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Owners had just as much fun as their pets at the an-nual Bark and Splash event. Tennis balls and other toys were in abundance for the dogs to fetch, and owners were able to catch up with their neighbors and fel-low dog-lovers. The last Bark and Splash event of the year will be at Carmody Recreation Center on Sept. 7.

The fall tradition of Lakewood outdoor pools giving the last days of summer to area dogs – not only from Lakewood, but from Arvada, Wheat Ridge and Golden – was alive and well Aug. 24-25 at the Morse Pool Park, 8180 W. 20th Ave. All types of dogs showed up to enjoy the water, play a game of fetch and meet other dogs.

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inBloom debate blossoms over new student data program Parents vocal in concern about pros and cons of systemBy Vic [email protected]

Parents packed a feisty Jefferson County Public Schools Board of Education meeting Aug. 22 to hear the pros and cons of a stu-dent data gathering system that the district is expected to pilot sometime next year.

Supporters hailed the system, called in-Bloom, as a long-time-coming classroom enhancement intended to help teachers better tailor instruction through a central-ized student database.

But inBloom detractors are concerned primarily about the privacy and security of children’s school records and personal in-formation, and how the new system might end up mining and utilizing that data.

It was clear which side of the issue the majority of the audience was on, judging

from their often boisterous reactions to comments that were made by a panel of education experts.

“If this is a great idea, and there are really are no privacy concerns, give the parents the right to choose whether their children take part,” said Barmak Nas-sirian of the American As-sociation of State Colleges and Universities, through audience applause.

Nassirian participated in the panel via video from Washington D.C. He was one of several panelists to give their opinions of inBloom, a $100 million system that is being funded primarily by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

inBloom will provide the “middleware” in a data dashboard system that will collect student information in a single database that supporters believe will better assist teachers in developing a specific curricula

for individuals in the classroom.Colorado is one of only three states to

pilot inBloom, with Jeffco being the lone district in the state expected to try it out, beginning in the 2014-2015 school year.

The program will not cost Jeffco any-thing until 2015, if it chooses to continue using the system after the pilot project. Af-ter that, the cost to the 86,000 student dis-trict will be $3 to $5 per student.

The system has been the subject of con-troversy across the U.S., as some states that initially had committed to pilot the system ended up backing out because of privacy and security concerns.

inBloom is capable of storing demo-graphic information, such as race, econom-ic status and other metrics. However, the district is adamant that the dashboard will only include data fields that are relevant to academics.

‘Critical’ need or ‘too few safeguards?’Panelists that included David Millard,

a fifth-grade teacher at Jeffco’s Webber El-ementary School, touted the dashboard’s capability of allowing teachers to better personalize instruction through a more ef-ficient data storage program.

“Quality instruction is driven by data,” Millard said. “Data is critical. The formative data that I collect on a daily basis, that’s my bread and butter.”

Millard said that teachers often spend much of their time logging in and out of databases that aren’t connected to one an-other, which he said takes away time for classroom instruction.

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Jeffco 5 begins push for ballot measureCounty commission comments on changeBy Amy [email protected]

As Jeffco municipalities prepare for this year’s elections, there will be some early discussions on potential ballot initiatives involving county affairs for 2014.

A grassroots organization known as the Jeffco 5, founded by Golden resident and former Councilwoman Karen Oxman, has been proposing an increase of county com-missioners from three to five and a possible redistricting of the county.

She said her initiative was first presented to Jeffco commissioners more than a year ago. The proposal was most recently dis-cussed at the county commissioner level during the Aug. 27 commissioners’ staff meeting.

The initiative presents two possible op-tions for voters — county districts would in-crease from three to five districts, and resi-dents within each district would vote for a county commissioner from that district; or to keep the county in three districts, but residents would elect one county commis-sioner from each district, and elect two at large commissioners for the whole county.

According to state statue, when a popu-lation of a county is more than 70,000, a county may increase the number of coun-ty commissioners from three to five — no more, no less. The United State Census Bu-reau’s 2012 estimate reported 545,358 peo-ple living in Jeffco.

Differences in opinion involving ad-equate representation and transparency have been points of debate between some of the county commissioners, and mem-bers of Jeffco 5; with county commissioners making the argument they are representa-tives of all of Jeffco, and handle requests accordingly, with Jeffco 5 members arguing that county commissioners are stretched thin when handling matters for a large pop-ulation.

“What’s broke?” said Dan Rosier, county commissioner for district three, whose op-

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City of Lakewood helps school with tra� c Bear Creek K-8 launches project to cut down on issues By Clarke Reader [email protected]

The City of Lakewood is working with Bear Creek K-8 school to improve the fl ow of traffi c for parents dropping off and pick-ing up their children, and to provide better parking options. The improvement project will be phased in over the next few months and should be fi nished by the end of 2013, according to the city.

Lakewood police were at the school dur-ing the fi rst week of school to monitor the drop-off and pickup locations and parking.

“The school was hearing complaints from parents and neighbors about park-ing,” said John Padon, traffi c engineer with Lakewood. “The school only has two park-ing lots, one that is small and one that is slightly little larger, so we wanted to look at alternatives.”

According to Melissa Reeves, news me-dia specialist with Jeffco Schools, Bear Creek K-8 principal Victoria Kaye and staff

have been working hard to help manage the traffi c while a better solution is found.

Parents are encouraged to use the “hug-

and-go” method for drop-off and pick-up or park in the K-8 lots west of the school, instead of trying to park in the school’s lots

or parking in nearby neighborhoods, which can disrupt neighbors.

Since there is very limited parking, par-ents there is the option to get a free parking pass from Bear Creek K-8 School to park in the lot south of W. Dartmouth Place to walk their child into the school.

Padon said that the city is helping with some signage changes, and new street lines in the area. The plan is to implement the changes slowly, so parents have a chance to get used to the new rules.

A new curb will be constructed and signs will be changed indicating new drop-off and pick-up points and parking areas for parent vehicles, buses and daycare vans. According to the school, the new traffi c fl ow pattern will allow buses and daycare vans to use the loop in front of the school, and day-care vans to use the south row of the front parking lot.

Reeves said the school is also looking to work with Bear Creek High School, so that parents can use some of the high school’s overfl ow parking spots.

For more information on traffi c at Bear Creek K-8, visit https://sites.google.com/a/jeffcoschools.us/bearcreek-k8/traffi c.

Parents pick up students from Bear Creek K-8 when school gets out. Many of the parents are parking at the nearby Bear Creek High School and walking to K-8. Photo by Clarke Reader

Stabber on the loose By Vic Vela [email protected]

A man suspected of stabbing a mother and her child near the Wheat Ridge Green-belt Aug. 22 was still on the loose earlier this week as police urged caution to those who may come across him.

Meanwhile, new details from investiga-tors indicate that the attack was personal. The 21-year-old female vic-tim was a material witness in a 2007 Wheat Ridge case that involved Marvin Gean Wilson — the Greenbelt stabbing suspect — and the alleged sexual assault of a child, according to Wheat Ridge police Cmdr. Dave Pickett.

“This was never thought to be a random act,” Pickett said.

Pickett said that police are continuing to look into any prior personal relationships the two may have shared, which may help the investigation.

Wilson, 44, had been wanted on two ar-rest warrants for separate cases, prior to the Greenbelt stabbing, according to Pick-

ett. One of those was the Wheat Ridge case from six years ago, the other was a case out of Park County, for failing to register as a sex offender.

Police have been trying to track down Wilson since the woman identifi ed him as the one who attacked her in the Greenbelt, a popular recreational area. The woman told police that as she was walking along a trail near 48th and Otis on the morning of Aug. 22, a man jumped out from behind a bush and stabbed her and her toddler son.

The woman was stabbed in one of her legs and was treated and released at an area hospital. Her son was stabbed in the abdo-men and was in stable condition, as of ear-lier this week.

Pickett said that the mother and child are safe from another potential attack.

“We feel like that situation is under con-trol,” Pickett said, who would not go into details as to whether the victims are receiv-ing police protection.

Offi cers are asking anyone with infor-mation as to Wilson’s whereabouts to con-tact Wheat Ridge police at (303) 237-2220. Police are urging anyone who may come across Wilson to keep their distance from him and to call 911 instead.

Wilson

Making space for art By Clarke Reader [email protected]

Artspace — a nonprofi t organization that works to bring live-work space for art-ists — is taking a look at Lakewood as its next project location.

The organization was in town for two days, Aug. 21-22, on a preliminary feasibil-ity visit to seek out possible locations for a live-work space, as well as meet with com-munity artists, businesses and offi cials to see if there is an interest in creating this new kind of community in the city.

“This is really a discovery mission for us, to see what is here and what might be needed,” said Wendy Holmes, senior vice president of Consulting & Strategic Partner-ships. “We’ve looked at eight or nine places where we could possibly set up a campus, and then spent a lot of time on focus groups with local artists as well as members of the fi nance community.”

Artspace mainly takes existing spaces that are not being used, and reworks them to be galleries, theaters and studios and apartments were artists can live and work. They have done work in Minneapolis, New York, Los Angeles and Seattle.

They are currently working on a project in Loveland.

Artspace held a public meeting at the Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design to give those interested a chance to hear what Artspace does and ask questions. Bill Mari-no, who helps run the 40 West Arts district, was also on hand to help with questions.

“Artspace is a leading nonprofi t in this area, and they’re all about keeping art in the place where it is,” said Mayor Bob Murphy, who attended the event along with Ward 2 Councilwoman Cindy Baroway and Ward 5 Councilman Tom Quinn. “We’ve made re-markable progress here with 40 West Arts, and Artspace’s values are our values.”

Murphy said the fact that Artspace works to keep artists in the communities they come from is a great thing for Lakewood, and the cultural community.

After this initial visit, the next steps would be an arts market study to see if there is really a need for this kind of housing, and from there they would work with the city to get a plan in motion.

“Lakewood is a special community, and we want to fi nd a way to enhance it,” said David Ruchman. For more information on Artspace, visit www.artspace.org.

City of Lakewood helps school with trafficor parking in nearby neighborhoods, which can disrupt neighbors.

Since there is very limited parking, par-ents there is the option to get a free parking pass from Bear Creek K-8 School to park in the lot south of W. Dartmouth Place to walk their child into the school.

Padon said that the city is helping with some signage changes, and new street lines in the area. The plan is to implement the changes slowly, so parents have a chance to get used to the new rules.

A new curb will be constructed and signs will be changed indicating new drop-off and pick-up points and parking areas for parent vehicles, buses and daycare vans. According to the school, the new traffic flow pattern will allow buses and daycare vans to use the loop in front of the school, and day-care vans to use the south row of the front parking lot.

Reeves said the school is also looking to work with Bear Creek High School, so that parents can use some of the high school’s overflow parking spots.

For more information on traffic at Bear Creek K-8, visit https://sites.google.com/a/jeffcoschools.us/bearcreek-k8/traffic.

Prowling for school fundsAnnual race donates money to extracurricular programsBy Clarke [email protected]

A tiger doesn’t change its stripes, and Lake-wood High School’s Tigers are going out on the prowl for the eighth year in a row.

The Tiger Prowl, a 5K run is one of two major fundraisers hosted each year by the Lakewood High School Foundation to raise funds for the school.

Participants will meet for the event at 8 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, at Lakewood High School, 9700 W. 8th Ave. The run starts at 9 a.m.

What makes the Prowl unique is that the money doesn’t just go into a general fund for the school, said Tim Dennis, a member of the foundation who helps organize the event.

He said runners are able to select particular activities to support. The choices include a host of extracurricular pro-grams ranging from sports teams to drama and band.

“The Prowl originally started as a small event to raise money for the football team, but the foundation took over to expand it and make it

open to the whole school,” Dennis said.“We’re really trying to impress upon coaches,

sponsors and club members that this is a really, really easy way to raise funds for what you’re do-ing,” he said.

The Prowl has been really helpful in raising funds for programs that have faced some serious budget cuts in response to economic downturns.

According to Naomi Gravelding, chair of the Tiger Prowl program, the run has expanded from something just students and staff participate in, to something the community has embraced.

“All ages and all capabilities are welcome to get involved in this,” she said. “School races are a great way to get kids engaged and involved, and maybe even get them into running.”

Dennis said the best part of the event is the morning of, when everyone shows up for the race.

“There are so many kids and staff there to participate, but you also get to see people who have no vested interest in the school, and are just there because they’re runners and they want to help out,” he said. “It takes a lot of money for these groups to do what they do, and they need all the help they can get.”

The cost for the run is $25 for adults ($30 the day of the race), $15 for children ages 6-12 ($20 the day of the race), and free for children young-er than 5.

For more information visit www.tigerprowl5k.com.

The eighth annual Tiger Prowl 5 K is Sept. 8 at Lakewood High School. All funds raised in the run will go to various extracurricular programs at the school. Courtesy photo

Lakewood Sentinel 3August 29, 2013

I totally sympathize with sellers’ frustration and sense of powerless-ness when it comes to putting their home on the market. Should you try to sell it yourself to save on commission? How do you know which agent to hire — and whether they’ll earn what they charge? Perhaps making the process more scientific will help, so here are some questions to ask each of the agents you interview. 1. Do you agree to complete all of the MLS fields describing my house, and not just the mandatory fields? 2. Do you subscribe to Showcase service on realtor.com, and will you make full use of it for my home? 3. Will your MLS listing of my house be syndicated to consumer and broker websites? 4. Will you also post my home on

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of your current listings so that I can see how it is marketed? 6. Will you produce a virtual tour (a slideshow of still photos, some of them panoramic) of my home? If so, which vendor will you use? (Golden Real Estate uses VisualTour.com.) 7. Will you produce a video tour of my home,

and will it be a narrated video tour, not just a simulated video using photos with music? 8. Will you provide a free staging consultation to make sure my home shows its best? 9. How many of your listings sold in the last year, and how many of them expired or were withdrawn without selling? 10. Will you do email blasts and/or distribute printed flyers telling other agents about my home?

11. Will you promote my home at the various weekly Realtor market-ing sessions and/or will you hold a broker open house? 12. Will you hold regular open houses (if I want you to)? 13. What is your commission, and will you reduce it if you sell my house yourself and don’t have to compensate the buyer’s agent)? 14. Will you reduce your commis-sion further if I hire you for the purchase of my next home? 15. What service do you use for setting showings? (If they don’t use Centralized Showing, it won’t be as good as it could be.) 16. Will I get feedback from you on every showing you do, and will you or your showing service solicit feedback from other agents and tell me what they say? 17. Does your company, or do you, have a website on which your listings are promoted? 18. Do you advertise your cell number and answer when it rings?

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Adding a lot more color to ColfaxNew project brings brightness to buildingsBy Clarke [email protected]

Colfax will be getting a lot more color-ful in the coming months thanks to a new project from 40 West Arts, the West Colfax Community Association and the Lake-wood-West Colfax Business Improvement District. Project COLorFAX aims to bring murals and paint jobs to buildings along the corridor to bring energy and vibrancy to the area.

“The project is a great example of how these three groups are continuing to work on Colfax’s revitalization,” said Bill Marino, executive director of the Business Improve-ment District. “We’ve already done our first building, we’re hoping to do at least one more this year and five in 2014.”

Marino said the project has been in the works for three months, after members of the organizations looked at the buildings and thought the idea of new paint jobs and

murals would be a good fit.The first mural appears on the west-

facing wall of the King’s Rest Motel at 7013 W. Colfax Ave. The wall is now a sunshine gold background with luminous clouds and interwoven vines, blossoming flowers and the signature feature of each COLorFAX program, a bedazzled hummingbird.

More than 20 volunteers from 40 West Arts worked on the project, using paints and supplies donated by Kwal Paints.

According to Johanna Parker, a member of 40 West who has been a leader on the project, the bird symbolizes beauty, opti-mism, resilience and verve.

“I thought the hummingbird logo could become really iconic, and is really inspir-ing,” Parker said. “It’s really fun to see the transformation of the property, and people who were passing by were really excited by what we were doing.”

She also added that the buzzing sounds hummingbirds make fits perfectly with the projects goal to create “buzz” within the community.

Businesses who are interested in having work done on their building go through an

application process, and artists are always welcome to volunteer and participate.

For more information about Project

COLorFAX, call 303-275-3430, visit www.WestColfax.org, or email [email protected].

Project COLorFAX’s first mural, on the King’s Rest Motel. The hummingbird is the symbol for the new project, which will add paint and murals to buildings along Colfax. Photo by Clarke Reader

Indoor climbing facility finds a handhold in GoldenBy Amy Woodwardawoodward@ ourcoloradonews.com

The steel-beam structure on the hill might not look like much just yet, but it will eventually be Golden’s newest, and the state’s largest, indoor climbing facility.

For those who are unsure what the huge structure is, across High-way 6 from the Jefferson County building, at 700 Golden Ridge Road, the planned indoor climb-ing facility will be called Earth Treks.

It will be the largest indoor

wall climbing center in Colorado with a total of 29,000 square feet and 25,000 square feet of that dedicated to climbing walls up to 48 feet high with more than 450-plus routes and boulder obstacles. The facility is planned to open by Thanksgiving of this year.

Earth Treks owner, Chris War-ner, has three other Earth Trek fa-cilities in Maryland. He considers himself more of a mountaineer than a rock climber, but has been active in the sport for 34 years. But Earth Treks, Inc. did not begin as an indoor climbing gym, and in-stead started as a company that

lead climbing expeditions to the world’s most challenging and fa-mous climbing sites such as the Himalayas, Mount Kilimanjaro and Ecuador.

Warner has been so active in the sport, he has dabbled in just about all aspects of it at some level, from competitive climbing, ice climbs and taking on K2, the second-largest mountain on earth after Mount Everest.

“We just started growing as opportunities presented them-selves,” said Warner, who moved back to Golden in 2010 after spending time in Maryland.

Earth Treks construction site located on Golden Ridge Road, is anticipating an opening by Thanksgiving of this year. Photo by Amy Woodward

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Project COLorFAX’s � rst mural, on the King’s Rest Motel. The hummingbird is the symbol for the new project, which will add paint and murals to buildings along Colfax. Photo by Clarke Reader


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Knowledge is power at safety fair Health service providers, Je� co crime � ghters team up to educate public about crime prevention By Amy Woodward [email protected]

Cary Johnson, director of crime preven-tion for Jefferson County’s District Attor-ney’s Offi ce, was giving 120 crime preven-tion seminars a year until he came up with an idea to consolidate his workload and reach people in larger numbers with more information.

“There’s got to be some bigger venues that we could create that might get more information out on a broader scale,” John-son said.

Thus, the Jefferson County Safety Fair was born.

In its fi fth year, the Jeffco Safety Fair started at 9 a.m. on Aug. 24, with document shredding, prescription round-up and elec-tronics recycling which were some of the more popular services provided at the fair. Iron Mountain, a company which provides secure shredding, received 478 pounds of

paper for shredding according to transpor-tation Manager Steve Casey.

“We estimate, by weight, to be up about 18-percent,” Casey said.

The main point of the fair though is not to only provide recycling services, but also information on crime prevention, safety and wellness.

“We’d rather people never became a vic-tim in the fi rst place,” said Johnson. “We think they have to have good information as one of the keys to avoid becoming a vic-tim.”

“This fair’s amazing,” Alandra Mothor-pe said, sales representative for United Healthcare Medicare solutions. “There’s just a wealth of information.”

This year, Mothorpe answered ques-tions regarding Medicare, and gave infor-mation regarding services provided with United.

“I think the entire fair itself is benefi cial to go to,” she said.

Mothorpe was one out of 70 vendors who set up at the fair to donate four hours of their time. New this year was CPR for pets and registration for a new program called CodeRED, an emergency notifi ca-tions system that allows Colorado residents to receive phone calls related to emergency

disasters.Attendees could even register to vote, or

be added to Colorado’s no-call list for so-licitors.

While adults gathered in the Exhibit Hall to receive a wealth of information, chil-dren’s activities were held outside includ-ing Evergreen Fire Department’s exhibit on

how to use a fi re extinguisher. Bike safety directed by police offi cers offered kids a chance to receive a bike helmet courtesy of Lutheran Hospital.

“There’s just more stuff there than you could believe,” Johnson said. “We’re just very grateful for people who have come along and assisted us.”

Dropped-o� electronics for recycling begins to pile up at Je� co’s Safety Fair on Aug. 24. Pick up was provided by A-1 Electronic Recycling, who also refurbish a lot of the electronics they receive such as televisions. Photo by Amy Woodward

Arvada Police looking for possible fraud victims Chisholm suspected of conning residents through contract work Sta� Report

Arvada police are seeking individuals who may have been victims of fraud.

Matthew Chisholm, 30, of Florida was arrested in Rock Spring, Wyo. for an active warrant out of the Arapahoe County Sher-iff’s Offi ce for motor vehicle theft.

According to Arvada Police, Chisholm

also stole a 2000 Suzuki motorcycle from Arvada; he took the motorcycle for a test

drive and did not return on Aug. 9.

On Aug. 14, a U-Haul truck originally rented by Chisholm was found at an apartment complex in Ar-vada.

The company reported the truck as stolen after it was not returned by the contracted date.

Inside the U-Haul were pawn and rental slips and a chainsaw.

Chisholm rented equipment from a lo-cal business to pose as a handyman and tree trimmer and then pawned the equip-ment, constituting theft of the equipment, according to police.

Chisholm is also being investigated for fraud for contracting with customers to perform tree trimming or household re-pairs, taking the money and disappearing, never performing the agreed upon servic-es.

One elderly Colorado couple is already known as a victim of Chisholm; they gave him $2,500 to work on their residence and the work was never done.

Arvada Police are now looking for other potential fraud victims.

Chisholm is described as 5-feet-7-inch-es with brown hair and green eyes.

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Bearing It All for good cause Triathalon, duathalon raise funds for Camp Paha By Clarke Reader [email protected]

Bear Creek Lake Park is preparing to host the third annual Bear It All triathlon and duathlon and still needs some volunteers to help with the event.

The race will start at 9 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, at the park, 15600 Morrison Road. There are spaces for 250 triathletes and 50 duath-letes.

“We consistently hear comments about how much fun the track is,” said Tom Se-bastiani, race director. “This race is a little more beginner friendly, and it’s a way for us to give back to the community.”

A portion of the registration fees from this year’s event will go to Camp Paha, Lake-wood’s day camp for children and young adults with disabilities.

“The Bear It All organizers were looking for an organization to partner with, and the proceeds would go to that group and we were really interested,” said Mark Snow, Camp Paha executive director. “We need to provide 30 or so volunteers for the funds to go to us.”

Volunteers can be anyone who wants to help organize the race, and make sure things go smoothly on the race day.

“This is a great opportunity for people who aren’t sure how to help Camp Paha to do so,” Snow said.

The triathlon kicks off with a 1,000 meter swim in Big Soda Lake, run 50 yards up the

beach into transition and complete an 11 mile mountain bike course. The fi nal por-tion is a four mile trail run.

The duathlon begins with a 2.3 mile trail run, followed by the same 11 mile moun-tain bike course, and then a four mile trail run to wrap the race up.

Sebastiani said that everything is near the swim beach this year, which gives fami-lies and children who aren’t participating something to do while waiting for the race to fi nish.

After the race, Fippin Flapjacks will be at the fi nish line serving participants all the pancakes, sausage and orange juice they can eat, according to Sebastiani.

The Bear It All race is a chance not only for people to try out a triathlon or mara-thon in a less pressured setting, but also do something to help people in the commu-nity.

“I wanted to put together a race that would give back, and I think it’s great if we can help out with a camp that helps dis-abled people,” Sebastiani said.

For more information, to register to par-ticipate or volunteer, visit www.bearevents.org.

IF YOU GO WHAT: Bear It All triathlon and duathlonWHERE: Bear Creek Lake Park15600 Morrison Road, LakewoodWHEN: Sunday, Sept. 15, 9 a.m.REGISTRATION: www.bearevents.org

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‘Dream’ speech still a call for promiseMany people have heard or read the

entire Martin Luther King “I Have a Dream” speech — more than once. Many of our readers can recite a favorite phrase or two. We recognize the power of the words.

The famous speech — among the most important of the 20th century — came to the forefront of the American conscious-ness once again with its 50th anniversary Aug. 28, rather than on Martin Luther King Day, which is celebrated each year in the cold of January. With this, we are reminded the speech reverberated in the heat of summer when about 250,000 people gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., as part of a peace-ful march on Washington for jobs and freedom.

Due to press deadlines we don’t know

how President Barack Obama may have marked the occasion in a speech sched-uled this week on the very steps of the Lincoln Memorial where King stood. We know that while we trust certain themes resonate with both men, different insights are expected: One saw the world as an civil-rights activist and pastor, while the other is viewing the world as an elected official of such high stature as president. But we expect the world will have heard an appropriate tribute and comment related

to King’s words from the president.We agree with the view that the country

has come a long way in racial equality but has much further to go. To King’s dream, many people are still not judged on the content of their character instead of the color of their skin.

King referred to the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness and said, “It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note in-sofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obliga-tion, America has given the negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked ‘insufficient funds.’”

Fifty years ago the crowd reacted loudly to these words, and to many, the words hold true today. After all, with current data

in hand, unemployment in the black com-munity still commonly hovers at twice the level of the white community.

But we do recognize that the inspiration of this speech has helped to improve laws and behavior, helping the country put its best foot forward as a nation that recog-nizes the strength and fairness called for in embracing its diversity. As King said, “we cannot walk alone.”

King’s speech and Martin Luther King Day hold special places in our country, inspiring people to work toward the Ameri-can promise. We are part of the cause and walk forward recalling the words from the dream speech, “Let freedom ring from the snowcapped Rockies of Colorado.”

Let there be justice and let it begin with us.

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Another school year, another set of issues

Last week I wrote about adventures, and so, this week, I thought I’d explore a few of the new adventures we’re all in for as a new school year starts up.

For a refreshing change of pace, nobody is talking about program cuts and budget shortfalls and layoffs. Thank you, Jeffco voters! On the other hand, we did make the nightly news last week for our school fees. In my house, the “sticker shock moment” was to the tune of $900, but by the time we’d gone through and eliminated all the unnecessary fees, that number was a lot less, our stress level amped down, and we stopped muttering the phrase “free public education my ... “

My daughter’s middle school is piloting a program to have kids bring their own tab-lets to school to work on. As Principal Tara Pena explained, “we want our students to be prepared for the 21st century, and you can’t do that using a 19th century model classroom.” This is a wonderful initiative, and I’m looking forward to seeing what this school comes up with to challenge students. My only question is this: how many fourth-graders will the schools have to hire to conduct inservices for teachers to teach them all the ins and outs of the iPads and Kindles?

You’re also probably going to hear a lot about Common Core State Standards this fall. This is an initiative to align every state’s testing regimes and curriculum outcomes to a rigorous national set of ex-pectations, and which some 37 states have already chosen to adopt.

The Denver Post has already come out in favor of this, and there is a lot of support for this in education circles. Likewise, there is a lot of trepidation (and some outright hostility) about this from some quarters, especially regarding the content of the reading lists and the abdication of local control.

Personally, I’m taking a “wait and see” approach. Bill Bennett, the Secretary of Education under Ronald Reagan, said in a

recent interview that “it’s all in the imple-mentation,” and Jay Mathews, the educa-tion reporter for the Washington Post, said, “I respect and admire the people who put Common Core together ... I just don’t think it’s going to work.” So, if you’re really energized about Common Core, my advice is to get involved: talk to your school board members, become a school board mem-ber (there’s an opening!), and find ways to make sure the people responsible for the implementation of this hear your concerns and address them.

And lastly, in the next few weeks, you’re going to start to buried under advertising for and against a billion dollar a year tax hike “for the schools.” May want to put your helmets on — this particular cam-paign could get pretty ugly.

So, in the end, when you look at all this, it seems to me the real adventure isn’t just the things that are going on; it’s that all of this is going on at the same time!

The good thing is that, in individual classrooms and schools all across the county, the teachers are done with meet-ings and trainings and are happily getting back to doing what they do best: Working with kids.

For the rest of you? Well, strap in, folks: This could be a bumpy ride.

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.

Is it important to have art?This week in our question of the week we asked: Why is it important for a city to have artistic opportunities?

It’s a wonderful op-portunity to create a great space, and enhance the values of the community. - Dave Ruchman

Art connects people with emotions, and it makes them feel. - Bill Marino

Having a cultural arts scene has really great benefits – it brings a lot of people to the community, and then you get busi-nesses who want to cater to them. It creates a buzz and energy in the commu-nity. - Matthew Rucker

Creativity and culture are why people and busi-nesses pick a community. - Ken Parks

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‘Dream’ speech still a call for promise in hand, unemployment in the black com-munity still commonly hovers at twice the level of the white community.

But we do recognize that the inspiration of this speech has helped to improve laws and behavior, helping the country put its best foot forward as a nation that recog-nizes the strength and fairness called for in embracing its diversity. As King said, “we cannot walk alone.”

King’s speech and Martin Luther King Day hold special places in our country, inspiring people to work toward the Ameri-can promise. We are part of the cause and walk forward recalling the words from the dream speech, “Let freedom ring from the snowcapped Rockies of Colorado.”

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Try adding the power of ‘un’ to your life When an elementary school friend and

I decided to go trekking in Nepal at the end of this year, she mentioned that this is one item on her bucket list. You’re probably familiar with the concept of a bucket list, where we collect those dreams or adven-tures or accomplishments we hope to achieve while we still have time.

I’ve never fully embraced the notion of a bucket list, though, for a variety of reasons. One is that I’m not very good at planning ahead. Another is that I’m pretty open to what else might be out there ... how could I list places and people and activities that I don’t even know about yet?

Then, last week, I learned of a writer, Rachel Weight, who developed her anti-bucket list, a collection of things she just won’t do or will ever have to do. She begins each item on her list with “I will never…” as in “I will never skydive” and “I will never pay money to see a scary movie.” (I agree

with her about the scary movies, but after skydiving in recent years to celebrate a milestone birthday, I will defi nitely do it again. In fact, if I did have a bucket list, skydiving would have been at the top.)

So I like where Rachel Weight is going with her anti-bucket list. She says that although she’s all for adventure, she also feels freedom in declaring the things she doesn’t want to do. That got me thinking about what would be on my own list ... and

what I would call it.I decided that mine is an un-bucket list.

“un” as in un-full, empty. I’m going to work on emptying a bucketful of contents that I don’t need anymore.

Therefore:I will un-stuff. About a year ago, I em-

barked on a divesting campaign, reduc-ing the amount of things I own by selling some, giving some away, and just plain tossing some out. I’ve lightened my physi-cal load considerably, and there’s more yet to go.

I will un-remember. I once told a very good friend that I can forgive, but not forget. She said that meant I really didn’t forgive, but I don’t agree. Some experiences should be remembered so that we don’t get ourselves into similar situations again. But I also have a memory full of small slights and misunderstandings that I can let go of. So I will.

I will un-judge. This one is not as hard as it sounds. When I feel myself heading in that direction, I remember that everyone is fi ghting some kind of battle. This makes it easier to relax about people who cut me off in traffi c or go through the express check-out lane with more than 15 items.

I will un-regret. Seriously, if I could empty my bucket of regrets? Well, let’s just say that would leave room for a lot more things that I would be un-worried, un-guilty, and un-embarrassed about.

I’m pretty sure I won’t ever create a true bucket list — for the reasons I mentioned above, and a couple of others — but I’ve become a true believer in the power of “un.”

Andrea Doray is a writer who likes to un-derstand, un-ravel, and un-cover the possibilities. Contact her at [email protected].

By showing a� ection, am I being smothering? Dear Neil: I am 40 years old and in a

relationship with a man that makes me feel inadequate. He complains about what I cook, talks through shows that I like and never seems to be happy. He is 41, has four kids by three different women, he lives with me, his car is in the shop, he doesn’t have any savings and he complains a lot. I told him that he could use my car to visit his kids (14 and 16), but he acts like he is trying to keep me a secret from his ex.

He says I show him too much attention and affection, and that I’m smothering him. Can you help?

Feeling Rejected in the NavyDear Neil: I am a 33-year-old male and

have been seeing this woman for 6 months. I am a romantic at heart. I buy her fl owers and small gifts--tokens to show I’m think-ing of her. I open doors for her, leave notes on her car and compliment her appear-ance.

But she does not return the same enthusiasm. When I mention things that bother me, she gets very defensive and shuts down. She admits having a hard time accepting someone being close to her. It frightens her, and she tends to pull away physically and emotionally. 90 percent of the time we get along famously. We share a lot of the same interests and make each other laugh. But she won’t talk about any-thing regarding us or our future together.

Will she eventually open up to me and

become closer, or will she always be emo-tionally detached and unavailable?

Don’t Know Where I StandDear Rejected and Don’t Know: There is

a name for what both of you are describ-ing: it is called “unrequited love,” which is another way of saying that the warmth, at-tention and affection you are giving is not equal to what you are receiving. This feels awful, and especially if it goes on for any length of time.

You are being “smothering” only if someone doesn’t want to receive closeness, connection and affection from you. Other-wise you are doing exactly what most of us do in a relationship, which is to attempt to further the warmth and closeness between the two of you.

To state the obvious, you want some-one who wants you, and you don’t want someone who doesn’t want you, no matter how many things seem special about the other person. And it sure doesn’t sound like

either of these people want you.For the woman who wrote the fi rst let-

ter, if a 41-year-old man complains a lot, has no money, is trying to hide that he’s with you, is unhappy with himself, his life and with you — and tells you he is feeling smothered by you — he is clearly saying he is isn’t interested in a closer, more affec-tionate or more committed relationship with you at this time. So back away. For the man who wrote the second letter, the woman you describe sure appears to have issues with allowing herself to be emotion-ally involved, and she is keeping you at arms length intentionally.

What both of you are doing obviously isn’t working, so try doing something dif-ferent. I’m going to offer you two choices: First, you could ask the question: “What would you need in order to take down your wall, let me in and permit yourself to be closer to me?” If that question is taken to heart, it could lead to a very healthy con-versation about where your relationship is

and where it’s going.But if that question goes nowhere, you

could try saying something more radical: “You are not offering me what I need from this relationship. I need affection, con-nection, someone who will communicate with me, not be a grouch, not blow me off and who will offer romantic effort, initia-tive and hope. Would you prefer to end our relationship, because I’m not happy this way?”

If you are bold enough to do this, you’ll know very quickly where you stand — and what the other person’s feelings and inten-tions are toward you.

Neil Rosenthal is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Westminster and Boul-der, Colorado. His column is in it’s 21st year of publication, and is syndicated around the world. You can reach him at (303)758-8777, or email him through his website: www.heartrelationships.com. He is not able to respond individually to queries.

Doing the most di� cult things � rst The other day I found myself facing a

situation where I had to have a diffi cult conversation with someone very close and special to me.

And the more I thought about it and waited, the more diffi cult the conversation was becoming in my head and I almost talked myself out of raising the issue and having the discussion. Then I remembered something that Zig Ziglar used to say, “If you ever have to kiss a frog you will want to kiss it right away, because the longer you wait, the bigger and uglier that frog is going to become.” And then the thought will be-come so gross that we will eventually just avoid it completely.

Have you ever been in a situation where there was a diffi cult task, or something that you just did not want to do? Maybe it was going to be a terrible or fi erce conversation you had to have and the simple thought of it was giving you heartburn and a head-ache.

The fact is that the more we delay or avoid the task or discussion, the more our minds take over, and our imagination cre-ates scenarios that are far worse and more horrifi c than what the reality will actually be.

Additionally, as we go about our day, or our week, or maybe even our weekend, the more that we carry the burden of having to do what we ultimately have to do, the less productive we are in all other areas of life.

Not only are we less productive, we become distracted, and other things that we enjoy doing and people we appreciate being around are forced to suffer along with us as we are just not ourselves during this time.

On the positive side, when we fi nally get the action item we have been dreading off our plate, deal with it and get it past us, we are liberated and have freed ourselves up to get back to doing the things that bring us happiness and allow us to focus on our goals and other tasks at hand.

Now don’t mistake this as a suggestion for rushing into action and calling some-one out, initiating a tough talk, or tackling a less than desirable activity.

The recommended approach is to make sure that we have taken the time to consider the “why” behind the diffi cult task, thinking through and considering carefully what we have to say or do. Maybe at least practicing the 24-hour rule to give ourselves time to think it through is the minimal approach. But at the end of the day, when we have thought it through and know with absolute certainty that we must take care of the issue or challenge, we should make it the very next thing that we do.

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


Recreational opportunities abound at Standley LakeBy Ashley [email protected]

Editor’s Note: This is the second story of a three-part series highlighting the recreation opportunities at Standley Lake Regional Park in Westminster. The first story focused on the history of the park and the final story will focus on educational opportunities.

Stocked regularly with walleye, wiper, trout and bass Standley Lake offers fisher-men year-round fishing along the shoreline as well as boat fishing May through Sep-tember. The lake is also the Colorado state record-holder for the largest walleye, 18 pounds, caught in 1997 by angler Scott Re-gan.

Standley Lake Regional Park in Westmin-ster at 100th Avenue and Simms Street, of-fers much more than just great fishing. The park offers hiking, biking, camping, power boating, kayaking, paddle boating and wild-life viewing. And for those who own power boats, the lake offers recreational opportu-nities, like water skiing and tubing, without the hassle of an overpopulated park.

Because the lake is a water source, there are limitations to how much recreational use can be done in the water. Part of those limitations is a limit on how many power boats are allowed on the lake. Each year the park issues 550 power boat permits and each year those permits sell out. The reason for the permits is to maintain a high level of water quality in the lake, said Mike Happe, Utilities Planning and Engineering Manager for the city of Westminster.

“The lake is the main source of water for Westminster and is a big water supply for both Northglenn and Thornton, so keeping the water quality very high is a priority,” he said. “Because of this, we also don’t allow swimming in the lake because having less human body contact in the water creates an even bigger barrier in terms of protecting the quality of the water.”

Along with obtaining a permit, each boat must also sprayed down and quaran-tined for 15 days before entering the water to comply with the park’s Aquatic Nuisance Species, ANS, program. The ANS program is

an effort to keep zebra and quagga mussels from infesting the water. Mark Reddinger, lake operations manager, said when a boat is clear to enter the water the boat and the trailer is tagged. Boats who have entered another lake or reservoir must go through

the spray process and quarantine again, he added.

“When we first started this program we did get some backlash, but now people have accepted the program. Because of our per-mit program, we have less people and boats

in the lake, which people really enjoy,” he said. “We have some people who store their boats here in the park all summer and come out every weekend. Many of those people we’ve seen for years and end up getting to know them pretty well.”

Standley Lake is also a non-alcoholic and jet ski-free park, which Reddinger also says is a benefit.

“We know there is alcohol out there, but because it’s not allowed it makes people check themselves if they choose to drink al-cohol,” he said. “And because we don’t have jet skis on the water, people feel the lake is a lot safer.”

The lake isn’t just home to power boat-ers, but also people in non-motorized boats, kayaks, canoes and paddle boats. Just re-cently the park designated a section of the lake just to these types of vessels and senior ranger Holly Walters said she’s already seen a jump in the number people taking advan-tage of the opportunity.

“The designated area of the lake for non-motorized vessels is the north west corner and is a pretty big chunk of the lake,” Wal-ters said. “It’s a really nice amenity for peo-ple to come out and not have to worry about boat traffic. Plus it’s just gorgeous out there.”

By the end of the September, the camp-ing ground and all water activity will end until the following May, but the rest of the park is open year-round. Walters said it’s the non-summer months when wildlife viewing is at its best. Over the years the park’s been a home to mountain lions, bobcats, bears, coyotes, mule deer and many others.

For bird watchers, Walters said the park offers great opportunities to view a variety of birds like herons and pelicans, and of course a pair of bald eagles, that nest in the park year-round.

“Many people think we close after sum-mer, but there are still so many great recre-ational opportunities for people in the park, whether it’s fishing along the shore, or hik-ing around 14 miles of trails,” Walters said. “Standley Lake is just a great place to escape the city any time of the year and enjoy na-ture. As a ranger I get to enjoy it every day and I wouldn’t choose a different office.”

A boat is launched into the lake on Aug. 24 at Standley Lake Regional Park in Westminster. Only people who purchase a season permit are allowed to use their motorized boat in the water. Permits are sold through a lottery system each year and are limited to 550. Photos by Ashley Reimers

Camping at two campgrounds is offered May through September at Standley Lake Regional Park in Westminster. The campgrounds featured two permanent bathrooms with outdoor showers, volleyball courts and horse shoe pits. The main campground accommodates campers, trailers and tents, with several sites along the waterside. Camping is based on a first-come, first-serve basis with no reservations. Camping on holiday weekends is only offered to the season permit holders, not the general public.


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EMERGENCY DISPATCHERCommunications Officer (Emergency 911 Dispatcher), City of Black Hawk. Hiring range is $42,437 - $48,803, DOQ/E. Position is responsible for the operation of the emergency communications console including the receipt of calls and proper dispatch of appropriate equipment and personnel to provide assistance to the citizens and visitors of Black Hawk in the areas of Police, Fire and Emergency Medical Services. Requires high school diploma or GED; valid Colorado driver’s license with a safe driving record; ability to work a variety of shifts, including days, evenings, weekends, and holidays. Must be at least 18 years of age. Applicant must successfully complete several pre-employment tests including but not limited to typing, mathematical and multi-tasking skills, psychological exam, physical exam, drug testing and background investigation as conditions of employment. If you are interested in serving a unique historical city and enjoy working with diverse populations visit www.cityofblackhawk.org for application documents and more information on the Black Hawk Police Department. To be considered for this opportunity, please forward a completed City application, Police Background Questionnaire, and copies of certifications and driver’s license to Employee Services, City of Black Hawk, P.O. Box 68, Black Hawk, CO 80422, or by fax to 303-582-0848. Please note that we are not accepting e-mailed application documents at this time. We will begin processing your application upon receipt of all application documents. EOE.

City of Black Hawk, P.O. Box 68, Black Hawk, CO 80422, or by fax to 303-582-0848. Please note that we are not accepting e-mailed application documents at this time. We will begin processing your application upon receipt of all

Sodexo is the community of its clients, consumers, employees and shareholders. We recognize that the best way to respond to the expectations of all of our stakeholders is through steady growth. We also believe it is important that our work is meaningful to all who contribute to it and thus we remain faithful to our mission, our core values and the ethical principles that have guided us since 1966.

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2000 Chev Trailblazer, 116,000miles, very good condition. Pricedto sell at $3945. Call 719-689-5959/ 303-941-0446 to view

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West Metrolife The Sentinel 15August 29, 2013

Hudson glad he gave up his day job

And to think I remember Andrew Hud-son when he was a mere press secretary for Mayor Wellington Webb. Now the once-fledgling spokesmodel is all grown up and recently celebrated his rise to major mogul-dom with what started as a hobby.

Last week, Hudson marked the fifth an-niversary of AH Jobs List, the go-to online source for job seekers and job givers. Little did he know that, in 2008, the country’s economy was on the precipice of collapse and his business model would be invalu-able to displaced workers struggling to recover from lost jobs.

So five years ago, Hudson took what began as a hobby producing a single-page Xeroxed list and elevated it to the go-to jobs site with more than 25 million page views (www.ahjobslist.com).

“I had planned on giving the new site three months before making decisions about my future, but the response to the new site was so immediate and over-whelming, I quit my job in less than a week and haven’t looked back since,” Hudson said.

“It is truly a joy and a privilege to con-nect job seekers with this list of positions each week. Daily, I am humbled to hear from job seekers and employers who share stories about job seeking success.”

Beerathon hops into DenverFrom the City That Never Sleeps to

the Mile High City comes the first Denver Beerathon, a sudsy festival that originated in the Big Apple for people who love beer.

This is the premiere event for those whose enthusiasm for marathons extends to beer runs. The Denver Beerathon will be Sept. 14 and takes participants on an all-day tasting journey through 26 bars (yikes!) located throughout Denver’s downtown and Highland neighborhood.

And the Beerathon is quaffing for a cause. A portion of proceeds will go to Excelsior Youth Center. Drinking craft beer has never felt this good.

Tickets are $55 per person or $70 for VIP, which includes early check-in and a VIP-only party at Fado Irish Pub with prizes and giveaways. For tickets, go to www.denverbeerathon.com.

More than one kind of draftThe Tavern group of neighborhood res-

taurants is running a fantasy football draft party through Sept. 5.

For $100 per party, draft parties at each neighborhood Tavern will receive unlim-ited draft beer for a two-hour period for up to 12 people. The promotion is not valid after 4 p.m. Fridays and reservations must be made in advance. Free high-speed Wi-Fi is available at all locations, including Little-ton, the Denver Tech Center, Lowry and, for Denver Broncos fans, at Sports Author-ity Field at Mile High.

“We always love it when people choose one of our neighborhood locations as their football headquarters,” said Tavern owner Frank Schultz.

For Fantasy Football Draft Party reserva-tions, call 303-226-1555. For location and other information, go to www.tavernhg.com.

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The Edge’s latest looks at effects of war, mortalityBy Clarke [email protected]

War is hell.

This simple adage has been used time and time again to try and convey the horror and loss that comes along with war. The Edge Theatre’s latest

production, “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo” takes audiences into the aftermath of battle, to see how those affected by war dealt with life after all the deaths, and life after death.

“Bengal Tiger” — a Colorado premiere — will run at the the-ater, 1560 Teller St., Aug. 30 through Sept. 29. Performances will be Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 6 p.m.

“Every now and then people get a chance to go to a play that is really transformative, and can change your experience of what a theater can do,” said director Richard Cowden. “From the moment we got this script, we wanted it to be a landmark show for The Edge, and really raise the bar for what you can see here.”

The story of “Bengal Tiger” takes place in Baghdad in 2003, shortly after the American invasion. Two soldiers are guarding a tiger (Paul Page), who speaks to the audience about what it’s been like living in the Baghdad zoo for 12 years, and how things have changed since the invasion.

“The tiger is the only one who is really aware of the audi-ence and speaks to them,” Page said. “The audience sees the tiger as a scrappy, older guy, who is really questioning the existence of God.”

Life and death intermingle in the play, as the tiger is dispatched fairly quickly, but instead of being freed, he ends up wander-ing Baghdad as a ghost. Other characters join him in a metaphysical quest to find out what, if anything, is out there for them.

“I think the play poses more questions than it answers, but it’s really interesting to play the intensity of these moments,” Page said. “The show is supposed to generate these questions about the audience’s belief systems.”

Cowden said the play doesn’t have a typi-cal narrative, or really any good guys or bad guys, and that has made it both an extremely challenging and rewarding project.

“The set design work is really incred-ible. We wanted it to look like the inside of a bombed out building, and the furniture

would be all there for the actors in the form of crates and things like that,” he said. “We also spend a lot of time on the costumes and props to make sure there were as accurate as possible.”

Another thing that Cowden said is unique about the show is how much of it is in Arabic, and how hard the actors worked to get the language right.

“The Arabic in the show goes untranslated, so the actors had to find a way to get across the meaning of the words without that,” he said.

Cowden said people who love the theater will find the am-bition of “Bengal Tiger” amazing, and people who don’t much enjoy the theater will see a lot of interesting, contemporary stuff that will engage them.

“It’s really hard-hitting, and really interesting,” Page said.

American soldiers face danger and metaphysical questions in The Edge Theatre’s production of “Bengal Tiger in the Baghdad Zoo.” Courtesy photo

Paul Page plays a tiger lost in the streets of Baghdad in The Edge Theatre’s produc-tion of “Bengal Tiger in the Baghdad Zoo.” Courtesy photo

The fog of war

IF YOU GO

WHAT: “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo”

WHERE: The Edge Theatre

1560 Teller St., Lakewood

WHEN: Aug. 30 through Sept. 29

Fridays and Satur-days - 8 p.m.

Sundays - 6 p.m.

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As for Fort Collins, the magazine wrote how the beer culture helped support the biking community, particularly mention-ing New Belgium Brewing Co. Fort Collins earned its spot on the list also because of closeness to backcountry terrain (like 10,276-foot Cameron Pass) and prime loca-tion on the brown-trout-fi lled Cache La Poudre River.

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Roath gift enhances Western collection Collector donates works to Denver Art Museum By Sonya Ellingboe [email protected]

Early in its development, the Denver Art Museum made a commitment to building a strong collection of Western American art, and on Aug. 13, it announced a major gift to that collection, now known as the Petrie Institute of Western American Art.

Denver collector Henry Roath, a direc-tor of Lincoln Land Company, has pledged to give his fi ne collection of approximately 50 works of Western, especially Southwest-ern, art to the Denver Art Museum. Cover-ing the years 1877 to 1972, the collection of oils, watercolors and bronzes, started in 2001, includes a strong representation from the Taos Society of Artists, including Ernest Blumenschein’s “Landscape With Indian Camp” (1920). Thomas Moran’s “Snowy Range” (1896) is also included, as are two editions of Frederic Remington’s bronze “Bronco Buster,” “The Rendezvous” by Martin Hennings and “Aspen Trees at Twin-ing” by Victor Higgins.

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In addition to the large collection, Roath donated $500,000 to establish a fund for future acquisitions, an amount that was matched by other donors. DAM director Christoph Heinrich called the gift “trans-formational,” establishing the museum’s Western art collection as one of the best in the U.S.

In December, the DAM will host its an-nual black-tie Collectors Choice fundrais-ing event, which will honor Roath as well as supporters Tom Petrie and Jim Wallace. Proceeds from the event will go to the ac-quisition fund.

“Aspen Trees at Twining” by Taos artist Victor Henning is included in the Roath gift of 50 artworks to the Denver Art Museum. Photo courtesy of the Denver Art Museum

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position has not changed since he first talked to Jeffco 5’s founder, Karen Oxman.

“I’ve asked on multiple occasions what’s broke … and I don’t get a response back of what is broke,” Rosier said. “I get a response back from individuals of it will increase representation for the county, well, is that a problem right now, is that an issue?”

For Oxman, and other Jeffco 5 members and supporters, representation is precisely the issue.

“I think it’s very difficult to represent an entire county of over 500,000 people,” Oxman said. “I don’t think that you can have connectivity with the entire county the way you would if you had a district that you were representative of, and were able to communicate with a smaller group of peo-ple more regularly,” she said.

So far, county commissioners have been requesting county administrator Ralph Schell to find information for clarification on certain in-depth topics, and to perform re-search on the effectiveness, procedural and cost for add-ing two more commissioners based on other counties who have increased the number of commissioners such as Ad-ams, Weld, El Paso and Arapahoe counties.

Currently, Jeffco’s three commissioners are unable to discuss issues outside of public meetings. By adding two

commissioners, discussing matters outside of public meet-ings between two random commissioners would be al-lowed. This change in policy creates an issue with transpar-ency, argues commissioner Griffin from district one.

“Isn’t it really a better idea to have more input that all of us will be discussing and hearing at the same time?” said Griffin, who added that outside discussions could create conflicts of interest and favor-for-favors politicking.

She also noted that by electing three commissioners and two at-large for the county that the two at-large commis-sioners could all still come from just one or all of the three districts.

Commissioner Rosier shares Griffin’s view having said that changes in discussion would create more “behind the doors lobbying.”

“I really have a problem with that,” Rosier said. “My fear is, and I’ve seen it happen with other counties that have five, decisions are made before you even walk into the hearing room,” he said. “It’s not transparent to the voting public.”

In the end, it is not representation that is an issue said Rosier, but a lack of awareness of who the county commis-sioners are and what they do.

“To understand what we do as county commissioners is a great point,” Rosier said. “Very few people contact me.”

Oxman finds it hard to disagree with Rosier on that.“I agree with Don there is not enough awareness of what

the county commissioners do and how they connect to res-idents,” said Oxman who would like county commissioners to remedy the problem. “I’d like to see something moving

forward on that.”Although county elections for 2014 seems far off in the

distance, Jeffco 5’s efforts to place the measure on next year’s ballot begins now, with Jeffco 5 setting their deadline for December for county commissioners to either willingly place the measure on the ballot or have Jeffco 5 petition for 25,000 signatures.

“I think five commissioners would be more transparent, Oxman said.

“There would be more communication about an issue, not lobbying about an issue,” Oxman added. “Jeffco 5 is not criticizing individual commissioners, what Jeffco 5 is saying is that we have a population of over 500,000, we could have a board of five, and we feel that we should have a board of five and we feel that the commissioners should not make this choice … this should be a vote of the people.”

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“There is a critical need for a sys-tem to tie together the data that we have,” Millard said.

Supporters tried to alleviate secu-rity and privacy concerns that domi-nated the discussion. Matt Cormier, Jeffco’s Education Research and De-sign executive director, said that even though inBloom is capable of main-taining 400 data fields on students, the district will decide which data fields it will use.

Cormier also said that inBloom “meets the most stringent federal guidelines for security,” something that was echoed by inBloom represen-tatives, who also attended the meet-ing. Sharren Bates, the company’s chief product officer, told audience

members that whatever data Jeffco decides to use, the information will never be sold or shared with other en-tities.

“What keeps that from happening? It’s federal law,” Bates said. “It’s not because I’m a nice person and would never do that. We do not, will not, can-not … we won’t ever do it.”

But those assurances did little to quell the concerns of others. Rachael Stickland, a Jeffco parent, told board members that children are not “wid-gets” to be experimented with.

“I believe it is the collective will that you proceed with great caution,” Stickland said.

Kaliah Barnes of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, a Wash-ington, D.C.-based organization that researches civil liberty issues, said that inBloom’ system offers “too few safe-guards for data sent to private compa-nies.”

Barnes recommended that if the

district ends up piloting an inBloom-backed data system, that it enter into “comprehensive agreements that spe-cifically address confidentiality.”

The meeting peaked when Jeffco Public Schools Superintendent Cin-dy Stevenson tried to quell concerns about the sharing or selling of student data to outside groups. Her comments were met with a spattering of laughter, with one audience member overheard saying, “Gimme a break!”

“We have never sold data and we never will,” Stevenson responded, tersely. “I would never, ever sell data on children.”

The board did not take action on inBloom. The next step in the process could be for the board to hear a report of findings that will be presented by a Data Management Advisory Council. The council, made up of parents, ed-ucators and technology experts, will make a “stop” or “go” recommenda-tion for inBloom by January 2014.


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Thursday/aug. 29

Public meeTings Jefferson County Open Space is asking residents to attend public meetings to discuss the Open Space Master Plan. Meetings last from 6-8 p.m. and begin with a short presentation will begin about 6:15 p.m. followed by group interaction. Ideas and suggestions can be submitted through comment cards or by email using the subject “Master Plan” to [email protected]. The final meeting is Thursday, Aug. 29, at the Indian Tree Golf Course Clubhouse, 7555 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

Thursday/aug. 29

OPen hOuse Western States Clinical Research is having its annual open house 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, with refreshments, a prize giveaway, free pulmonary function testing, blood pressure checks and information about clinical research. The open house is at 9201 W. 44th Ave. in Wheat Ridge. RSVP to 303-940-9773 or [email protected]. Visit www.wscrinc.com.

Thursday/aug. 29, sePT. 26

discOver clay Arvada Ceramics Arts Guild presents Discover Clay workshops 7-9 p.m. the last Thursday of the month. The Aug. 29 project is a leaf platter. The Sept. 26 project is a jack-o-lantern. You create the piece, and the art guild will glaze and fire it. It will be finished in three weeks. Email [email protected] or call 303-423-0448.

Friday/aug. 30 TO sePT. 29

TheaTer shOw The Edge Theatre presents the regional premier of “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo” from Aug. 30 to Sept. 29. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 6 p.m. Sundays. For tickets, call 303-232-0363 or visit www.theedgetheater.com. The Edge Theatre, 1560 Teller St., Suite 200, Lakewood. Parking is free.

saTurday/aug. 31, Sept. 4-5, Sept. 13-14

high hOlidays B’nai Chaim, a Reform Jewish congregation serving southwest metro Denver, will celebrate the High Holidays at the temple, 4716 S. Coors Lane, Morrison, according to the following schedule: Saturday, Aug. 31, S’lichot; Wednesday, Sept. 4, Erev Rosh HaShanah; Thursday, Sept. 5, Rosh HaShanah; Friday, Sept. 13, Erev Yom Kippur; and Saturday, Sept. 14, Yom Kippur. Visit www.bnaichaim.org for details and times of each service. Non-members are welcome. RSVP at 303-697-2668.

mOnday/sePT. 2

bOOsTers evenT Jog in the Bog, a 5K run and 1K walk presented by the Standley Lake Athletic Boosters, is Monday, Sept. 2. The event includes entertainment, snacks, water, raffle prizes, race awards, T-shirts, dunk tank and other activities. Opening ceremonies start at 8:30 a.m. and the race begins at 9 a.m. Event starts and finishes at SLHS athletic fields. Registration is available at www.standleylakeboosters.com or you can register at 7 a.m. on event day. Sponsors, event day vendors, volunteers and interested parties can contact [email protected] for more information.

Tuesday/sePT. 3

liFeTree caFé The impact of homelessness on children will be explored at Lifetree Café at noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3 at 5675 Field St., Arvada. The program, titled “Children With No Place to Call Home: Helping Kids in Crisis,” features a filmed visit with home-less children and their parents, as well as with agency workers who assist homeless children. An estimated one in 50 children is homeless. Approximately 40 percent of those children are 5 years old or younger. Admission to the 60-minute event is free. Snacks and beverages are available. Lifetree Café is a place where people gather for conversation about life and faith in a casual coffeehouse-type setting. Questions about Lifetree may be directed to Polly Wegner at 303-424-4454 or [email protected].

Tuesday/sePT. 3, 10, 17, 24

care Training Home Instead Training Center offers free Alzheimer’s CARE training workshops at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3, Sept. 10, Sept. 17 and Sept. 24 at 2095 S. Pontiac Way, Denver. Home Instead serves the south Denver area, including Centennial, Littleton, Englewood and Lakewood. The CARE program incorporates a hands-on approach to help families deal with difficult behavioral changes that are associated with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. During the workshop, program experts will teach caregivers how to manage behaviors, encourage engagement and care for them-selves while caring for their loved one. To reserve a spot, call 303-389-5700.

wednesday/sePT. 4

hOly days Congregation Beth Evergreen will begin the celebration of its 40th anniversary as a Jewish cul-tural and spiritual center with the High Holy Days, which start at sundown Wednesday, Sept. 4, and continue Sept. 5-6 and Sept. 13-14. While High Holy Day services are open to the community, tickets and reservations are required and can be made at www.bethevergreen.org.

Thursday/sePT. 5

lakewOOd aauw Congresswoman Diana DeGette will speak about women’s health issues she has worked on in Congress that have passed and others she hopes to get passed in the future at a Lakewood AAUW program at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, at Holy Sheppard Lutheran Church, 920 Kipling St., Lakewood. There will be time for questions. Drinks will be available at 11:30 a.m., for those who wish to bring a sack lunch. Call Margaret Greivel at 303-980-0566 or Barb O’Neil at 303-237-7982. This presentation is open to the public.

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baskeT disPlay Spirits in the Wind Gallery features the baskets of the Wounaan and Embera Indians from the Darien Rainforest of Panama. The gallery is at 1211 Washington Ave., Golden. Visit www.spiritsinthewind-gallery.com or call 303-279-1192.

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rOundTable breakFasT American Legion Post 161 hosts the Arvada Roundtable Breakfast at 7 a.m. Friday, Sept. 6, at 60th Avenue and Lamar Street. The meeting is open to the public and allows attendees to hear what issues are being addressed by city, county, state and federal levels of government from the govern-ment representatives.

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harvesT FesTival Arvada Associated Modelers presents its 2013 Harvest Festival and a free RC model air show from1-5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at the Arvada Air Park, 7608 Highway 93, Golden. Spectacular giant scale models, replica Warbirds, real turbine jets, radical helicopters, a “wicked witch” on a flying broom, and a variety of other, unique radio-controlled models will be flown and exhibited. The air show also features celebrity pilots, a full scale fly-in by Flight for Life Colorado, RC flight simulators, many free door prizes, concessions and an opportunity for spectators to try their hand at flying a real RC airplane (also free). Master of Ceremonies will be Arvada City council member at-large Bob Fifer. For information, visit www.arvadamodelers.com.

Pmc wOrkshOP Learn to make pendants or earrings using precious metal clay. The workshop is from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at Arvada Ceramic Arts Guild, 5870 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Call 303-423-0448 or email [email protected].

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GOLDEN CRUISE (BICYCLE)GOLDEN CRUISE (BICYCLE) at a new location this year and NOT at Woody’s is on Tuesday, September 24. The new location is in the Golden Farmers Market parking lot, 10th and Illinois Street by the Golden Library. Gathering will begin at 5:30pm with the cruise to start at 7:00pm. Stop by and enjoy $3.00 pints of New Belgium beer, local music and the chance to win prizes, including A CRUISER BIKE. Come join this Family Friendly Ride through the beautiful town of Golden the last Tuesday of the month through October.

GOLDEN FARMERS MARKET8:00am to 1:00pm is on Saturdays in Historic Golden at Illinois Street on 10th Street next to the Golden Library. You will find fresh vegetables, fresh fruits, fresh jams, sweets & snacks, potted plants, beef, pork, salmon, buf-falo, and the list goes on. This years market again has more vendors and has proven to be the best yet, so you must come to it. The Golden Farmers Market is approved to participate in the Food Stamp program (SNAP) and accepts debit and credit cards through the EBT program. There is Cultural Alliance (Golden Museums) representa-tion, Golden businesses showcased, free horse drawn carriage rides, Puppet Show, Rosie the Clown, etc. It’s not only a place to shop for your needs but also a place to get to know your Golden neighbors. A good place to park is on 11th Street at Illinois Street and take the Clear Creek walk over bridge to the market. The Golden Farmers Market will be Saturdays thru Oct. 5.

GOLDEN’S FIRST FRIDAY “STREET FAIR”GOLDEN’S FIRST FRIDAY “STREET FAIR” on Friday, September 6 is from 5:00 to 9:00pm in Historic Downtown Golden on Washington Ave. between 12th and 13th Street. Golden First Friday has been expanded to a STREET FAIR atmosphere and has added much, much more activity and entertainment for your enjoyment. The Street Fair in August will feature great food from the Buffalo Rose, Tin Star Smokehouse-BBQ, TonedBones Ac-tive Eatery, Dagotto’s Panini Bistro for only $4.00. Coors Beer will be available on the street along with great up-beat entertainment by PJ ZAHN returning by popular demand. Family friendly entertainment will include Rosie the Clown from Jester’s Entertainment with painting kids faces, magician/character balloon making by nationally known Edward Aragoni, Ariel Animals from Guest Snowflake Circus, free horse drawn carriage rides by Denver Carriage and a great amount of Golden Hospitality at the stores, businesses and restaurants. Now, how can you miss not coming to Historic Downtown Golden the first Friday of the month? SEE YOU THERE!!!!!!!

GOLDEN SUPER CRUISEGOLDEN SUPER CRUISE in South Golden will be Saturday, September 7 with the South Golden Road business-es. Classic cars gather in business parking lots of South Golden beginning late in the afternoon. They are parked in a way the public can gather and admire these classic cars and network with their owners. At about 6:30pm or so, some of the cars cruise through Historic Downtown Golden on Washington Avenue. The Golden Super Cruise in the first Saturday of the month May thru October.

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JEFFCO REGIONAL FALL BUSINESS AFTER HOURS is scheduled for Thursday, September 19 from 5:00 to 7:30pm at the Ron Lewis Barn at Evergreen Memorial Park, 26624 N. Turkey Creek Road. “Mix it up at the Barn” event with all the Chambers (Arvada, West, Conifer, Evergreen, Golden) of Jefferson County. This was a great success the last few years, the Chambers decided it must be done again this year for great drinks, great food and great networking. Cost is $15.00 for Chambers members and $20.00 for non members payable at the door or when you RSVP at 303-279-3113 or www.goldencochamber.org We encourage you to come on out, meet and network with your neighbors.

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MEMBERSHIP LUNCHEON/CSM HOMECOMING KICKOFF will be on Friday, September 27 from 11:15am to 1:30pm at the GREEN CENTER, 16th Street and Arapahoe on the CSM campus. Come on out, support CSM and have a great time. The guest speaker has not been announced as of this printing but always proves to be great. CSM Orediggers football game will kick off at 12 noon on Saturday at Brooks Field. Stay tuned, but mark your calendar, we are working on transportation from downtown to the Green Center for your convenience. Cost of this luncheon is $25.00 payable upon making reservations. Please RSVP to the Chamber 303-279-3113 or on line at www.goldencochamber.org This is the beginning of a huge weekend in Golden with all the activities scheduled on campus and off campus.

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Saturday-August 31- Golden Farmers Market in Historic Golden 10th & Ill. Street

Thursday-September 5- Remodel Ribbon Cutting at Big O Tire

Friday-September 6- New Business Ribbon Cutting at Mountain Toad Brewing Co.

Friday-September 6- Golden’s First Friday “Street Fair” in Historic Downtown Golden

Saturday-September 7, 14, 21, 28- Golden Farmers Market in Historic Golden 10th & Ill. Street

Saturday-September 7- Golden Super Cruise at South Golden Road Businesses and Historic Downtown Golden

Monday-September 9- New Business Ribbon Cutting at Into the Mystic Healing & Arts

Tuesday-September 10- New Business Ribbon Cutting at Virtuosity Dance Centre

Wednesday-September 11- Lunch & Learn at Visitors Center Board Room hosted Nancy L. Buck/Edward Jones Investments

Wednesday-September 18- New Business Ribbon Cutting at Runners High

Thursday-September 19- Jeffco Regional Fall Business After Hours at The Barn in Evergreen

Tuesday-September 24- New Business Ribbon Cutting at Natural Skincare Clinic

Tuesday-September 24- Golden Bicycle Cruise, 10th & Ill. Street

Wednesday-September 25- New Business Ribbon Cutting for All 1 Home Care at the Golden Visitors Center

Friday-September 27- Membership Luncheon at CSM Green Center for kicking off Homecoming Activities

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With a sudden down pour of rain and hail, with lighting that seemed to strike at just the top of the mountain, guests at Bandimere Speedway were committed to supporting children and teen literacy pro-grams.

The 13th annual Rare and Novel Night held by the Jefferson County Library Foun-dation, whose mission is to help foster

Jeffco public libraries and their programs through fundraising events, experienced a severe thunderstorm during the event on Aug. 22, but raised an estimated $23,000 for county literacy programs.

“I support it wholeheartedly,” said foun-dation board member Ann Stumpf. “We need to make sure that our children in Col-orado grow up to be extremely successful.”

Stumpf’s husband Jeff donated a ca-tered tailgate event from Big Kahuna BBQ in Golden.

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JCPL is a new project that features e-reader tablets that library patrons can check out instead of paper books. An ad-ditional 13 projects are anticipated for next year, though they are still in the primary stages of development.

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Je� co football championship worthy this season? League has chances to shine By Daniel Williams [email protected]

ARVADA - Jeffco football has long been a power in Colorado high school athletics.

But this season could be a banner year for Jeffco football across the board.

In 5A, 4A and even in 3A, Jeffco has teams that are not only capable of deep playoff runs but perhaps even multiple state champions.

Jeffco 5A has two teams that believe they are among the best teams in their clas-sifi cation.

Pomona returns nearly a roster that pro-duced 62 total touchdowns — 43 rushing touchdowns.

Senior running back Chris Marquez was responsible for 17 touchdowns and an astounding 1,745 total all-purpose yards. Marquez may just be the most dynamic of-fensive player in the state.

But offense isn’t Pomona’s problem. The Panthers returned most of their offense and only a couple of starters from their de-fense.

“Our offense is going to be good, and it has a chance to be special,” Pomona coach Jay Madden said. “But we don’t know ex-actly what we have yet in our defense. If we can put it all together we will be tough.”

Pomona is not the only 5A Jeffco team expected to turn heads this season.

Somehow everyone is overlooking Ralston Valley, a team that fell one game short of making it to the state champion-ship game last season.

The Mustangs lost a handful of some of their best players from last year’s team but Ralston Valley doesn’t rebuild — they just reload.

“Ralston Valley will be back. You may not know some of their guys’ names yet, but they could be really good again,” Mad-den said.

In 4A Jeffco, Wheat Ridge looks to again be the crème of the crop after being ranked the No. 3 team in the state going into 2013.

The Farmers proved themselves as one of the best teams in 4A last season, and if it weren’t for injuries some think Wheat Ridge could have won a state title.

They have a chance at redemption this season as they return several big-name

players including senior Tanner Weakland and junior Jordan Jones.

Wheat Ridge will be one of the best rushing teams in the state, but whether the team has the goods to make a run at a state title will be determined by how it fares in big regular season match-ups, like at Mon-arch on Sept. 9 and Denver South on Oct. 11.

“We know we could be a really good team, but it is a long road, and it takes a lot of hard work to get to that point. Will we have what it takes? We will see,” Wheat Ridge coach Reid Kahl said.

In 3A, Jeffco D’Evelyn might be a sleep-ing giant.

The Jaguars lost several star talents due to graduation, and while some are count-ing on D’Evelyn to take a step backwards, the team seems to think it has a chance to be a better this season.

“We certainly did lose some star power, but we aren’t a team that is just about one of two guys. This season we have a lot of weapons and a lot of different ways we can hurt teams,” D’Evelyn coach Jeremy Ben-nett said.

D’Evelyn has several high quality receiv-

ers and a better bullpen of running backs that can all hurt you in different ways.

Senior receiver Ty McGee might be the most physically dominating receiver in all of 3A football and running back Greg Pear-son already has a 100-yard two touchdown game in the books in the Jaguars’ 50-0 blowout victory over Battle Mountain in Week 1.

“It’s tough to say what we will be at the end of the season. We have what it takes to be a really good team but we will have to see how the rest of our league shakes out and how we will shake out,” Bennett said.

It’s all a blur from Pomona junior receiver Isaac Marquez’ view. Marquez tallied 17 touchdowns and an astounding 1,745 total all-purpose yards last season. Photos by Danny Williams

Wheat Ridge is hoping to catch � re early on in their schedule this season.

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Capsules: A look at Je� co high school football teams By Daniel Williams [email protected]

AlamedaLast season the Pirates won their fi rst

two games of the season before going win-less the rest of their schedule (2-8, 0-6 in 3A Metro).

This season Alameda plans on another fast start and if the Pirates can fi nd consis-tency they want many more wins.

Alameda will kick the season off hosting Skyview 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30.

Player to Watch: Keep an eye on senior lineman Juan Dominquez.

ArvadaThe Bulldogs are no longer going to be

bullied.Last season head coach Tom Baker

brought Arvada back to respectability (5-5, 2-4 in 3A Metro) and the team won more games in 2012 than they did over the four previous seasons combined.

Matt Cisneros will now try to build off what Baker accomplished and try to take the Bulldogs to the next level.

Arvada will kick off its season playing at Weld Central at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30.

Player to Watch: Versatile senior Jessy Jackson, who might turn into a star in 2013.

Arvada WestBy the end of last season the Wildcats

looked like they started to fi gure things out.A-West won two of its last four games af-

ter winning only one of its fi rst six games of the season (3-7, 1-4 5A North Metro).

Moreover, it wasn’t necessarily that the Wildcats weren’t a good team but maybe more the fact that A-West is one of the toughest football leagues in the entire state.

A-West starts the 2013 schedule hosting Overland at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29.

Players to Watch: Senior Allen Martin and his nine touchdowns from last season return, as well as leading receiver senior Marcus Culhane.

Bear CreekThe Bears weren’t as bad as their record

indicated last season (2-8, 0-5 in 5A Super 6).

Despite only two wins, Bear Creek con-tinued to fi ght all season and the second win was a 35-20 victory over Poudre in their last game.

Head coach Zach Morris thinks his team learned a lot of last season’s struggles, and this team is ready to get back to the top of their league’s standings this season.

The Bears will start their season on the road traveling to Florida to play Okeechobee at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30.

Player to Watch: Sophomore quarter-back Nate Madrid might be the breakout player in 5A Super 6 league play this season

D’Evelyn senior quarterback Connor Mateer con� dently calls for the snap. Photo by Danny Williams

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D’EvelynOffensively the Jaguars will be a

juggernaut. Defensively they will be a work in progress.

But D’Evelyn still could be a very good team this season, and the team thinks it can overcome Conifer for a league championship this season.

The Jaguars lost a couple star play-ers to graduation but depthwise they have a chance to be a more complete team this season.

D’Evelyn will play at Battle Moun-tain at Trailblazer Stadium 7 p.m. Fri-day, Aug. 30.

Player to Watch: Senior Ty Mc-Gee looks like a tight end but the big, strong and fast receiver will be one of 3A Metro’s best all-around players.

GoldenThe Demons have won only a cou-

ple games over the past couple sea-sons combined (1-9, 0-5 in 4A Moun-tain) stirring a change at the helm and the addition of new head coach Jason Neely.

Already Neely has made an impact on his team, and the school and many people around Jeffco think Golden could soon return to the promise land.

The Demons kick off their season playing at Thompson Valley at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29.

Player to Watch: Keep your eye on junior receiver Cole Greff.

Green MountainAfter back-to-back 7-4 seasons the

Rams might be ready to break out.Green Mountain started off last

season red hot winning seven of its fi rst eight games, but lost their fi nal three games of the season.

This season the Rams have a ma-jority of the best offensive weapons back, and they have a chance to be special in 2013.

Green Mountain will host Greeley Central at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19.

Player to Watch: Senior running back Josh Einerston averaged 97.8 yards per game last season and had six touchdowns. Those numbers will increase this season.

LakewoodLast season the Tigers opened up

their season winning three of their fi rst four games. The problem is they dropped three of their fi nal four games to close the season (5-5, 2-3 in 5A Su-per 6).

Lakewood couldn’t keep up offen-sively with its competition down the stretch. This season the Tigers won’t have that same problem as they have perhaps the best offensive player in their league ready for another huge season.

As a sophomore Sean Pinson-Boggs rushed for nearly 1,000 yards and re-corded 10 touchdowns. As a junior, he might be one of the most dynamic players in the state in 2013.

Lakewood will debut at Loveland at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31.

Another Player to Watch: Junior Jacob Romero will be utilized by the Tigers offense.

PomonaThe Panthers always have very high

expectations and they usually live up to them.

Pomona returns with one of the best offenses in the state (9-3, 4-1 last season), however, they only have a couple starters returning on the de-fensive side of the ball.

If Pomona can put it all together they could be hoisting a state champi-onship trophy come winter.

The Panthers open their schedule at Broomfi eld at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30.

Brothers to Watch: The Marquez Brothers, Chris (senior) and Isacc (junior), are not only from the same womb but they might also be the best one-two punches offensively in the state.

Ralston ValleyLast season the Mustangs fell just

short of winning a state title.And while not many people are

talking about Ralston Valley as a title contender again the Mustangs them-selves think they can be just as good as they were last season (11-2, 5-0 in 5A North Metro).

But it won’t be easy. Besides losing some of the best

players to graduation the Mustangs also have to survive a league that in-cludes Pomona, Fairview, Legacy and A-West.

Ralston Valley will host Longmont at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30.

Player to Watch: The Mustangs still have some fi repower in junior running back Andrew Wingard who recorded 10 rushing touchdowns last season.

Wheat RidgeThe Farmers proved to be one of

the best teams in the state last year. This year they have a chance to prove they are the single best team in all of 4A.

Armed with a rushing attack that can run over any defense in their league, the Farmers think they might be better than last season.

Injuries hurt Wheat Ridge last sea-son and perhaps cost them a state championship.

This season they plan on putting a hurting on the rest of the 4A teams.

Player to Watch: Keep an eye on junior Dakota Koeneke who might be the Farmers next impact player.


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With a long weekend ahead, lucky metro area residents have multiple entertainment options (assuming weather gods cooperate) that include food, art, football, mountains and Taste of Colorado/Festival of Mountain and Plain.

We’ll focus on that festival, which started

many years ago as a way to entice folks to come to downtown Denver, and was re-started more recently for the same reason. It’s now known as Taste of Colorado.

Admission for four days of activities, food and music is free. Tickets for food and carnival rides are sold.

The fest boasts fi ve music stages, 50 res-taurants and food trucks, a marketplace with about 280 vendors, a kids’ area, Culi-nary Showcase, a Festival of Mountain and Plain area that teaches about state history, nature and environment, and traditional arts and crafts.

Included: Navajo weaving, spinning, rug braiding, lace crocheting, felting, quilting and blacksmithing.

The Raptor Foundation will also bring live birds to the area and teach about con-

servation.The fi ve stages are: Main, Rock and Roll,

Country, Colorado Heritage Stage and Kidz Stage.

The KidZone and Kidz Stage will have kid-friendly food vendors nearby, plus an ongoing program of clowns, magicians, musicians and more, including a baby sta-tion with rockers, changing tables and dia-pers.

To welcome the festival’s start, fi reworks will blast off at about 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30,, after the Dennis DeYoung: Music of Styx performance on the Main Stage.

The highlands Ranch-based band Tunisia will perform on the Rock Stage at 2013 Taste of Colorado. Courtesy photo

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Civic Center Park is between Broadway and Bannock streets, 14th and Colfax avenues. With good weather, attendance might reach 500,000, so parking spots are at a premium and the light rail gets one close. Information can be found at ATasteofColorado.com and 303-295-6330.

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