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Pollution study examines Bear CreekGroup working to ensure water cleanlinessBy Clarke [email protected]

The pollution in a six-mile stretch of water of lower Bear Creek from Bear Creek Reservoir to the confluence with the South Platte River is being investigated by scien-tists and residents, with the aim of finding a solution to the problem.

The stretch has been been named on Colorado’s list of polluted waters because of elevated levels of E. Coli, a bacteria excreted

by animals, according to information pro-vided by the city of Lakewood.

Using funds from the Colorado Depart-ment of Public Health and Environment, the nonprofit organization Groundwork Denver will work to come up with a watershed plan for lower Bear Creek, said program manager with Groundwork, Rachel Hansgen.

“The nature of watershed plans are to be very thoughtful and comprehensive when looking at pollution and how to change it,” she said. “We want to look for an option that is financially feasible and easily imple-mentable.”

Hangsen said it is important to find a way to give water more time to get clean before it gets to the South Platte.

Getting public input and making sure the entire process is as transparent as possible is a key part of the work Groundwork is do-ing, and a steering committee has already been established, and by April there will be a stakeholder group as well.

“We want to be very thoughtful about who the neighbors are that have an interest in this,” Hansgen said. “The steering com-mittee is made up of seven members, and we tried to bring together people who have experience with the land.”

Shakti, who also serves on the Advisory Commission for an Inclusive Community, is on the steering committee, and though its first meeting isn’t until March 19, said she is looking forward to working with the combi-

nation of community people and experts in the field.

“I think the first thing we’re going to be doing is understanding the scientific issues that are here, then we’ll want to get commu-nity input, and then take all that and find a way to solve the issue,” she said. “I’m glad that the community is involved in how we want our environment to be.”

Hangsen also said that educating and engaging the community is important, and that everyone who has something to say should have the chance.

Groundwork will be hosting a free event in June called Fair on the Bear that will help to celebrate why its so important to have clean water.

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Homicide probe ongoingPolice seek assistance with informationBy Clarke [email protected]

Lakewood Police are investigating the homicide of Claudia D. Miller, 66, who was found at an office complex at 445 Union Blvd. on March 5.

Miller was an attorney and had a family law practice in the building.

Warren Dale Watson, 52, has been named as person of interest in the case, as he was found on video using Miller’s credit cards. Watson was arrested in Caldwell, Idaho, on March 8 on an outstanding unre-lated warrant for a parole violation.

Watson has not been charged in rela-tion to the incident, and is in the Canyon County Detention Center in Caldwell on a no-bond hold.

Police responded to a call at 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, about a deceased wom-an in the office building. A cleaning crew had found the body and notified the police.

Cause of death has not yet been released, but information from the Lakewood Police states there was trauma to the victim’s body.

Detectives also believe Miller’s car was taken from the crime scene. The black 2012 Honda Accord has been recovered from a north Denver location. The car has been impounded and will be processed for any evidence that there may be in the car.

Theft committed in same buildingPolice are investigating a second crime

that happened at 445 Union Blvd., in a dif-ferent office suite, on March 5, though po-lice currently do not believe it is related to the homicide of Miller. The police are seek-ing help in finding the suspect to confirm that there is no connection.

A wallet was stolen out of an office, and credit cards from that wallet were used a several different locations.

Video footage from those locations show a white male in his 20s wearing blue jeans, a dark shirt, and a burgundy coat with dark sleeves, using some of the credit cards. The video also shows the suspect using a four-door sedan, similar to a late ‘90s or early

2000 Toyota Camry. Anyone who feels they may have information that would assist the police in their investigations should call Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867. There may be a $2,000 reward.

Building owners respondDovetail solutions, the 445 Union Blvd.

building owners, released a statement on March 8, in response to Miller’s homicide.

“On behalf of the owners of this build-ing, we want to tell the family and friends of Claudia Miller that our thoughts and prayers are with them. Claudia was a well-respected lawyer who was beloved by all who knew her.

We take the safety and security of our tenants very seriously, and our property has a long track record of being a safe facility. We learned today there has been a person arrested in connection with this case. We are cooperating fully with law enforcement and will provide whatever information they need at a moment’s notice.

As well, we would like to thank the Lake-wood community for the support it has shown during this difficult time.”

Je�co schools alter district boundariesBy Glenn [email protected]

By 3-2 vote, the Jefferson County School District’s Board of Education changed district lines. Board mem-bers Laura Boggs and Paula Noonan voted against the redistricting, saying they did not approve with how the new lines bisected some school articula-tion areas.

The vote came during the board’s March 7 meeting, and alters the board district lines that were established in 2003.

State law requires school districts to update district lines at least every four years.

The state statute reads: Director districts shall be contiguous, compact, and as nearly equal in population as possible.

Board members are elected by all members of the school district, but represent a specific section of the dis-trict.

The version of the new boundar-ies was reviewed at the board’s Feb. 28 meeting.

Among the larger changes, District 5 now extends west to take in Morrison in exchange for more of Littleton to go to District 2, along the western side of C-470. District 3 also gained the Pleas-ant View and Denver West neighbor-hoods near Golden.

In the new population distribution, District 5 would have the least popu-lation,105,656; while the smallest geo-graphic district, District 4, would rep-resent the most people, 109,434.

New districtsDistrict One: Treasurer Robin John-

son, representing Westminster and Broomfield.

District Two: Second Vice President Laura Boggs, representing Evergreen and Conifer.

District Three: Secretary Jill Fell-man, representing Arvada and Wheat Ridge.

District Four: Board President Les-ley Dahlkemper, representing Lake-wood.

District Five: First Vice President Paula Noonan representing the Mor-rison and Littleton area. Population of 105,656.

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Young people get inside lookHere’s an understatement for ya: I was a

bad kid in school.Seriously.I was such a fixture in the principal’s of-

fice that the staff just assumed I came with the furniture.

And the closest I ever came to the honor roll was when I stood next to a smart kid in the restroom.

Doing productive stuff outside of class wasn’t exactly my thing. But as I got older I developed a great appreciation and respect for kids doing positive — and very cool — things that I didn’t have the stomach for back in the day.

That’s exactly what members of Youth Leadership of Jefferson County are up to. The Lakewood-based organization allows youths the ability to interact with commu-nity leaders and institutions, in an effort to explore educational and career opportuni-ties.

YLJC participants visited the Capitol on March 6, and were recognized on the floor of the House of Representatives by Jefferson County lawmakers.

“I just think this is a great way to plant the seeds for people to become our future community leaders,” said Rep. Brittany Pet-tersen, D-Lakewood.

If you wonder whether the students felt intimidated by the legislative process, don’t. In fact, it was the opposite. Marcus Vesely, a student at D’Evelyn High School, said he was surprised at how loose the environment was on the House floor, with chatty lawmak-ers carrying on while legislative business was being attended to.

“I’m not sure what to make of the whole lawmaking thing just yet,” he said. “It was a lot more informal that I thought it would be.”

Rep. Max Tyler, D-Golden, said there’s actually a method to lawmakers’ madness.

“A lot of what you see when people are talking like that is how a lot of our work is done,” he said.

And Pettersen said the banter and in-teraction that goes on in the Capitol is “not much different than high school.”

Yeah, but with a lot more bullying going

on, I’d imagine.

Something in the blareI can still hear the horns honking.It’s been more than a week since testimo-

ny took place inside the Capitol on several gun-control bills.

Yet, the horns are still maddeningly go-ing off in my head like I’m a character in an Edgar Allan Poe story. In case you missed it, vehicles made circles around the Capitol on March while testimony was taking place under the gold dome, with drivers who op-posed the gun bills blaring horns for hours on end.

Poor Holly Brooks. She’s the owner of Denver’s Capitol Hill Books, located on the corner of Colfax Avenue and Grant Street, across the street from the Capitol.

“It was unbearable,” Brooks said. “The cacophony ...”

Brooks said the noise was non-stop, starting from about 9 a.m., and was “just as fierce” as she was leaving the shop at 6:30 that night.

“It completely ruined business,” she said. “We had a tourist come by and say, `Is it always like this?’ We almost closed early.”

Colleen Priebe, the manager of Hotel Newhouse, 1470 Grant St., didn’t mind the noise as much as Brooks did.

“I just look at it this way,” she said. “It’s democracy in action, regardless of who you agree with. Besides, we’ve been testing the fire alarm system, so there was more noise in here than was out there.”

Kevin Park works at Five Star Cleaners at 1364 Grant St. The Korean-born Park spoke through broken English as he tried to put into words his dismay over the noise.

“I’m not sure what they want to do,” he said. “If people don’t like the law, they should do it in the building. But to honk in front of the store ... I could not open the door.”

Could’ve been worse, I suppose. They could’ve been firing guns.

Quote of the week“Bring it on, I guess.” — Rep. Carole

Murray, R-Castle Rock, when asked about whether her recent vote in favor of moving a civil unions bill out of committee could lead to a primary challenge next year.

Murray made headlines on March 1 when she became only the second Republi-can legislator to vote in favor of civil unions. Sen. Ellen Roberts of Durango was the other. Murray, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, gave an emotional, and often tear-filled, speech after a hearing on the bill.

“It’s not for me to judge others, but to leave that up to God,” she said. “While on Earth, Jesus asked us to love one another. In this spirit, I’ll be a yes vote on this bill.”

Murray’s House district is a conserva-tive one, to say the least. And it’s too soon to tell whether her vote will lead to another Republican running against Murray — who has a very conservative voting record.

But, as a reporter with no dog in this

fight, her emotional statement, which came late in the evening, at the end of a very long hearing, was worth waiting for.

Tweet of the week“He did last year, and I’m still here.” —

Sen. Jessie Ulibarri, D-Commerce City. Uli-barri’s tweet was in response to a threat of political retribution made by Rocky Moun-tain Gun Owners Executive Director Dudley Brown on March 4.

Brown was testifying on a gun bill before the Senate Judiciary Committee, which Ulibarri sits on, when he was asked by the Commerce City Democrat whether his group had contributed to any members of the committee. Brown responded by saying, “Yes, senator. And we’re gonna give money to your opponents, too.”

It’s not every day that you hear someone threaten a lawmaker in front of his face — especially in the middle of a public hearing. Depending on your view of politics, it either was political theater at its best — or at its worst.

Vic Vela covers the Legislature for Colorado Community Media. He can be reached at [email protected]. Follow Vic’s legislative stories and updates on Twitter: @VicVela1.

INSIDE THE SENTINEL THIS WEEK

Sports: D’Evelyn girls advance in state hoops �nals.6

Life: “The Pitmen Painters” to show at Miners Alley Playhouse. Page 21

History: The �nal part in a look at the past 50 years in Je�erson County. Page 7

Opinion: Columnist Michael Alcorn taps the skill to �nd a reasonable perspective on life’s events. Page 8

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12 topics: Series takes a look at post-traumatic stress disorder. Page 19

Feature: Beautiful Junk Sale set for March 15. Page 4

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Report pans Je� erson Parkway Sierra Club names link one of the 50 worst projects in U.S. By Glenn Wallace [email protected]

The Sierra Club took a dim view of the proposed Jefferson Parkway as part of the group’s 2012 report: Smart Choices, Less Traffi c: 50 Best and Worst Transportation Projects in the United States.

Featured on the “worst” side was the Jefferson Parkway — a proposed 10-mile, fourlane tollway to run from Superior to State Highway 93. Bill Roettker, the Sierra Club Rocky Mountain Chapter transporta-tion specialist, said the parkway was nomi-nated because it did not meet most of the design standards that the environmental group supports. The plans include no pe-destrian or bicycle options, for example.

Roettker said another mark against the parkway is that its location seems to en-courage suburban sprawl development.

“On top of that, of course, what makes the Jefferson Parkway particularly trouble-some is that it cuts a 300-foot wide section along the eastern edge of the old Rocky Flats land, where it will be churning up a lot of dirt,” Roettker said.

The Rocky Flats site was used for Cold War-era nuclear weapon production. The site was contaminated with radioactive ma-terial. After it closed, the site was cleaned up and contaminated buildings were removed, a process that concluded in 2005.

“I’m kind of curious what project the Si-erra Club is really criticizing,” said Bill Ray, the interim executive director of the Jeffer-son Parkway Public Highway Authority (JP-PHA), the coalition board that has overseen the parkway plan.

Ray said the parkway plan is estimated to cost $204 million, not the $814 million listed in the Sierra Club report. He also said that claims of inducing sprawl were unfair: The project is bordered by protected open space for roughly two-thirds of its length.

“And the No. 1 inducer to more traffi c is population growth,” Ray said, citing an es-timated 2 million additional Colorado resi-dents in the next 20 years. “If people think (Highway) 93 is bad now, wait until then.”

While not yet included in the plans, Ray said the JPPHA intends to include pedestri-an and bike transit options for the parkway.

As for the issue of disturbed soils threat-ening the public, Ray said nearly every study done on the parkway transit corridor have revealed no human radioactive con-tamination.

“The authority is on the record that we will conduct whatever monitoring or test-ing that might be required,” Ray said.

Nonetheless Roettker said even if the parkway is built, the vision of a Denver met-ro area 470 beltway would not be complete. Miles on either end of the Jefferson Parkway would remain to be planned and built, re-sulting in traffi c impacts for the communi-ties of Broomfi eld and Golden.

“I don’t see any saving grace to it really,” Roettker said.

Signs near the intersection of 96th Avenue and Indiana Street mark where the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge and the proposed 10-mile toll road Je� erson Parkway will meet. The Sierra Club released a report earlier this month, criticizing the parkway as one of the 50 worst transportation projects in the country. Photo by Glenn Wallace

A road to the past Historical society hosts essay contest By Clarke Reader [email protected]

Keeping Lakewood’s history alive is one of the key missions of the Lakewood His-torical Society, and it is hosting an essay contest to get others to contribute.

There is a youth — 19 and younger — and adult category, and the deadline for essay submissions is May 15. The second-place winners in both categories will re-ceive a $200 prize, and the fi rst-place win-ners will receive a $300 prize.

The essays may not be longer than 3,000 words.

This is the second year the society will host the contest, and president Marian Metsopoulos hopes the number of entries increases this year.

“This is one way we can unearth the his-tory of Lakewood without too much trou-ble,” Metsopoulos said. “All essays submit-ted, even if they’re not the award-winning ones, will still share new information.”

As long as the topic is related to Lake-wood, Metsopoulos said there really is no end to the subjects that can be written about. Families like the Addenbrookes, Kendricks and Everetts would make good subjects, she said, as would famous loca-tions like White Fence Farm, the Isaac Solo-mon Synagogue and Hospice of St. John.

Ward 2 councilman Scott Koop has been working on some outreach to encourage more people to participate, and has been speaking with business organizations, li-brarians and is looking to get the word to schools as well.

“There’s so much history that hasn’t been recorded, so this is very important,” he said. “So many people have history that no one else knows, and we don’t want to lose those stories.”

Koop said that for those who think writ-ing the essay may seem daunting, turning it into a group project could make it more fun. Families or offi ces could work together to write the essay.

“Just think of the history you could be passing to everyone in Lakewood,” he said.

Metsopoulos said that any essays sub-mitted will have benefi t for future genera-tions.

“Last year we had eight submissions and we’re hoping for more this year,” she said. “But even if we only get four or fi ve, that’s four or fi ve more than we had before.”

For more information or an entry form, call 303-233-3050 or visit www.historical-lakewood.org.

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WHAT: Lakewood Historical Society essay contest

WHEN: Essays due May 15

INFORMATION: 303-233-3050, www.historical-

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HAVE A STORY IDEA? Email your ideas to Lakewood Community Editor Clarke

Reader at [email protected] or call him at 303-566-4133.


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Diamonds in the rough Beautiful Junk Sale helps support Action Center By Clarke Reader [email protected]

The giving spirit isn’t just limited to the holidays, and the Jefferson County Action Center is raising funds to ben-efi t its clients year-round with its bi-annual Beautiful Junk Sale.

This year the spring sale will be Fri-day and Saturday, March 22 and 23 at the Jefferson County Fairground’s Ex-hibit Hall, 15200 W. 6th Ave. in Golden. On Friday the sale will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Cost of entry is $3 for everyone 16 and older, with a $1 discount for any who bring two or more nonperishable food items.

The Action Center is a nonprofi t that serves Jefferson County’s home-less and low-income families, helping them with basic needs and fi nding a way to self-suffi ciency.

Mag Strittmatter, executive direc-tor of the center, said that the items on sale are those that have been donated since the fall sale in October, and were in great quantity or items that weren’t appropriate for clients.

“All of the proceeds go right back to the center, which helps us with all the programs we do,” she said. “Whatever people are looking for, there’s a good chance they’ll fi nd it here.”

During the sale there will be 10,500 square feet of jewelry, collectibles, vin-tage and household items, and Stritt-matter said more than 2,000 shoppers will visit the sale during the two days.

“We get people who come from all over the region — Fort Collins, Steam-bot and even Wyoming,” she said. “It’s almost like a rite of passage for spring.”

Glenda Emmrie has been vol-unteering with the center for about seven years, and during the Beautiful Junk Sale manages the CDs, DVDs and books area.

“I really like to focus on getting

children interested in reading,” she said. “The look on the children’s face when they get a book they love is won-derful. A book is a present that you can open over and over.”

All kinds of people and community groups — like high school organiza-tions and scout troops — volunteer to

make the sale a success, and Emmrie said her favorite part about working the sale is interacting with everyone.

Strittmatter said the best part are the bargains and how the event in-creases awareness of the work the center does.

“It’s a great way to introduce shop-pers to the Action Center,” she said. “Having all the shopping is fun, but letting them know it’s helping the community is even better.”

For more information about the Beautiful Junk Sale, call 303-237-7704 or visit www.theactioncenterco.org.

Shoppers � ll the Je� erson County Fairgrounds during last year’s Beautiful Junk Sale. The Action Center said that more than 2,000 shoppers will stop by during the sale. Photos submitted

Two shoppers � ll their cart at last year’s Beautiful Junk Sale. The sale is at the Je� erson County Fair-ground, and is one of the Action Center’s biggest events.

Welcome to the neighborhood Website o� ers connections to residents By Clarke Reader [email protected]

Nextdoor.com is giving Lakewood residents a chance to connect and share information with their neigh-bors.

The city’s partnership with Next-door is part of Mayor Bob Murphy’s Lakewood Linked idea, which is driv-en by getting the community — resi-dents, businesses and organizations — to work together in new ways.

“Nextdoor is a free, private social networking website that we thought created a great opportunities for neighborhoods,” said city public in-formation offi cer Stacie Oulton.

“Neighborhoods can launch their own sites and strengthen their com-munity.”

Oulton said that 10 neighborhoods in the city already have websites cre-ated on the site, and for residents in those neighborhoods, they just need to have their address confi rmed and they can join the pages.

There are four ways to verify an ad-dress: A postcard with unique code sent to home address; a phone call to a listed number registered to home address; a credit card billing address which matches home address; or an invitation from a previously-verifi ed neighbor.

“The city’s main focus is getting founding members in other neighbor-hoods to start up pages for where they live,” she said. “The city really doesn’t have much input, aside from posting notices about things happening in the neighborhood like construction.”

According to Whitney Swindells, communications manager for Next-door, the site was launched in 2011 and has 8,000 neighborhood websites

in 50 states.“There are so many different social

media sites with different goals, but we saw a huge gap for places to connect with the people closest to you — your neighbors,” Swindells said. “There’s a whole variety of uses, from a lost and found to inviting people to events.”

Oulton added that residents can use the site to fi nd babysitters, rec-ommend contractors and other com-panies, or do something a simple as post about a tool that needs to be bor-rowed.

“People can also post important school information or coordinate a garage sale,” she said.

Swindells said the site is just getting started in Colorado, with Englewood and Denver and now Lakewood mak-ing use of it.

For more information, go to www.lakewood.org/neighbors or visit the site to get started at www.nextdoor.com.

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LAKEWOOD NEWS IN A HURRY Pettersen’s education bill advances

Rep. Brittany Pettersen’s bill that would help at-risk Colorado students gain access to education passed the House by a 54-11 vote on March 1.

Senate Bill 13-031 expands eligibility under the Colorado Concurrent Enrollment Act, which serves students who are between 16 and 20-years old and are at-risk or have dropped out.

The bill also expands course options for students of all ages. Students will be able to take courses at community colleges to supplement their continuing work towards a diploma or GED.

Edge Theater seeks tech positions for ‘Race’

The Edge Theater has an im-mediate need for a board opera-tor and stage manager for “Race,” which opens on March 15.

This is the fi rst production at the theater’s new location at 1560 Teller St. Anyone interested should call 720-233-1270.

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Proposed Crown Hill changes draw crowd Options to local favorite discussed By Clarke Reader [email protected]

About 200 Lakewood and Wheat Ridge residents — some wearing stickers that read “Crown Hill Open Space Forever” — considered pro-posed changes to Crown Hill Park during a meeting conducted by Jef-ferson County Open Space.

The meeting was Monday at the Wheat Ridge Active Adult Center.

The 242-acre park, between Lakewood and Wheat Ridge in un-incorporated Jefferson County, has been slated for some updates, in-cluding adding a pergola-seasonal shade area, new fi tness stations and three nature play areas for chil-dren that have sparked a passionate community response to keeping the park as is.

“No decisions are going to be made tonight,” said Tom Hoby, di-rector of Jefferson County Parks and Open Space. “What we want to do is provide some clarity on informa-tion and receive more feedback on the decision making process.”

Attendees gathered in small groups of six to 10 people and dis-cussed some of the key questions about the park, particularly about the proposed shade area and the

construction of the nature play ar-eas.

Susan Watkins, of KezziahWat-kins project consultation and stra-tegic planning, ran the meeting, which was largely devoted to the small groups examining the issues and sharing their opinions on the proposed changes.

As the groups worked, discus-sions could be heard on a variety of topics, from how the changes would affect the park’s wildlife, the lack of available parking to preserving the land for future generations.

Most groups agreed that creating a covered shade area would inter-fere with the nature of the park and some of the views it offered, and several suggested that tress should be planted instead, which would in time create a natural shade source.

Similarly, the majority of resi-dents were opposed to construct-ing nature play areas for children, citing the fact that the construction and noise made by children could disturb local wildlife, as well as the fact that the park should serve as more of an open space than a rec-reation center.

There are other parks very close to Crown Hill that have children play areas, and the residents said those should be used, thus maint-ing Crown Hill’s more wild atmo-sphere.

“We want to preserve Crown Hill

as it is. It should be maintained, not expanded and new structures would certainly do that,” said resi-dent Kan Mann. “We don’t want to change the atmosphere of the park, because it is beautiful as is.”

After the meeting, all the input will be collected and examined. There is also an online survey that can be taken until March 21.

There will be another meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, where all the results of Monday’s meeting and the internet survey will be discussed, and any other changes debated.

For more information on the project, visit www.co.jefferson.co.us/openspace/openspace_T56_R7.htm.

Je� erson County Open Space has put construction at Crown Hill Park, 9307 W. 26th Ave., on hold until it receives more public input on what should happen at the park. The park, which is a more natural park, was originally slated to receive a shade area, new fresh air � tness stations and “Nature Place” natural play areas for children. Photo by Sara VanCleve

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JEFFCO NEWS IN A HURRYJail death under investigation

An adult male was found hanging in his cell at the Jefferson County Deten-tion Facility on the eve-ning of March 7. A deputy found the man during a walk-through check of the module where the inmate was being held. Sheriff’s deputies immediately began administering CPR and called for additional medical assistance into the module. The male was pronounced dead on scene at 10:46 p.m.

The 24-year-old man was a Department of Cor-rections prisoner who had arrived at the Jefferson County jail earlier in the day for a court proceeding. The identity of the inmate is being withheld until next of kin have been notified.

The death is currently under investigation by the Sheriff’s Office, which reports that indications are that the male died of an apparent suicide. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office will determine the exact cause and manner of death at the completion of their investigation.

Salazar literacy grant announced

Jefferson Foundation has announced the launch of the Salazar Literacy Initia-tive, a competitive grant opportunity for Jefferson County public schools. The initiative will provide $50,000 annually for local schools to fund programs and projects that help close literacy gaps in reading and writing between different groups of students.

Applications for the grants and more informa-tion are available at www.jeffersonfoundation.org.

Trail stewardship recruitmentJeffco Parks employs

county teenagers every summer to maintain and build trails, while develop-ing a stewardship ethic.

The Trail Stewardship Team (TST) is open to eligible youths ages 14-18.

Successful applicants must be a Jefferson County resident in good health with reliable transportation and a positive attitude. All appli-cations must be submitted by March 31.

The 2013 program will run from June 17 until Aug. 1, and work is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Wages are $7.78 an hour.

In 2012, the TST was integral to trail construction at North Table Mountain Park, Elk Meadow Park, South Valley Park, Apex Park, White Ranch Park and Centennial Cone Park. The beautiful foothills settings and team camaraderie make the physically de-manding work fun, enjoy-able and rewarding.

Qualified applicants will be entered in a random selection lottery will take place at 11 a.m. Friday, April 5. Teens can apply for the Trail Stewardship Team online at jeffco.us/parks until March 31. For more information, please call the program hotline at 303-271-5965.

Wastewater regsThe public is invited to

review and comment on proposed revisions to the county’s Zoning and Land Development regulations, related to water and waste-water.

There are two ways to get involved. The first is to attend the public hear-ings. The Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on proposed changes at their March 19 meeting, held at the Jeffer-son County Administration and Courts Building, 100 Jefferson County Parkway at 8 a.m. Public testimony is welcome.

County residents may also go to the main Plan-ning & Zoning page, www.jeffco.us/planning, and then following the link in the “revised regulations.”

Comments may be e-mailed to Patrick O’Connell ([email protected]) or Roy Laws ([email protected]).

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Lawmakers’ bill eases acquisition of public recordsSta� Report

Gov. John Hickenlooper has signed into law a bill that attempts to make public records easier to acquire. House Bill 1041 requires government agencies in Colorado to email, fax or send by traditional mail records that a person does not want to inspect at the records custodian’s office.

The bill, signed by the gover-nor March 8, allows for an agency

to charge for postage if records are mailed but states that no trans-mission fees shall apply if they are emailed.

It also permits fees to be assessed for making paper copies of records and for time spent researching and collecting the information, as already allowed under state law.

Critics of the legislation contend it will only make it more difficult to obtain records by allowing govern-ment agencies’ custodians to charge

exorbitant fees. The bill has also drawn fire for

stating that records will not be deliv-ered until fees are collected.

The Colorado Press Association supports the legislation, saying that while it’s not perfect, it is a positive change.

“There’s much work to be done with clarification of CORA (Colorado Open Records Act) and fees, but this is a great first step,” a statement on the CPA’s Facebook page says.

How to �le a Colorado records requestSta� Report

Colorado law has placed power-ful tools in the hands of citizens who want to know what is being done with their tax dollars and in their names: the Colorado Open Records Act and the Colorado Criminal Justice Records Act.

The ability to “CORA” for public records is commonly done by journal-ists, but the so-called “sunshine” laws can be used by anyone, and they em-power people equally.

While there are records that can re-main sealed, and while copying costs and “reasonable fees” can be charged, the range of records covered by the law is broad.

Filing a Colorado records request is straightforward. Determine the iden-tity of the “custodian of records” for the information you are seeking, along with that person’s mailing address or email address.

That is the person responsible for maintaining and keeping the records, or any person having personal custo-dy and control of the records.

In the request, list which records law is being cited, and describe the re-cords that are being requested.

Be reasonably specific in the de-scription of the records, but also de-scribe them broadly enough to make sure the request includes all records that could hold the information.

Ask the recipient of the request for

notification if he or she is not the re-cords custodian, and for the identity of the person who has custody or con-trol of the records.

Ask for the records within three working days, although extenuating circumstances provide for up to seven days. Include a sentence requesting a written explanation, including the ci-tation of a law or regulation, if the ac-cess is denied.

Make sure the requester’s name and contact information are included, and it’s ready to go.

For a well-written guidebook to Colorado’s open-records laws, go online to coloradopressassociation.com and enter “sunshine laws” in the search bar.

Father killer gets lifeDavid Paul Arledge sentenced to life without paroleSta� Report

Convicted killer David Paul Arledge, 34, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of pa-role for the murder of his father, Floyd Carl Arledge II, in his Arvada home in 2010.

David Arledge was found guilty of first-degree murder by a Jefferson County jury on Feb. 7.

The Arledges had lived together at a Depew Street residence.

Following a dispute, David Arledge moved out, only to later return to

the house and shoot and kill his father. Af-ter killing his father, David Arledge left Arvada and drove to Salida. Two days later he turned himself into Thornton police.

“We are pleased with the outcome of this case and hope it brings some sense of justice to the family of Floyd Arledge II,” District Attorney Peter Weir said in a state-ment.

“The Arvada Police Department did an excellent job with this investi-gation,” Weir added.

The Jefferson County District Attor-ney’s office reports that David Arledge requested to waive his appearance at the sentencing since he knew he

would be given a life sentence.Prosecutors argued that under the

Victims’ Rights Act, the family of the victim had a right to be heard, which would be diminished by Arledge’s ab-sence. District Judge Chris Bachmeyer ruled in favor of the prosecutors, and denied Arledge’s request to not ap-pear.

During the investigation, Arvada police contacted David Arledge’s brother, Floyd Arledge III, who pro-vided them with blatantly false infor-mation.

The brother was later arrested and charged with being an accessory to murder.

He was found guilty by a jury in 2011, and sentenced to three years in-tensive supervision probation and 90 days in jail.

Laham receives 16 years for child deathSta� Report

Adam Dean Laham, 25, was sen-tenced to 16 years in prison for negli-gent child abuse causing the death of 5-year-old Rolyn Javier.

Javier was accidentally shot to death by a sibling who was playing with Laham’s gun.

Laham, a Wichita, Kan., resident was visiting friends at 1614 Iris St., in Lakewood in December 2011.

The friends had three children —

ages 3, 5 and 6.Laham was sleeping in the chil-

dren’s room while he was visiting, and left his Kel-Tech semiau-tomatic handgun on a box he was using as a nightstand.

On Dec. 23, La-ham and several other adults were in the liv-ing room and the chil-

dren went to play in their room, and

one of the children picked up the gun and accidentally shot their brother.

According to information provided by the Office of Pete Weir, District At-torney, police found numerous guns inside the apartment. They were all loaded, with a round in the chamber.

Laham pleaded guilty on Nov. 8, 2012, to negligent child abuse causing death. While he was on bond waiting to be sentenced in this case he was arrested three times on drug and gun charges in Kansas and Arkansas.

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EDITOR’S NOTECCM marks Sunshine Week

Since 2005, Sunshine Week has been observed to highlight the importance of open government. It’s about the right we all enjoy to have access to public records. It’s about the role we all play in holding our government agencies accountable to those they serve.

Launched by the American Society of News Editors, the initiative is timed to coincide with the birthday of the “Father of the Constitution,” James Madison, on March 16. Sunshine Week 2013 began on March 10, and Colorado Community Media is marking the week by bringing you some insight into how you can obtain public records.

Together, we can all work toward greater transparency in our federal, state and local governments.

NEWS IN A HURRYBe in the know

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bly is in session, online and on television.

Bills and actions can be tracked through the General Assembly’s website at www.leg.state.co.us.

Live and archived video and audio coverage of the General Assembly is available in streaming format at www.colorado channel.net.

Video coverage of the General Assembly also is available to Com-cast cable subscribers on Channel 165.

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Bridges, schools built, Colorado Mills opens By Rick Gardner

At the dawn of the 21st cen-tury, Jefferson County achieved something its founders undoubtedly

dreamed of — becoming the most populous county in Colorado.

About 527,050 citizens lived in Jef-fco, with many newcomers living in the growing subdivisions of Arvada, Westminster and south Jeffco.

Many new places were constructed across Jefferson County to greet the turn of the millennium.

Recreation had a big start out of the gate with the Apex Center in Ar-vada and the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center in 2000, the latter designed to mirror the landmark historic barn in front of it.

Landmark bridges once again be-gan to defi ne the Jeffco landscape, starting with Golden’s Washington Avenue Bridge across Clear Creek in 2004, and over Highway 58 in 2008.

More innocuously Jeffco’s fi rst new power plant in many years was built by Xcel Energy, tucked away in 2002 in the vicinity of Leyden, which once fueled power across the region. Also tucked away was the Red Rocks Visi-tors Center, placed in 2003 beneath its upper landing.

Not far away along C-470 another new landmark very much announced itself when the picturesque little Vine-yard Chapel rose on a prominence at Coal Mine Avenue in 2003.

New schools also rose across Jeffco, including Ralston Valley High School (2000), D’Evelyn Junior/Senior High School (2001), and the fourth incar-nation of its fi rst high school, Golden High (2007).

In 2002, the Colorado Mills mall, built by the Mills Corporation owning a chain of malls across the country, opened at 14500 W. Colfax Ave. where a mall had been envisioned since the Wide Acres Mall of the 1960s.

Totaling 1,100,000 square feet, it features 91 stores with 10 acres lin-ing its oval racetrack layout and Jef-fco’s fi rst art deco styled movie theater since 1948.

Nearby at Colfax and 6th, upon land fi rst claimed during the gold rush by future famed railcar industrialist George Pullman, the fi rst Jack In The Box of the chain’s return to Colorado was built in 2007.

One of its prior locations at 490 Wadsworth Boulevard was a 1969 store that had since become Einstein Bros. bagels, one of the Boston Chick-en chains that made Denver West its headquarters during the 1990s.

Tower battle atop LookoutIn Golden the Fossil Trace Golf

Course opened in July 2003, designed by Jim Engh and named after remark-able fi nds of dinosaur and plant fos-sils at its western edge. In 2001 Lake-wood Commons was built by Opus Group, featuring a new Lakewood City Hall, Cultural Arts Center, stores, townhomes, and the Belmar Library uniquely shaped like an open book. Across Wadsworth almost all of Villa Italia was torn down, making way for Belmar, built by Continuum Partners.

Opening its fi rst phase in 2004, it was a 103-acre, 22-block urban neighborhood featuring stores, res-taurants, offi ces, parks, residenc-es, an ice skating rink and more.Much new development took place along Colfax, where once the sign of Davies’ Chuck Wagon Grill was threat-ened now embraced neon as never before, including what may well be the world’s fi rst art deco Walmart, built at 7455 W. Colfax in 2004, as well as the nearby Home Depot and Clock Tower Plaza in 2006.

In 2009, the Solterra development of picturesque Tuscan-styled homes by Design Studios West on the south-west slopes of Green Mountain took shape, bringing the Parade of Homes back to Jeffco for the fi rst time since homes on the northeast slope of the same mountain were featured in the 1960s.

On the 10th anniversary of the school shootings the Columbine Me-morial was dedicated, recognized by an Honor Award by the Colorado Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.

A pitched battle erupted over Lake Cedar Group replacing the Channel 7, Channel 9 and Channel 4 towers atop Lookout Mountain with a new digital tower for the three, prompting great outcry over health concerns among canyon area and Golden residents while a federal mandate to switch to digital broadcasting loomed. After much fi ghting the United States Con-gress passed a law to favor the Lake Cedar Group.

The Channel 4 tower, which from 1955 to June 1, 2010, stood as the tall-est structure in Jeffco history at 834 feet, along with the others went down, leaving the original Channel 2 tower, built in 1952 as the fi rst television broadcast mast in Colorado, as the sole remaining pioneer there.

In 2003, the last transaction was made to preserve North Table Moun-tain as open space and it was soon opened to the public. Plans to com-plete the 470 loop through the north-west corridor revived as well as pro-

posals for development along the corridor, pitting Golden and others against Arvada and its allies, a battle which continues to this day.

Coors merger, expansionThe Coors industries had

grown to become international gi-ants, with Coors Brewing acquir-ing United Kingdom-based Bass Brewery in 2002, merging with Canada-based Molson to become Molson Coors Brewing Company on Feb. 9, 2005, and combining United States operations with SABMiller to form MillerCoors on June 30, 2008. After 125 years Coors was once again an equal partnership, sharing with the even more historic Molson fam-ily whose brewing roots date to John Molson in Montreal in 1786, and also with Miller whose operations began with Frederick Miller in Milwaukee in 1855.

Respect for their elders was why the Golden-based brewers, who be-gan in 1873 with Adolph Coors and Jacob Schueler, decided for the others place their names fi rst.

In 2000, the Coors porcelain com-pany, began by John J. Herold in 1910, became a fully independent compa-ny, CoorsTek, now led by the fourth generation of the Coors family. Better known globally than even the beer, its operations now spanned the world, with plants and subsidiaries manu-facturing porcelain and more across four continents.

They began the 21st century with the Coors family’s unique homecom-ing to Korea, where CoorsTek Korea, founded on Dec. 17, 1999, expand-ed in Gumi City to serve Asian and American customers with operations in Asia. Korea historically was the fi rst international Coors market, where Coors beer was fi rst sold in Chemul-po, now Incheon, in 1908, making Co-ors the fi rst Colorado brewer to ship internationally.

The Coors family’s unique relation-ship with Korea began when Adolph’s daughter Augusta married Herbert E. Collbran, a Colorado School of Mines graduate and son of Henry Collbran, the transportation advisor to the throne. The Collbrans were prominent in developing and modernizing Korea through railroads, streetcars, mining, telephone, water and electricity, with Adolph himself investing in the Kap-san copper mine and the Suan gold mines where Herbert worked.

Out of this worldThe world not being enough for

This photo shows 13th Street in downtown Golden from the blizzard of 2003. At far left is the structurally damaged Quaintance Block. The only outward hint of this is the sag in the snow atop its cornice, caused by the sudden drop in the roof level behind it. The storm dumped 50.5 inches on Golden. Photos courtesy of Richard Gardner

History continues on Page 10

8 Lakewood Sentinel March 14, 20138-OPINION

OPINIONS / YOURS AND OURS

Adults need to grow up too I like taking pictures. One thing I love

about experiencing life through the lens of a camera is that it helps you develop a sense of perspective.

With the camera, that’s the ability to focus on a small detail, then step back and look at how it fi ts into the big picture, and constantly trying to strike a balance. And I think understanding that balance is the essence of the artistry of the great photog-raphers.Perspective is no less important in life, also. Being able to see small events and put them into the context of the bigger patterns of life is crucial to understanding the world we live in.

That’s why our youth are so dramatic — every event in life, every ballgame, every breakup, is the most important thing that’s ever happened. Of course, those of us with a little more life experience can see the perspective of a life that’s much longer, and

we see these events as the bumps in the road that they are; young people only have the perspective of, basically, yesterday and today. But it’s really sad when us “mature” people are unable to fi nd a reasonable perspective on life’s events.

In the face of big events, to quote Gen. Michael Honore, we get stuck on stupid. Consider:

— a second-grader in Maryland was suspended last week for chewing his pop

tart into the shape of a gun. The school im-mediately brought in counselors to assist students who were traumatized.

— three high school students in Florida wrestled a gun away from another student who pointed it at the head of another kid on the bus. Did they get a parade? A com-mendation from the city council? No, they got suspended—for being involved in an incident with a weapon.

— closer to home, a 7-year old Loveland boy was suspended last month for pretend throwing an imaginary grenade on the playground in an apparently futile attempt to save the world from evil.

And this is just the really stupid stuff I can pull up off the top of my head — Heav-en forbid I start talking about the lunacy of my state senator telling a rape victim that there’s no chance she would have been better off with a gun, or our state senate

passing gun and crime bills opposed by all 61 county sheriffs in Colorado.

The problem with adults getting stuck on stupid is that our children — who, amazingly enough, actually notice when we’re being stupid — then have carte blanche to dismiss us when we encourage them to grow up. After all, what’s the point of growing up and developing a sense of perspective when the adults around you clearly can’t manage that, either?

Our children deserve better from us. We have serious problems, and people who can’t see the panorama need to get off the stage.

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

Delivering results, exceeding expectations

In some of my correspondence with our readers I fi nd myself engaged in meaning-ful discussions around philosophy or belief systems, strategic thinking or planning, and tactical action items and execution of plans and strategies.

When we are pursuing our goals and objectives our ultimate desire is to see results and meet or even exceed expecta-tions.

In order to do so, however, we have to make sure that we are in alignment in all three areas; our belief systems must sup-port the reason behind our goal; once we have defi ned our goal and its relation to our core beliefs we should develop a strat-egy or plan; and fi nally we must act, take action, execute and get after it.

Many people I speak with really do a great job of talking about their goals, and why they want to achieve them.

They get so focused on their philo-sophical approach to life, and maybe, just maybe, even like talking about their beliefs and philosophies a little too much. They mask their willingness to actually do some-thing or take the next steps with pontifi ca-tion about their point of view.

Our belief system should drive our plans and tactical approach, they should be seen as our foundation and launching pad, not a barrier or the end point in the pursuit of our objectives.

I keep a copy of my core values and beliefs in a very visible place in my offi ce, in my notebook, and even in my car.

By now they have been ingrained in my head and my heart, and yet I still fi nd it helpful to have them in plain sight so that when I am making plans and discussing strategies I am reminded of what is truly important in my life.

The other added bonus of keeping them visual is that others see them too. And when they know where I stand on certain issues in life, they know that anything we

co-create and any strategic plans we co-develop must be tied to my values and my beliefs.

We must be willing to execute and take action. So many people I have coached have come to me with their vision, their mission, their values, their business plan or life plan and they are stuck, frozen in time, and suffer from a lack of just taking that fi rst step. Taking action is important, but it must be congruent with our strategy and values, or we will wind up doing the wrong kind of work or even worse, doing work that is counterproductive to our goal.

So you see, when it comes to delivering results and exceeding expectations it is not just about being philosophically aligned to our belief systems; coming up with the best strategy or plan; or taking action.

If we are truly going to achieve our desired results and outperform expected outcomes, we must be complete, we must have all three elements.

Please keep the emails coming and let me know if your beliefs, strategies, and tactical approach are all in alignment. You can email me at [email protected] and together let’s make this a better than good week.

Michael Norton, a resident of Highlands Ranch, is the former president of the Zig Ziglar organization and CEO and founder of www.candogo.com.

How about spring? We asked people outside of Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers at 7745 N. Wadsworth

Blvd. what is their favorite part of spring.

Seeing all the � owers – the tulips and da� odills. I love walking around my neighborhood, and there’s one garden that always inspires me.

- Mary Bohn, Arvada

Sunshine and being outside, and being able to prune my fruit trees.

- Katie Edstrom, Arvada

Baseball.- Tony Plant, Westminster

Seeing everything greening up.

- Maryann Mah, Arvada

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Robyn Richey-PizOctober 1, 1958 ~ March 2, 2013

Robyn Richey-Piz passed away surrounded by fam-ily on March 2, 2013. She was born on October 1, 1958 in Denver and graduated from Lakewood High School and Colorado College. Robyn was a thoughtful, spiritual soul with a clever wit and a warm heart. She lived life bravely. She cherished her time with her border collies, her horse, her friends, and her family. She was a talented equestrian and a gifted and profound writer. Robyn is survived by her devoted parents, Jim and Betty Richey, her sisters Kathy (Kassie) Vaughan and Nancy

Polumbus, her brother Je� Richey, and many other lov-ing family members.

A Celebration of Robyn’s Life was held on Monday, March 11 at Cherokee Ranch & Castle, 6113 North Daniels Park Road, Sedalia, CO 80135.

In lieu of �owers, the family requested that donations be made in Robyn’s name to the National Kidney Foundation, www.kidney.org/donate, 30 E. 33rd Street, New York, NY 10016 or the Dumb Friends League, dd�.convio.net/goto/RememberingRobyn, 2080 S. Quebec Street, Denver, CO 80231.

YOUR VIEWSGive the money back

I just read the article about $2 mil-lion going to build more bike trails. I also just finished watching President Obama talking about how there will be military cuts, cuts in border secu-rity, people dying in the streets (that’s my exaggeration) and kids not being able to go to school because our fed-eral budget may be cut by a measly 2 percent.

If there is so much talk about financial Armageddon, they why are we spending money on bike trails? This $2 million is also 35 percent bor-rowed money, mostly from commu-nist China. I know local governments are just as greedy when the federal government wants to give them “free money”.

But this is ridiculous, the spend-ing has to stop sometime or we will go broke as a nation. We are trillions in debt and yet no one in government, local and federal, can be credited as being wise in the way we manage our money.

All they want is take, take, take. What about the country as a whole? Maybe the local government should give back the $2 million and say we

have bigger problems. But that won’t happen. It”s sad to see what our country has become.

David Albertsen Arvada

Pay attention to what’s happening at Rocky Flats

We need to take a moment out of our busy lives and take a close look at what is happening right here in Jeffer-son County at the old nuclear weap-ons plant that some of us remember as Rocky Flats.

Why are we allowing elected of-ficials to make plans for hiking trails, housing subdivisions, and a highway anywhere near a place that was once called the “most polluted piece of land in the U.S.”?

The former Rocky Flats area, which was “cleaned-up” in a manner that was far ahead of schedule and was extraordinarily under budget, where disastrous fires occurred and nor-mal incineration procedures burned radioactive plutonium and other toxic wastes in which the wind blew in every which direction on those days. Where a former director of the Jefferson County Health Department

lost his job by reporting his findings of the contamination within a 10-mile radius of the area, a place where the federal government actually raided itself to reveal the contaminated land.

What are we thinking? Or are we just burring our heads in the sand to ignore the reality here? Plutonium has a half-life of 24,000 years; we can’t see it, smell it or even detect it without special equipment, yet it will be around long after our great grandchil-dren’s children have grown.

As I run and enjoy the fresh air on the trails around Standley Lake, I seriously wonder what is in the air that I am breathing? The cleanup in 2005 did not scrub our soils clean of plutonium, why are we allowing de-velopment to stir it all up? I hope con-struction workers are being protected from plutonium dust particles that are millions of times more dangerous than naturally occurring radioactive dust particles of Uranium.

I certainly won’t be hiking near any of those proposed trails, or pay to drive on a new highway through the area.

Maureen Dooley-ElmalehArvada

County eyes mixed-use zoningBy Glenn [email protected]

Jefferson County is officially mixing it up — establishing a “mixed develop-ment” zoning designation.

Mixed-use zoning is a catch-all term to describe development that residential and commercial elements “planned as a unified complementary whole.”

That description was included as part of the county planning staff’s pro-posal to add a mixed-use zone.

“We are behind many cities and counties in Colorado on this,” Com-mission Chair Donald Rosier said.

County Planner Alan Tiefenbach presented the proposal on Feb. 6, which was accepted 3-0 by the county commissioners.

Effective immediately, develop-ers will be able to request land be designated part of a Mixed Use Zone District, for the purpose of building any project that entwines residential space with other uses.

Such developments have already been planned and built in Jefferson County, but had to go through a sepa-rate Planned Development process to reach county approval.

Tiefenbach said establishing spe-cific zoning guidelines for mixed use

projects would save time and cut con-fusion for planners and developers.

“I think this is a great tool to have in the toolbox,” District 2 Commissioner Casey Tighe said.

There would be three levels of pro-posed mixed use: limited commercial, neighborhood commercial and large scale commercial. The lowest level would accommodate the “live above the shop” kind of development.

Step two would be more fitting for shopping centers along major roads with residential units mixed in.

Large scale commercial would accommodate higher commercial square footages.

Jefferson County, its industries set their sights on Mars. Lockheed Martin built the Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Odyssey and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the fi rst two of which would hold the record for longest operating orbiting satellite outside Earth.

They also built the aeroshell enabling the Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, to reach the Red Planet on Jan. 4, 2004, from which Opportunity still operates today.

By the end of the decade the company was under contract for the Mars Science Laboratory, from which the rover Curiosity now captivates audiences worldwide.

They also began developing the next generation of American manned space-craft, the Orion capsule, which is testing today.

Also taking part in many space ven-tures was the Ball Corporation, which had relocated its headquarters to the out-skirts of Jefferson County airport in 1998.By this time Jeffco’s airport had become the fourth busiest in Colorado, serving general aviation with more than 163,000 arrivals and departures per year, ranking it in the top 1 percent nationally. 475 aircraft were based there with three runways, control tower, 126 T-Hangars, 2 Fixed-Base Opera-tors selling fuel and avionics, and mainte-nance shops.

U.S. Forest Service fi re protection air-craft staged from there, along with aircraft from the National Center for Atmospheric Research and Jeffco Sheriff’s Department.

There were three fl ight schools, char-ter services, aircraft sellers and overhaul services, and patrons could eat at the ter-minal’s Tailwinds Deli. The facility was renamed Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport on Oct. 10, 2006, emphasizing its regional appeal.

Je� co pilot perishes with Flight 93One Jefferson County pilot, Capt. Jason

Dahl of Ken Caryl Ranch, took command at the controls aboard United Airlines Flight 93 the morning of Sept. 11, 2001.

Not yet known to him and the other crew and passengers was that the United States was under attack, with terrorists of Al Qaida hijacking other planes to slam them as mis-siles into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

However, unlike the other aircraft, Flight 93 was delayed 40 minutes from taking off. At 9:28 a.m. four men commenced hijack-ing Flight 93, corralling passengers in back while storming the cockpit where Capt. Dahl and First Offi cer LeRoy Homer Jr. were.

During the struggle over the controls Dahl was twice able to shout Mayday trans-missions to the outside world. Before he was overpowered it is believed Dahl placed the airplane on autopilot and rerouted its

radio frequency so that cabin communica-tions would instead be heard by air traffi c controllers, which could cause delay and alert the outside world.

In the meantime because of the earlier ground delay passengers, calling outside for help, were alerted to the other attacks that were by then completed.

Sensing a similar fate, they voted to counterattack the hijackers and take back the plane, and the hijackers fearing they would succeed crashed the plane near Shanksville, Pa., 20 minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the intended target, the U.S. Capitol.

In America’s deadliest day since the Battle of Antietam, those of Flight 93 had successfully defended the na-tion’s capital in as real a way as soldiers had defended it during the Civil War.Today Jason Dahl is remembered with the others of Flight 93 upon the white tablets of the Wall of Names at the Flight 93 Na-tional Memorial, upon Panels S-67 and S-68 at the South Pool of the National Sep-tember 11 Memorial at the World Trade Center site, and individually by the bronze eagle memorial at Tarnarade Drive and Val-ley Parkway at Ken Caryl Ranch. He is also remembered by the Captain Jason Dahl Scholarship Fund, established Sept. 12, 2011, which provides scholarships for stu-dents wishing to attend commercial fl ight training schools in the United States.

Residents serve in military, compete in Olympics

Throughout the 2000s, Jefferson County

citizens joined many others fi ghting in Af-ghanistan, Iraq and other places around the world, against Al Qaida and others believed to threaten the United States.

Among those lost in war from Jeffer-son County include Justin McNeley of Wheat Ridge, Brandon Pearson of Arvada, Grant Wichmann of Golden and Duncan Crookston of Lakewood in Operation En-during Freedom, and Benjamin Hoffner of Wheat Ridge and Kenneth Mayne and Dimitri Muscat of Arvada, Larry Pankey of Morrison and Henry Risner of Golden in Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Colo-rado Freedom Memorial, scheduled to be dedicated on Memorial Day 2013, will remember them and all others from Colorado lost in war since the Civil War.Jeffco people had plenty to cheer about in 2002 when the Winter Olympics came to Salt Lake City.

Three Jeffco citizens including Leroy Brown, Jack Liddle and Nils Christian-sen had competed before in the Olym-pic Games, and now Jeffco’s fi rst Olympic athlete in 66 years and fi rst winter Olym-pian, J.J. Thomas, was taking on the world. Competing in a sport not yet invented the last time Jeffco athletes competed, men’s halfpipe snowboarding, Thomas won the bronze medal, becoming the second Jeffco citizen to medal in an Olympics.

Extreme weather breaks recordsJefferson County got a lot more snow

when an exceptional blizzard hit on March 18-19, 2003. In a class by itself, below only the unparalleled Great Blizzard 90 years

before, this storm dumped 74 inches near Bergen Park, 72.9 inches near Evergreen, 71.8 inches in Coal Creek Canyon, 69 inch-es near Conifer, 62.6 inches near Chatfi eld Reservoir, 58.2 inches on Lookout Moun-tain, 53.2 inches at Evergreen, 50.5 inches near Golden, 48 inches at Buffalo Creek and Pine Junction, 46.6 inches at Ken Caryl Ranch, 46 inches at Deckers, 45 inches at Genesee, 36 inches at Lakewood, 33 inches at Arvada, and 31 inches at Westminster.

Traffi c was paralyzed and people were digging out for days and buildings in the metro area collapsed under the snow. In downtown Golden, the main roof beam of the historic Quaintance Block, a veteran of the Great Blizzard of 1913, broke and a for-tunate confl uence of owners, builders and engineers worked to save its roof from im-minent collapse within 12 hours.

The beam, made of spliced wood, was originally installed with a support-ing post that enabled it to withstand 1913 but was removed in 1946, making for a 57-year time bomb that fi nally went off.More snow came in 2006 when an un-precedented double blizzard hit Jefferson County.

For over a century many double succes-sive storms had narrowly missed having one or the other punch hit Jeffco, but on Dec. 20-21 and 28-29, the odds fi nally caught up. In the fi rst storm, 34.5 inches of snow fell upon Golden and 29.5 inches in the second, and the resulting snowcover made for one of the longest lasting snowcovers in Jeffco history, after 1913-14 and likely 1858-59.More extreme weather came on June 27, 2004, when torrential rain of 3.5 to 4 inches pummeled Jefferson County.

At Massey Draw at Meadow Ranch sub-division at Deer Creek, 15 homes were damaged, and the Golden Arapahoe Gulch fl ooded, which almost completely sub-merged a home south of Sixth Street. This contrasted greatly with the beginning of the decade, where from June 12-20, 2000, the Hi Meadow Fire at the Park County bor-der destroyed 51 homes and 10,000 acres, threatening to take Pine Grove, Sphinx Park and Wandcrest Park, causing $18.5 million in damage.

On June 8-July 18, 2002, the Hayman Fire roared into Jefferson County and be-yond between the Kenosha Mountains and Pike’s Peak. The largest wildfi re in Colorado history with at the time the most structures destroyed, it took 133 homes, 466 outbuild-ings and one commercial building, 138,000 acres, and $238 million in damage.

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By Sara Van [email protected]

Returning home from deployment is a time of great joy for families, but once the elation fades, other emotions often kick in for service

men and women.“One of the hardest things is you re-

member the day you stepped off the plane and your whole family was there or who-ever was there to greet you when you first came back, and you remember how happy you were, and that’s part of what makes you flip back into depression,” said Army Spec. Matt Spradley, who was deployed to Afghanistan in 2010-11.

“You go ‘Well, holy crap. Is that the hap-piest I’m ever going to be? Will I ever feel as happy as I was that day?’ and it makes it really hard to deal with anything really,” he said.

The range of emotions for returning sol-diers — from happiness to sadness, from guilt and fear to anger and frustration — is just one issue facing America’s service peo-ple.

“You look at things differently — every-

thing,” said Army Spec. Cody Jones, a vet-eran of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2008-09. “Your family, your friends, the world in general. Everything is different.”

R e t i r e d Air Force Chief Mas-ter Sgt. and c o u n s e l o r Ken Van H o l b e c k with Warrior Counseling and Consulting in Colorado Springs often works with veterans, soldiers and their families and said returning from deployment can present a slew of difficul-ties.

“(They can experience) reintegration problems, adjustment disorders, problems with sleep, substance abuse, relational problems, excessive fatigue, financial prob-lems and symptoms associated with trau-ma — avoidance, hyper vigilance, anxiety and depression,” Van Holbeck said.

According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, 11 to 20 percent of veterans return-

ing from deployment serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom meet clinical requirements for a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.

It is a common misconception that all soldiers have PTSD, Van Holbeck said.

“If PTSD has become common for a lot of soldiers, it’s because our military is much smaller than in years past,” said Van Holbeck, who served in the Air Force for 30 years and was deployed numerous times. “I don’t think the leadership in Pentagon in the early ’90s envisioned future wars lasting over 10 years, nor did they envision

low-tech fighting. The result is fewer boots on the ground available to fight a long, pro-tracted conflict. The more a person is ex-posed to trauma, the more likely they will be diagnosed with trauma or post-traumat-ic stress disorder. It’s all about numbers to-day.”

Returning adjustmentsWhile not all soldiers and veterans are

diagnosed with PTSD, Jones and Spradley said they know many who are, or at least ex-perience trauma symptoms after returning.

U.S. Army E-4 Specialist Cody Jones while serving with his combat unit in Afghanistan. Courtesy photo

Michelle Benavidez embraces former serviceman Army E-4 Specialist Cody Jones in his living room in Golden. Jones is struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder while serving in Afghanistan. Photo by Andy Carpenean

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Spradley was diagnosed with PTSD upon his return home.

Both men said they have had to deal with common symptoms of PTSD, includ-ing anxiety, isolation, trouble reintegrating and adjusting and sleep problems.

“My biggest thing, to this day, is sleep-ing at normal times,” Jones said. “I’ll stay up for two days and then crash and sleep for a few hours. I’ve got the weirdest sleep schedule. I still can’t get that down mainly because I’ll have anxiety attacks and stay up all night playing video games or doing something to calm down.”

Jones said his issues didn’t start until after he left the military, when he was both afraid of being alone, yet at the same time, anxious in crowds such as at a store.

Safety is a major cause of anxiety for soldiers when they return home, Spradley said.

“You’re in a dangerous situation when you’re over there, but you have your best friends sleeping 10 feet from you and you know those people always have your back,” Spradley said. “When you get back, everybody goes their separate ways, and you’re pretty much by yourself. You’re not feeling safe anymore because you don’t know what’s going to happen.”

Public perceptionsMisunderstanding by the general pub-

lic often leads to even greater issues, Spradley said.

“People look at PTSD like it’s a zombie outbreak, so they avoid it like that’s exactly what it is,” he said. “Don’t avoid topics that set it off. People who go through their lives after they’re diagnosed and get it, they live with it the rest of their lives and if people avoid any conversation, anything that

might possibly set it off, that’s what puts that person that has it into having more is-sues and more depression.”

Michelle Benavidez, mother of Army Staff Sgt. Kenneth Mayne, a soldier killed in Iraq in 2008, has adopted Jones, Sprad-ley and other soldiers as “her boys.” Through that extended family, Benavidez has seen another common misconception about PTSD — it isn’t real.

“People think they’re faking it,” Benavi-dez said. “It’s real.”

She said some people think service members who come back and are not missing an arm or a leg should not have problems such as PTSD, should not act out, seek help or complain about their condition.

“It’s ‘well, you survived so shut up.’ How civilians expect you guys to behave is no-where near reality,” she said.

Benavidez and Van Holbeck both agree that both the public and the government should play more of a factor in the healing of soldiers and veterans.

“I think educating is a big piece,” Bena-videz said. “Just letting the average person know there is a percentage of people who fake it … but the majority of guys coming

back aren’t faking it. They aren’t asking you to bow down and kiss their feet, but have a little bit of respect for what they did and try to understand what they are going through.”

Resources and responsivenessWith President Barack Obama’s goal of

bringing the majority of troops home by the end of 2014, thousands of troops will be returning home in need of some sort of assistance.

“They require resources to treat trau-ma, depression or anxiety,” Van Holbeck said. “While our elected offi cials on Capi-tol Hill play politics with the defense bud-get, a good many troops are in need of treatment. One of the biggest issues civil-ians need to understand is that we cannot make the same mistake we made with re-turning Vietnam veterans, many of whom were never offered treatment.”

While many veterans have been pre-scribed medications and received assis-tance to help their symptoms, there is still a negative stigma associated with seeking mental health treatment, Van Holbeck said, which often leads to self-treatment through avoidant behaviors or substance use.

“You’re frowned upon and looked upon as weak,” Jones said. “When you come back and they’re asking you all these ques-tions to see if you have any mental health issues, they pretty much tell you to lie about it and all that does is screw you be-cause they have that paperwork on fi le. It’s a lot harder for you to get seen and have the VA pay for it.”

Psychotropic medications and psycho-therapy are often effective ways to treat PTSD, Van Holbeck said. Spradley said he has had professional help and he has learned how to better control his PTSD.

“I learned how to deal with issues dif-ferently, but they haven’t gotten any bet-

ter,” Spradley said. “I went to therapy, met with a psychiatrist and talked it out with him. There’s breathing techniques and stuff like that so I learned to calm myself down when it starts kicking in and I’m hav-ing issues.

“I’ve had a lot of time to get used to liv-ing with PTSD so all the stuff that used to happen to me when I went out into pub-lic kind of just dwindled off, that or I just don’t notice it anymore,” Spradley said.

While professional help is the most ef-fective way soldiers can deal with PTSD, Van Holbeck said the public can help too — through advocacy, acceptance, empa-thy, support and understanding.

“The most effective way — short of con-tributing to the various organizations sup-porting veteran treatment — of getting in-volved is contacting your elected offi cials and demanding they support treatment of military men and women who have been wounded in battle, physically and emo-tionally,” Van Holbeck said. “The current political climate does not seem to favor the very people who have fought to keep our citizens and our country safe from ter-rorists and extremists, but they should.”

Sometimes a fi ve-minute email to a congressman or senator can make a differ-ence, she added.

Battles: Veterans seek resources, understandingBattles continued from Page 19

Editor’s Note: Look for mental health, libraries and political parties among topics in up-coming weeks.

DETAILS

WHAT IS PTSD?

Post-traumatic stress disorder is an anxiety disorder that can occur after a person has seen or experience a traumatic event that involved the threat of injury or death.

Source: National Institutes of Health

THE FACTS ABOUT PTSD:

ABOUT 11-20 PERCENT of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom veterans are diagnosed with PTSD.

AS MANY AS 10 PERCENT of Desert Storm veterans have been diagnosed.

ABOUT 30 PERCENT of Vietnam veterans have been diagnosed.

ABOUT 7-8 PERCENT of the general population, or 5.2 million people per year, will have PTSD at some point in their lives.

WOMEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP PTSD — about 10 percent of women are diagnosed at some point in their lives; 5 percent of men.

Source: U. S. Department of Veterans A� airs

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Students make mayoral decisions Essay contest gives middle schoolers a chance to explain how they would run city By Clarke Reader [email protected]

Colorado seventh- and eighth-grade stu-dents have the chance to write about how they would run their city with the sixth an-nual “If I Were Mayor ...” essay contest.

The contest is presented by the Colora-do Municipal League (CML) and Colotrust, and the winning essays will receive a certifi -cate of achievement, $500 to start a schol-arship account with CollegeInvest, and will be recognized at the 91st CML Annual Con-ference in Vail.

Essays must be 500 words or less, and must be received by the CML by Friday, April 5.

“This is a great way to interact with the youth, and each year we get around 350 es-says from all over the state,” said member-ship services manager with the CML, Lisa White. “There are four winners, and they get to present their writing at the CML lun-cheon with many of their elected offi cials.”

White said that the topics vary a little from year to year, and students are given information on a variety of municipal sub-jects like sales and property taxes, ordi-

nances and how cities are funded.“The great thing about the contest is that

many kids haven’t really stopped to think about things like how the roads get cleared after a snow storm so this helps teach them about how their city works,” she said.

According to White, one of the students’ favorite part about the experience is that during the CML luncheon they are given a chance to sit with their mayors and City Council members, which always make a big impression on the students.

To encourage participation, CML mem-bers spread the word and rely on local members to tell their residents about it.

Lorna Fox, a member of Lakewood’s Advisory Committee for an Inclusive Com-munity, said that members of the neighbor-hood committee of the ACIC contact junior high school principals, so they can tell their students about it.

“It’s important that students get that school encouragement,” Fox said.

The contest is a way to get young people interested in city governance, and that’s one of the key goals for the CML.

“We really want participants to gain some knowledge and awareness about the services the city and county provide,” White said. “We hope that we’re helping to groom the next generation of mayors and public offi cials.”

For more information, visit www.cml.org.

‘When you get back, everybody goes their separate ways, and you’re pretty much by yourself. You’re not feeling safe anymore because you don’t know what’s

going to happen.’Army Spec. Matt Spradley

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March 14, 2013

No argument about eateries

The latest issue of 5280 magazine names the Best New Restaurants of 2013.

The special restaurants (and I have no argument with these choices) are The Populist at 3163 Larimer St. (www.the-populistdenver.com), Sassafras American Eatery at 2637 W. 26th Ave (www.sassa-frasamericaneatery.com), Uncle at 2215 W. 32nd Ave. (www.uncledenver.tumblr.com), Oak at Fourteenth at 1400 Pearl St. in Boulder, (www.oakatfourteenth.com), The Universal at 2911 W. 38th Ave. (www.theuniversaldenver.blogspot.com), Amerigo Delicatus Restaurant & Market at 2449 Larimer St., (www.amerigodeli-catus.com), Spuntino at 2639 W. 32nd Ave. (www.spuntinodenver.com) and The Squeaky Bean at 1500 Wynkoop St. (www.thesqueakybean.com).

Just about the Bee Gees“It’s only words, and words are all I

have, to take your heart away.” Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb.

The Australian Bee Gees Show cap-tures the look, the sound and the person-ality that defines one of the most success-ful and adored acts in musical history.

This five-piece band has evolved to become the definitive live celebration of four decades of wonderful music written by the Brothers Gibb.

The Australian Bee Gees Show has played to capacity crowds around the world, cementing their reputation as exceptional performers and the world’s leading Bee Gees show.

Their greatest hits are performed in a live concert setting with state-of-the-art sound, lighting, video screens, onstage mannerisms, speaking voices, and soar-ing high notes and harmonies capturing the essence of the Bee Gees.

For one night only, be a part of the magic of one of the greatest bands of all time covering such classic songs as Stayin’ Alive, Night Fever, You Should Be Dancin’, Nights on Broadway, Massachusetts, Trag-edy, Lonely Days, To Love Somebody, How Deep Is Your Love, Jive Talkin’, Grease, plus many, many more.

This concert benefits Colorado Public Television 12 and is sponsored by KOSI, 101.1-FM, Out Front Colorado, Prime Time for Seniors, 50plus Marketplace News, The Curtis, Presidential Worldwide Transportation and Marlowe’s restaurant.

The show starts at 8 p.m. March 15; doors open at 7 at the Paramount The-atre. Tickets are $39-$49 (Golden Circle) plus service charges and are available at www.tickethorse.com or by calling 866-461-6556. Tickets also are available at www.cpt12.org or by calling 303-296-1212.

Beer hereAlamo Drafthouse Cinema in Little-

ton is scheduled to open March 22 in the Aspen Grove Shopping Center, but it’s already announced it is adding 32 beers, doubling its already hefty brew menu (view the entire beer menu at http://draft-house.com/blog/entry/32_more_tasty_brews_added_to_the_alamo_line_up).

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema combines dinner, drinks, films and events, all under one roof. The theaters have been herald-ed for their unique programming events and high exhibition standards, earning accolades like “Best Theater Ever” (Time

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Painters rising‘Pitmen’ tells true story of English paintersBy Clarke [email protected]

Understanding art can be a difficult task, even more so when one has no ex-

perience at all with it.That’s the dilemma facing a

group of English coal miners in a Northumberland coal town in the 1930s, when they end up taking an art appreciation class.

“The Pitmen Paint-ers,” showing at Golden’s Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave.,

through April 7, tackles the dif-ferent ways people come to love art.

The play is written by Lee Hall, famous for writing “Billy Elliot.”

According to director Rick Bernstein, the play is based on the true story of miners in the town of Ashington who acci-dentally became famous artists while trying to learn about it.

“In the 1930s these miners were offered some classes on subjects like biological evolu-tion and economics, but an economics instructor couldn’t be found, so they ended up in art appreciation instead,” he said. “They didn’t know anything about art, so af-ter trying to teach them, the teacher thought they would learn better if they created art.”

The result was an

amazing body of work cre-ated by the miners that lasted through World War II and has been lauded by many critics and art fans.

Producer Paige Larson said that a former Miners Alley ac-tress told her about the play and when she read it for her-self, it immediately intrigued her.

“It reminded me of what we do at Miners Alley — create art for the working class,” she said. “It really touched my heart, because these men had a real tough life in the mines, but are really great characters.”

Larson said that the actors had a lot of fun with the Ge-ordie accent, which can be ex-tremely difficult to understand. She said the playbills will have a short glossary for audiences to help them understand.

“We spent a lot of time working on the accents and phrases, because we really wanted to get the rhythm, which is very specific to the region,” Larson said.

Bernstein said that in a way the cast and crew became the the Pitmen Painters through work-ing so hard to capture the

culture and work the painters created.

“I think it really kind of mir-rored the journey for all of us,” he said.

One of the things that Ber-nstein found most remarkable about the story is how impor-tant it was for the painters to be a group.

“These guys weren’t egotis-tic, and just had a passion for art, and used it to tell their sto-ry,” he said. “A couple were of-fered stipends so they wouldn’t have to work in the mines any more, but they didn’t want to leave the people they worked with.”

The miners’ passion for art, even though they never expect-ed anyone to see what they cre-ated, mirrors Bernstein’s own belief on the need to create art as an outlet, even if it’s just for yourself.

“For these painters, it was kind of a salvation — a way to get out of their dark world,” he said. “In a way the play is like ‘Billy Elliot,’ ‘The Full Monty’ and ‘Rocky,’ with lower-class people doing something more.”

For tickets and more infor-mation, call 303-935-3044 or visit www.minersalley.com.

English miners go from learning about art to creating it in “The Pitmen Painters,” currently playing at the Miners Alley Playhouse. Photos by Sarah Roshan

Oliver (Mark Collins), left, and Ben (Brandon Palmer), right, discuss a work created by the miners in “The Pitmen Painters.”

IF YOU GOWHAT: ‘The Pitmen Painters’WHERE: Miners Alley Playhouse1224 Washington Ave., GoldenWHEN: Through April 7,7:30 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, 6 p.m. SundayCOST: $19 to $29.50INFORMATION: 303-935-3044 or www.minersalley.com.

Robert (Peter Gi�n), one of the miners, works on a painting. The play is based on true events.


YOUR WEEK: SPELLING BEE, THEATER THURSDAY/MARCH 14

SPELLING BEE Compete with other spelling whizzes in the 60+ Spelling Bee, sponsored by the Arvada Press, Brookdale Senior Living’s Arvada Sterling House and Arvada Meridian, and Prime Time for Seniors Newspaper. Prizes and refresh-ments included. This is a free event, but both contestants and spectators must register by March 2. Contestants must be 60 and over. Sign up soon; space is limited. The spelling bee is from 1-3 p.m. Thursday, March 14, at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

AAUW MEETING March is Women’s History Month. Join Lakewood AAUW at its March branch meeting to hear author and speaker Preethia Burkholder in a presentation of her book titled “17 Women Who Shook the World.” Come and learn the winning traits of Eleanor Roosevelt, Wilma Randolf, Mother Theresa, and more. The meeting is at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14, at Holy Sheppard Lutheran Church, 920 Kipling St., Lakewood. Questions: call Deanna Hanna at 303-981-6675.

SCARS PRODUCTION Red Rocks Community College theater

arts and dance department presents “Scars: Breaking the Cycle,” beginning March 14 at Red Rocks Community College. The show runs at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturdays through March 23. The production is based on real-life experi-ences of Red Rocks Community College Gateway students. After a two-week performance run at Red Rocks Community College, “Scars: Breaking the Cycle” will tour the Denver Metro area and be presented with community partners: D.L. Parsons Theatre at the Northglenn Recreation Center (March 29), Curi-ous Theatre (April 2), Westside Live! Presents and the Je� erson Unitarian Church (April 19). For information and reservations, contact Leonard Madrid at 303-914-6458 or [email protected].

THURSDAY/MARCH 14, MARCH 21

TAX WORKSHOPS The Colorado Department of Revenue of-fers free tax workshops on sales and use tax laws in Colorado. The workshops include information on many common sales and use tax topics, including but not limited to the liabilities businesses face when they are not in compliance with

Colorado laws. The Sales/Use Tax Part 1 class is from 1-4 p.m. Thursday, March 14, and Part II is from 1-4 p.m. Thursday, March 21, in Wheat Ridge. Registration is required. Continuing Professional Education credits and training materials are avail-able. For more information and to sign up for these workshops or other tax workshops o� ered by the Colorado Department of Revenue, visit www.TaxSeminars.state.co.us.

FRIDAY/MARCH 15

THEATER PRODUCTION The Edge Theater presents “Race,” by David Mamet, for its grand re-opening on Friday, March 15. The show runs through April 7 at the theater, 1560 Teller St., Lakewood. Visit www.theedgetheater.com. Three attorneys, two black and one white, are o� ered a chance to defend a white man charged with a rape charge against a black woman. Mamet has said that the “theme is race and the lies we tell each other on the subject.”

LEAVING IOWA Evergreen Players presents “Leaving Iowa,” by Tim Clue and Spike Manton, directed by Scott Ogle. Don Browning, a middle-aged writer, has decided to � nally take

his father’s ashes to his childhood home, as requested. But when Don discovers Grandma’s house is now a grocery store, he begins traveling across Iowa searching for a proper resting place for his father. “Leaving Iowa” is a comedy about family dynamics, road trips, growing up and saying goodbye. The show runs from March 15-24 and April 5-7 (no performances March 29-31) at Center/Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive, Ever-green. Tickets are available by calling 303-674-4934 or going online at www.evergreenplayers.org.

ROTARY EVENT “Peace, Love and Understanding” is the theme for an upcoming concert to bene� t the Evergreen Park and Recreation District special needs program. The concert is from 6-10 p.m. Saturday, March 15, at the Stagecoach Sports Grill, 30790 Stagecoach Blvd., Evergreen. Tickets are on sale at Stagecoach, Java Groove, EverBean and Wulf Recreation Center, 4300 S. Olive Road. Tickets also will be sold at the door. Learn more at www.evergreenrecreation.com.

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MUSICAL TRIBUTE Gobs O’Phun present a musical tribute to “The Quiet Man,” featuring special guest musician Peggy Fasing, from 8-10 p.m. Friday, March 15, at Daniels Hall, Swallow Hill Music Association, 71 E. Yale, Denver. Call 303-777-1003. Show for all ages. Visit swallowhillmusic.org.

INTERNSHIP APPLICATIONS Sen. Michael Bennet is accepting internship applications from undergraduate students, recent graduates and graduate students for his Washington, D.C., and Colorado o� ces in Colorado Springs, Denver, Durango, Fort Collins, Grand Junction and Pueblo. To apply, visit http://www.bennet.senate.gov/services/internships/. The deadline to apply is March 15, and the � rst summer session begins May 20. The second session begins July 8. This is an unpaid position. Contact Haley Martin at [email protected] for the D.C program or Alexis Harrigan at [email protected] for the Colorado program.

MEDICATION REVIEW Students from the University of Colorado School of Pharmacy will help review your medications and supplements to make sure you are taking them in the most bene� cial manner from 1-3:30 p.m. Friday, March 15, at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Call for a free 20-minute appointment at 303-425-9583.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY/MARCH 15-16, MARCH 21-23

SPRING MUSICAL Golden High School’s Stage Right Produc-tions presents its spring musical, Stephen Sondheim’s “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” running March 15-16 and March 21-23 in the Golden High School auditorium. Contact Golden High School via email at goldentheater@je� co.k12.co.us for tickets. Contact Scott Hasbrouck at shasbrou@je� co.k12.co.us or the main o� ce at 303-982-4200 for informa-tion.

FRIDAY/MARCH 15-28

ART SHOW The Center for the Arts Evergreen announces the 10th annual High School Art Show, on display March 15-28 at 32003B Ellingwood Trail, Evergreen. The show features artwork from students at Evergreen, Conifer, Clear Creek and Platte Can-yon high schools. An opening reception is from 5-8 p.m. Friday, March 15. Visit www.evergreenarts.org or call 303-674-0056.

SATURDAY/MARCH 16

PROM DRESS exchange The 2013 Prom Dress Exchange, hosted for the third year by local nonpro� t The Prom Dress Exchange Corp., allows metro teens to shop for the dress of their dreams from thousands of gently-used and brand new designer items, including a limited selection of menswear. A valid student ID and a minimum donation will provide access to the event and an out� t. Seamstresses will be available onsite to do limited services. Those unable to donate won’t be turned away; the goal of the event is to ensure every teen can attend their big day in style. The event is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 16, at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, 6000 Victory Way, Commerce City. Visit www.promdressexchange.org or follow us at facebook.com/promdressexchange. The nonpro� t is always looking for men’s formalwear items. Email [email protected] or 303-875-4783 to help with the event.

MUSIC EVENT “Stage C” local music event is at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 16, at Living Water Spiritual Community Church, 7401 W. 59th Ave., Arvada. Enjoy local musicians, poets, storytellers, KidBits and more. Visit www.StageC.com or call 720-935-4000.

NATURE ADVENTURES Celebrate the wonders of nature with your child through short hikes, hands-on activities, crafts and books from 11-11:454 a.m. the third Saturday of each month at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Dress for the weather as we may spend some time out-side. Di� erent topics each month. Open to ages 4-6 years and their parents. Admission is free, but you must call in advance to sign up, 720-898-7405. Visit www.arvada.org/nature.

AAUW MEETING The March branch meeting of the Foothills Branch of the American Association of University Women features the program “Teaching Climate Change Without Controversy.” The program is at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 16, at Community of Christ Church, 3780 Ward Road, Wheat Ridge. AAUS is open to all women with an associate, baccalaureate or higher degree from an accredited university or college. Students enrolled in 2-4-year degree program receive a free e-Student a� liation. Contact Lindy Reed at 303-421-9414.

SPELLING BEE Colorado elementary and middle school students will compete at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 16, at the Colorado Convention Center for the Colorado State Spelling Bee. The competition will draw fourth- to eighth-grade students from schools throughout Colorado. The competition is free and open to the public. Visit www.spellingbee.com.

ST. PATRICK’S Day The Historic Olde Town Arvada Association presents its second St. Patrick’s Day Festival from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 16, at Grandview Avenue and Olde Wadsworth Boulevard. Live music, libations, food and family fun. Admission is free. Visit www.historicarvada.org.

SATURDAY/MARCH 16, 18, 23, 25; APRIL 6, 8

TAX ASSISTANCE Seniors’ Resource Center, in partnership with the Internal Revenue Service, is o� ering free tax help for those in need of help through the VITA Tax Assistance Program. The program provides assistance with state and federal income tax forms, as well as the Earned Income Tax Credit and rent and heat rebate forms. This tool is available to tax payers in need of assistance who earned less than $50,000 in 2012. Appoint-ments are required; call 303-235-6921. Assistance available March 11, 16, 18, 23, 25; and April 6 and 8. Call 303-238-8151 or visit www.SRCAging.org for information, or if you are interested in volunteering.

TUESDAY/MARCH 19

NEW ORLEANS Often referred to as the “most unique” city in America, New Orleans is famous for its cuisine, French Creole in� uence, jazz music and, of course, Mardi Gras. Join Active Minds from 2-4 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, as we explore the colorful history, culture and people of the “Big Easy,” including the unique challenges of living in a coastal city where nearly half the land is below sea level. Bring your colored beads and your jazz trumpet. This free program will take place at Emeritus at Green Mountain, 12791 W. Alameda Parkway, Lakewood. RSVP to 303-237-5700.

BUSINESS NETWORKING 303Network presents Business Networking with a Social Flair from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, at Old Chicago, 3550 W. Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood. The event is free for the � rst 50 to register online. RSVP at www.bit.ly/303network.

HEAD SHAVING St. Baldrick’s head shaving is from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, at Arvada West High School, 11595 Allendale Drive, Arvada.

IDENTITY THEFT Practical ways to protect yourself from

identity theft will be revealed at noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, at Lifetree Café, 5675 Field St. in Arvada. The pro-gram, “They Hijacked My Life!” features an exclusive � lmed in-terview with identity-theft expert John Sileo. Admission to the 60-minute event is free. Snacks and beverages are available.

TUESDAY/MARCH 19, MARCH 27, APRIL 6

LECTURE SERIES Golden History Museums celebrates Women’s History Month with a lecture series and a tour through the 12th Street Historic District. On March 19, the lecture series features Gail M. Beaton, author of “Colorado Women,” who will discuss her new book and the prominent role women have played in Colorado’s history. The book is a full-length chronicle of the lives, roles, and contributions of women from prehistory through modern day.

PEGGY LYON wraps up the series March 27. Lyon, a local musician and member of the Je� erson Symphony Orchestra, will perform music composed or inspired by Colorado women and speak about the history of the pieces and the connection to Colorado.

THE TOUR on April 6 includes three homes in the 12th Street Historic District. After meeting at the Astor House Museum, attendees will learn about the homes’ early inhabitants, include Eliza West, draftswoman Alice Gow, and domestic servant Emily French. The tour will include a discussion on architecture and the history of the area. Tickets are required for all the lectures and the tour, and are only available by calling Golden History Museums at 303-278-3557.

WEDNESDAY/MARCH 20

CAMPFIRE SERIES Debugging the Bug, a program explain-ing that butter� ies, millipedes, roly-polies and spiders are not bugs, is from 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Dust out the cobwebs of your biology brain while warming your bodies by our camp� re.Leave knowing what it means to be an arthropod, and with a toasty warm marshmallow. Feel free to come in your PJ’s. Taught by Charlotte Sandkuhler. Sign up in advance. Weather date is March 27. Visit www.arvada.org/nature.

FREE MEAL To commemorate the completion of Silverado Senior Living’s � rst community in Colorado, the organization’s local leadership team invites the public to join Silverado for a complimentary breakfast (8 a.m.), lunch (noon) or dinner (5 p.m.) Wednesday, March 20. Silverado’s gourmet culinary sta� will prepare the meal and attendees will have an opportunity to experience Silverado’s nationally-recognized model of care. Those interested in attending should RSVP by phone at 303-456-1500 or in person by visiting the new Silverado community at 6447 Quail St., Arvada.

WEDNESDAY/MARCH 20-31

ART SHOW Spirits in the Wind Gallery presents its Spring has Sprung show from March 20-31 at 1211 Washington Ave., Golden. Among the artists featured are Jourdan Dern, presenting hummingbirds on 24 karat gold overlay on oil and kachinas in oil; Patty Eckman, presenting paper cast bird sculptures enclosed; Denise Meyers, presenting cigar box hand carved and painted handbags; and many more. Visit www.spiritsinthewindgallery.com or call 303-279-1192.

THURSDAY/MARCH 21

MEET ARTIST The Wheat Ridge Cultural Commission will host its next meet the artist event from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday,

March 21, at Anthony M’s Visions in Gold, 6789 W. 44th Ave. Light refreshments will be served. Photographer and council member Joyce Jay will be the featured artist. Contact Milly Nadler at [email protected] for information.

COMING SOONCOMING SOON/MARCH 22

EASTER CONCERT The Colorado Mormon Chorale will perform its free Easter concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 22, at 7080 Independence St., Arvada. Celebrating its 30th year, the 80-member Colorado Mormon Chorale is made up of volunteers from all over the Denver-metro area. The concert will also feature a brass quartet of two trumpets and two trombones. Doors open at 7 p.m. Visit coloradomormonchorale.org.

COMING SOON/MARCH 22-23

JUNK SALE The Action Center is gearing up to host the Spring Beautiful Junk Sale March 22-23 at the Je� erson County Fairground’s Exhibit Hall, 15200 W. 6th Ave., Golden. Proceeds from the sale go back into programs at the Action Center that feed, clothe and shelter struggling members of the community. The sale is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, March 22, and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 23. A special early bird sale is at 7 p.m. March 22 for a separate admission charge. Get $1 o� regular sale admission if you bring two or more non-perishable food donations. Visit www.theactioncenterco.org or call 303-237-7704.

COMING SOON/MARCH 23

AAUW LUNCHEON A Meet the Authors luncheon, fundraiser sponsored by the Foothills Branch of the American Association of University Women, is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at Mt. Vernon Country Club. Registration begins 9:30 a.m. Colorado authors Walter Borneman, Laird Hunt and David Wro-blewski will speak during the luncheon. Cost includes for a buf-fet luncheon and the program. Proceeds from the luncheon will raise funds for fellowships and postdoctoral grants to women. Reservations must be made by contacting Linda Robertson at 720-289-7525 or [email protected].

CONCERT THE Denver Pops presents “Beautiful Melodies” with the Golden Concert Choir and the Harmony Chorale at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at Grant Avenue United Methodist Church, 216 S. Grant St., Denver. Visit www.denverpopsorches-tra.org for tickets and more information.

IRISH NIGHT Corned beef and cabbage dinner hosted by Trollheim Sons of Norway Lodge is scheduled for 4 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at Trollheim Lodge, 6610 W. 14th Ave., Lakewood. The Wick School of Irish Dancing will provide great entertainment, and our Butikken will be open for shopping. Come and enjoy this once-in-a-year celebration. Call 303-989-4496 for reservations.

COMING SOON/MARCH 23-24

GARDENING CLASSES Echter’s Garden Center, 5150 Garrison St. in Arvada, o� ers early spring classes for gardeners. Call 303-424-7979 or visit www.echters.com. Admission is free and no registration is required, unless otherwise noted.

SATURDAY, MARCH 23: “Orchids: Easier Than You Think,” from 10-11 a.m. “Garden Under Lights – Bringing Sunshine Indoors,” from 1-2 p.m. “Sweet and Sassy Succulents,” from 3-4 p.m.


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his father’s ashes to his childhood home, as requested. But when Don discovers Grandma’s house is now a grocery store, he begins traveling across Iowa searching for a proper resting place for his father. “Leaving Iowa” is a comedy about family dynamics, road trips, growing up and saying goodbye. The show runs from March 15-24 and April 5-7 (no performances March 29-31) at Center/Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive, Ever-green. Tickets are available by calling 303-674-4934 or going online at www.evergreenplayers.org.

ROTARY EVENT “Peace, Love and Understanding” is the theme for an upcoming concert to bene� t the Evergreen Park and Recreation District special needs program. The concert is from 6-10 p.m. Saturday, March 15, at the Stagecoach Sports Grill, 30790 Stagecoach Blvd., Evergreen. Tickets are on sale at Stagecoach, Java Groove, EverBean and Wulf Recreation Center, 4300 S. Olive Road. Tickets also will be sold at the door. Learn more at www.evergreenrecreation.com.

magazine) and “the coolest theater in the world” (Wired).

The Littleton location will be Alamo’s fi rst in Colorado and is at 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Unit 850.

For more information, call 303-730-2470 or visit http://www.drafthouse.com/denver/littleton.

Urban AlmanacErica McNeish and Laurie Smith are

both food lovers and food “professionals,” having worked as a food stylist and food photographer.

The pair has recently announced the launch of “The Urban Almanac” at www.theurbanalmanac.com. The website offers a seasonal online guide that features the bounty of food, drink and artisanal prod-ucts that come solely from Colorado.

“The idea is to bring Coloradans great stories about passionate, local and

sometimes unknown purveyors. Through blogging about these artisans, we get to do what we love most: discover what is happening locally, document their stories with photographs, develop recipes with their products, and do what we can to spread the good word,” said Smith.

The Urban Almanac includes fea-ture stories and recipes for breakfasts, lunches, desserts and main courses, hot drinks, cold drinks, cocktails and much more all featuring Colorado products.

It provides “foodies” with a unique resource for tracking and tasting local fl avors.

McNeish has been a food lover her entire life and made a career of it as a free-lance food stylist.

She has styled 10 cookbooks (includ-ing two award winners) and her work has been featured in magazines including Gourmet, 5280, Sunset and Cowboys and Indians.

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cializing in the world of food and travel. She has photographed and documented food stories around the globe, and her photos have been published in 35 cook-books and national food magazines, such as Savor, Food and Wine, Sunset, 5280 and Cowboys and Indians.

“We’re excited to be able to express our passion for the food, farmers and for-agers of the Front Range!” said McNeish.

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Sublurbia on a customer who drops off four large bottles of beer for a clerk at a Cherry Creek North store: After the customer leaves, clerk says to his fellow employees: “I guess I have to be a whole lot nicer to him from now on.”

Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, res-taurants, 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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CARMINA BURANA Je� erson Symphony Orchestra and the Evergreen Chorale present “Carmina Burana” at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 24, at the Colorado School of Mines Green Center, 924 16th St., Golden. Tickets available at www.Je� symphony.org or by calling 303-278-4237.


ART LEAGUE The Wheat Ridge Art League will meet from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, at the Active Adults Center, 6363 W. 35th Ave., Wheat Ridge. After the business meeting, local well-known artist Lori Williamsnon will present a demonstration of drawing. 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. Artist Lori Williamson will conduct a workshop for interested artists April 6. Contact one of the emails or numbers following. For information, call 303-278-8247 or 303-421-1356, or email [email protected] or [email protected].

LOOKING AHEAD/MARCH 27

ORAL HISTORY A special oral history program will be presented by the Arvada Historical Society at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 27, at the McIlvoy House, 7307 Grandview Ave. Radio host and Colorado Sports Hall of Fame recipient Irv Brown will lead a program about coaching history at Arvada high schools. Irv Brown was a basketball coach at Arvada High School before continuing his career in coaching at Metro State and the University of Colorado, working as an NCAA referee, and having an extensive career in broadcasting. Additional coaches who will join him include Tom Nichols, Dennis Duncan, Tom McCormick, and Ben Pyatt. Complimentary refreshments will be served. Each oral history is recorded on DVD and avail-able for purchase at the McIlvoy House. The event is free and open to the public. For more information call 303-431-1261.


COMMUNITY COFFEE Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp wants to hear from you. The next Community Co� ee is from 7-8 a.m. Thursday, March 28, at La Dolce Vita, 5756 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Come and chat about issues important to you. Community co� ee is planned the fourth Thursday of every month.

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. Applications are available on Arvada high school Naviance websites. For

more information, contact [email protected] or [email protected].

RECURRING/MONTHLY

SKATING PARTY Lace’EmUpSkating plans free skating par-ties 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 MARCH 16

INSTRUMENT DRIVE Colorado Public Radio kicks o� its annual instrument drive on Friday, March 1. The community program is designed to promote and strengthen music educa-tion and appreciation in Colorado. Coloradans are encouraged to donate their band or orchestra instruments through March 16 at one of 13 drop-o� locations, including Golden Music Cen-ter, Music and Arts (Westminster) and Rockley Music Company (Lakewood). After they’re donated, instruments are repaired by Colorado Institute of Musical Instrument Technology, and then Colorado Public Radio works with the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation to match refurbished instruments with the needs of underfunded school music programs in Colorado.


PLAYHOUSE PERFORMANCE Festival Playhouse and 11 Minute Theatre Company present “Those Crazy Ladies in the House on the Corner,” by Pat Cook. What do you do when you have three geriatric sisters as patients and all they want to do is sit at home and talk to one another – all at the same time? You move another person in with them. At least, that is what Doc Lomax does when he has a new nurse needing a place to live. Performances are at the Festival Playhouse, 5665 Olde Wadsworth Blvd. Call 303-422-4090 or visit www.festivalplayhouse.com.


PARK SURVEY Je� erson County Open Space has compiled information on the Crown Hill Park project and posted it at https://www.co.je� erson.co.us/openspace/openspace_T56_R7.htm. An independent research � rm has constructed an electronic survey regarding proposed amenities. Those wanting to participate in the survey must register their email address at crownhill@je� co.us 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. All survey responses must be submit-ted by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 21. A public meeting to review survey results will be planned in April. Crown Hill Park is at 9307 W. 26th Ave., Lakewood.


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, raccoons and coy-otes. Enjoy a glimpse into their wonderful worlds, using books, stories, crafts, and games. Program for ages 3-6 years. Sign up early; call 720-898-7405 or visit www.arvada.org/nature to register and for information on costs.


HOST FAMILIES The Arvada Colts summer baseball team is looking for host families to have a player stay with them from

May 20 to July 28. Contact the Colts by March 30 if you are able to host. For information, email [email protected]. Visit www.arvadacolts.com.

RECURRING/THROUGH APRIL 7

REGIONAL PREMIERE Miners Alley Playhouse presents the regional premiere of “The Pitmen Painters.” What hap-pens when a bunch of British miners wander into a painting class? Find out at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 6 p.m. Sundays from March 1 to April 7, with a 2 p.m. show on April 7. Tickets available at www.minersalley.com or by calling 303-935-3044. Miners Alley Playhouse is at 1224 Washington Ave., Golden.

RECURRING/THROUGH APRIL 11; June 15

GARDEN TOUR The Wheat Ridge Garden Tour Committee is looking for gardens in Wheat Ridge to be included in its third annual Wheat Ridge Garden Tour on Saturday, June 15. We are looking for gardens of all shapes and sizes, from small-scale urban gardens to larger country gardens. If you are interested in having your garden be considered as a part of this exciting new event (or can recommend a garden), email Milly at [email protected] or call her at 303-319-0690.


SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION Fairmount Elementary PTA is o� ering the Campbell-Deane scholarship for $500. This scholarship is available to any high school senior who was enrolled at Fairmount Elementary School for three years or more, has a satisfactory grade standing, has a good citizenship record, and has community service experiences. Applications are available at FairmountPTA.org or in the main o� ce at Fairmount Elementary, 15975 W. 50th Ave., Golden, and must be received by April 13.


AUCTION ITEMS Designer’s Loft Hair Design Inc. in Wheat Ridge welcomes donations for its upcoming fundraiser/silent auction to bene� t the programs and services of Family Tree. The event is at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at Designer’s Loft Hair Design, 7110 W. 44th Ave., Wheat Ridge.

QUILT EXHIBIT Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum presents “Surface Explorations by Cynthia St. Charles” and “New Acquisi-tions from the Anne Olsen Collection” through April 27 at 1213 Washington Ave., Golden. Call 303-277-0377.

RECURRING/THROUGH MAY 17

QUILT ENTRIES Firehouse Quilts is looking for quilt entries for its eighth annual quilt show to support its mission of help-ing children in crisis. The special theme this year is Patriotic, plus there are 13 other categories you can enter. The show will be July 19-20 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Castle Rock. Final entries are due by June 21, but entries received by May 17 receive an early bird rate. All forms and instructions are available at www.� rehousequilts.org; click on “Quilt Show” at the top.

RECURRING/MONTHLY THROUGH MAY

FAMILY CONCERTS The Music Train and Swallow Hill Music presents the family concert series, at 4 p.m. the second Sunday of each month through May at Swallow Hill Music Association, 71 E. Yale Ave., Denver; and at 4 p.m. the third Saturday of

each month through May at the D-Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada. For information and tickets, visit http://ridethemusic-train.com.

RECURRING/THROUGH MAY 26

SPRING EXHIBIT Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art presents its spring exhibit “The Museum of Broken Relation-ships,” through May 26. Visit bmoca.org, email [email protected] or call 303-443-2122 for information. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art is at 1750 13th St., Boulder.

LOOKING AHEADLOOKING AHEAD/MARCH 29

BOWLING FUNDRAISER Join the American Lung As-sociation from 6-8 p.m. Friday, March 29, for an evening of bowling, food and drink while helping send kids to Champ Camp. Pro� ts from Bowling for Better Breathing will fund full and partial scholarships for youth to attend Champ Camp, Colorado’s longest-running summer camp for children with asthma. These scholarships create an opportunity for young people, regardless of family income, to learn how to manage their asthma. There will be a silent auction, beer and food. This event will be held at Bowlero Lanes in Lakewood. To register, visit the events page at www.lungcolorado.org or call Durban Swartz at 303-847-0270.

LOOKING AHEAD/MARCH 30

BUNNY EXPRESS Hop on the Bunny Express train from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at the Colorado Railroad Museum. The train features the 1880s vintage passenger coach and experience what it was like to travel 100 years ago. The Easter Bunny and Spike the Railyard hound will hand out saltwater ta� y from Enstrom Candies. The train departs every 30 minutes from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Purchase tickets online at ColoradoRailroadMuseum.org.

LOOKING AHEAD/APRIL 1, MAY 14, JUNE 4

LECTURE SERIES Unique Lives & Experiences welcomes lecturers, artists and celebrities who will share perspectives from their lives. The series is at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in Denver. On Monday, March 11, the series welcomes Vicente and Marta Fox, Mexico’s former president and � rst lady. The series also includes Jane Goodall, primatologist and conserva-tionist, on Monday, April 1; Sissy Spacek on Tuesday, May 14; and Dionne Warwich on Tuesday, June 4. The lectures begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available by calling 1-866-449-8118. Visit www.uniquelives.com.

LOOKING AHEAD/APRIL 2

HIKING COURSE Wilderness Trekking School is a fun, comprehensive course on hiking in the Colorado mountains; on- and o� -trail, map and compass, nutrition, gear, weather, handling an emergency, traveling on snow, and more. At the American Mountaineering Center in Golden, Colorado Moun-tain Club presents � ve Tuesday evening lectures plus four � eld sessions and a graduation hike (on your choice of Thursday, Saturday or Sunday) to teach you how to travel safely and con� dently in the backcountry. Learn and practice new skills, meet new friends. Visit http://cmc.org or call 303-279-3080 to join the CMC today. More information available at http://www.hikingdenver.net/schools/wts.

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FREEEstimages & Inspectionsthe nation, with bellwether Jefferson

County at the heart of it. In the 2004 election, both vice pres-

idential candidates came here, when Vice President Dick Cheney held a rally with wife, Lynne, on Aug. 4 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds and Democratic nominee John Edwards followed with his own rally there 22 days later.

On Oct. 11, President George W. Bush and daughter Jenna held a big rally at Red Rocks, which crowd of 9,500 stood as Jeffco’s largest cam-paign rally until the Romney/Ryan rally in 2012 there took its place. Bush returned on Feb. 21, 2006, Bush re-turned to visit the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Then in the 2008 election both candidates electrifying the campaign came to Jeffco, starting when governor of Alaska and Republican vice presi-dential nominee Sarah Palin held a rally with husband, Todd (and infant Trig very likely backstage), at Jeffco Fairgrounds on Sept. 15. In a historical twist she was from the town of Wasilla, situated on the Parks Highway in Alas-ka named for CSM graduate George Alexander Parks who served as her ter-ritorial predecessor.

She was followed the next day by Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, who held a rally at Lockridge Arena at Mines. Michelle

Obama followed on election eve Nov. 3 at Dakota Ridge High School, actu-ally outdrawing her husband who had chosen a smaller venue.

Jefferson County had a different kind of political event take place when its fi rst secession attempt since 1861 became its fi rst successful one 140 years later on Nov. 15, 2001.

Broomfi eld, incorporated 100 years after the earlier effort in 1961,

had grown to straddle four counties and asked Colorado voters to create its own city and county, which they approved. It became Colorado’s 64th county and second city and county.

By the end of the 2000s, the Region-al Transportation District was build-ing the West Corridor light rail line in the heart of Jeffco, designing new engineering landmarks that would’ve made its original engineer, Edward L. Berthoud, proud when fi rst surveying its line in 1890.

Left to be fi nished in the 2010s, it will soon become operational, and carry people in three centuries through Jeffco cities. It and more help begin the next chapter in the long his-tory of one of Colorado’s oldest coun-ties

History: County peppered with politicsHistory continued from Page 10

Choir A timely one from the 2000s for holiday cheer. On Dec. 17, 2000 Golden’s community choir, now known as the Golden Concert Choir, made its debut concert at Faith Lutheran Church in Golden. Then known as the Golden Chamber Choir, it was formed in October, and it was directed by Carma Romano-LaMorte. Photo courtesy of Gardner Family Collection

Editor’s note: This is the last story in a fi ve-part series that focused on the past 50 years of Jefferson County, which has been featured every few months the past year. We published a special section commemorating the 150th an-niversary of Jefferson County in 2011 and then decided we wanted to shine a brighter spotlight on the past 50 years. Richard Gardner, a Golden native and an expert on local history, agreed to tackle the series, which will proceed decade by decade, starting with the 1960s. Gardner also serves on the Jeffer-son County Historical Commission and the Golden Landmarks Association.

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D’Evelyn girls survive, advances to Final FourTyree leads Jaguars with epic e�ort over Sand CreekBy Daniel [email protected]

DENVER - Even though it was a cold snowy night Lau-ra Tyree was on fire.

In the biggest game of her life the D’Evelyn senior played bigger than any player on the floor — even though she is one of the smallest on the court.

The Tyree-takeover occurred at just the right time in the second half of No. 1 D’Evelyn’s 61-50 victory over No. 2 Sand Creek in the Great 8 of the 4A Colorado High School State Tournament Saturday at the Denver Coli-seum.

The two teams traded punches in the first half with neither team leading by more than three points. That was until Tyree decided to take matters into her own hands.

Tyree scored 19 of her 27 points in the second half, helping lead D’Evelyn to 20 points in both the third and fourth quarter, after the Jaguars scored only 21 points in the first half.

“We just couldn’t get our offense going in the first half so we used our defense in the second half to help get us going offensively,” Tyree said. “Then once we got it going we were hard to stop.”

But it was the style in which Tyree scored her 27 points that was so impressive. Working against Sand Creek’s best defender all night Tyree worked as though she was playing against no defender at all.

Tyree, the team’s only senior, scored from all over the floor; hitting midrange jump shots in defender’s faces

and driving the ball to the basket finishing with style.“I take it upon myself to lead this team. But I also cred-

it my team for playing so hard and running our offense and doing all of the little things it takes to keep winning these games,” Tyree said.

While Tyree’s performance was legendary, so was that of her supporting casts. Sand Creek cut a big D’Evelyn second half lead down to 45-44 late in the third quarter.

But the Jaguars poured it on the fourth quarter behind three double-digit scoring efforts. Sophomore Morgan Ducklow had 12 points and junior Malia Shappell added 11 points.

“Laura had a special night but we needed everyone to get this win against a good team like they have,” D’Evelyn coach Chris Olson said.

Despite facing a height disadvantage at almost every position D’Evelyn never struggled with Sand Creek’s size and athleticism.

Instead, they used it as an opportunity to make a statement in the state tournament as they now advance to the Final Four to face another No. 1 seed in Pueblo West Thursday at 4 p.m. at CU Events Center in Boulder.

“We play against boys all the time and they beat us up. So there isn’t anyone that we are afraid of or feel we can’t beat,” Shappell said.

D’Evelyn’s Rachel Olson attempts a jumper in the second half of Friday’s game against Glenwood Springs. The Jaguars won 70-51. Photos by Jonathan ManessD’Evelyn’s Laura Tyree goes up for a basket in the second half of Friday’s game against Glenwood Springs. The Jaguars won 70-51.

D’Evelyn’s Malia Shappell drives to the basket in the second half of Friday’s game against Glenwood Springs. The Jaguars won 70-51.

‘We play against boys all the time and they beat us up. So there isn’t

anyone that we are afraid of or feel we can’t beat.’

Malia Shappell, junior

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LakewooodSPORTSSaints loss to Sterling in state tourney feels like winJe�erson wraps up best season in years with trip to stateBy Daniel [email protected]

DENVER - It was only fitting that as the clocked ticked down to zero Jefferson had their five starting seniors all finish the game on the floor together.

The No. 24 Saints were beat by No. 9 Sterling 44-28 in the first round of the 3A Colorado High School State Tour-nament Friday at Bruce Randolph High School.

But that loss certainly didn’t define their season. What defined Jefferson’s season was not only the fact that they had one of the best seasons in well over a decade, but that they did it together as a team.

“In the box score this will go down as a loss but what it won’t say is everything that these seniors accomplished over their careers at Jefferson,” Saints head coach Tony Sangaline said.

Four years ago Sangaline inherited five freshman who at the time were talented but raw.

-They were the perfect remedy for a program that was struggling for not only talent but for commitment.

Sangaline was forced to play his young players soon-er than he would have liked, giving them big minutes as freshman, sophomores and juniors.

As you would expect his young players struggled. Two years ago Jefferson won just five games, and last season they won a total of just two games.

But Sangaline’s once young and inexperienced players slowly but surely turned into a mature battletested bunch that went on to win 15 games (15-9, 7-5), who finished with the second best overall record in a crowded Frontier League.

The Saints goal four years ago was to qualify for the state tournament which they did after two big wins at districts and even though they were beat by Sterling, they leave their basketball careers at Jefferson as winners.

“We started at the bottom and now we’re here at the top,” Sangaline said. “We have had steps throughout this process and one of our keys has always been to fight and fight for everything. Our guys have had to overcome a lot in their lives and this was just a part of that.”

And that is what they did Friday night. After Sterling ran off with a big first half lead Jefferson could have easily thrown in the towel.

Instead, despite being down nearly 30 points at one point in the contest the Saints played inspired basketball in the second half and literally fought until the last sec-ond. During the games final minutes and even though Jef-ferson’s rally fell short, Saints’ players continued to play aggressive defense, dive on the ground for loose balls and exude energy like they were the team that was up 20 points.

“That is who we are, that is Jefferson basketball,” Jef-ferson senior Alex Gallegos said. “We fight until the end no matter what, that is what our coach has taught us to do.”

Gallegos led Jefferson with nine points and senior Ja-mal Shah added five points in the loss.

But it is hard to actually call the game a loss consider-ing all that Jefferson has accomplished this season.

Je�erson’s Ozni Manarrez battles Sterling’s Lucas Lingreen for a rebound during Friday’s game in the Class 3A state tournament. Je�erson lost 44-28. Photo by Jonathan Maness

No. 1 D’Evelyn gets the broom from Broom�eldJaguars not themelves o�ensively in Great 8 lossBy Daniel [email protected]

DENVER - In and out.All game long D’Evelyn hoisted up their

usual barrage of good looking three-point-ers from all over the perimeter. But nothing would stay down.

And as a result the top-seeded Jaguars went down 84-65 at the hands of No. 2 Broomfield in the Great 8 of the 4A Colorado State Tournament Saturday at the Denver Coliseum.

“We had a lot of rim outs but we really never were able to play our game,” D’Evelyn coach Troy Pachner said. “We were off and they were on, give them all the credit.”

The state’s leading scorer senior Luke Stratman lead D’Evelyn with 26 points. But he had to do it on 27 shot attempts.

And that 26 could have been 46 because Stratman, as well as his teammates, had at least a dozen balls that rimmed in-and-out or were half way down in the basket before bouncing out.

“We had a lot of shots that were in and out but we needed to find another way to try and take the game over. Not only were our shots not falling but we weren’t playing great de-fense either,” Stratman said.

Give Broomfield some credit. Not only did they have four double digit scorers, their size and athleticism frustrated D’Evelyn for four full quarters. But the final score wasn’t a real indication of how close the contest was. D’Evelyn trailed for most of the contest after Broomfield ran off with a 20-8 lead after the first quarter.

The Jaguars would cut a 14 point lead down to six points late in the third quarter, and then cut another big Broomfield lead down to 10 in the fourth quarter, but that was as close as D’Evelyn would come to get-

ting back into the contest. Broomfield used a total team effort to knock off D’Evelyn. Not only did the Eagles out-rebound the Jaguars (44-37), they out-hustled them as well as out-muscled them.

Broomfield also displayed some crafty passing which at times collapsed D’Evelyn’s defense and led to numerous easy layups, and it allowed every player in the Eagles ro-tation to get good looks. The Eagles had four players score at least 12 points, including Dan Perse’s 26 points and five rebounds.

But the biggest difference came down to shooting. D’Evelyn shot only 32 percent from the floor, compared to Broomfield’s 57 per-cent. Moreover, the Jaguars made only seven of the 28 three pointers they attempted.

Still, D’Evelyn proved themselves as one of the best teams in 4A basketball and finished the season with one of the best campaigns in the history of the program. The Jaguars went 24-2 overall and were a perfect 14-0 in 4A Jef-fco league play.

“This loss doesn’t define our season. It’s a great disappointment, but our guys came out this season and had one of the best seasons in the history of our program and that is what we will take from this season when we look back,” Pachner said.

D’Evelyn’s Chase Cleary brings the ball up the court during Saturday’s Great Eight matchup with Broom�eld in the Class 4A boys basketball tournament. The Jaguars lost 84-65. Photo by Jonathan Maness

‘It’s a great disappointment, but our

guys came out this season and had one of the best seasons in the history of

our program. ’Coach Troy Pachner


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