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July 17, 2014VOLUME 90 | ISSUE 48

Marijuana to hit the ballot in November7-4 council vote puts fate in hands of votersBy Clarke [email protected]

In a contentious vote on July 14, Lakewood city coun-cil decided 7-4 to approve putting the allowance of retail marijuana in the city on the ballot in November.

The no votes were Pete Roybal, Ramey Johnson, Dave Wiechman and Karen Harrison.

Council also unanimously voted to ban marijuana manufacturing, testing and growing sites, as well as hash oil manufacturing sites and marijuana clubs.

The vote followed nearly four hours of public com-ment and council debate on the topic, one that has been a hot-button issue in the city since Amendment 64 was passed.

“I’ve always had great faith in voters of this city, and I think it’s reasonable to ask the clarifying question,” said Mayor Bob Murphy before the final vote. “ I cannot be presumptive enough in my own mind to say that I know what was in the mind of voters when they approved Amendment 64. All we’re doing is asking them, and that’s democracy.”

Council had three options moving forward on the issue of allowing marijuana business in the city. They could legislatively decide to permit any of the four areas, legislatively decide to ban all of them or ban them but put it to the voters to be approved.

The bulk of the speakers on hand were in favor of city council banning all four areas outright, for a variety of reasons from increased access that children and youth will have to how it would affect the city’s image.

“I want to voice the strongest possible opposition to any kind of marijuana in the city. Being a marijuana city tarnishes the reputation of Lakewood and will discour-age economic development,” said Bill Armstrong, presi-dent of Colorado Christian University (CCU). Numer-ous staff members and students at the university spoke against the measure during public comment.

Ron Castagna, former principal of Lakewood High School said the issue is very important to all Jeffco edu-cators and added that it would be a tragedy to see retail shops pop up all over the city.

Business people in the city and health officials from Jefferson County Public Health to the Colorado Tobacco Education and Prevention Alliance spoke about the ill ef-fects of marijuana use and unintended consequences of allowing retail shops in the city.

“There are alternate paths here and we don’t want to follow Denver’s commercialization path. Denver opened the floodgates and can’t control it” said Gina Carbone, with Smart Colorado. “There are big differences between decriminalization, legalization and commercialization but the beauty of 64 is it allows each community to pick which is best for them.”

There were a handful of supporters for allowing retail businesses, who highlighted the fact that prohibitions have never worked when it comes to stopping these kinds of activities and it is better to have them regulated safely.

“Marijuana is not going away and in every instance prohibition has failed miserably and created unintended consequences,” said Chris Bruhl. “I’m not in favor of pot parades in the street, stoned driving, or children being exposed to it but we need a rational policy of managing this. We all have the same goal, we want a safe, stable place to live.”

Ward 5 councilwoman Harrison put forth an amend-ment that would include retail businesses in the ban, but it was defeat 5-6 (with Murphy, Shakti, Tom Quinn, Adam Paul, Cindy Baroway and Karen Kellen voting no).

“I’m convinced we’re going to be losing money and am concerned that we’re going to be in legal jeopardy since it is still illegal in the eyes of the federal government,” said Ward 4 Councilman Dave Wiechman. “Beyond the mon-ey issue there is a concern on a very fundamental level is public health. Are we doing all we can to protect public health? We don’t need to be the guinea pig, we need time to figure it out. If we do this wrong we can’t go back.”

Ward 1 Councilwoman Johnson predicted that if the issue goes to the ballot, Lakewood will be swamped with money from outside interests wanting to help get retail marijuana passed.

High class livingMetro West breaks ground on CityScape BelmarBy Clarke [email protected]

The Belmar area is becoming a booming location for people to live, and while the options are becoming more and more diverse, one group hasn’t been specifically served yet — seniors.

Metro West Housing Solutions aims to change that with CityScape at Belmar, its third senior specific housing unit. CityScape will feature 130 homes for seniors, ages 62 and older, at cost-effective prices.

“It (CityScape) will let seniors have everything at their fingertips,” said Tami Fischer, executive direc-tor and CEO of MWHS. “This will be a phenomenal option for seniors who like to be in active places.”

The groundbreaking for the development was held at Valkarie Gallery in Block 7 at Belmar on July 10 and gave city staff, developers and community partners their first chance to hear about CityScape.

“Metro West has set a high

benchmark with developments like Lamar Station (Crossing),” said Lakewood Mayor Bob Mur-phy. “This new development is so important because it rounds out the range of housing options in Belmar.”

Amenities — which Fischer said are extremely important to senior residents — include a community

room with a bistro and kitchen, fitness and wellness facilities and a community garden.

“We’ve found in our other com-munities that gardens are great for seniors,” said Brendalee Connors, asset manager with MWHS. “They

Tami Fischer, executive director and CEO of Metro West, speaks with Mayor Bob Murphy and Councilwoman Cindy Baroway at the groundbreaking for CityScape Belmar. Photos by Clarke Reader

CityScape Belmar is Metro West Housing Solutions’ latest project in Lakewood. The seniors only residence will feature 130 apartments.

Decisions make gay marriage more likelyAttorney general shot down in bid to stop clerkBy Vic [email protected]

Gay-marriage supporters have earned another set of victories as judges in separate court cases moved Colorado one step closer to recognizing same-sex nuptials.

On July 10, a district court judge denied Attorney General John Suthers’ request to prevent the Boulder County Clerk’s Office from issuing “invalid” marriage licenses.

That ruling came the day after an Adams County district court judge ruled in a separate case that the state’s ban on gay marriage is un-

constitutional. However, the judge in that case issued a stay in his rul-ing, which could last until the U.S. Supreme Court deals with the issue of same-sex marriage.

Because of the stay, a 2006 voter-approved ban on gay marriage is still on the books. But, given that gay marriage bans are crumbling every-where in the country, it is becoming increasingly likely that Colorado’s ban isn’t going to hold up much lon-ger.

“Together these two decisions prove that same-sex marriage is in-evitable, and continuing to argue against it in court is a waste of tax-payer dollars,” said House Speaker Mark Ferrandino, D-Denver, who is gay.

The Boulder case was brought by Suthers as a response to Boulder

County Clerk Hillary Hall’s issuing of same-sex marriage licenses. Hall had been issuing licenses to gay couples since the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals judge ruled late last month that Utah could not pre-vent gay couples from getting mar-ried there.

The court for the 10th Circuit, which includes Colorado, stayed its ruling until the U.S. Supreme Court weighs in.

Suthers, a Republican who is against gay marriage, filed a re-straining order against Hall to stop her from issuing “invalid” marriage licenses. The Attorney General’s Of-fice argued that Hall was exceeding her authority and was violating her

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Wisdom takes a vacation“Common sense takes a vacation”

probably makes more sense, but “wis-dom” just sounds so much smarter, doesn’t it?

I am usually never being accused of having either — wisdom or common sense, that is — however, I do believe it is fair for me to share my exploits and adventures while on my current vacation, where wisdom and common sense took some time off right alongside of me.

Almost every year since living in Colo-rado, I have been blessed enough to be able to bring my family back to the New Jersey beach, more commonly referred to as the Jersey Shore, to spend time reunit-ing with family and friends and for some wonderful beach time. So far so good, right?

Here is where wisdom and common sense went right out the window, or were washed away in the tide. You see I know better, especially as I age and battle some health issues of my own, that vacation time should really be about recharging the batteries of life, getting plenty of rest

and relaxation, embracing time with fam-ily and friends, and taking in the solace of the sights and sounds of the ocean.

Even if I wanted to take in a light workout or two while away, that may have been sensible. Instead, what did I do? The two weeks at the Jersey Shore quickly be-came an assault on my body through very bad dietary choices, lack of proper sleep, and a very large project and opportunity surfaced at work that needed too much of my attention. And all of you maintain-ing wisdom and common sense will know the results right? Heartburn, headaches, fatigue, stress, and missed opportunities

to spend quality time with family and friends, causing even greater stress.

I mean, this is my sweet spot, this is where I coach others in how to maximize goals, achieve success, and enjoy the ben-efits earned by working hard and smart so that vacation time is just that, vacation time.

Now I know I am being hard on myself while trying to illustrate a point, but seriously, I feel like the cobbler who fixes everyone else’s footwear while walking around myself in worn and tattered shoes.

I used to reward myself while on vacation, signing up for two weeks at the local gym, going to bed early, waking up before everyone else to spend quiet time on the beach in meditation and reading something inspirational before the family joined me. The solitary time spent in re-flection and reading against the backdrop of the ocean, lapping waves, the aroma of salt air and suntan lotion, and sand between my toes before hitting the gym prepared me for the day, even perhaps a few indulgences and extra calories in

pizza, ice cream, a few beers, and some awesome grilled food right at home.

Vacation time is awesome, wisdom is wonderful, and common sense keeps us grounded as we take our well-deserved rest and relaxation in the mountains, at a beach, on a lake or river, and right at home. It’s when we practice lack of wisdom and demonstrate zero restraint in the common sense category that our vacations become more than we expected and we definitely wind up needing a vaca-tion from our vacation.

Its summertime and I would love to hear all about your stories of wisdom, or a lack of wisdom and common sense while vacationing, at [email protected]. When we balance our lives and treat our-selves to true rest and relaxation, it really will be a better than good week.

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

JEFFCO NEWS IN A HURRYJe�erson County’s stance on issuing same-sex marriage licenses

Jeffco Clerk and Recorder Pam Ander-son issued a statement last week discuss-ing her reasoning behind the office’s decision to not issue same-sex marriage licenses. Anderson stated that a binding legal decision for Jeffco to follow has not been issued and as clerk and recorder, she has taken an oath to uphold the laws of both the U.S. and the state constitution.

She does support Boulder and Denver’s decision to issue same-sex marriage li-censes pending final determination of the federal court in which the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on June 25 that the State of Utah’s ban on same-sex marriage was a violation of the U.S. Constitution. Anderson stated that although she will uphold the laws that Jeffco is tied to, she personally supports individual rights and marriage equality.

Crackdown on ID Theft Ring in Je�coA Jefferson County grand jury re-

turned a 165-count indictment against a nine-member ID Theft Ring in Jeffco on Wednesday, July 9. The ring operated in the Denver area between June and No-vember 2013. According to the indictment, members obtained personal and financial information of people and businesses in order to create fraudulent documents including driver’s licenses, state ID cards

and checks. The checks would then be transacted

at financial institutions and businesses to obtain cash, merchandise, gift cards, food, and the use of illegal drugs such as methamphetamine.

Victim businesses in the theft ring include King Soopers, Bed Bath & Beyond, Rite Aid, First Bank, Ace Hardware, Wells Fargo Bank, McDonalds and 24 Hour Fit-ness.

LAKEWOOD CITY COUNCIL ON THE RECORDLakewood City Council voted unani-

mously to include e-cigarette and vapor-izing devices in the current city ban on smoking.

“We have an existing smoking ordi-nance in Lakewood and want to include e-cigarettes into current tobacco ordi-

nance,” Mayor Bob Murphy said during the July 14 meeting. “This is something not a lot of communities have addressed but our council thought important to cor-rect that.”

Residents spoke in favor of the ordi-nance, and many advocated for more

stringent laws to prohibit the use of e-cigarettes. The danger, according to many, is that they are small and so can be used anywhere and it is difficult to tell what is actually being smoked in them.

“We want you to take every step pos-sible to restrict use on patios, in restau-

rants and bars,” said Ed Wood, with DUID (Driving Under the Influence of Drugs) Victim Voices.

Tim Burgess, who owns an e-cigarette

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Ward 1 Councilwoman Kellen said that for her the issue refl ected the country’s losing drug war and shows that a change needs to happen.

“We don’t have good data since marijuana has been illegal there can’t be data collection,” she said. “The is-sue with kids is a huge problem and should we see any revenues from this, it should go to education.”

Wiechman put forth an amend-ment aiming to push the vote on the issue until 2016 until more data can be collected, but it was defeated 4-7

(the no votes were Murphy, Shakti, Quinn, Paul, Koop, Kellen and Baro-way).

“For me it’s not about revenue — it’s about trying to fi gure out a policy decision,” said Ward 4 Councilman Paul. “Nobody is affi rming retail mar-ijuana with this vote — we’re testing it.”

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duties as a county clerk.But Boulder District Judge Andrew

Hartman denied Suthers’ request, writing in his 23-page decision that the state had not made an adequate case for harm.

“The State asserts that Clerk Hall is causing irreparable injury by issuing same-sex marriage licenses, namely, that she is causing `legal chaos and confusion,’” Hartman’s ruling reads. “However, when pressed, the State does not identify specifi c irreparable harm, offering only speculation. This is a fatal fl aw to the extraordinary re-lief it seeks.”

Hartman notes that “there is little argument that Clerk Hall is engaging in a form of civil disobedience.” But the judge said Hall’s actions are not doing the kind of harm that the state is alleging.

“The State makes assertions that Clerk Hall’s disobedience irreparably harms the people by causing loss of faith in the rule of law,” Hartman’s decision states. “However, the State has made nothing but assertions. An alternate public response is that the people of Colorado laud Clerk Hall for her pluck and/or condemn the Attor-ney General for his tenaciousness.”

Hartman’s ruling means that Hall is sure to continue issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. And the judge’s decision also prompted Den-ver County Clerk and Recorder Debra Johnson to announce that she will begin issuing marriage licenses there.

Suthers’ offi ce said it plans to ap-peal the ruling.

Ban ‘hanging by thread’The legality or constitutionality of

gay marriage was not at issue in the Boulder case. But Hartman did say in his decision that an Adams County judge’s ruling from the day before in-dicates that the state’s gay marriage ban is “hanging on by a thread.”

Adams County District Judge S. Scott Crabtree ruled that the state’s gay marriage ban is unconstitution-al because it violates the plaintiffs’ equal-protection guarantees under the Fourteenth Amendment.

Crabtree ruled in his case — which was brought by nine same-sex cou-ples in Adams and Denver counties — that the marriage ban “cannot withstand Equal Protection scrutiny under any standard of review.”

“The sole basis for precluding same-sex marriage is self-evident — the parties are of the same sex and for that reason alone do not possess the same right to marry (or remain mar-ried) as opposite-sex couples,” Crab-tree said in a 49-page decision. “The Court holds that the Marriage Bans are unconstitutional because they violate plaintiffs’ equal protection rights.”

Crabtree also pointed to civil unions — which became legal in Colorado last year — as evidence that the state is denying gay couples their equal-protection rights.

“Civil unions are a separate, sec-ond-class institution which does not confer the same benefi ts and protec-tions as marriage,” the judge ruled.

Like the 10th Circuit judge, Crab-tree also stayed his decision in antici-pation of the matter being taken up by the Supreme Court. Crabtree said that is important because “the public has an interest in the orderly determi-nation of the constitutionality of its

laws ...”The judge said that the issue of gay

marriage “is far from over,” but that he doesn’t like the chances of a gay marriage ban holding up when all is said and done.

“The state’s ultimate likelihood of success on the merits has become increasingly in doubt given the ava-lanche of court decisions striking down same-sex marriage bans,” Crabtree wrote.

Suthers said through an emailed statement that Crabtree’s ruling is an-other indication that this issue will ul-timately be dealt with by the Supreme Court.

“Judge Crabtree provides addi-tional clarity that until the high court rules on the issue of same-sex mar-riage, Colorado’s current laws remain in place,” Suthers said. “While the legal debate regarding same-sex mar-riage continues, and many fi nd the legal process frustrating, adherence to the rule of law will bring about the fi nal resolution with the greatest certainty and legal legitimacy. That certainty and legitimacy is in the best interests of everyone, including gay couples who desire to marry.”

Thomas Russell, an attorney for plaintiffs in both the Adams and Boulder county cases, said that any plans on the part of Suthers to appeal the rulings would be futile.

“I don’t think it is using resources of the state wisely,” said Russell, a University of Denver law professor. “But he’s committed to fi ghting even though he really has no good argu-ment in support of the bans.”

“The state has never mounted an effective argument in favor of the bans. Honestly, their argument is laughable.”


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build community and keep se-niors active.”

Connors said that MWHS did focus groups with residents at its two other senior residences to see what kind of features are important

to them. It is from these groups that ideas like the wellness facility and other amenities came from.

“CityScape is really exciting be-cause there is a large need for senior housing in the area and because we’ll be offering market rate senior living,” said Connors.

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CORRECTION

In the article titled Teens Address Drug Abuse, which appeared in the July 10 publication of the paper, it was incorrectly reported that Rise Above Colorado would be launching a marijuana campaign in the fall.

The Colorado Governor’s offi ce will be in charge of launching a campaign for marijuana public awareness, not Rise Above Colorado, although that group is con-cerned with the impact of marijuana use on the brain development of adolescents.

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“We don’t need more rules, we need the truth and detailed studies,” he said.

Ward 4 councilman Da-vid Wiechman proposed two amendments that would prohibit the sale of e-cigarettes in the city

and prohibit possession by minors but both were defeated.

“I don’t want to create a new generation of ad-dicts,” he said.

Ward 3 councilwoman Shakti said that there still needs to be more informa-tion gathered, but “The de-cision is about is this safe for people around you and what are good regulations for the devices,” she said.

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Obama makes visit to Denver ‘No doubt we are making progress,’ president says By Vic Vela [email protected]

President Barack Obama told a Denver audience on July 9 that the country’s econ-omy is better off now than when he took of-fi ce fi ve years ago, and blasted Republicans in Congress who “have blocked or voted down every serious idea to strengthen the middle class.”

But Republicans shot back against a “lonely” president whose low approval ratings they believe scared off some local Democratic offi ceholders from attending Obama’s speech in central Denver’s Chees-man Park.

The president’s speech came the night after he raised money for Democratic Sen. Mark Udall, who is in a tight re-election bid against a challenger, U.S. Rep. Cory Gard-ner. Udall stayed in Washington for a vote on a Cabinet nominee and did not attend the fundraiser or Obama’s speech the next day.

Obama touted an economy that has produced 10 million jobs since he took of-fi ce during the Great Recession in 2009, and pointed to a national unemployment rate that is at its lowest point since that year.

“What I want to make sure of is, as screwed-up sometimes as Washington gets, that everybody understands that there’s progress to be made and that there’s some-one here who is fi ghting for them, even though it can feel like the system is rigged against them,” the president said.

Obama pointed to an improved housing and construction environment; an auto-

mobile industry that is making strides; and greater energy independence as key factors that are driving an economy that was in dire straits prior to him taking offi ce.

“So despite what you may here, there is no doubt we are making progress,” Obama said. “By almost every measure, we are bet-ter off than when I took offi ce.”

The president also defended recent executive actions that have irked Repub-licans. Obama said he has taken it upon himself to make changes to immigration policy, rising student loan debt, and pay discrepancies between men and women, because the Republican-controlled House of Representatives has blocked his policy initiatives at every turn.

Obama then took a shot at Republican House Speaker John Boehner for suing the president, on grounds that Obama has overstepped his authority by sidestepping Congress while taking his own action on certain policy areas.

“Now, I gather that some of the Repub-licans in Congress are mad at me for go-ing ahead and doing things,” Obama said. “They have a plan to sue me for taking ex-ecutive actions that are within my author-ity, while they do nothing.

“I have a better idea. They should do something rather than engage in political stunts that are a waste of time and taxpayer money; join me and let’s do some things together.”

Instead of joining in, area Republicans pounced on the president’s visit to Colo-rado. They see Obama as a weak and un-popular president, being avoided by key Democrats running for re-election this fall.

Polls show that Obama’s approval rat-ings are abysmal. And Republicans said it is no wonder that Democrats such as Gov. John Hickenlooper and Udall didn’t attend

the president’s speech July 9.State Republican Party Chairman Ryan

Call blasted Obama’s record as having failed working families and having caused many Coloradans to lose a previously ex-isting health care plan as a result of the Af-fordable Care Act — the president’s signa-ture piece of legislation.

“President Obama, Sen. Udall and Gov. Hickenlooper have had their chance to make things better, but they have failed,” Call said in an emailed statement. “Colora-dans are ready to elect new leaders who will listen to the people of Colorado, and not be a rubber stamp for President Obama’s same, tired policies.”

Hickenlooper’s offi ce said the governor was not dodging the president and that he had a prior engagement that had been booked well before Obama’s speech — which was announced on July 7. The gov-ernor did get together with Obama to drink beer and play pool with him in downtown Denver the night before his speech.

Udall, meanwhile, stayed in Washington to cast a vote in support of Obama’s nomi-nee to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development — an appoint-ment that was confi rmed by the Senate with overwhelming support.

The Udall campaign also shot back at Republican criticism about the senator’s absence from Obama’s events, citing a re-port that Gardner had attended a Republi-can event that was sponsored by GOP op-erative Karl Rove during last year’s budget shutdown.

“Mark’s commitment to putting his job as a senator fi rst stands in stark contrast to Congressman Cory Gardner, whose cam-paign has attacked Mark for NOT skip-ping today’s vote, and who famously hob-nobbed with Karl Rove after voting to shut down the government last fall,” said Chris Harris, a communications director for the Udall campaign.

In an effort to put aside the politics of his visit, Obama said in his Denver speech that he will continue to push policies on his own in polarized Washington — policies that he believes will help “ordinary Americans.”

“We’re fi ghting for the idea that every-body gets an opportunity no matter what you look like or where you’re from or who you love or how you grew up or what your last name is,” the president said. “America is a place where you should be able to make it if you try.”

President Barack Obama talks about the economy to a crowd of supporters at Denver’s Cheesman Park July 9. Photo by Vic Vela

Udall says he wasn’t avoiding president Sta� Report

Democratic Sen. Mark Udall said he was not avoiding President Barack Obama when he didn’t attend Den-ver events involving the president last week.

Republicans mocked Udall for not attending his own fundraiser that the president headlined on July 8 and for not showing up for an economic speech that Obama gave in central Denver the next day.

Instead, Udall stayed in Washing-ton, D.C., “to do his job.”

“I appreciate the president’s sup-port,” Udall told reporters on July 11. “I wanted to be here, but I had a job to do in Washington.”

Udall said he stayed in Washing-ton to cast votes for Obama’s Hous-ing and Urban Development secre-tary and for key pieces of legislation.

Republicans said that Udall — who is running in a tight re-election bid against U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner —

was making a politically strategic de-cision to not be seen with a president with low approval ratings.

“I’ll let the pundits talk about all of that,” Udall said. “I was in DC do-ing my job. Coloradans know that’s the number one focus I had. I ap-preciate the president’s support and, as you know, we had Vice President (Joe) Biden here last month and I was here to stand with him ... ”

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“Her knowledge of curriculum, instruc-tion and assessment is exceptional,” Jeffco Superintendent Dan McMinimee said in a district news release. “She will lead our team forward in a positive and balanced way with a focus on student achievement and growth.”

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were there within the department,” she said. “The work that they’re doing is in-credibly exciting.”

With 24 years of education experience, as an educator, consultant and adminis-trator, Morgan was looking to further her work in the areas she’s passionate about, and continuing to create and maintain a balanced and effective education system for students.

“To me, with the work I had done in Dougco, I felt I could participate in that process with Jeffco,” Morgan said. “Dougco was in a good place to enhance the work, and it wasn’t contingent on me. In Jeffco, I felt I could be of value to continuing to en-hance that quality instruction and quality practices already embedded in the class-room.”

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Common practices still a little sketchyMy son loves the Xbox—I may have

mentioned that before. He plays a game called “Minecraft,” which requires him to design and build his own little world. It’s fascinating — and very complicated.

That complexity creates its own set of issues. A complicated program with interesting graphics and an ever-expand-ing world eats up quite a bit of memory. Now, the system comes with quite a bit of memory, so that’s nice. Unfortunately, the system occasionally takes “updates” over the network — these updates are not optional, and they also eat up quite a bit of memory. And, now, these two memory meals have overloaded the memory that comes with the system.

The solution? Go buy more hardware. Think about that: Microsoft has forced upon the users of its Xbox system an “up-date” which requires some of those users to go buy more Microsoft hardware.

Now, I know — grand scheme? Not a big deal. That said, anybody else think this smacks vaguely of a mafia-like protection scheme? “Nice gaming system you have there. Be a shame if anything should hap-pen to it.”

This kind of corruption drives me crazy. It’s like when manufacturers build minor parts of their products with sub-par mate-rial, knowing that nobody looks for that on inspection, but that’s guaranteed to break at some point. So then the manufacturer can replace and repair the product at some cost to the consumer. It’s job security for repairmen, and the entire system that

backs them up.In fact, if there’s one thing that I think

most Americans, regardless of their politi-cal leanings, should be able to agree on, it’s that corruption is a bad thing. The Left sure was angry about a decade ago when a bunch of rebuilding contracts in the newly-broken Iraq went to Dick Cheney’s former company of Halliburton. The Right has been equally indignant at the myriad of things during the Obama years that smack of corruption (I.R.S. targeting of conservatives, the Cornhusker Kickback, the non-enforcement of immigration laws). And, while in both decades, parti-sans have rushed to the defense of their people, the great middle of America has turned its collective noses up at the vague stink of corruption.

That’s why I think the Jeffco teachers’ union needs to tread a little bit carefully in its public relations effort during the now-secret contract negotiations. It’s tough to put a finger on it, but there is a vague sense of something not quite right about the way public employees negotiate collec-

tive bargaining agreements.Here’s how the public sees it: unions

get their funding from public money (yeah, yeah, union dues are teachers’ own money; but if a tax voucher equivalent to the property taxes one puts in the system is “public money,” then so are union dues); some of that public money gets diverted to political advocacy; frequently, that advoca-cy leads to people (elected school boards) being at the negotiating table across from the union who were put there, essentially, by the union. In other words, the people negotiating the contract are the people the union got elected to do that very thing.

In the past, this relationship has actu-ally rendered pretty smart contracts that required give and take. But it’s interesting that this year, when the union-backed candidates lost, the negotiations became acrimonious almost overnight.

It’s a tricky game when you start playing around at the edges of corruption. It may not be there, but the public has a funny way of deciding what smells bad all on its own. Whether it’s a protection scheme around a stupid little gaming system, or something that actually matters, I think the public is running out of patience for things that smell like corruption.

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

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The Big Thompson Wildlife Area rav-aged by 2013 fl ooding is in need of debris clean up, reseeding, plant restoration and

waterway damage repair. Call 303-291-7299 to sign up to assist at this site near Fort Collins.

Boyd Lake State Park near Loveland will combine site sprucing up and water educational opportunities. CPW staff will provide awareness programs showing how water resources provides drinking, irriga-tion, energy, recreational use and a very vital factor of water as habitat for wildlife. Visitors will enjoy paddleboard demon-strations, use of kayaks, canoes and boat safety. A youth fi shing clinic will be held along with an archery clinic. To end the day, a presentation by the local astro-nomical society will a demonstrate the use of telescopes to view of our night sky.

Register by calling 970-669-1739 x 19.The third volunteer site will be Cherry

Creek State Park. Invasive weed removal and replanting of shrubs for bird habitat will be the agenda. In the afternoon CPW will provide pontoon boat rides, educa-tional programs and prize-raffl e for all ages that will include fi shing pole, life jackets and water recreation sports equip-ment. A call to Tia Miller 303-690-1166 x 6566 will provide sign up and registration.

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Ballot initiatives would have impact on judges Amendments are aimed at increasing judicial accountability By Vic Vela [email protected]

A Wheat Ridge man is behind a pair of ballot initiatives that he hopes will “bring back accountability” to Colorado court-rooms.

But attorney Chris Forsyth acknowl-edges that his effort to change how judges are elected and disciplined could be a long shot this year.

“We need lightning to strike,” he said.Forsyth, an attorney of 20 years, is be-

hind the Clean up the Courts effort, a pair of would-be constitutional amendments that seek to restructure parts of the judi-cial system.

The Two-Thirds Majority Amendment would raise the number of “yes” votes judges need for retention to a two-thirds majority. Right now, judges retain their bench seats by collecting a simple major-ity in uncontested races.

“They’re a completely different ani-mal than a normal election because they don’t have an opponent,” Forsyth said. “In a regular election, the opponents point out each other’s fl aws, but we don’t have something like that here.”

Forsyth said that the simple majority retention system can lead to a process by which bad judges continue to hold on to their bench seats, he said.

“Too much job security is not a good thing,” he said.

Forsyth also seeks to change how judg-es are disciplined, through the Honest Judge Amendment.

That effort would transfer judges’ dis-ciplinary cases to the Independent Ethics Commission, an agency that is already set up to look into complaints fi led against elected offi cials.

Right now, disciplinary cases are taken up by the Commission on Judicial Dis-cipline. Forsyth said there is a confl ict of interest in allowing a commission that re-ports to the Supreme Court to discipline

judges.Forsyth said the commission has dis-

missed 97 percent of discipline cases against judges over the last 10 years and the vast majority of those cases were dis-missed without ever really being looked into.

“Our discipline commission isn’t doing what it’s supposed to be doing,” Forsyth said. “Right now, whether people have a good judge is the luck of the draw. And it shouldn’t be that way.”

But there is opposition to Forsyth’s ef-forts. The Colorado Bar Association is against the initiatives, claiming that the amendments would have an adverse im-pact on the judicial system.

State Rep. Daniel Kagan, D-Cherry Hills Village, who is the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, is also opposed to Forsyth’s efforts.

“These initiatives are seeking to solve a problem that doesn’t seem to exist,” Ka-gan said. “It’s misguided. These initiatives suggest that if a judge is more accountable to the popular mood, they will be better judges. That’s not true.”

Kagan said that judges shouldn’t feel pressured into ruling on cases out of fear that he or she might lose his seat because of them.

“Any judicial decision is going to leave somebody angry,” Kagan said. “But if judg-es are looking over their shoulders every time they do their job, that’s not a good thing.”

Forsyth has until Aug. 4 to submit more than 86,000 valid petition signatures to the Secretary of State’s Offi ce, in order for the initiatives to make it on to the November ballot.

Forsyth acknowledges that he has a tall order ahead of him, so he has cre-ated a novel way of collecting signatures through his “change your fate with up to eight” method. The method asks support-ers to print petitions from his Clean up the Courts website and collect eight signa-tures on their own.

“It’s all about integrity, that’s what this is all about,” Forsyth said. “We’ve just got to stop the madness and bring back ac-countability.”

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Quiz: What is bipolar disorder? By Neil Rosenthal

Dear Neil: I’ve heard many people in re-cent years talk about bipolar disorder. They say that they have a child who is bipolar, or a husband, or a boss. I have never exactly understood what bipolar is. Can you ex-plain what it means to be bipolar?

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These individuals notice that, at times, their mood and/or energy level is very low, and at other times, very high______.

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to stay in bed or get extra sleep; and little or no motivation to do things they need to do______.

They often put on weight during these periods______.

During their low phases, these individu-als often feel “blue’’, sad all the time, or depressed______.

Sometimes, during these low phases, they feel hopeless or even suicidal______.

Their ability to function at work or socially is impaired______.

Typically, these low phases last for a few weeks, but sometimes they last only a few days______.

Individuals with this pattern may experience “normal’’ moods in between mood swings, where they function nor-mally_____.

They may then notice a marked shift or “switch’’ in the way they feel______.

Their energy increases above what is normal, and they often get things done they would not ordinarily be able to do______.

Sometimes, during these “high” peri-ods, these individuals feel as if they have too much energy or feel “hyper’’______.

Some individuals, during these high periods, may feel irritable, ‘‘on edge’’ or aggressive______.

Some individuals, during these high periods, take on too many activities at once______.

During these high periods, some in-dividuals may spend money in ways that cause them trouble______.

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Chambers face a changing climateBusiness organizations �ght to stay relevantBy Jennifer Smith and Chris RotarStaff writers

The front door to the community isn’t what it used to be.

Newcomers to a city or town these days rarely feel the need to stop by the local chamber of commerce to pick up a map or a list of restaurants.

“I think the front door to the community is now Google, or whatever your favorite search engine is,” said Dave Kilby, presi-dent and CEO of the Western Association of Chamber Executives.

Meanwhile, business professionals have more options than ever when it comes to networking — long touted as a major ben-efit of chamber membership, but some-thing that today can be facilitated with the click of a mouse on sites like Facebook and Meetup.com.

And while economic development is still an important role of chambers, it is one they increasingly share with municipalities’ own economic development departments.

Those are just a few of the challenges facing chambers of commerce, which must navigate a terrain altered by technology and evolutions in business and govern-ment.

Perhaps the most daunting challenge is finding a way to remain relevant.

“In this fast-paced business environ-ment, every organization has to focus on its relevancy,” said Shiley Johnson, interim CEO at the Metro North Chamber of Com-merce.

“We are a collection of many businesses and industries, and the only way for us to help them remain relevant is to remain relevant ourselves.”

Many chambers have learned to adapt to the new climate, but just as many haven’t. Kilby said nationally there is roughly a 50-50 split when it comes to chambers that are growing and ones that are shrinking in membership.

Of the Denver metro-area chambers that responded to a May survey conducted by Colorado Community Media, the major-ity said they are in a growth mode. But they overwhelmingly agreed that change is coming — and is needed if the organiza-tions are to thrive into the future and be known for doing more than merely putting out a welcome mat.

Solving problemsJohn Brackney spent 10 years as presi-

dent and CEO of the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce before resigning in March. Even before his tenure with the Centennial-based chamber, Brackney, a former Arapahoe County commissioner, looked at the organization as a vital re-source.

“When I was a commissioner, it was good one-stop shop to check the mood of the business community, and a place to brainstorm,” he said.

“(Today) technology has opened things up — you get (millions of) hits when you Google ‘Denver business groups.’ ”

Brackney now works for a market-ing firm that provides many of the same services chambers do, but he believes chambers will survive because they are adept at adapting.

His predecessor as South Metro’s leader, Brian Vogt, now the CEO of Denver Botanic Gardens, agrees and stresses the chambers’ advocacy role. Chambers, he believes, can work on the bigger picture.

“It’s usually things that no business would do, that no individual organization would have the resources to do alone,” he said, noting the chamber’s influence in creating C-470 and the City of Centennial.

Andrea LaRew, president of the Cham-ber of Commerce of Highlands Ranch, says the advocacy role is being “the fearless voice for businesses” in the community.

Using that voice to strengthen the local economy is what today’s chambers should be most focused on, said Kilby, whose organization represents professionals in 18 Western states, including Colorado.

“What business are the chambers of commerce really in now? I think they’re in the solutions business,” he said dur-ing a phone interview last week from his Sacramento, Calif., office. “The problem in your town is different than the problem in my town. When we solve that problem we strengthen the local economy and make the community a better place to live.”

Worth the price?Pam Ridler, whose 16 years of service as

president of the Castle Rock Chamber of Commerce makes her one of the longest-tenured chamber leaders in the metro area, says membership fees should be consid-ered part of a company’s financial plan.

“They are an investment in your busi-ness,” she said.

Depending on the size of a chamber and the level of membership a business or municipality seeks, annual dues can run anywhere from around $500 to $10,000 or more.

Colleen Mello, executive director of the Greater Englewood Chamber of Com-merce, says businesses often choose a chamber based on need and budget.

Mello believes that small businesses often join their local chamber to help sup-port the community. But, she said, “Larger businesses might join the larger chambers because of political reasons, like a lobby-ist to represent their needs in big govern-ment.”

To Kilby, that brings up a key question.“Will a majority of businesses, especially

small businesses, be willing to pay enough money to fund chambers to represent their interests with the government?” he wrote in W.A.C.E.’s April newsletter.

Kim Geiger does double duty as the senior vice president of Colorado National Bank and the owner of K Cherie Spa in Little-ton. She believes chambers are beneficial for companies of any size.

“I feel like the chamber is good way to connect to the business community, as well as giving guidance to the small businesses to find the resources they need in order to make their business successful,” she said. “The chamber can provide direction on mar-keting, advertising, local resources, consul-tants, events, etc. I don’t think businesses use the chamber as much as they should, maybe because they don’t always know how to.”

Donna Russell, a board member for and founder of the Lone Tree Chamber, agrees that people do not always get what they are hoping for out of their memberships.

“According to research, the No. 1 reason members become disenchanted with their chamber membership is because they don’t manage to engage once they have joined,” she said.

“Our objective, then, needs to be to discover how to help them engage and help them increase their business.”

But a big problem chambers face, Kilby said, is an inability to communicate just how they can help businesses. Often, they fail to illustrate the value of what they do.

Don Rosier, a commissioner for Jefferson County, which is a member of two cham-bers, said perception is crucial.

“Chambers that are viewed as not ben-eficial in the community typically falter and eventually fail,” he said. “Those who provide a quantifiable service to their members and the community thrive for years.”

— Amy Woodward contributed to this report.

WHAT IS A CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?

The American Chamber of Commerce Executives’ website (www.acce.org) de�nes a chamber of commerce as “an organization of businesses seeking to further their collective interests, while advancing their community, region, state or nation. Business owners in towns, cities and other territories voluntarily form these local societies/networks to advocate on behalf of the community at large, economic prosperity and business interests.”

Some other basic information about chambers, as detailed on the website:

• Membership: “Membership rolls in a given North American chamber can range from a few dozen �rms to more than 20,000, so there is no real `average’ or typical chamber of commerce.”

• Service territory: “The geography of any one chamber of commerce is seldom de�ned by any political or legal jurisdiction. More likely, the territory is de�ned by the catchment area of a chamber’s membership. The locations of the businesses that compose the membership tend to de�ne the chamber’s footprint and `claim’ to a territory.

• Structure: “Chambers of commerce in the U.S. operate almost exclusively as nonpro�t entities known as 501(c)(6) corporations. Unlike charities, these 501(c)(6) nonpro�ts have the authority under state and federal tax rules to represent their members in public policy debates. They may lobby and take positions on actual or proposed legislation, subject to local, state and federal laws.”

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Miners Alley stages Neil Simon favoriteBy Clarke [email protected]

When it comes to the American theater lexicon, Neil Simon is one of the mas-ters. With a razor sharp wit and comedic depth his comedies are a laugh-riot, but hint at a much larger well of feeling just

below the surface.It’s easy to play his works just for laughs, but getting into

the reality of the situation is the aim at Miners Alley Play-house’s production of Simon’s classic “The Odd Couple.”

Miners Alley, 1224 Washington Ave., will be hosting “The Odd Couple” from July 18 through Aug. 24. Performances are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 6 p.m.

“It is absolutely one of Simon’s fun-niest plays — you watch it and you feel like you’re part of a laugh track because it just doesn’t stop,” said Len Matheo, who plays Oscar Madison. “The show is iconic that you have to honor

the people who came before you while creating your own character.”

The story, directed by Robert Kramer, follows Oscar (Matheo), a sloppy sportswriter, and Felix Ungar (James O’Hagan-Murphy), a high strung news writer who is going through a divorce.

“He’s not handling everything he’s going through very well,” O’Hagan-Murphy said. “There have been a lot of portrayals of this character and for me I just have to try to put myself in his spot.”

When Felix moves in with Oscar, and the two clash right away. Oscar is free with his money, gambles and doesn’t care much — if indeed at all — about the state of his home. Mix that with Felix’s tendency to point out the faults in everything he sees, and it becomes a combustible combi-nation quickly.

Rounding out the cast is Scott Cuzac Tuffield as Speed, Sam Gilstrap as Murray, Ryan Goold as Roy, Greg Alan West as Vinnie, Missy Moore as Gwendolyn and Samara Bridwell

as Cecily.Matheo — who himself is from New York — said the

production has a very “New York” vibe, something he is fluent in.

“The dialogue just has this great, fast rhythm that really taps into New York for me,” he said. “You see the play, and you get transported to another place.”

“The Odd Couple” premiered in 1965 and the Miners Alley production is staying true to that time and place, through use of both sets and costumes. One of the best ways of conveying that particular time is the language, something both Matheo and O’Hagan-Murphy are keenly aware of.

“The script hasn’t been modernized because the dia-logue really lends itself to the time,” O’Hagan-Murphy said. “Because of the time, modern men would be more sensi-tive than these ones are, but I think Felix is kind of a bridge in that gap.”

“The Odd Couple” is only as good as the actors playing Oscar and Felix, and both Matheo and O’Hagan-Murphy have spoken extremely highly of each other as actors.

“One of the joys of this process has been working with James (O’Hagan-Murphy),” Matheo said.

Both leads said that for a hilarious evening of theater, “The Odd Couple” is the best bet around.

“If you haven’t seen the show, you need to,” O’Hagan-Murphy said. “If you have, every performer brings some-thing different and for ours I think we hit the feelings behind the laughs.”

For more information call 303-935-3044 or visit www.minersalley.

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IF YOU GOWHAT: Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple”WHERE: Miners Alley Playhouse1224 Washington Ave., GoldenWHEN: July 18 - Aug. 24Friday and Saturday - 7:30 p.m.Sunday - 6 p.m.COST: $23 - adult$20 - senior$12 - children under 12INFORMATION: 303-935-3044 or minersalley.com

Felix (James O’Hagan-Murphy) and Oscar (Len Matheo) play two roommates who don’t quite get a long in Miners Alley’s production of “The Odd Couple.” Courtesy photo

Punch is salute to president

As a tribute to President Barack Obama’s surprise visit to the Wazee Sup-per Club on July 8, the folks behind the bar have created, and are now offering, a special Presidential Punch.

Comprised of vodka, lemon juice, sim-ple syrup, mint and champagne, it’s a not-too-political punch for hot summer days at $6 a pop.

Also, at Wazee the president had pep-peroni and sausage pizza and a Prost Pilsner beer with his dinner companion Gov. John Hickenlooper. Hick’s former restaurant company owns the venerable Wazee at 15th and Wazee streets.

Perry’s at Park MeadowsPerry’s Restaurants, a Texas-based,

family-owned group of award-winning steakhouses, will open its first location in Colorado this summer in the outside por-tion of the Park Meadows mall. The Den-ver location marks the 11th steakhouse lo-cation, and its second outside Texas after launching in Chicago last November.

“From our roots as a meat market, we’ve grown to focus not only on great food, but also the experience of our guests,” said Chris Perry, founder and owner of Perry’s Restaurants.

Known for its selection of butcher-fresh prime beef, Perry’s is also known for its unexpected steakhouse specialty — Perry’s Famous Pork Chop, a seven-finger tall chop that is dried, cured and roasted, then caramelized and topped with Perry’s signature herb-garlic butter. Perry’s is also home to Bar 79, named after the year Perry’s was founded.

For more information and reserva-tions, go to perryssteakhouse.com.

Union Station to openRemember when Denver’s Union Sta-

tion had two pay-to-park lots flanking the historic building?

Those have been long gone during the major makeover of the project, which will be formally unveiled to the public from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 26, extended a few weeks from the originally scheduled opening date.

During the much-anticipated mas-sive reconstruction project, parking was precious at a meter or you could opt for valet on Wynkoop at Morton’s and Venice restaurants or The Oxford Hotel on 17th.

The Union Station project will take the pressure off nearby parking meters, if you’re willing to pay more than a dollar an hour and risk the meter time limit. All Denver Union Station patrons visiting one of the 13 restaurants and retailers in and around the structure may use the valet at The Crawford Hotel for $10 with a validated ticket.

No validation? That’ll be $20, please. Overnight hotel guests will pay $34 per night. For more information, go to union-stationindenver.com.

Bu�alo Bill Days returnBuffalo Bill Days, Golden’s largest sum-

mer event July 23-27, turns 60 this year, but you know what they say? Sixty is the new 40.

This free annual salute to the West’s

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best showman is packed with authen-tic Western entertainment, live music, kids’ activities, food trucks, beer garden, mutton bustin’ and the Best of the West parade.

The festival’s namesake, Buffalo Bill Cody, spent time in Golden, Den-ver and Central City with his famous Wild West Show in which genuine cowboys and cowgirls demonstrated their skills. Buffalo Bill is buried on nearby Lookout Mountain, where he has long enjoyed the remarkable view from the top.

While in town, visitors can also enjoy a pancake breakfast, bull riding, Li’l Spike train rides and more. For more information, visit buffalobill-days.com or contact the Buffalo Bill Days committee at 303-279-3342.

Police PR person praisedJill McGranahan, public relations

coordinator for the Arvada Police De-

partment, is known around the City of Arvada organization as a social media expert.

On June 25, McGranahan received the Government Technology Research Alliance Excellence in Social Media and Transparency Award for her ex-ceptional efforts in engaging with and informing the citizens of Arvada.

As the city announcement phrased it: McGranahan’s work in social media has had considerable impact on the communications methodologies employed by the city and have greatly improved both the quality and con-tent of conversation and connectivity with citizens. She was specifically rec-ognized for her use of Facebook and Twitter as a powerful means of con-necting with Arvada’s citizens. Over the past year, the quality, variety, and consistency of dialogue that she has fostered has resulted in a 320 percent increase in Facebook likes and a 348 percent increase in Twitter followers.

McGranahan said: “This award is a reflection of the incredible com-munity in which we live and work. Social media as a communication tool wouldn’t work without the involve-

ment and interaction of our residents, nonprofits and businesses.”

The SeenAt the July 6 Colorado Rockies-Los

Angeles Dodgers game at Coors Field, disgraced Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong. The shoeless cyclist posed for a picture with the wife and a friend of Rockies fan Thomas Roche.

OverheardEavesdropping on a dad to his

son: “Do I look old and tired?”“You don’t look tired.”

Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, restaurants, businesses, par-ties and people throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for Blacktie-Colorado.com. You can subscribe and read her columns (Monday, Wednes-day and Friday) at www.blacktie-col-orado.com/pennyparker. She can be reached at [email protected] or at 303-619-5209.


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On The Edge of new theaterAudiences to decide which show gets full productionBy Clarke [email protected]

Since its inception, The Edge Theatre has made producing original works a top goal and this summer the theater is bring-ing not one, but three new shows to its stage.

The On The Edge festival of new plays will give audiences a chance to select from three workshop productions — “Exit Strat-egies” by Jeff Neuman, “Italy” by Michele Berdinis and “ Tales From the Peacetime Army” by Frank Oteri — a winner that will receive a full production in 2015.

The festival will take place over three weekends at the Edge, 1560 Teller St. “Exit Strategies” will run July 18 through 20, “It-aly” will run July 25 through 27 and “Tales from the Peacetime Army” will run Aug.

1 through 3. Showtimes will be 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 6 p.m. on Sunday.

The three plays were chosen from more than 40 submissions through a process of readings and discussions and the play-wrights have been with their work every step of the way.

Neuman said that his play — which is about the homecoming of a playwright who returns to upstate New York for his

father’s funeral — walks the line between heartbreaking and funny.

“It tackles the beast that is family,” he said. “This main character is one of my fa-vorite that I’ve created because he doesn’t know how to process things and has cre-ated this persona that is all surface.”

Neuman describes the process of get-ting “Exit Strategies” this far as an embar-rassment of riches, one full of collabora-tion and learning.

“It’s not art until you get everyone in-volved and create a team,” he said. “Then you’re able to take the play off the page and see what is working and what isn’t.”

Berdinis said that her play fits into the romantic comedy genre, but features an older protagonist that is typically seen and is more in the style of classics like “His Girl Friday.”

“It has that fast banter that you see in the movies from the 40s,” she said. “See-ing a new play can be really exciting and I promise that people will laugh.”

Berdinis said she has never been through a workshop process quite like On

The Edge but was able to learn so much about her work during the time spent on it.

“It’s been an amazing amount of fun and super helpful,” she said. “What I think make something good is if you care about the people and this has helped me keep the focus there.”

Oteri loosely based his play on his ser-vice during the peacetime from 1997 to 2001 and what happened in the wars fol-lowing the attacks of 9/11.

“I wanted to look at the impact serving had and the guilt associated with it,” he said. “These are issues that are still very much in the spotlight in our world.”

Oteri described his time going through On The Edge as enlightening, which al-lowed him to get more detail and depth out of his play.

“I’ve never been through a process as intimate as this one,” he said. “Processes like these are needed because it allows the play to change and develop into some-thing new.”

For more information call 303-232-0363 or visit www.theedgetheater.com.

IF YOU GOWHAT: On The Edge: Festival of New PlaysWHERE: The Edge Theatre,1560 Teller St., LakewoodWHEN: “Exit Strategies” - July 18-20“Italy” - July 25-27“Tales from the Peacetime Army” - Aug. 1-3Showtimes - 8 p.m. - Friday - Saturday6 p.m. - SundayCOST: $30 for all three$12 for individualINFORMATION: 303-232-0363 or www.theedgeth-

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Book captures inspiration of Shirley“The Little Girl Who Fought the Great Depression”

by John F. Kasson2014, W.W. Norton $27.95 / $32.50 Canada 308

pagesStaying upright.That’s what you learned when you were a year old:

being vertical and walking. You mastered communi-cation at two, played well with others at four, and by time you were six years old, you could read, write, and remember your telephone number.

So this’ll make you feel silly: at just six years old, Shirley Temple was saving the world from de-spair. Read all about it in “The Little Girl Who Fought the Great Depression” by John F. Kasson.

Herbert Hoover had surely en-joyed a good run of popularity.

For a decade before he was swept into the White House in 1928, he was one of America’s most respected men. The “per-sonal tenderness” he exhib-ited and his “ability to deal with calamities,” however, weren’t quite as apparent when the stock market plunged, unemployment rose, and the country began its slide into the Great Depression.

But Hoover knew what to do. He told a reporter in 1931 that the country needed “’a good, big laugh’” to make things right.

Gertrude Temple already had two sons when she “made a fate-ful resolution.” She decided that her third child would be a curly-haired blonde girl named Shirley, who would pull the family out of financial difficulties. When that child was born in 1928, it was as if Gertrude’s dream had “willed (Shirley Temple) into existence.”

By the time Franklin Roosevelt ousted Hoover in the 1932 election, most of the world’s citizens were truly suffering. Average American paychecks had

fallen to nearly half of what they were in 1929 – that is, if the wage-earner even had a job. Unemploy-

ment was well into double-digits; worse, for southern blacks. Food was scarce, housing was iffy, and resources were dear.

Enrolled in a dance class, three-year-old Shirley Temple caught the eye of two one-reel moviemakers and was offered a contract for $10 per day of film-ing. It was formulaic work, but it gave her mother hope and in the fall of 1933, Gertrude made cer-tain that Shirley was seen by the songwriter for a new Fox Film. He promptly replaced a “less winning little girl” with Shirley.

Within a year, the world was smitten …

Heavy things to put on the shoulders of a child, no? Yes, and author John F. Kasson explains why the time was ripe for a kid to become one of the world’s best-known, and then best-loved people.

But that’s not all: in “The Little Girl Who Fought the Great Depression,” we’re treated to a

lively, yet focused, history filled with surprises and unique perspectives. Kasson shows us how African Americans fared, both on-screen and off. We’re told of Shirley Temple’s unusual friendships, and how she misbehaved sometimes. And Kasson offers statistics and excerpts from letters that keenly show how the

Depression affected everyday people, and how Shirley Temple offered them comfort.

I came for the history that’s here, I stayed for the biography, I loved every minute of both and so will movie fans and history buffs. For them, “The Little Girl Who Fought the Great Depres-sion” is an upstanding book.

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Flerlage campaigns for District 3 Democratic candidate focuses on strategic planning for Je� co By Amy Woodward [email protected]

The county commissioner seat in Dis-trict 3 is up for election this November, and John Flerlage is the Democratic candidate challenging GOP incumbent Don Rosier, who is seeking re-election.

Flerlage has been active in Jefferson County’s political scene for over a decade, serving at the precinct level and as treasur-er for House District 28. He is more known for his run for congress in 2010 in Colora-do’s 6th District, which went to Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman.

A retired Lieutenant Colonel from the

Marine Corps Reserve and a pilot for the Boeing 777 for Delta Air Lines, Flerlage hasn’t thought twice about leaving his fl y-ing career behind to represent Jeffco’s resi-dents in one of the largest districts in the county.

“I got excited about it,” said Flerlage.His priorities include community safety,

energy and developing and implementing strategic planning in Jeffco to help guide the various land use community plans and the comprehensive master plan. This was done by county commissioners in 1996, Flerlage said but by the next election, the plan went away.

“That was a good attempt and it should be built on,” Flerlage said. “We don’t do the kind of planning we need to in Jeffco.”

For instance, while the Jeffco Open Space Plan along with Forward Jeffco by the Economic Development Corporation and the Comprehensive Master Plan are

useful land use directories, there is nothing governing those plans, Flerlage explained. As a result, there is sporadic development that contradicts other land use plans.

“Land development, helter skelter sprawl whatever you want to call it, hap-pens all over the county, every week there’s zoning variances granted — inappropriate development, things that destroy the vary basis of what the strategic plan would do,” he said.

Turning his attention to District 3, a strategic plan could help build and iden-tity what is lacking in South Jeffco.

“You have to do what the municipali-ties have done; Golden has its downtown, Lakewood has a new downtown Bel Mar, Arvada has redeveloped their downtown so south Jeffco needs to develop its down-town and whatever its identity is going to be,” Flerlage said. “Then develop econom-ically from that and attract businesses that

are consistent with the identity of the com-munity.”

Flerlage is outspoken about his disap-proval of Commissioner Don Rosier’s rep-resentation and stated the one thing Rosier does well is back developers 100 percent. He said he was appalled by what he sees as Rosier’s lack of public engagement. He referenced the recent annexation of South-west Plaza mall from the town of Bow Mar in order for the mall to receive a return on sales-tax revenue which can only be used for improvements to interior walkways, sidewalks and parking lots. Rosier sup-ported the deal that Flerlage viewed as “de-stroying” any chance of building a vibrant downtown that is needed in South Jeffco.

“It epitomizes everything that I am run-ning against,” Flerlage said.

For more information about this candi-date visit www.johnfl erlage.com.

Survey shows families on rise for homelessness High priced rentals leading cause for struggling parents By Amy Woodward [email protected]

The face of homelessness is chang-ing dramatically in Jefferson County as couples with children and single parent families are becoming increasingly part of the homeless population, according to a survey by the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative (MDHI), a nonprofi t regional en-tity that facilitates regional services for the homeless.

Over a hundred volunteers visited sev-en counties in the Denver area to conduct a point-in-time (PIT) survey on Jan. 27. For Jeffco, 243 respondents or individuals who represented one or more family members took part in the survey.

PIT’s have their limitations and are not

known to provide an exact number of a homeless population in a given area but what it can provide is approximations that often reveal trends that can be insightful to organizations like MDHI and other human service associations.

“We know that a point-in-time is only a snap shot,” said Gary Sanford, executive director for MDHI. “We don’t want people to think this is the absolute number.”

However key fi ndings that were re-ported in the 2014 State of Homelessness Report by MDHI show that out of all seven counties that were surveyed, 53.1 percent of the homeless population were families living with children. The at-risk popula-tion showed that 64.5 percent or nearly two-thirds of those surveyed were families living with children.

“Jefferson is very similar to other subur-ban counties,” Sanford said.

This means that in Jeffco, families make up the bulk of the homeless and at-risk populations.

The surveyed also showed that families that were homeless or were at-risk report-ed that the cost of living — not jobs, was the issue behind their plight.

“Finding what we call affordable units has become really challenging,” said Linda Barringer, program director at Family Tree, an organization that provides services to end homelessness, child abuse and do-mestic violence to families and youth in need.

While Family Tree offers a rental sub-sidy to help aid in rental affordability, as-sistance must be provided below market value as it pertains to an individual’s in-come in need.

Job creation, company relocations and increased home prices are just some of the reasons that lend to a surge in rent prices, according to ApartmentList.com. For ex-ample, the city of Denver’s vacancy rate is among the lowest in the nation at 4.8 per-cent next to San Francisco at 4.5 percent and Seattle at 3.5 percent. The website also

reported that a one bedroom in Denver costs on average $1,180 for the year 2014 with Denver’s rent prices increasing twice than the national average.

Another stand-out point from the homeless and at-risk populations is un-accompanied youth under the age of 25, Sanford said. Of the 5,812 homeless, men, women and children counted in the PIT, 457 of those were unaccompanied youth and Sanford predicts there are more al-though this particular set of homeless per-sons are more diffi cult to fi nd and usually refuse to participate in the survey due to trust issues and fear as some are involved in sexual exploitation situations.

There was some good news about the PIT; the veteran homeless population is decreasing with approximate numbers showing a 67 percent decrease since 2011. “We feel pretty confi dent with this,” San-ford said. “There’s some downward trend-ing and that’s defi nitely a result of provid-ing them with resources,” he said.


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MUSIC/CONCERTSCHAUTAUQUA SUMMER CONCERTS

COLORADO CHAUTAUQUA in Boulder presents its 2014 summer concert season. All shows begin at 8 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at tickets.chautauqua.com, or at the Chautauqua box o�ce. Go to www.chautauqua.com for details. The lineup: Saturday, July 19, Loudon Wainwright III and Iris Dement; Monday, July 28, Rufus Wainwright; Saturday, Aug. 9, Paula Poundstone; Sunday, Aug. 10, Tim O’Brien and Darrell Scott; Tuesday, Aug. 12, B.B. King; Wednesday, Aug. 13, John Hiatt & The Combo and The Taj Mahal Trio; Thursday, Aug. 28, Ziggy Marley; and Saturday, Sept. 13, Steven Wright.

NIGHT OF BIG BAND MUSIC

SENTIMENTAL SOUNDS Swing Band will perform 4-6 p.m. Saturday, July 19, at the D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., in Olde Town Arvada. The band is a group of 17 musicians who play favorites from the Big Band era. There is no charge. Go to www.sentimental-sounds.org or call 303-463-6683.

JAZZ AT THE POINT CONCERT SERIES

VOCALIST AND pianist Ellyn Rucker, with Jill Fredricksen on drums and Mark Simon on bass, will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 19, at Crossroads Theater, 2590 Wash-ington St., in the heart of the downtown Renaissance area of Five Points. Go to www.jazzatthepoint.org or buy tickets at the door. Proceeds bene�t Jazz Youth Workshop. Contact Patrice Leblanc, 303-909-9754, or Ellyn Rucker, [email protected].

THEATER/PERFORMANCESMEET OSCAR AND FELIX

NEIL SIMON’S perennial favorite “The Odd Couple,” about neatness nerd Felix and slovenly Oscar, plays Friday, July 18 to Aug. 24 at Miner’s Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Robert Kramer is director. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 6 p.m. Sundays (2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24). Tickets: 303-935-3044 or minersalley.com.

‘TARZAN’ SWINGS INTO ARVADA CENTER

“TARZAN, THE STAGE MUSICAl” plays through Aug. 3, on the Main Stage at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth, Arvada. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; 1 p.m. Wednesdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets: 720-898-7200, arvadacenter.org.

LEAPIN’ LIZARDS

POPULAR COMIC strip heroine “Annie” comes to life from through Sunday, Aug. 3, at Center Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive, Evergreen. Presented by the Evergreen Play-ers, performanc-es are at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets avail-able at www.evergreenplay-ers.org or

303-674-4934.

TENNESSEE WILLIAMS Classic On Stage

“A STREETCAR Named Desire” by Tennessee Williams will play Friday, July 18, through Sept. 7 at Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora. Directed by Craig Bond. Haley Johnson, Kurt Brighton and Patrick Collins reprise their 2008 roles. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets available at 303-856-7830, vintagetheatre.com.

ARTPRINTING AND PAINTING CHILDREN’S WORKSHOP

CHILDREN WILL learn about varieties of plants while creating masterpieces using nature as stamps and brushes at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 23, at Country Fair, 17201 W. 64th Ave., Arvada. Call 303-209-4394 for reservations.

ELEMENTARY ARTS AND CRAFT FAIR

THE THIRD ANNUAL Stober Elementary School, Golden, arts and craft fair is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25. Booth space is available, and applications are being ac-

cepted now through Wednesday, Sept. 3. Contact Anne Drobny at [email protected] for an application.

EVENTSCHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT

THE PARS fore Pennock Center charity golf tournament is Saturday, Aug. 23, at Bu�alo Run Golf Course, 15700 E. 112th Ave., Commerce City. Registration due by Aug. 10. Contact Pennock Center for Counseling, 211 S. 21st Ave., Brighton, at 303-655-9065 or www.pennockcounseling.org. Business sponsorships available. Contact Dot Lindsey at 303-659-4540 for information.

DINOSAUR EXPRESS TRAIN

RIDE AND discover the Dinosaur Express Train 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 19, at the Colorado Railroad Museum, 17155 W. 44th Ave., Golden. Colorado railroads helped unearth many fossils as railroad tracks were laid. Construction crews often exposed these bones as they were digging and laying railroad ties, then the trains were used to transport the bones to museums around Colorado and the United States. Go to www.ColoradoRailroadMuseum.org or call 303-279-4591 for details.

REPUBLICAN MEN’S CLUB MEETING

KELLY MAHER, executive director of CompassColorado, will speak at the next Je�er-son County Republican Men’s Club meeting Monday, July 21, at Howard Johnson Denver West, JohnPH Restaurant, 12100 W. 44th Ave. Contact Fred Holden, club president, at 303-421-7619.

ALL BREED HORSE SHOW

COLORADO STOCK Horse Association Open All Breed Shows at Indiana Equestrian Center, 7500 Indiana St., Arvada, meets the third Sunday of each month from June to September (July 20, Aug. 17, Sept. 21). Large outdoor arena with second arena for warm up. Registration at 7:30 a.m. Classes at 8:30 a.m. Information and entry forms at 720-935-2026 (call or text), or 303-424-4977 (call or text). Go to www.ColoradoStock-Horse.com or email [email protected].

HEALTH/WELLNESSIMPORTANCE OF WATER

PRANATONIC PRESENTS “Water: Are You Getting Enough?” 10-11 a.m. Saturday, July 19, at 807 14th St., Golden. Jayson Garcia, L.Ac., presents the Important Elements program. Learn the important functions water serves in the health of a person’s body, the community and our planet. Go to www.PranaTonic.com to register and for informa-tion. Call 303-274-5733.

EDUCATIONLEARN TO CARE FOR ROSES

DENVER ROSE Society presents information on rose care for summer into fall at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 19, at Country Fair Garden Center West Woods, 17201 W. 64th Ave., Arvada. Call 303-209-4394 for information on cost and to sign up.

TRAINING WITH GRACE SESSIONS

TRAINING WITH GRACE presents a weekend of training sessions. On Saturday, July 19, sessions are “How Dogs Think and Learn” and “Basic/Advanced Clicker.” On Sunday, July 20, sessions are “Teaching Clicker Classes” and “The Shape of Things to Come.” Trainings are o�ered 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Training with Grace, 9100 W. 6th Ave., Lakewood. Contact www.TrainingWithGrace.com, email [email protected] or call 303-238-3647.

MONDAY NIGHT TALKS

TRAINING WITH GRACE presents Monday Night Talks 7-8 p.m. at 9100 W. 6th Ave., Lakewood. Topic for Monday, July 21, is “So You Want to Be a Dog Trainer?” Learn whether being a dog trainer is the right career path for you. Bring questions, goals and plans. Future topics include “Go to Your Crate” on Monday, July 28 (teach your dog to love his crate); “Ding Dong!” on Monday, Aug. 4 (learn to sit politely for petting, management and training); “Manners, Manners, Manners” on Monday, Aug. 11 (learn

how to teach good manners); ‘No More Jumping Up” on Monday, Aug. 18 (learn how to prevent jumping); “Boundaries” on Monday, Aug. 25 (teach boundaries to keep your dog safe). Contact www.TrainingWithGrace.com, email [email protected] or call 303-238-3647.

CONTAINER GARDENING WORKSHOP

PLANT CONTAINERS for more summer color and learn about plants at the same time at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 26, at Country Fair, 17201 W. 64th Ave., Arvada. Call 303-209-4394 for reservations.

Space is limited.

FESTIVAL OF NEW PLAYS RETURNS

THE EDGE THEATER will open a second year of its Festival of New Plays, with a di�erent play presented in a workshop production each weekend. (An audience vote will help determine which one gets a full production.) Location: 1560 Teller St., Lakewood. Tickets: 303-232-0363, theedgetheater.com. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 6 p.m. Sundays. July 18-20 will be “Exit Strategies” by Je�rey Neuman (family dynamics), directed by Kate Folkins. July 25-27 will be “Italy” by Michele Berdinis (romantic comedy), directed by Linda Suttle. Aug. 1-3 will be “Tales From the Peacetime Army” by Frank A. Oteri (trauma), directed by Danielle Lombardo.

COMMUNITY FORUM ON FRACKING

LEARN THE FACTS and �ction about fracking at a community forum hosted by Lifetree Café at noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, at 5675 Field St., Arvada. The program “To Frack or Not to Frack? An Informative Hour of Respectful Conversation” features �lmed inter-view with both supporters and detractors of fracking. Community members also will have the opportunity to weigh in with opinions. Admission is free. Contact Polly Wegner, 303-424-4454 or [email protected].

SWINGING EVENING OF JAZZ

JAZZ OVER Easy performs at 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, July 23, at Café Del Sol, 608 Garrison St., Lakewood. Reserve a table now, and join Marti Henry on trombone and his swinging friends. Call 303-238-7999 for reservations.

QUILTING EXHIBIT

ROCKY MOUNTAIN Quilt Museum presents “Quilting; Past, Present and Future,” by the Front Range Contemporary Quilt Guild, now through Tuesday, July 29, at 1213 Washington Ave., Golden. Call 303-277-0377.

PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS NEIL SIMON COMEDY

MINERS ALLEY Playhouse presents “The Odd Couple,” the award-winning comedy by Neil Simon, running through Sunday, Aug. 24. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 6 p.m. Sundays, with a 2 p.m. show on Sunday, Aug. 24. The playhouse is at 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Call 303-935-3044 or go to www.minersalley.com for tickets and information.

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A new shade of living Brothers Redevelopment launches Paint-A-� on season By Clarke Reader [email protected]

Buying a home is a lifelong investment, and keeping up with that investment is takes dozens of little projects throughout that lifetime.

As homeowners reach senior age these projects can become tough to tackle, and so Brothers Redevelopment is offering se-niors near the Sheridan Station in Lake-wood an opportunity to have their home painted for free.

The Sheridan Station offer is part of Brothers’ 36th Paint-A-Thon season, which extends from spring to fall and offers resi-dents all over the west metro area an op-portunity to receive help from volunteers.

“We work to offer seniors, especially those living on a fi xed income, to protect their home investment,” said Brothers’ president Jeff Martinez. “We to help these homeowners preserve all the put into it.”

Participating homes surrounding the station — on both the Lakewood and Den-ver sides of the line — will be caulked, sealed and painted by groups of volunteers enlisted by Brothers. Anyone can nomi-nate a senior for the free painting.

To qualify, individuals must be 60 years or older, own and occupy their own home and plan to live in it at least one more year.

Seniors must have a limited income and be fi nancially unable to hire a house painter. The home can’t be taller than 1 and-a-half stories and must be in need of painting.

According to Chad Nibbelink, volunteer manager and Paint-A-Thon coordinator, it takes a group of around 10 to 20 volunteers a full day to get the painting all done.

“Last year we had around 2,500 volun-teers from a variety of locations help us paint homes all over the west metro area,” he said. “The goal is to do a house a day with each group of volunteers.”

In this season Brothers aims to paint more than 100 homes.

Martinez said the work Brothers do wouldn’t be possible without the volun-teers, and the organization is always look-ing for more people to work with.

“We rely on the generosity of our vol-unteers and work with churches, youth groups and other organizations to keep going,” he said. “We’ve started working in strategic partnership with cities like Lake-wood and Denver to do more.”

For Nibbelink, the Paint-A-Thon is not only a chance to do some good in the com-munity, but to forge new relationships.

“Our volunteers get to know people and connect with those in the community,” he said. “My priority is the neighborhoods — we want to strengthen the community through relationships.”

For more information, to apply or vol-unteer, call 303-202-6430 or visit www.brothersredevelopment.org.

Je� co5 falls short on signatures Members to regroup on move to increase to � ve commissioners By Amy Woodward [email protected]

The Jeffco5 — a grassroots campaign run by a small group of volunteers who want to increase the number of county commissioners from three to fi ve — an-

nounced last week it was unable to turn in enough signatures to place the initiative on the 2014 ballot.

But it wasn’t from a lack of interest from registered voters, according to Ray Good-hart, co-founder of Jeffco5.

“The interest was there,” Goodhart said. He estimated that 95 percent of the people engaged agreed with their initiative.

The group had the initial goal of collect-ing 25,000 signatures, but gathered only 10,000 — more than half of the required 17,445 signatures needed to make the bal-lot.

The problem, Goodhart said, was utiliz-ing their small group to circulate petitions and the group did not want to fund paid circulators.

“It was an insurmountable task, unbe-knownst to us, to do that without paying for outside groups. We felt that that would be weakening our message,” Goodhart said.

Karen Oxman, Jeffco5 founder stated that although the group didn’t get enough signatures, it doesn’t mean the initiative is going away.

“It’s really sad we didn’t get enough, I wanted to see it on the ballot, I believe it would have passed,” Oxman said. “This is not a dead issue, it’s going until it is passed.”

Members will regroup to discuss their strategy moving forward which may in-clude some members supporting candi-dates in favor of the Jeffco5 initiative al-

though the group as a whole will remain nonpartisan.

One particular candidate is John Fler-lage, Democratic nominee for county commissioner in district 3 against GOP incumbent Don Rosier, who has been out-spoken against increasing the number of county commissioners from three to fi ve. Flerlage stated he is in support of increas-ing representation for the county.

If elected, Flerlage along with county commissioner Casey Tighe could place the initiative on the ballot for 2016, saving Jef-fco5 from the daunting task of collecting signatures in a large county that has a lot of remote areas.

“I know people are still dedicated to this and I know the one thing it did do is it in-spired us to see the level of support from those we did engage, it was extraordinary,” Goodhart said.

Legislation seeks to undo Hobby Lobby By Vic Vela [email protected]

Sen. Mark Udall and several other con-gressional Democrats unveiled legislation last week that seeks to push back against a recent and controversial Supreme Court decision over contraception.

Udall’s bill, which is being dubbed the “Not My Boss’s Business Act,” would re-store the contraception coverage require-ment that is a component of the Affordable Care Act.

“It will restore a woman’s power to make a personal health care decision based on what is best for her and her families and not according to her employer’s personal beliefs,” Udall said during a July 11 press conference in downtown Denver.

That “Obamacare” component – which mandates that employers provide contra-ception coverage in their company health plans – was dealt a blow by the Supreme Court late last month.

The court gave the OK for certain com-panies with religious objections to avoid the contraception coverage requirement. The ruling is known as the Hobby Lobby decision, named after one of the compa-nies that brought the case.

The Court insisted that its ruling was narrow. But Udall said that the decision could impact millions of other employees across the country who may have to “ask their bosses for a permission slip to access important forms of birth control or other critical health services.”

“The men and women who signed up to work at Hobby Lobby signed up to work at a craft store, not a religious organization,” Udall said.

Udall also warned that the ruling could have a slippery slope impact in other areas of health care where religious objections

might exist, such as vaccinations and HIV treatment.

Udall was joined by leaders of various women’s organizations, who voiced their support of the legislation.

“We believe strongly that health care is a human right and that private corpora-tions should not be allowed to discrimi-nate against women in the guise of reli-gious freedom,” said Cristina Aguilar of the Colorado Organization for Latina Oppor-tunity and Reproductive Rights.

U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, a Democrat who represents Colorado’s 7th Congressio-nal District, is a House co-sponsor of the legislation. Through an emailed statement, Perlmutter cited recent state statistics that indicate that contraception services have contributed to a 40 percent drop in teen-age pregnancies since 2009.

“I want all women, including my daugh-ters, to have access to the most effective forms of family planning services and preventative health options, regardless of their employers’ beliefs,” Perlmutter said.

Meanwhile, Congressional Republicans are critical of the legislation, dismissing the bill as an attempt by Democrats to rally women voters for the upcoming mid-term elections.

A spokesman for Rep. Cory Gardner, who is running against Udall for his Senate seat, said that Udall’s opposition to Gard-ner’s own proposal to making oral contra-ception available over the counter shows that he is “more concerned with his own political health than women’s health...”

“We can only conclude that Mark Udall is desperate to keep this as a political is-sue instead of solving the problem,” said Gardner spokesman Alex Siciliano. “Cory is presenting a solution to benefi t Colora-dans — Senator Udall is preserving his own political arsenal.”


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Immigration issue sparks further divisionPoliticians point �ngers amid talk of Texas border, reformBy Vic [email protected]

A worsening child-immigration emer-gency prompted a blame game among Colorado politicos last week as candidates in key upcoming elections jockeyed for position on a politically dicey issue for all involved.

Developments involving the thousands of children and teenagers who have mi-grated from Central America to the Texas border — and President Barack Obama’s request to Congress for $3.7 billion in funding to fix the crisis — once again high-lighted deep divisions among elected lead-ers on the issue of immigration.

“We need that money and we need the resources on the ground,” said Democratic Sen. Mark Udall. “I can’t imagine why any-one in the Congress wouldn’t want to sup-port the president’s request. This should not devolve into partisan bickering.”

But that’s what happens with hot-but-ton political issues like immigration — and that was certainly the case last week.

Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry blast-ed the president for not joining him a tour of the Texas border, where, since last year, tens of thousands of unaccompanied mi-nors have been apprehended for trying to illegally cross the border.

Perry’s criticism came on the heels of a lawsuit waged against Obama by congres-sional Republicans, led by House Speaker John Boehner, who claim that the presi-dent has overstepped his authority though his plans to take executive action on immi-gration issues.

Obama insisted that he is closely moni-toring the border crisis and dismissed Per-ry’s calls as “political theater.”

And, during a visit to Denver last week, the president blasted congressional Re-publicans for suing him for trying to do something on an issue on which he says Republicans have failed to move.

“They have a plan to sue me for tak-ing executive actions that are within my authority while they do nothing,” Obama said. “I have a better idea. They should do something rather than engage in political stunts that waste time and taxpayer mon-ey. Join me, lets do some things together.”

Republican U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner, who is challenging Udall for his Senate seat, has not said whether he would vote for Obama’s funding request if it were to come up for a vote. But a Gardner spokes-man said that the president has no one but himself to blame for the border emergency.

“President Obama’s failure to lead has brought this to the point where we must work to solve a humanitarian crisis,” said Alex Siciliano. “Cory has said ‘It’s obviously a humanitarian and immigration crisis, but this just shows we need to look at ways to secure our border and pursue much-needed immigration reform.’ ”

The Udall campaign and other Demo-cratic operations have tried to corner Gardner on immigration issues in recent weeks. Those moves have sought to expose Gardner’s past votes on immigration in the House that they believe will hurt him in a statewide election in which many Latinos are expected to cast votes.

Udall Communications Director Chris Harris called Gardner’s recent statements

on immigration issues “vague” and “flow-ery.” But Siciliano said the congressman “has long called on congressional leader-ship of both parties to fix our nation’s bro-ken immigration system.”

“Immigration reform must begin with border security (which must also include a guest worker program), and other vital components such as a mandatory e-ver-ify system, and a strong interior enforce-ment,” Siciliano said.

Immigration battle in CD6Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman,

who represents the 6th Congressional Dis-trict, said through an emailed statement that he will not support “the president’s re-quest for additional funding unless there is a clear plan on how to stop this humanitar-ian crisis from getting worse.”

Coffman is locked in a tight re-election bid against former state House Speaker Andrew Romanoff. Immigration issues are of key importance to both men, consider-ing the large number of Latino voters in the politically divided 6th District.

Coffman’s and Romanoff’s statements on the subject show just how dicey the is-sue is for both men. While Coffman does not support Obama’s funding request, he is also critical of his own party on the issue.

“Mike is frustrated with leadership in both parties,” said Coffman campaign manager Tyler Sandberg. “He believes that Republican leadership should bring an im-migration bill to the floor for debate and believes the president needs to be held ac-countable for (not) acting within the con-fines of the law.”

Sandberg said that Coffman supports immigration-reform measures that secure the border, strengthen the economy and are “compassionate in keeping families to-gether.”

Romanoff has attacked Coffman on immigration issues since he first entered the race. Most recently, Romanoff blasted Coffman and other congressional Repub-licans for their inaction on immigration reform. That came on July 10 after the last meaningful attempt at an immigration-reform bill failed in the House.

“A bipartisan majority in the U.S. Sen-ate passed a comprehensive plan for im-migration reform more than one year ago — a plan that most Americans support,” Romanoff said through an emailed state-ment. “Congressman Coffman has consis-tently refused to support the Senate bill or its House counterpart, or to demand a vote on any such plan at all.

“If I were in Congress, I would be knock-ing on the speaker’s door every day. I would request a vote on comprehensive immi-gration reform, and I would sign a petition to bring a bill to the House floor.”

But Romanoff has his own liabilities on immigration issues — as Coffman’s cam-paign is often quick to point out. Sandberg said that Romanoff has a “terrible track record on immigration,” through support of tough immigration measures he saw through as state House speaker in 2006 — a year when immigration hard-liners were successful in enacting anti-illegal immi-gration reforms across the nation.

While the campaigns continue to duke it out, there remains real life consequences as a result of Congress’ inaction.

“This is a very difficult situation,” Udall said. “These children are refugees. We shouldn’t use them as puppets.”

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Front Range view on senior health New company o� ers help keeping seniors independent By Clarke Reader [email protected]

When taking care of a senior — either at home or at an assisted living facility — it’s the little things that can be the most chal-lenging.

A new Lakewood business is aiming to provide fi rst rate service for those eldest among us who need the help with day to day activities.

Front Range Senior Care, Inc., is serving the west Denver metro area, and is focus-

ing in on the Wheat Ridge, Golden, Lake-wood, Littleton, Highlands Ranch and Ev-ergreen areas.

“We provide non-skilled services — which are all non-medical — for seniors who want to stay in their own homes,” said Marc Reyniers, owner and CEO of Front Range. “We’re independently owned and everyone working for us has a background in health care.”

Specifi c services offered include: com-panionship, running errands and shop-ping, transportation to doctor’s appoint-ments or social activities, help with meal preparation and cooking, light house-keeping, medication reminders, pet care, household chores, and assistance with daily living activities such as bathing,

grooming, dressing, respite care, and hos-pice care.

Reyniers said Front Range received its license as a part-B home care agency from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

Aside from being independently owned, what Reyniers said is the most distinguish-ing thing about Front Range is the training of its health care professionals.

One of the company’s physical thera-pists has 33 years of experience as a treat-ing therapist and 7 years of experience as a rehab manager in nursing homes and a registered nurse has 37 years of experi-ence, of which 15 years as a visiting nurse.

“We have a comprehensive companion training that all our employees have to go

through to help them provide the best care possible,” Reyniers said. “We feel extreme-ly confi dent about the care we’re provid-ing based on all the experience and back-ground we have.”

Reyniers said that he started Front Range because he was seeing a lot of the changes in the health care industry and they weren’t all for the better.

“Many of these changes aren’t really benefi ting the patients,” he said. “Many companies want to keep things as effi cient as possible and keep seniors at home lon-ger and that causes a lot of changes for people.”

For more information, call 303-974-6963 or visit www.frontrangeseniorcare.com.

DANIELS FUND FIINDS PARTNER Daniels Fund helps keep Family Tree up and running By Clarke Reader creader@colorado communitymedia.com

Family Tree does good work all over Jef-ferson County helping homeless families along the pathway to self-suffi ciency and it is able to do this in large part due to fund-ing from the Daniels Fund program.

Recently Family Tree announced that it has received a $150,000 Daniels Fund grant to support the Family Tree Home-lessness Program, Women In Crisis — Do-

mestic Violence Emergency Residential Services, and House of Hope — Homeless Emergency Residential Services programs.

“The Daniels Fund is our largest foun-dation partner,” said Scott Shields, Fam-ily Tree chief executive offi cer. “The funds we receive from them are a recognition of the breadth of services that we provide to those in the community.”

Debbie Pierce, vice president of media and community relations with the Daniels Fund, said there are nine focus areas for organizations that receive money from the fund and Family Tree meets the homeless care focus.

“They don’t just give the people they are helping a fi sh — they also teach them how to fi sh,” she said. “We support organi-

zations that are helping people with self-suffi ciency, not just assistance.”

According to Pierce, the Daniels Fund gave its fi rst funding to Family Tree in 2001 and since then it has awarded more than $1 million to the organization in the years since.

The Daniels Fund support will help Family Tree to provide shelter services to 70 homeless women and 125 children at House of Hope. For the families receiving services, 50 percent of them will move into stable housing in efforts to sustain and im-prove their self-suffi ciency.

Funds will also go to providing safe shelter to 485 women and children at Women In Crisis and offering a total of 60 family households with transitional hous-

ing through their Homelessness Program. Out of these households that move on to the Homelessness Program, 80 percent of them will move into stable housing and 50 percent will increase their income to sus-tain and improve their self-suffi ciency.

Pierce said that recipients of money from the Daniels Fund have to demon-strate how the money was spent and how it helped the community but added that ob-viously Family Tree does a great job since it has received funds so often.

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Balance tech time with reading time By Esther Macalady

How do families balance the desire for

children to be great readers and love to read

when smart phones, tablets, DVD’s, TV, and

computers take time away from reading? It’s

all about balance and remembering the role

of adults in the family.

As Dr. Katharine Kersey states,” Always re-member that you are the adult and ultimately responsible for the way things turn out. The child does not have your judgment or history of experiences and can’t possibly be held re-sponsible to the ultimate outcome.”

Tech Risks for KidsChildren ages two on up are spending

much more than 15-20 daily maximum rec-ommended minutes on family technology. Add up the possible technology interaction before school, transporting, doing errands, before dinner, waiting, and before bed. Some very young children spend 5-6 hours per day with a screen and not reading or learning how to discuss matters with the family.

What Can We Do?Association for the Education of Young

Children has some suggestions.Provide people time. Computer games

even educational games only provide inter-action between the user and the screen. Little children need to interact with other real peo-ple to learn social skills and build vocabulary in all areas.

Have a turn off all technology time. Talk or provide a box of new library books in the car. Talk about the book content. Have someone read out loud or tell stories. Take books on family trips and have a technology free vaca-tion to reset.

Reading time, doing chores, skills prac-tice, and reading could EARN technology time for grade school children. They can read

to younger children.Provide some hands- on time. There is

a reason why toddlers and young children touch everything. That’s how they learn about the world. Scale back the screen time and instead stack blocks, make mud pies, make a playhouse out sheets and chairs. Play ball.

Reduce StimulationIt’s easy for a young child to get over-

whelmed by too much sensory stimulation — loud sounds, bold colors, fl ashing lights, and endless fast action. Researchers note young children get cranky and easily frustrat-ed after computer time. Instead, go for a walk around the block, play Legos together, read a few books, paint with water on the sidewalk, draw some pictures, or play a board game. Wind down with reading before bedtime.

Will young children who are too screen dependent have trouble focusing when high-er level math and reading require quiet think-ing and intense concentration?

Provide Physical Activity TimeScreens may provide some mentally

stimulating time given the right educational program, but children also need to move. It builds strong muscles and helps children discover what their bodies can do. Can they slide, dig, dance, ride a bike, jump over a log, or play freeze tag? Habits started early often stay into adulthood.

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OPEN MIC Living Water Unity Spiritual Community presents open mic night – celebrate your teen self 4:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays at 7401 W. 59th Ave., Arvada. This program gives teens the opportunity to express their performing art including voice and instrument, acting, poetry, stand-up comedy, mime, etc. Open to all students in sixth to 12th grades. Email [email protected].

REPUBLICANS MEN meeting The Je� erson County Republican Men’s Club meets 7-9 a.m. Mondays at the Howard Johnson Denver West, 12100 W. 44th Ave., Wheat Ridge. Call Fred Holden at 303-421-7619 for more information. All are welcome, not just Republican men from Je� erson County.

TUESDAYS

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES The Lakewood Chapter of Retired and Active Federal Employees meets each second Tuesday at the Episcopal Church, 10th and Garrison. Call Ann Ornelas at 303-517-8558 with questions.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN Team Survivor, a health, education and � tness program for women of all abilities who have experi-enced cancer or are currently in treatment, o� ers weekly free, fun, supportive activities. Tuesdays, 10 a.m., Boulder Creek Walk (meet at Boulder Public Library main entrance). Tuesday, 11-11:30 a.m., Yoga, Boulder Senior Center, 909 Arapahoe Av-enue. Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., Fitness Training, Boulder Center for Sports Medicine, 311 Mapleton Avenue (entrance on Maxwell Avenue.). Learn more at rockymtn-teamsurvivor.org.

WEDNESDAYS

AMERICAN LEGION Auxiliary presents Burger Nite, 5-7:30 p.m. every Wednesday at Post 178, 1655 Simms St., Lakewood. Members, their guests and active military invited for varied food and reasonable prices. Visit www.alpost178.org.

ARVADA BIZ Connection http://www.meetup.com/Arvada-Business-Connection/ is an informal networking event that brings together local entrepreneurs. Meetings are from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at various restaurants in Olde Town Arvada. A $5 fee is collected from each attendee, which is then donated to a local charity at the end of each quarter. The 4th Quarter Charity is the Dan Peak Foundation who assists families in need. For information, call Micki Carwin at 303-997-9098.

BUFFALO TOASTMASTERS meets 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. the � rst and third Wednesdays at the Je� erson County Government Building, 100 Je� erson County Parkway, Golden. Toastmasters is an international organization that is a fun and supportive environment to learn and practice public speaking and leadership skills. All are welcome. More information is available at www.bu� alotoastmasters.org.

ENTREPRENEURS CLUB The Lakewood Chapter Lutheran Entrepreneurs meets 8-9 a.m. on third Wednesdays at the Bethlehem Chapel Co� ee House, located in the medical o� ce building just south of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 2100 Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood. The chapter coordinator is Denise Rolfsmeier. For more information, call 720-379-5889 or email [email protected].

MUSIC TEACHERS Association Suburban Northwest meets from 9:30 a.m. to noon the � rst Wednesday of the month at Community in Christ Church, 12229 W. 80th Ave., Arvada. Meetings are open to the public and include refreshments, business meeting and program featuring music teaching professionals from around the state lecturing on the latest teaching developments.

WOMEN NETWORKING Women’s Business Group Wednes-day morning networking group in Arvada has openings for women who can commit to a weekly morning meeting. Lim-ited to one business per category. Call for available openings, 303-438-6783, or go online to [email protected].

PROFESSIONAL WOMEN NW Metro Business and Profes-sional Women meets the � rst Wednesday of each month from September to May. Our mission is to achieve equity for all women in the workplace through advocacy, education and information. Call Marcia at 303-827-3283 to RSVP.

THURSDAYS

BUSINESS SPIRITUALITY Business Honoring Spirituality

meets 7-9 a.m. every Thursday at the Community Center of Mile Hi Church, 9079 W. Alameda Ave., Lakewood. Meetings in-clude networking, a brief meditation by a licensed practitioner, guest speaker and breakfast. For additional information, visit www.bhsmilehi.org or call Patty Whitelock at 303-274-0933.

COMMUNITY COFFEE Join Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp on the fourth Thursday of each month to talk about issues that are important to you. Community Co� ee will be from 7-8 a.m. at La Dolce Vita, Ice Cream Room, 5756 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada; and from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Panera Bread, 10450 Town Center Drive, Westminster.

INVESTORS’ MEETINGS The Rocky Mountain Inventors Association meets 6:30-8:30 p.m. the fourth Thursday of every month (excluding November and December) at Vesta Technol-ogy, 13050 W. 43rd Drive, Suite 300, Golden. Presentations in marketing, manufacturing, engineering, � nance, business and legal, followed by networking. Go online to www.rminventor.org for details.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN Team Survivor, a health, education and � tness program for women of all abilities who have experi-enced cancer or are currently in treatment, o� ers weekly free, fun, supportive activities. Tuesdays, 10 a.m., Boulder Creek Walk (meet at Boulder Public Library main entrance). Tuesday, 11-11:30 a.m., Yoga, Boulder Senior Center, 909 Arapahoe Av-enue. Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., Fitness Training, Boulder Center for Sports Medicine, 311 Mapleton Avenue (entrance on Maxwell Avenue.). Learn more at rockymtn-teamsurvivor.org.

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CALMUP JOURNEY Prefer to help yourself rather than do the coaching or psychotherapy thing? Let me share with you free information about the CalmUp Journey, a one-page self-examination worksheet for men and women. Join me for co� ee or tea from 8-9 a.m. most Fridays at Whole Foods Market Belmar, 444 S. Wadsworth Blvd. in Lakewood. Let me know you’re planning to be there so we’re sure to connect. Contact www.DrLorieGose.com or 303-500-2340.

GOLDEN GATE Community Grange, 25201 Golden Gate Canyon Road, has meetings at 7 p.m. the second Friday of the month. Activities include yoga, dances, eggmania, special wildlife programs, holiday craft fair. Grange hall available for rental for weddings, parties, reunions, etc. Call Rich Phillips at 303-277-1933 or go to www.goldengategrange.com. New members welcome.

SATURDAYS

COLORADO CITIZENS for Peace meets 10:30-11:30 a.m. every Saturday at the intersections of West 52nd and Wad-sworth Boulevard to try to bring an end to the wars. Signs will be furnished for those who do not have them. Contact Cindy Lowry at 303-431-1228 or [email protected].

MEDITATION CLASSES Various styles of meditation will be explored 9:30-10:30 a.m. each Saturday at PranaTonic, 807 14th St., Golden. We’ll begin with a short introduction to medi-tation and what to expect followed by a meditation period of 30-40 minutes and time at the end for group discussion. Call 303-274-5733. Visit www.PranaTonic.com.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN Shipwrights is a wood ship model-ing club that meets at 9:30 a.m. the third Saturday of each month at Rockler’s Woodworking and Hardware Store, 2553 S. Colorado Blvd. in Denver. The club also has a workshop at the Arvada City Hall, 8101 Ralston Road. We meet here at 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. the � rst Saturday of each month. Go to www.rockymountainshipwrights.org for information.

SUNDAYS

FREE WALTZ/POLKA lessons Polka Lover Klubs, Denver Kickers, 16776 W. 50th Ave. in Golden, meets from 3-7 p.m. Sundays. Live music. Beautiful dance � oor. Admission $4 members, $6 nonmembers. Annual membership $15. Contact Leo at 720-232-0953 or [email protected].

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DISCUSSION GROUPS Covenant Village hosts Wednesdays at 2 p.m. This series of monthly events features expert speakers on a wide variety of educational and entertaining topics. Please plan to attend one, several or all of our programs, held at 9153 Yarrow St. in Westminster. Admission is free, but seating is limited. Call 303-403-2205 for driving directions and to reserve your place. Come early for refreshments; fellowship lectures begin at 2 p.m. To learn more about the residency options and lifestyle at Covenant Village of Colorado, call us at

303-424-4828.

ESL CLASSES — Covenant Presbyterian Church, 6100 W. 44th St. in Wheat Ridge, is sponsoring a free series of English as a Second Language classes for adults 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday nights. These classes will emphasize a conversational method of instruction. Beginner through advanced classes are o� ered. You may register on any Thursday night. For directions or more information, call the church at 410-442-5800 or go to our website at www.cpcwheatridge.org.

ONGOING /FINE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENTCONCORDIA LUTHERAN Church Choir meets at 7 p.m. Wednesdays. The choir assists in Concordia’s traditional wor-ship service three out of four Sundays per month. The church is at 13371 W. Alameda Parkway in Lakewood (the church nestled close to Green Mountain). If you have a desire to sing and are interested in joining, please contact Joan at [email protected] or 303-989-5260.

DANCE CLUB — Blue Nova Dance Club meets 2:30-4:30 p.m. on the � rst and third Sundays every month at the Wheat Ridge Grange, 3850 High Court in Wheat Ridge. For more information or dance lessons, contact Dave at 303-578-6588 or email [email protected].

MUSIC PERFORMANCES Patrice LeBlanc performs on keyboard and vocals 6-9 p.m. every Friday and Saturday at Purple Ginger Asian Fusion Restaurant, 2610 Young� eld St. Call 303-237-1133 for more information.

SINGERS NEEDED The Troubadours Choir is looking for a director and new members. This is a volunteer choir, comprised mostly of seniors. The Troubadours meet at 9 a.m. every Friday at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 45th and Wadsworth. For more information, call Gary at 303-477-1380.

SYMPHONY AUDITIONS The Lakewood Symphony is holding auditions for concertmaster (includes an honorarium), principal viola (includes an honorarium) and all section strings. Also, we are auditioning for subs in other sections. Rehearsals are 7:30-10 p.m. Tuesdays, September through May, at Green Mountain United Methodist Church; concerts are at the Lakewood Cultural Center. Call 303-980-0400 for requirements, appointment and further information.

WEEKLY MUSIC Jazz @ the Creek is every � rst Wednesday of the month at Living Water Unity, 59th and Vance in Olde Town Arvada. Shows start at 7:30 p.m. Come listen to an hour of great jazz. For more information, call 720-935-4000 or email [email protected].

ONGOING /HEALTHCAREBOOT CAMP Get out of the gym and get results. Front Range Boot Camp provides dynamic, unique and results-driven full-body workouts exclusively for women. All ages, sizes and � tness levels will succeed. Revamp your � tness routine by getting out of your routine. Indoor location is just behind

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HEALTH GROUP A women’s health group with the motto “Your health, your life: Take charge” meets noon-1 p.m. Fridays at 9797 W. Colfax Ave, No. 3AA, in Lakewood. Learn about natural alternatives to health concerns. No charge to be part of this group. For more information, call Linda at 303-883-5473 or email [email protected].

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WEIGHT LOSS — The EZ Weight-Loss Challenge 12-week program meets 10-11 a.m. Tuesdays at Arvada Church of God, 7135 W. 68th Ave. Free coaching, metabolism test and nutri-tion information. Cash prizes awarded to the top three biggest achievers. For information on cost or to preregister, call Chris at 720-320-2394.

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The other boys of summerArvada Colts free baseball ticket a hitBy Daniel [email protected]

ARVADA - There actually is some good baseball being played in Colorado this summer it just happens to be in Arvada.

The Arvada Colts, an Arvada-based am-ateur summer baseball team is at it again this season, making Colorado proud with a talented roster filled with elite collegiate

talent from all over the country.Did we mention they are elite? The Colts

were founded in 2003 by several fathers who wanted their children’s baseball ca-reers to extend past high school.

With the goal of developing amateur baseball players, 10 years later the Colts have become a Colorado institution.

The Colts now compete in the Rocky Mountain Baseball League and are a mem-ber of the National Baseball Congress.

Moreover, the 2014 version of the Colts has 15 different players who have baseball scholarships at colleges all over the coun-try.

Year after year the Colts field a roster full of players who dream of making it to the

Major League, as they play several games a week under the hot summer sun.

At the end of the summer players go their separate ways, but the Colts always return every summer with a new roster of players who want to refine their skills un-der the coaching of manager Mark Weber.

Last weekend the Colts won both games of a doubleheader beating the Denver Bats 8-0 and then again 11-1.

Cole Gray recorded four RBIs in Game 1, and Trent Maloney struck out five over five innings of work for the Colts in Game 2 of the doubleheader.

With the victories the Colts sit in first place in the RMBL with an impressive 22-7 record.

The Colts will now prepare for the play-offs and then an opportunity to complete at the National Baseball Congress World Series.

According to their website, the Colts primary mission is to support and develop amateur collegiate athletes and aspiring coaches to excel in the sport of baseball and support their participation in national and possible international competition.

The Colts coaching staff and players are expected to be standouts both in the com-munity and on the field. As stated in the mission statement they believe hard work and efforts on and off the field creates fu-ture leaders of the community. For more information, go to www.arvadacolts.com

Left-handed hitter Cole Gray of the Arvada Colts launches a ball that nearly goes out of the park but clears the bases during a doubleheader Saturday at Long Lake Ranch Park Field. Photo by Dan Williams

Is America now a soccer country post-World Cup?The World Cup has finally ended.So is America now a fully fledged

soccer country? Hardly. While we were all caught up in the World Cup — which was dramatic and truly memorable — I certainly wouldn’t yet consider the U.S. a soccer country.

I wrote a few weeks ago in a column about America not being a world soccer power because America’s premier athletes don’t play soccer but instead grow up playing basketball and football.

And why I still very much believe this to be true I also don’t think that is the reason why Americans haven’t embraced soccer as its own.

Part of why we haven’t embraced soc-cer like many other countries is that fact that we are Americans.

We love fast-paced, fast-action sports like football, basketball and even NAS-

CAR.Americans like lots of scoring and lots

of points. A scoreless 0-0 draw or a 1-0 vic-tory is hardly something that we can get fired up for — other than for a few weeks every four years.

Another reason why we haven’t fully embraced soccer is because it isn’t really our sport. While youth soccer is played all over the country and while Major League

Soccer is a pretty neat product — Go Rap-ids! — soccer still isn’t our sport and it as a certain foreign feel that Americans cannot fully get behind.

Lastly, soccer “lingo” is part of the problem why we cannot embrace soccer as our own.

American’s don’t play their sports from the “pitch.” They play them on fields.

And American’s don’t play “matches,” they play games.

And finally American’s don’t call 0-0 scores nil-nil, they call that zero-to-zero. And they also call that boring. While the drama of a 0-0 contest is riveting around the rest of the world it is simply not enough action for Americans who love to go fast.

Soccer does have its advantages. The games are played and completed in two hours, much shorter than a three hour

baseball game or a four hour football game.

It is also easy for a group of kids — or adults — to physically play soccer them-selves. All you need is a ball, a field and some players.

Baseball and football both take a lot of equipment and a lot of players to properly play.

But for some reason soccer simply feels foreign and I think there are a lot of reasons why America has never been able to love soccer.

No disrespect to Team USA. They were exciting, they gave us new characters and great storylines to follow and we are extremely proud of them making it to the Knockout Round.

But I would say as Americans we just like — not love — soccer. And we only like it every four years.

SPORTS QUIZ

1) In 2013, Boston’s David Ortiz set a record for most career hits by a designated hitter. Who had held the mark?

2) Between 1958 and 1978, four New York Yankees pitchers won a Cy Young Award. Name three of them.

3) Who holds the record for most rushing yards in a Rose Bowl game?

4) In 2012-13, the Hornets’ Ryan Anderson became the fourth NBA player to have 500 rebounds and 200 3-pointers made in a season. Name two of the others.

5) Colorado Avalanche goaltender Semyon Var-

lamov, in 2014, became the fourth Russian-born goalie to have 100 wins in the NHL. Name two of the first three.

6) In 2014, Kurt Busch tied for the best finish (sixth) at the Indianapolis 500 for a driver also racing in the Coca-Cola 600 the same day. Whom did he tie?

7) In 2014, tennis’ Novak Djokovic became the second player to win the Indian Wells and Sony Open tournaments back-to-back twice. Who was the first?

Answers1) Harold Baines, with 1,688 hits.

2) Bob Turley (1958), Whitey Ford (‘61), Sparky Lyle (‘77) and Ron Guidry (‘78).

3) Charles White ran for 247 yards for Southern Cal in 1980.

4) Peja Stojakovic, Antoine Walker and Paul Pierce.5) Evgeni Nabokov (350 victories), Nikolai Khabibu-

lin (333) and Ilya Bryzgalov (220).6) Robby Gordon and Tony Stewart.7) Roger Federer, in 2005-06.

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CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) Restoring a sagging professional relationship takes a lot of effort. By all means, state your position. But also make sure you pay close attention to the other person’s point of view.

LEO (Jul 23 to Aug 22) A hot prospect intrigues the Big Cat, who is always on the prowl for a promising investment. But be careful that this “promise” has a chance of being kept. Check it out more carefully.

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SCORPIO (Oct 23 to Nov 21) Offering to help a col-league is commendable. But before you commit your time and effort, check to see if that person’s situation is all that he or she has led you to believe it is.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 to Dec 21) You soon should be seeing positive results from your recent efforts on behalf of a family member. On another matter, check that you have all the facts regarding a job assignment.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) Your aspects favor closer family relationships this week. Take time for vis-its, whether in person, by phone, by mail or in cyber-space. Let them know how important they are to you.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb 18) A missed opportunity isn’t always a negative. Maybe your instincts are tell-ing you not to rush into something you “thought” was worthwhile. Make time for family this weekend.

PISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) Your sense of humor helps you get through a tricky situation. But some stick-in-the-muds might not be so willing to make the changes that you and others agree are necessary.

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Enders-Stevens is woman to beatDrag racer leading the way in 2014 in �rst season with EliteBy Jim [email protected]

Erica Enders-Stevens, the Mellow Yello Pro Stock points leader, is ready for the chal-lenge facing her at Bandi-mere Speedway.

Enders-Stevens’ first campaign with Elite Mo-torsports has been a dream season heading into the July 18-20 Mopar Mile High Na-tionals at the Morrison drag racing facility.

However, racing at Ban-dimere will present a couple new tests for the 30-year-old Houston native who now re-sides in New Orleans.

“It is a challenge to race at altitude,” said Enders-Ste-vens. “Everything is different in our class, Pro Stock. You have to change everything to be able to run at high alti-tude and then from the driv-ing aspect, the racing hap-pens differently. The clutch is incredibly easy to push, we run a little bit slower times in mile per hour and the shift lights come at different in-crements. It’s challenging be-cause it is different.”

The second challenge Enders-Stevens will have to overcome is her friend Allen Johnson.

Enders-Stevens, the most successful female driver in Pro Stock history, has gar-nered 1,116 points in 13 races this season and has a 241-point lead over the sec-ond-place Johnson with five races remaining before the

six-race Countdown to the championship.

Johnson has been domi-nating at Bandimere, while driving his Mopar Dodge. The 2012 Pro Stock World Champion has won five of the past six races there and is the track’s two-time defend-ing Pro Stock champion.

“AJ is definitely king of the mountain,” admitted Enders-Stevens. “His team and Mark Ingersoll, his crew chief, have really got it fig-ured out. AJ is a great friend of mine. He was a grooms-man at our wedding and his wife was one of my brides-maids.

“We’re very close. If we can’t win, I’d certainly love for them to win. We joke with them all the time, `what’s the point of us even going to Denver, you’re going to win anyway.’ We are certainly going to do our best to try to knock him off the top but at the same time what they have done up there is pretty incredible.”

Johnson, the 2012 Pro Stock World champion, came right to the point when asked about Enders-Stevens’ success this season.

“She has been kicking our butts,” he said. “They’ve got a good team and she’s a great driver. She will be the driver to contend with at Bandimere. Hopefully we can continue to run well at Bandimere, but each year ev-erybody seems to get a little closer.”

Enders-Stevens is not a stranger to Bandimere’s quarter-mile drag strip — known on the National Hot Rod Association circuit as Thunder Mountain.

“I’ve raced at Bandimere since I drove junior drag-

sters,” she said. “I believe 1997 or ‘98 was the first year I was there and I’ve been go-ing there ever since. I think so highly of the Bandimere fam-ily. What they have done for our sport is pretty incredible. The facility is state of the art, the hospitality is wonderful and I look forward to coming back every year.”

Enders-Stevens will be coming back this July as one of the top drivers in the com-petitive Pro Stock division.

She has won four events this year and has qualified first or second in 12 of the 13 races leading up to Bandi-mere. She now has 10 career NHRA pro career victories, joining Angelle Sampey (41 in Pro Stock Motorcycle) and Shirley Muldowney (18 in Top Fuel) as the only women with double-digit pro na-tional event wins.

“Every girl racer out there just wants to be looked at as a driver and not as anything different,” Enders-Stevens said. “There are not very many of us but I always joke that the car doesn’t know the difference if a man or a wom-en is driving it. When the helmet goes on, I just think everything is equal and we’re all there to rip each other’s throats out.”

Enders-Stevens has been driving like a champion in her first season with Elite Motorsport’s single-car team. She drove for Victor Cagnazzi for a majority of her professional career be-fore moving to Elite.

“When I moved to Elite Motorsports at the end of last year, it was a big change,” said Enders-Stevens. “I knew immediately that I had made the right decision. The most important piece of the puz-

zle is definitely people. I’ve got a tremendous team and they have my back, they are encouraging and they are awesome. They work their tails off. We have a lot of great team chemistry. That’s a huge part of our success.”

“Horsepower certainly doesn’t hurt. Nick Ferri and Jake Hairston who head up our engine shop have given us really awesome engines. My crew chiefs Rick and Rick-ie Jones are also my chassis builders. They have the car just running awesome. There are a lot of things that go into it. Everything just feels like it has come together.”

Enders-Stevens has twice driven her Chevy-powered red Camaro to national elapsed time and speed re-cords this season.

“It’s been an incredible year so far,” she said. “If you would have told me where I would be at this point of the season I would have said I hope so but I have to pinch myself. It’s surreal. I’m at a loss for words about the sea-

son we have had.”Enders-Stevens will be

one of the drivers to watch at Bandimere along with John-son, Top Fuel points leader Doug Kalitta, Funny Car frontrunner Robert Hight and Andrew Hines who tops the points in Pro Stock Motorcycle. Hines, a 3-time world champion, is a gradu-ate of Trinidad High School.

Defending champions Spencer Massey (Top Fuel), Cruz Pedregon (Funny Car) and Shawn Gann (Pro Stock Motorcycle) are other en-trants for fans to follow.

The annual Mopar Block Party in Golden will be 6-8 p.m. July 17 in Golden and racing begins July 18 with sportsman and profession qualifying sessions.

Erica Enders-Stevens’ Camaro will most likely be one of the fastest cars on the track July 18-20 at Bandimere Speed-way in Morrison. Enders-Stevens is the current point leader in the NHRA pro-stock drag-racing circuit. Courtesy photo

READY FOR RACING?What: Mopar NHRA Mile High NationalsWhen: July 18-20Where: Bandimere Speedway, 3051 South Rooney Road, Morrison, 80465Schedule: July 17: 6-9 p.m., Mopar Block Party in downtown GoldenJuly 18: 11 a.m. - Sportsman qualifying; 4:45 p.m. - Pro Stock qualifying; 5:30

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July 20: 10 a.m. - Pre-race ceremonies; 11 a.m. - Round 1 Nitro eliminations; Noon - Round 1 Pro Stock eliminations; 1 p.m. - Round 2 Nitro eliminations; 1:30 p.m. - Round 2 Pro Stock eliminations; 1:45 p.m. - Semi�nals Sportsman eliminations; 2:30 p.m. - Semi�nals Nitro eliminations; 2:45 p.m. - Semi�nals Pro Stock eliminations; 3 p.m. - Sportsman Finals; 3:50 p.m. - Pro Stock Finals; 3:55 p.m. - Nitro Finals

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Presenting your weekly (free) golf lesson � is week we focus on saving strokes with course management By Daniel Williams [email protected]

Have you ever played a round of golf and at the end of that round think, “I left a handful of strokes out on the golf course today.”

We all do. Whether we have our A-game or not, you always look back at your round and think of a few mistakes that you made with your clubs — yet they were really mental mistakes — and every mistakes you made led to another stroke ... or maybe even worse.

While we are giving you free golf lessons this summer we cannot see your swing.

Every golfer has a unique swing that is all their own — and sometimes it’s the swing that is a golfers problem.

So instead of giving swing tips that may or not fi t your swing we are instead going to help you lower your scores a different way, by helping you with your course man-agement.

An 18-hole round of golf can last fi ve hours. Over those fi ve hours your golf game will have highs and it will have lows, but how you manage your game can be the difference in shooting a 95 instead of a 100, or an 88 instead of a 92.

We are going to present a few different golfer problems that occur in all of our rounds, and we are also going to present you with a quick and simple solution that will get your game back on track.

Problem: Shank a few shots in a row? While it may seem like the world is caving in around you due to frustration, simply go back to a couple basic tips, rather than let a million different golf thoughts fl ow through your head.

Solution: If you get caught up in a cou-ple poor consecutive shots don’t change your grip and don’t change your swing and don’t change where you position your ball in your stance. Don’t start changing the parts of your game that make you success-

ful.Instead, try and regain focus — which

can be tough to do for fi ve straight hours — by doing these couple things. Make sure your alignment is proper. This will help you get your swing back in line as well as help you get back to hitting balanced shots.

If your alignment is out of whack it will throw off the rest of your swing.

And lastly, take an extra practice swing or two before you hit your shot and try your best to actually mimic your shot. Try and get the “feel” back in your game after it gets sloppy.

A couple extra practice swings where you should be “brushing the carpet” should help you get back on track.

Problem: Not hitting your chips and pitches pure and instead hitting them chunky or sculling them across the green?

This might be the biggest problem average to below average golfers have.

Solution: If you are having problems hitting plush chips try this one tip: set up more on top of your ball, this will give you your leverage back and will help you scoop your chips and pitches up in the air and onto the green.

If you are still struggling let us suggest abandoning your pitching or lob wedge and instead trading it in for a seven or eight iron.

If you are just off the green somewhere keep you wedge in your back and try to it a more lofted club like a seven or eight iron and try a “bump and run” approach to your chip shots.

Use a putting stroke instead of a swing and simply run the ball up to the hole. This takes out most of the room for error and it

is a very smart play.What club should you use for your chips

shots? Whatever club will put the ball in the hole.

Problem: Missing a bunch of small putts. Striking the ball well but still not scoring because your putting is so bad?

Solution: Be a great fi nisher of short putts. Work on your three foot putts before every round and then at the end of your round go and work on your short putts for another 15 minutes.

If you become automatic at making these shorties you can save a ton of pars and keep your scores down.

Course management just a different way of saying “try and take the mistakes out of your game.” If you can work on these few tips your scores are sure to drop.

This week’s golf lesson revolves around course management. If you utilize all of the clubs in your bag you will have a much better shot at shooting lower scores, like Todd Berry demonstrates at Homestead Golf Course’s practice range. Photo by Dan Williams


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