this about Lucero is he didn’t start wrestling until he was a junior. Two years later he is part of the greatest ever wrestling team in Jefferson history. Besides Cisneros and Lucero, fi ve other Saints quali-fi ed for the state tournament. Junior Law-rence Salazar (120 pounds), senior Francisco Aguilar (132), Jacob Cisneros (152), Francisco Alvarado (182) and junior Jonathan Flores (195) all also qualifi ed for state.

“This is the greatest season we have ever had at Jefferson, but aren’t done yet,” Jeffer-son coach Oscar Fonseca said.

Jefferson wrapped up Saturday with a fi fth place team fi nish with 154 points. Ben-nett fi nished in fi rst with 220.5 points, Lamar fi nished second with 199 points and La Junta fi nished third with 169 points.

Bennett’s Alejandro Garcia, left, is eventually pinned by Je� erson’s Jonathan Flores in a wrestle back in the 195 weight class during 3A regional wrestling Saturday at Je� erson High. Photos by Andy Carpenean

Aaron Cisneros of Je� erson wrestles Kaleb Hansen from Lamar in the 126 weight class during 3A regional wrestling Saturday at Je� erson High.

Sports roundup: Mustangs hockey earns No. 1 seed Ralston Valley will battle No. 8 Bishop Machbeuf Friday at Apex By Daniel Williams [email protected]

ARVADA - Ralston Valley earned a No. 1 seed in the state hockey playoffs, it was an-nounced on Monday.

The Mustangs (16-2-1) will play No. 8 Bishop Machebeuf Friday at Apex at a time yet to be determined. Also in action on Friday at Apex is Standley Lake (12-5-2) who earned a No. 5 seed. The Gators will play No. 4 Valor Christian (14-4-1) at a time yet to be deter-mined.

Fountain Valley (15-4) earned the other top seed and will play No. 8 Chatfi eld (8-10-1) Friday at Sertich Ice Arena.

The state semifi nals will be held Thursday Feb. 28 at Magness Arena at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. The state championship will be held Mar. 1 at Magness Arena at 6 p.m.

RAMS GOALIE SHINESFormer Green Mountain graduate Nicole

Hensley is now making noise nationally.Now the starting goaltender at Lindwood

University in Missouri, Hensley earned CHA Rookie of the Week honors it was announced Monday. It is the fourth time Hensley has earned the award season. Hensley led Lin-denwood to its fi rst CHA sweep last weekend with 3-2 and 4-2 victories over Robert Morris. She made 88 saves on the week, had a 1.99 GAA, and a .957 save percentage.

In the fi rst game of the series, she stopped 39 shots. Sixteen of those saves came in the fi rst period as she kept the game close de-spite Lindenwood being outshot by a 17-5

margin. She also stopped 11 shots in that game while Robert Morris was on the pow-er play and held the Colonials to 0-for-fi ve with a man advantage. In Saturday’s victory, Hensley made an incredible 49 saves. Hens-ley stopped all 26 shots that she faced in the third period.

Hensley now leads the CHA in league games with a .939 save percentage. She is 4-0-2 during Lindenwood’s current six-game unbeaten streak.

ARVADA COLTS RETURNArvada Colts summer baseball team is

back and looking for your support.From now until Mar. 30th, the Colts are

looking for host families to have a player stay with them from May 20th through July 28th.

May 31st is the Colts home opener verse the Jeffco Rockhounds at 6:30 p.m. at Long Lake Ranch. All games are free to attend.

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By Daniel Williamsdwil l [email protected]

GOLDEN - Golden wres-tling qualified six individu-als who will participate in the state tournament at the Pepsi Center starting Thurs-day.

Senior Paris Salas (29-5) qualified for state at 145 pounds, sophomore Devin Rothrock (35-2) at 152 pounds and senior Brad Blackstock (31-10) at 170 pounds. In addition, junior Ian Cheatum (18-1) quali-fied at 182 pounds, junior Noah Lennox (37-7) at 220 pounds and Dakota Gulley (30-2) qualified as a heavy-weight.

Je�co state quali�ers:

Arvada:195 - Garet Krohn, Sr., 26-0220 - Brock Howes, So., 20-13

Arvada West:106 - Gabe Sandoval, So., 14-11

120 - Jerry Trujillo, Sr., 34-8126 - Payton Tawater, So., 30-4132 - Bennie Pachello, So., 15-6138 - Taylor Bergquist, So., 37-7170 - Tony Silva-Bussey, Jr., 31-6

Bear Creek:132 - PT Garcia, Jr., 35-2195 - Corky Phillips, Sr., 31-9

Faith Christian:106 - Joshua Marquardt, Fr., 12-19170 - Seth Von Rentzell, Jr., 22-10

Golden:145 - Paris Salas, Sr., 29-5152 - Devin Rothrock, So., 35-2170 - Brad Blackstock, Sr., 31-10182 - Ian Cheatum, Jr., 18-1220 - Noah Lennox, Jr., 37-7Heavyweight - Dakota Gul-ley, Sr., 30-2

Lakewood:113 - Austin Harp, Sr., 31-15120 - Isaac Dinette, Fr., 31-12152 - Peter Enockson, Jr.,

32-13195 - Joey Garcia, Sr., 40-4220 - Nick Debruyn, Jr., 36-5Heavyweight - Dorean Gon-zales, Jr., 18-12

Je�erson:120 - Lawrence Salazar, Jr., 24-12126 - Aaron Cisneros, Sr., 45-2132 - Francisco Aguilar, Sr., 36-10

152 - Jacob Cisneros, Sr., 26-14182 - Francisco Alvarado, Sr., 26-12195 - Jonathan Flores, Jr., 30-14Heavyweight - Jesse Lucero, Sr., 36-6

Pomona:106 - Tomas Gutierrez, Fr., 32-7113 - Travis Torres, So., 33-4

120 - Joshua Rosales, Jr., 32-10126 - Lucas Vagher, Sr., 22-10132 - Raymond Robledo, Sr., 37-7138 - Austin Marvel, Sr., 33-9145 - Matthew Seifert, Sr., 14-5152 - Ethan Wright, Sr., 33-10160 - Archie Colgan, Sr., 35-4

Heavyweight - Mitch Chism, Jr., 23-16

Ralston Valley:106 - Cian Apple, So., 24-7113 - Isaac Arellano, Sr., 30-9170 - Steve Ullman, Sr., 30-4195 - Rocky Michaelson, So., 22-10220 - Jakob Buys, Sr., 13-6Wheat Ridge:Heavyweight - Tyler Bender, Sr., 13-11

Je�erson’s Aaron Cisneros looks at photos on the back of Mary Swartwood’s digital camera after his match during 3A regional wrestling Saturday at Je�erson High. Photo by Andy Carpenean

Boys hoops: Bulldogs come up short in Je�co battle with ConiferD’Evelyn regains top ranking in Class 4ABy Daniel [email protected]

Arvada boys’ basketball fell 68-53 Thurs-day at Conifer High School.

The Bulldogs don’t have a very flattering record but that also doesn’t mean they have quit on the season. Despite being outscored 20-11 in the second quarter Arvada fought back in the second half.

But they came up short as Conifer had 12 different players score at least a bucket.

The Bulldogs (3-7, 2-10) wrap up the regular season Friday at D’Evelyn a 7 p.m.

A-WEST FAILS REBELS’ TESTArvada West got a test against the best

but fell short in a 58-37 loss to Columbine Thursday at Arvada West High School.

Columbine used a big second half to pull away from the Wildcats behind senior Jona-than Snow game-high 18 points. The Rebels improved to 12-2 in 5A Jeffco with the win.

A-West senior Mike Porter led the Wild-cats with 11 points. A-West (13-8, 8-6) will play their regular season finale at Ralston Valley Friday at 7 p.m.

JAGS TABBED NO. 1 IN 4AD’Evelyn regained the No. 1 ranking

in 4A basketball with the help of an 80-54 victory Thursday at Green Mountain High School.

Luke Stratman scored 27 points and was one of four Jaguars to score in double fig-ures. Green Mountain junior Mitch Shafer led the Rams with 16 points and five re-

bounds. D’Evelyn (20-1, 12-0) will wrap up the regular season when they host Arvada Friday at 7 p.m. The Rams (10-11, 5-7) will host Alameda Friday at 7 p.m.

EAGLES STARTING TO SOARFaith Christian looks to be peaking at

just the right time after their 62-48 victory Wednesday at Peak to Peak.

The Eagles had three double digit scor-

ers including senior Alex Albrights 18 points and nine rebounds.

Faith Christian has now won three straight games as they try to climb their way back to .500. The Eagles (8-9, 4-3) will wrap up the regular season when they host Northglenn Thursday at 7 p.m.

SAINTS FINISH SEASON STRONGJefferson used a big third quarter to beat

Sheridan 65-52 Thursday at Jefferson High School.

Jefferson outscored Sheridan 17-9 in the third quarter and the Rams couldn’t get back into the game in the fourth.

Junior Dontae Deloach scored 20 points to lead the Saints.

Jefferson (12-6, 7-5) wrapped up their regular season winning five of their past six games.

TWO TOUGH SEASONS WRAPDespite a furious fourth quarter rally,

Bear Creek beat Pomona 74-70 Thursday at Bear Creek High School.

Down double digits in the fourth quar-ter, Pomona rallied and nearly came all the way back.

But the Bears kept hitting shots behind junior D.J. Miles 36 points and six rebounds.

Pomona (1-21, 0-15) will wrap up one of toughest seasons in school history Friday at Stanley Lake.

Bear Creek (3-19, 3-13) also finished at the bottom of their league and will now look towards next season.

MUSTANGS CAN’T CLOSE GAPRalston Valley couldn’t overcome a slow

start and fell to Columbine Saturday at Ralston Valley High School.

The Mustangs trailed 16-9 after the first quarter and although they outscored Col-umbine in the second and fourth quarters, they couldn’t close the gap.

Ralston Valley had three double digit scorers including 12 points from senior Hunter Price.

The Mustangs (13-8, 9-5) will wrap up their regular season Friday when they host Arvada West at 7 p.m.

D’Evelyn’s Grant Witherspoon talks with head coach Troy Pachner during a break against Wheat Ridge earlier in the season. The Jaguars regained the No. 1 ranking in 4A last week. Photo by Andy Carpenean

Girls hoops: Mustangs remain unbeaten in Je�co League playBy Daniel [email protected]

Ralston Valley maintained their flawless league record with a 64-28 blowout victory over Standley Lake Thursday at Ralston Val-ley High School.

The Mustangs took a 23-20 lead into halftime, but outscored the Gators 41-8 in the second half. Ralston Valley used four double digit scorers to fuel the blowout win.

The Mustangs (19-2, 14-0) will wrap up their season Friday when they host Arvada West at 5:30 p.m.

TEAMS GO STREAKINGBear Creek snapped their longest losing

streak of the season with a 50-38 victory Thursday at Pomona High School.

The Bears (9-13, 5-10) outscored Pomo-na 21-13 in the third quarter to pull away and snap a six game losing streak.

On the flip side Pomona has now lost four straight and six of their past seven

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Boys hoops: Bulldogs come up short in Je� co battle with Conifer Sheridan 65-52 Thursday at Jefferson High School.

Jefferson outscored Sheridan 17-9 in the third quarter and the Rams couldn’t get back into the game in the fourth.

Junior Dontae Deloach scored 20 points to lead the Saints.

Jefferson (12-6, 7-5) wrapped up their regular season winning fi ve of their past six games.

TWO TOUGH SEASONS WRAPDespite a furious fourth quarter rally,

Bear Creek beat Pomona 74-70 Thursday at Bear Creek High School.

Down double digits in the fourth quar-ter, Pomona rallied and nearly came all the way back.

But the Bears kept hitting shots behind junior D.J. Miles 36 points and six rebounds.

Pomona (1-21, 0-15) will wrap up one of toughest seasons in school history Friday at Stanley Lake.

Bear Creek (3-19, 3-13) also fi nished at the bottom of their league and will now look towards next season.

MUSTANGS CAN’T CLOSE GAPRalston Valley couldn’t overcome a slow

start and fell to Columbine Saturday at Ralston Valley High School.

The Mustangs trailed 16-9 after the fi rst quarter and although they outscored Col-umbine in the second and fourth quarters, they couldn’t close the gap.

Ralston Valley had three double digit scorers including 12 points from senior Hunter Price.

The Mustangs (13-8, 9-5) will wrap up their regular season Friday when they host Arvada West at 7 p.m.

Hot Wheat Ridge � nishes o� struggling Alameda Pirates second half slide contines as their playo� hopes end By Daniel Williams [email protected]

WHEAT RIDGE - Last week Wheat Ridge senior Ryan Girtin called his team “the hot-test team in the league.”

At the time the Farmers had won three of four games, but Girtin wasn’t quite con-vincing, considering their unfl attering overall record.

One week later Girtin has led Wheat Ridge to two more victories, the latest a 59-55 win over a desperate Alameda team Fri-day at Wheat Ridge High School.

The Pirates were playing for their playoff lives and needed a win to stay in conten-tion, and they played like it during a furious fourth quarter.

But they had already dug themselves too big of a hole and their playoff hopes were buried in that hole Friday night.

Girtin didn’t have a big night offensively but he did a solid job of playing the role of

playmaker, along with senior point guard Noah Brookman.

All night the pair of senior guards set up junior Stefan Hackethal who did go off of-fensively, scoring a game-high 26 points.

“We are all playing with a lot of confi -dence right now,” Hackethal said. “We feel like we can beat anyone in our league.”

Alameda had a lead on Wheat Ridge in the fi rst quarter but was outscored 34-21 in the second and third quarters combined.

The Pirates would rally in the fourth quarter cutting a double digit defi cit down to a two possession game.

But the Farmers were able to hang on and beat a talented Pirates team that hasn’t been able to fi nd consistency all season.

“Talent wise we are as good as most any team in our league. But we don’t display that talent for four full quarters and when you take quarters off against good teams you get yourself beat,” Alameda coach Rex Terry said.

Alameda, a .500 team near the midpoint of the season, has lost eight of their past nine games.

Wheat Ridge on the other hand has had a total resurgence in the second half of

their season. Once a 1-9 team left for dead, the Farm-

ers have been nearly unstoppable in 2013 and look like a mini-force as the playoffs approach.

And despite Wheat Ridge’s average 8-13 overall record, they are an impressive 7-5 in a tough 4A Jeffco league.

“I’ve said it before, I wouldn’t want to play us right now,” Girtin said. “I honestly feel like we can beat any team in our league right now. I wish we had a little bit more

season left so we can get our record back to .500.”

If the Farmers can win their last two reg-ular season games and make a run in the playoffs, they will do just that. But that will be easier said than done seeing how they have D’Evelyn and Golden left on their schedule.

Wheat Ridge will play at Golden Friday at 7 p.m. Alameda (7-14, 3-9) will wrap up their season Friday at Green Mountain at 7 p.m.

Alameda’s Dinay Pal dribbles up court against Wheat Ridge Farmers Noah Brookman Friday night at Wheat Ridge High. Photos by Andy Carpenean

Alameda’s Jon Sena, left, is out jumped by Wheat Ridge Farmer Stefan Pryzbylo on the opening tipo� Friday night at Wheat Ridge High. Andy Carpenean

Girls hoops: Mustangs remain unbeaten in Je� co League play By Daniel Williams [email protected]

Ralston Valley maintained their fl awless league record with a 64-28 blowout victory over Standley Lake Thursday at Ralston Val-ley High School.

The Mustangs took a 23-20 lead into halftime, but outscored the Gators 41-8 in the second half. Ralston Valley used four double digit scorers to fuel the blowout win.

The Mustangs (19-2, 14-0) will wrap up their season Friday when they host Arvada West at 5:30 p.m.

TEAMS GO STREAKINGBear Creek snapped their longest losing

streak of the season with a 50-38 victory Thursday at Pomona High School.

The Bears (9-13, 5-10) outscored Pomo-na 21-13 in the third quarter to pull away and snap a six game losing streak.

On the fl ip side Pomona has now lost four straight and six of their past seven

games. Pomona (9-13, 4-11) will wrap up their season Friday at Standley Lake at 5:30 p.m.

RAMS PUSH JAGS TO LIMITGreen Mountain gave D’Evelyn every-

thing they could handle but still fell 64-51 Thursday at D’Evelyn High School.

Down double digits Green Mountain came back to tie the game in the fourth quarter. However, D’Evelyn outscored the Rams 28-18 in the fi nal quarter to keep their league record fl awless.

D’Evelyn senior Laura Tyree scored a game-high 28 points. Green Mountain was led by senior Grace Mueller’s 16 points.

The Jaguars (20-1, 12-0) will wrap up their regular season Friday at Arvada High School at 7 p.m. The Rams (12-9, 7-5) wrap their season up at Alameda Friday at 7 p.m.

EAGLES GIVE UP LATE LEADFaith Christian gave up a fourth quar-

ter lead and fell to Peak to Peak Tuesday at

Faith Christian High School.The Eagles led the entire game until late

in the fourth quarter when Peak to Peak took control of the game.

Faith Christian was outscored 19-8 in the fi nal quarter after leading by double digits earlier in the contest.

The Eagles (6-12, 1-7) reign as state champions is offi cially over and Faith Christian will now look to next season.

DEMONS HANG ON FOR WINGolden took an early lead and then hung

on late for a 48-40 victory over Evergreen Thursday at Golden High School.

Golden doubled up Evergreen in the fi rst half taking a 2-16 lead into the locker-room.

Despite a second half push by Evergreen the Demons hung on with the help of junior Jessica King’s 14 points.

Golden (10-11, 7-5) wraps up their reg-ular season Friday at Wheat Ridge at 5:30 p.m.

SAINTS GIVEN MARCHING PAPERSSheridan’s lockdown defense locked

up Jefferson’s offense in a 46-24 blowout Thursday at Jefferson High School.

Sheridan sophomore Ashley Hernandez singlehandedly outscored Jefferson with her 26 points.

Golden Demons Lauren Chacho guards Evergreen’s Natalia Aramovich. Photo by Andy Carpenean


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Art that is Young at Heart Gallery at recreation center brings together generations in name of arts By Sara Van Cleve [email protected]

Artists young and young at heart have put their finest work on display.

The 27th annual “Art for the Young at Heart” art show is on display through March 20 at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd.

The art of 15 adults and 119 north Jeffco schoolchildren from 13 area schools is being showcased.

“The part that is lovely is show-casing the work of the students,” said Allendale and Fitzmorris Elementary Schools art teacher Laurelee Mar-tens. “The difficult part is deciding who’s in.”

Martens selected 20 first- through sixth-grade students from her two schools to be in the art show based off criteria such as using design ele-ments they have learned and creativ-ity.

“It’s a great opportunity for the students to experience an art show as well as receive positive affirma-tion,” Martens said.

Jeanne Downes, grandmother of Weber Elementary third-grader Av-ery Beach, said she thinks the inter-generational art show is a great idea and her granddaughter is very excit-ed to be in it.

“I think it’s wonderful,” Downes said. “(Avery) is very artistic and cre-ative. (The art show) gives them such a good feeling of self-esteem I think.”

Some of the adult artists said they think combining generations through an art show is wonderful too — like Maryann Cooper, who has been taking watercolor classes at the CRC for years, just like several of her fellow artists in the show.

“I think it’s great,” Cooper said. “Having the children here makes it a lot more fun.”

Cooper won second place for her watercolor painting of a bluebird.

“I’m shocked,” Cooper said. “I think there are a lot of very nice paintings. I’m really amazed at the different styles and how great a lot of the work is.”

“Art for the Young at Heart” is sponsored by the Apex Park and Rec-reation District, north area Jefferson County Elementary Schools and the Scientific and Cultural Facilities Dis-trict.

Participating north Jeffco ele-mentary schools include Allendale, Campbell, Fitzmorris, Hackberry Hill, Lukas, Pleasant View, Semper, Sheridan Green, Sierra, Swanson, Thomson, Weber and Witt.

An oil painting by Betty Needham titled “Spring” is on display during the Art for the Young at Heart Art art show at the Community Recreation Center in Arvada. Photos by Andy Carpenean

Right, A mixed media piece by Thomson Elemen-tary School kindergartner Caleb Ciolek was on display during the Art for the Young at Heart Art art show at the Community Recreation Center in Arvada.

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