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Hickenlooper unveils $24 billion budgetHealth care, education could see increasesBy Vic [email protected]

Those dreaded DMV wait times and skyrocketing college costs could see some alleviation, under Gov. John Hickenloop-er’s proposed budget for next year.

The governor detailed a $24 billion budget — one that he called “equal parts of optimism and prudence” — during a presentation to a state legislative commit-tee on Nov. 7.

As presented, the 2014-2015 budget includes increases in total funds and re-serves compared to this year, an accom-plishment that Hickenlooper attributes to a state economy that has now seen four consecutive years of growth since emerg-ing from a recession.

“We have now exceeded pre-Great Re-

cession peak employment levels and there are only a few numbers of states that have done that,” Hickenlooper told the Legis-lature’s Joint Budget Com-mittee. “This recovery puts C o l o r a d o ’s economy lit-erally among the very best in the United States.”

Hickenlooper singled out four “high priority” areas that will receive special focus as part of next year’s budget: “Edu-cation, customer service, health care and public safety.”

The proposed budget would cap high-er education tuition growth at 6 percent. That would halt a five-year trend that has seen an average tuition rate grow 10 percent, according to Henry Sobanet, the governor’s budget director.

The governor also proposes adding

more than $40 million for college financial aid, which he called a “historic increase” for higher education funding.

“This budget request would allow more families to send kinds to college,” Hicken-looper told the committee.

The budget also proposes a $223 per-pupil increase for K-12 students next year. However, the governor acknowledged that the increase falls short of complying with Amendment 23 — the 2000 measure that reversed a trend where education funding was falling behind the rate of inflation.

The governor’s budget does not include education dollars that would have come had Amendment 66 past last week. The tax hike for education funding measure was soundly defeated on Nov. 5.

Hickenlooper also seeks to revamp the Division of Motor Vehicles, though in-creased staffing and updated computer systems, which are a part of “long-over-due steps to modernize DMV.” The gover-nor said that the increased funding would significantly reduce wait times for cus-

tomers who seek services from the often-lampooned state division.

“One of the places where Coloradans most frequently interact with government and become aggravated is the Department of Motor Vehicles,” Hickenlooper said.

Various health care departments, in-cluding Human Services and Public Health and Environment, will see a com-bined $618 million increase through next year’s proposed budget. And developmen-tally disabled persons are expected to ex-perience shorter waiting lists for services that include assisted housing, through an additional $22 million in proposed fund-ing.

The Department of Corrections — which Hickenlooper said is expected to deal with a 2.3 percent inmate increase — will also receive about $42 million in addi-tional funding next year, about a 6 percent budget increase, much of which will go to-

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Jeffco voters choose Williams, Newkirk, WittCrystal [email protected]

Jefferson County constituents voted in three conser-vative candidates to Districts 1, 2 and 5 in the general election Tuesday.

Conservative candidates Julie Williams, John Newkirk and Ken Witt showed an early lead in the races after polls closed at 7 p.m. Tuesday evening.

Wednesday morning results indi-cated Julie Williams won over op-ponent Tonya Aultman-Bettridge with 76,706 to 48,414 votes, about 61 percent to 39 percent.

“I think the people have spo-ken, it’s because of my boldness — I spoke out on some issues that weren’t being talked about and now they are,” Williams said Tuesday evening.

Williams is a Colorado native who grew up in the Jeffco school district. She has served with the Special Education Advisory Committee in Jeffco for more than four years and is currently a co-chair with the organiza-tion. She has also served in several aspects of the special needs community and owns an orthodontic practice serving children in Jefferson County.

“We are honored and humbled to focus on increased academic achievement, parental and community in-volvement. I believe this team can move those and other issues forward,” Witt said, referring to the joint effort of the three like-minded candidates.

In the race for the District 2 seat, Newkirk defeated opponent Jeff Lamontagne by 67,289 to 56,892, a mar-gin of about 54 percent to 46 percent, in results posted Wednesday morning.

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Federal Center honors veteransAgencies thank those who serve in military, and government agenciesBy Clarke [email protected]

The U.S. General Services Ad-ministration and Department of Interior honored Veterans Day on Nov. 5 at the Federal Center with a celebration of the sacrifices veter-ans have made, as well as honoring those who still serve the country by working for the government.

In attendance at the event was Congressman Ed Perlmutter, GSA Regional Commissioner for Feder-al Acquisition Service, Tim Horne, and Deputy Director of Human Re-source Directorate, LC Williams.

“To all veterans, I want to thank you for your service. As a congress-man in your area, since I didn’t serve, my job is to be a voice for veterans,” Perlmutter told the crowd. “I also want to thank those of you who have remained in the

Soldiers at the Federal Center post the colors at a Veterans Day event held on Nov. 5. Photos by Clarke Reader

Master Sergeant (Retired) Troy R. Inabinet spoke at the Federal Center’s Veterans Day event on Nov. 5 about his experience in the military and transi-tioning in to veteran life.

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40 years of Applewood Plumbing Company prides itself on service, safety By Clarke Reader [email protected]

Applewood Plumbing, Heating and Electric runs like a well oiled machine, which is exactly the service the provide to their customers.

The company is celebrating its 40th anniversary, having grown from three em-ployees when it was fi rst founded in the Applewood area of unincorporated Jeffco, to 121 employees and 82 fully-equipped trucks.

At Applewood, the dispatch room is state of the art, and employees work from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, fi elding questions and going out on calls.

“We serve all the Denver metro area, but our core place has always been the west side of town, like Golden, Lakewood, Wheat Ridge and Arvada,” said John Ward, president and founder of the company. “We started with plumbing, and then expanded to HVAC and then electrical.”

The business moved to its current lo-cation just off of Sheridan by Denver and Edgewater, with two buildings on both sides of the street. It has a warehouse with tools of the trade that trucks can use to fi ll up on any item they may need for their jobs.

“The goal is always to get the job done when we’re there, so we don’t have to go back,” John said. “We have delivery trucks so if someone doesn’t have a part they need, we can get it to them that day.”

The family owned company — John’s son Josh is vice president — has received accolades from many sources during their

40 years, including being named a top place to work by Plumbing & Mechanical magazine.

Josh said that the company’s reputation comes from its commitment to hiring em-ployees that people can trust.

“We only hire clean-cut, drug-free li-censed people,” he said. “We’re not only giving our services, but we’re giving our customers safety.”

About 60 percent of Applewood’s cus-

tomers are return customers, and for both Wards giving back to that community is an extremely important.

They own a house called Applewood House and partner with St. Anthony hos-pital to make it available to families com-ing from out of town who need a place to stay while their family member is receiving treatment at St. Anthony.

Josh said the company also support lo-cal schools like the Manning School, Pros-

pect Valley Elementary and Lakewood High School. They also have a local charity program, which has given $95,000 over the past eight years.

One of the things that John attributes to the company’s survival and growth over 40 years is its consistency.

“We’re very mindful of any changes we make, and we only do them if it will make things better for the customers or employ-ees,” he said.

Josh, left, and John Ward of Applewood Plumbing, Heating and Electric. The company is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Photo by Clarke Reader

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Unanimous vote uproots inBloom District cancels student data collection program By Vic Vela [email protected]

For months, the Jeffco school board has heard concerns from par-ents regarding the district’s plans to partner with an out-of-state entity for the purposes of storing student data. Now, after receiving an enor-mous amount of negative feedback from Jeffco parents, the schoolboard on Nov. 7 voted to pull the plug on in-Bloom, a company that has received resistance from other school districts nationwide.

“It’s really important that we come together as a community and do what’s best for our 85,000 kids,” said board member Jill Fellman. “And it was real clear to me that as long as the words ‘inBloom’ were in play any-where in our district, that wasn’t go-ing to happen.

The school board voted unani-mously to sever ties with inBloom, a $100 million company, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, that provides data gathering technol-ogy to classroom dashboards. The district still hopes to create a “virtual classroom dashboard” — a system that would hold students’ academic records in a singular database, some-thing that supporters say would bet-ter personalize instruction. But those plans no longer include inBloom. The board’s decision was met with dis-

appointment by the Georgia-based company.

“Over the last several years, Jef-fco has worked hard to put the right pieces in place to begin to transform teaching and learning in its class-rooms,” said inBloom spokesman Adam Gaber, through an emailed statement. “While not a silver bul-let, inBloom was a critical part of this strategy, and today’s decision threat-ens to unravel all the hard work and progress made to date. This is a huge setback for teachers, students and parents in Jeffco, and an unfortunate result of an ideological debate that will ultimately prevent progress and sacrifi ce teachers’ learning time with their students.”

The company’s data gathering ca-pabilities has generated controversy nationwide, primarily having to do with privacy and security concerns on the part of critics. inBloom’s tech-nology is capable of storing thou-sands of data points on students, including academic information like reading and math scores. But it can also hold personal data, such as a student’s health information or dis-ciplinary records. Jeffco offi cials have long-said that the district would de-cide what information is provided to inBloom, and not the other way around. And the district has insisted that the dashboard — which will be provided by a separate software com-pany called LoudCloud — will only collect pertinent academic informa-tion that is already being gathered through existing databases, such as

grades, enrollment information and student demographics.

With Jeffco serving ties with in-Bloom, it leaves only two states that are currently partnering with the company or that will be doing so in the near future — New York and Illi-nois. Prior to the school board’s deci-sion, inBloom has seen other school districts in other states back away from their partnership plans. Gaber did not directly respond to inBloom’s recent setbacks, replying instead via email that, “We are confi dent de-mand will only increase for effi cient and cost-effective services like ours that enable teachers to more eas-ily tailor education to the needs, skill levels and learning pace of each stu-dent.”

Jeffco board president Lesley Dahlkemper said after the meeting that inBloom offered a “promising” integrated system that would have helped teachers “determine what kids were struggling, what kids need-ed more challenge.”

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Still, Dahlkemper said that she’s “not giving up on the classroom dash-board.” “I think it is a phenomenal tool for teachers and helping kids in our district,” she said. “We just gotta fi gure out the best way to get there.”

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Bridge causes troubled water Solterra monument raises ire of neighbors By Clarke Reader [email protected]

Residents in the Summit Glen neighborhood are unhappy about an “entry monument” that is under construction in the Solterra neigh-borhood behind their homes, which they say will cause property depre-ciation and potential danger.

The monument is a hollow pier like structure, about 74 feet long and 17 feet high, that juts out of a hill, facing South Indiana Street, at the southern end of Solterra.

“This is something we weren’t told about, and the structure is larg-er than an entrance sign you would see for something like a shopping center,” said Joel Zachrich, a home-owner in the Summit Glen neigh-borhood. The structure is being built directly behind his backyard.

There will be three large trees planted between Zachrich’s back-yard and the pier, but he and his neighbors are concerned about their properties losing value, as well as damage to their homes.

“We’re worried about people be-ing able to see into our backyards

and homes from atop this monu-ment, and possibly trying to enter our yards as well,” Zachrich said. “Since the structure is hollow and there is nothing covering the top, we’re also worried about what kind of activities kids and teenagers can do in there, unseen, as well as the possibility that vagrants could squat there.”

According to Travis Parker, direc-tor of Lakewood’s planning depart-ment, in 2008 Solterra started to change their plan, which included the building of the large structure

off Alameda Avenue and the monu-ment at Indiana.

“The idea is for it to not be visible from the east, just from the neigh-borhood,” he said. “The top was de-signed to be level with the top of the hill.”

Parker said that it was approved in 2009, and since it has been on the city’s books since then, there was no public process required when con-struction began this summer.

Zachrich said that several resi-dents did meet with a few employ-ees from Brookfi eld Residential

Properties, Solterra’s developer, but said their questions weren’t really addressed.

When contacted for an interview about the issue, Chris Bremner, se-nior development manager with Brookfi eld, responded with a writ-ten statement: “Brookfi eld is very pleased with the construction of the southern entry monument into Solterra. The monument is intend-ed to be one of many points of inter-est within Solterra. A viewing plat-form has been incorporated into the design to provide the pedestrian a viewing perspective of the Rooney Valley which has approved by the City of Lakewood. The location of the monument has been planned for over fi ve years but the specifi cs of the architectural style was devel-oped over the past two years. Over the next couple of weeks, we will be working with homeowners east of the entry monument to adjust the location of proposed trees in order to preserve desired views.”

For Zachrich and others who have the monument in their back-yards, they’re concerned that the monument adversely affects their lives.

“How can the developers make this big thing, and then leave home-owners with the liability?” he said.

The view from resident Joel Zachrich’s backyard onto the monument being built in the Solterra neighborhood. Zachrich and neighbors are concerned about people on the top looking into their yards and homes, and potentially trying to get into their yards. Photo by Clarke Reader

CloseCClose contest: Shakti wins Ward 3 Looks to focus on youth opportunities By Clarke Reader [email protected]

Shakti won the Lakewood city council Ward 3 with 3,686 votes to Dan Smith’s 3,254 according to the fi nal unoffi cial county results.

Shakti will take the seat of Sue

King, who is term limited.“I really enjoyed getting to know

new people, and learned a lot about how campaigns work,” she said. “I didn’t hear a lot of repeated issues on people’s minds — there were a lot of individual concerns.”

For the past two and a half years, Shakti has served on Advisory Com-mission for an Inclusive Commu-nity (ACIC). She is the chair of the Sustainability Committee. Shakti is

currently an aide in the Colorado legislature, and is on the steering committee of the Lower Bear Creek Sub-watershed Project.

She said that her campaign knocked on around 7,000 doors, and overall, people were very posi-tive about living in Lakewood and what the future holds.

There are several issues facing the city that Shakti would like to work on as a city council member,

including providing new oppor-tunities for the city’s changing de-mographics — including providing more opportunities for youth.

Smith focused on crime preven-tion, especially graffi ti, in his cam-paign.

“I really think we need to start holding people accountable, and get the kids to clean up the graffi ti with their parents if need be,” he said.


Wiechman holds on to Ward 4 seatWants to focus on keeping marijuana out of cityBy Clarke [email protected]

Incumbent David Wiechman won the Lakewood city council Ward 4 with 5,418 votes to Betty Boyd’s 4,601 according to fi-nal unofficial county results.

Wiechman was the only incumbent running in a contested race in the elec-tion.

“Two things about Ward 4 struck me throughout this process,” Wiechman said. “We continue to have a very independent electorate, and our voters are very sophis-ticated, and got down to the issues and

voted their interests.”Boyd said that in the end Wiechman

did a better job of getting out his voters than she did.

“I’ve always known Ward 4 is an inter-esting and unpredictable place, especially when you look back at the history of some of the people that have been elected,” she said. “Some of that history isn’t always proud.”

For Wiechman, the biggest issue facing the city is the implementation of Amend-ment 64.

He is firmly against allowing any legal marijuana to be sold in the city.

He said that his motto is ‘enough is enough’ because the city already allows medical marijuana, and he believes that is as much as the city needs.

“I’m going to continue to stand firm on the issue. If they like the moratorium (re-cently passed, which extends the ban for another year) then why don’t we keep it?” Wiechman said. “I’m going to move to ex-tend it every year, and if we can’t keep it, I’m going to make sure that we have the strongest regulations possible.”

Another issue Wiechman wants to look at is the battle over the 2090 Wright St. property, and he said with the poten-tial changes to the Jeffco School Board, it might be time to see if something can be done to end the debate, and make it open space for the city.

Boyd, former Colorado Senate Presi-dent Pro-tem, focused on the “silver tsu-nami” that the city will have to deal with, and looks to stay involved on the issue.

“By the nature of the things I’m doing — like working on the Colorado Commu-nity Living Advisory Group — I’m going to be looking at the issue,” she said.

Boyd also added that Wiechman’s focus on Lakewood becoming a “pot capital” was hyperbole, and an issue that is in-tended to get people riled up.

“I wanted to thank everyone for their ongoing support, especially to the people who walked all the precincts with me,” she said.

Wiechman said he was extremely grateful for the way the ward backed him up during the campaign.

“I’ve stood up for them for four years, and they stood up for me on election day,” he said. “That’s the partnership I’m most proud of.”

Senior-focused, Harrison carries Ward 5Hopes to improve senior situation in wardBy Clarke [email protected]

Karen Harrison won the Lakewood city council Ward 5 with 4,589 votes to Michael “Gunner” Gunstanson’s 2,340 according to final unofficial county results.

Harrison will take the seat of Diana Wil-son, who is term limited.

“I’m so excited about the opportunity,” Harrison said. “I had the chance to meet

some absolutely wonderful people during the campaign.”

Gunstanson was unavailable for com-ment. Currently Harrison is serving on the Lakewood planning commission and served on the ACIC (Advisory Commission for an Inclusive Community).

The city’s changing demographics were on Harrison’s mind during the campaign, and she said she’d like to work to make sure people can “gray in place” and stay in their homes.

“I’ve started some basic research on the different housing stock available to seniors, but that’s just the start, and there

is lots and lots to work on,” she said. “I’d like to see some senior programs at places like Carmody (Recreation Center) because Clements (Community Center) is quite far away for some.”

One of the other key issues for Harrison was development along the W Rail, and how the neighborhoods and businesses near the line will have to adapt to having the new presence.

While working for newspapers in Texas, Gunstanson said he learned about city procedures and had his first taste of how politics work.

One of the most important issues to

Gunstanson is the protection of open space in Ward 5 and the city.

The Green Gables development is an-other issue that Gunstanson said Ward 5 residents are extremely cognizant of, as well as crime rates increasing in the area.

Harrison said that during the campaign, she heard time and time again from people that they really love living in Lakewood.

“I want to say thank you to everyone for giving me this opportunity, and I want ward 5 residents to know my door is open and phone is read, and I want to hear your concerns,” she said. “Now it’s time to go to work.”

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Take precautions this holiday seasonThe holiday season is a beautiful time

of year that can bring people together. But it can also be a time fraught with hazards.

That’s something that can easily be overlooked amid the shopping, cooking, partying and keeping warm by the fire. But we encourage you to consider some of the following tips to make the closing weeks of 2013 memorable for the right reasons.

Snuff out fire dangerWinter residential fires — which peak

in December and January — result in 945 deaths and cause nearly $2 billion in property damage nationally in a typical year, according to the U.S. Fire Admin-istration, an entity of the Federal Emer-gency Management Agency. It’s not quite winter yet, but recent cold snaps remind us that it’s on the way.

The administration has some advice to keep fire threats at bay, which we share below. A more detailed list of things you can do can be found at www.usfa.fema.

gov/citizens/home_fire_prev/holiday-sea-sonal/winter.shtm

• Cooking is the leading cause of these types of fires. Unattended cooking is the No. 1 culprit, so stay in the kitchen when frying, grilling or broiling. Wear short, close-fitting clothing, for obvious rea-sons. Maybe most important, stay alert at all times.

• Heating sources — including furnac-es, fireplaces and space heaters — are an-other major cause of fires in the home. It is important to keep flammable materials at a safe distance, generally considered to be 3 feet or more, from a heating source. If you’re using a space heater, it is highly recommended that you plug it directly into the outlet and not use an extension cord. Also, make sure your home has a

working smoke alarm and that you have an escape plan for yourself and your fam-ily, should a fire occur.

• An estimated 240 house fires involv-ing Christmas trees and another 150 involving holiday lights and other decora-tions occur in a typical year in the United States. So, among other things, keep your tree watered and do not overload electri-cal outlets with lights.

Protect your identityFor many, shopping is a holiday hobby,

one that carries a risk 0f identity theft, whether online or at the mall.

The Federal Trade Commission has some advice to help keep important, pri-vate information secure. More informa-tion can be found at www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/feature-0014-identity-theft

• Travel light. Do not carry around more credit, debit or identification cards than you really need.

• Shred receipts once you no longer need them. When at the store or mall, you might want to keep those receipts in your

pocket instead of in the bag, which can be lost or stolen.

• The online realm has its own set of dangers. Be very cautious of whom you give your personal information. Getting a new computer or phone? Wipe out all of your private information before discard-ing the old one. And, of course, keep your passwords private.

Drinking? Don’t driveHoliday parties often involve alcohol.

Some people drink too much, then decide to drive, and the results can be horrific. In fact, Mothers Against Drunk Driving re-ports that 43 percent of driving fatalities on Christmas Day are alcohol-related.

DUI enforcement generally goes up this time of year as well, so there’s an increased risk to drunken drivers’ wallets, as a conviction can be costly, both in court fees and higher insurance costs.

If you’re going to drink, taking a cab or using a sober designated driver are common-sense solutions to avoid hurting yourself and others.

our view

opinions / yours and ours

Electing for changeWell, if you weren’t a fan of the way

things were going, last Tuesday was a good day for you.

Think about this: in Jefferson County, the block of school board candidates that outspent their opponents by a wide mar-gin all lost by a wide margin. Though being heavily outspent, the block of candidates that ran as “reform” candidates enjoyed a comfortable victory. So the Jefferson County School Board now has a majority of “reformers.” Exactly what that means has yet to be determined — reform is one of those all-purpose, nebulous words that could mean whatever you choose to affix to it, like “hope” and “change.” Though we do know one immediate consequence of that mantle: Jeffco will also have a new Superintendant next year.

So, whatever else you can say, it is safe to say that Jeffco Schools will be a different place next year.

Then, on top of that, a major statewide initiative to fund the schools to the tune of $1 trillion a year was on the ballot. This measure had over $10 million behind it, vastly outspending the paltry few hundred thousand the opponents of the measure scraped together. In all that advertising, the word “reform” made a cameo appear-ance, but there was never a concrete idea of what schools would look like with an additional trillion dollars — it looked like an initiative asking for a lot of money to do the same old things. Still, it was kind of shocking that, despite blanket advertising the last few weeks, Amendment 66 was beaten down by a two to one margin.

A lot of my colleagues think all of this means something close to the end of the world for the schools. They never consider the possibility that the “reform” candi-dates actually do care about kids, or that the voters really did have something other than completely selfish motives in mind as they cast their ballots.

But I think those colleagues are taking too narrow a view of the election. It’s easy to assign nefarious motive to your political

opponents, rather than deal with their ar-guments, and, therefore, you assume bad motives of their supporters, too.

But, if you move the camera lens out a little wider, you remember that the month of October featured a government shut down. It also featured the rollout of the biggest federal program in decades, which was a complete disaster. All of that comes on the heels of a contentious legislative session in this state, which featured an extreme and unpopular power play by the majority. In fact, that session was so con-tentious that, so far, it’s caused two state senators to get fired by their constituents.

Last week’s election, in my humble opinion, was about a lot more than a school board or money. I suspect we may look back at last week’s election as a first salvo in a war on the status quo. Every poll shows that Americans are dissatisfied with the direction of the country, and that they hold those in power in very low esteem. But normally, we voters tend to stick by incumbents at a 90-percent or better clip — not last week. Given the opportunity, Jefferson County voters just threw out the whole lot of ‘em, at least by proxy.

If I were an incumbent next year, I’d be running scared. The voters are ticked off, and, apparently, they’re not going to take it any more.

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

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What is your favorite fall activity?We asked readers what are their favorite things to do in the fall season.

Getting ready for the holidays. Watching all the Christmas movies.

Elizabeth Leeper Broomfield

Football. I used to coach and have always followed it. My family is a football family.

Tom Lupica Westminster

Football. Anything that has to do with high school football.

Gary Leeper Broomfield

Getting out to play golf whenever I can.

Eron Montague Centennial

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� e many special meanings of delivery The word delivery is on my mind.This morning the Denver Post was deliv-

ered by a young man in a car. When I watch the news on TV the latest weather forecast of moderate weather with cold nights get-ting down to 32 degrees is delivered by a weatherwoman.

Our mailman delivers the mail a con-glomeration of ads, newspapers, maga-zines, bills and letters to our house rain, wind, heat, sleet or snow. I would not want to deliver mail on the hot summer days we’ve had the last few years. My email is delivered constantly from the Internet.

A person in a white truck used to deliver milk to our house to the former owners. We still have their old milk box on our porch.

According to the Thesaurus delivery in terms of speech the meaning is a person’s manner of speaking or way of expressing something. A comedian can have a great routine, but for full effect of laughs he or she must have great delivery.

Delivery can mean elocution — an ex-pert manner of speaking involving control

of voice and gesture which is the goal of many who join the public speaking club

Toastmasters. Meetings of Toastmaster clubs are available morning, afternoons and evenings around the Denver metro area, including Golden, Arvada and Lake-wood.

Next week I’ll deliver a speech at my Toastmasters public speaking club. I hope my delivery goes well with vocal variety and meaningful pauses.

In baseball the pitcher delivers the ball to the batter.

He can deliver a duster, (a pitch thrown

deliberately close to the batter), a sinker, (a pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate), a knuckleball, (a baseball pitch thrown with little speed or spin), or a screwball, (a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown.) Those of us who watched the World Series witnessed a va-riety of pitching deliveries by the winning Red Sox pitchers. (and also by the Cardinal pitchers.)

Bronco fans are hoping the team can deliver a win in spite of John Fox being hospitalized. The sports pages claim the “next man up” concept as part of the team structure has delivered wins in the past when key people are out of play.

I’m guessing most of us hope the federal government can straighten out the computer glitches for Obamacare signups. We hope Catherine Sibelius can deliver a workable system.

The sooner the better.Now here’s one meaning of delivery that

I believe is wrong. A couple makes love,

conceives a baby, the mother goes through nine months of pregnancy, and in most cases goes to the hospital. Do you believe the doctor who may not even know the expectant mother delivers the baby? No, no, he doesn’t. In my opinion he receives the baby. The dictionary supports me here. The dictionary says delivery means to give birth!

The doctors and nurses assist, but the mother delivers.

So most of us were delivered by our mothers.

I haven’t heard of any fathers doing it yet. But some fathers bring home the bacon and deliver the goods.

Delivery usually involves a giver and a receiver. Let’s face it, we all need each other.

Mary McFerren Stobie is a free lance writer who grew up in Golden and lives in Wheat Ridge. She hopes to deliver her book soon. When she fi nishes the writing, it will feel like giving birth. Contact her at [email protected]

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Increasing Je� co responsiveness Jeffco5Grassroots is a nonpartisan

group of Jeffco residents, interested in increasing the Board of County Com-missioners to a board of fi ve, elected by district, by the voters of that district. This idea is not a new one — it was not approved in two prior elections — this, however, was around 20 and 40 years ago. I am sure that you are aware of the demo-graphic changes to our county during this period.

From the County beginnings, we have evolved from a mainly rural to a large urban area, with highly diverse and varied interests and needs.

Over the past year, our grassroots group has gained momentum with Re-publicans, Democrats and Independents around the entire area of Jeffco. We have a website, www.Jeffco5.com, where you can sign up for newsletters. Don’t worry, we will not clog up your email box! We are making every effort to continue this

campaign in a non-partisan ‘grassroots’ fashion, as it was meant to be from the be-ginning! Our proposal is a policy change, not a political change, to increase repre-sentation!

Jeffco5 requested the Board of County Commissioners place this on the ballot by Resolution in 2014 ... we were denied even a public hearing! The vote would be in 2014; redistricting by July 1 of 2015; the fi rst election of new commissioners in 2016; AND any effect on the budget

would not be until 2017. According to the County Administrator, it will be less than 70 cents per person per year to have two more voices to represent the residents of Jefferson County.

Will you support our effort to let the voters decide this issue in 2014? Isn’t it worth 70 cents per year to have better representation?

Karen Oxman, Ray Goodhart, Bernie McDowell, Dave Chandler, Carl Neu

Jeffco5 Steering Committee

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IF YOU GOWhat: “It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play”WhERE: Miners Alley Playhouse1224 Washington Ave., GoldenWhEN: Through Dec. 22.Friday and Saturday - 7:30 p.m.Sunday - 2 p.m.Thursdays, Dec. 5, 12 and - 7:30 p.m.COSt: $23 adult$20 senior and youth$12 children under 12INFORMatION: 303-935-3044 or visit www.minersalley.com

Miners Alley production goes behind the scenes on holiday classicBy Clarke [email protected]

Miners Alley Playhouse is giving a timeless holiday standard a different spin this season, with its production of “It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play.”

The show takes audiences behind the scenes of a 1940s radio production of Frank Capra’s seminal film, and not only tells the story of the Baileys, but of the actors as well.

“It’s A Wonderful Life: A Life Radio Play” will be at the theater, 1224 Washington Ave. in Golden, through Dec. 22. Performances are 7:30 p.m. every Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. There will be Thursday performances at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 5, 12 and 19.

“For the show, our inter-pretation is that you really can’t tell the story and satisfy the audience because they al-most all know the story,” said director Robert Kramer. “This version stars five fictional ac-tors doing the radio version, and with that the audience

starts watching different things.”The actors are Jake Laurents (Christian Mast),

who plays George Bailey on the radio, Sally Apple-white (Haley Johnson), who plays Mary Bailey, and Freddie Filmore( David Blumenstock), Harry “Jazzbo” Heywood (Jason Maxwell), Lana Sherwood (Samara Bridwell) and The Stage Manager (Bryanna Scott) who play the rest of the characters in the story.

The show made its debut at Miners Alley in 2009,

and was so popular that it brought back this year. Kramer was the director of its first production, and he brought around three-fifths of the original cast back with him.

Johnson is one of the returning actors, and said it’s been really fun revisiting the play.

“I forget how really funny it can be,” she said. “It’s been really fun and silly getting back with everyone.”

One of the new cast members is Mast, Johnson’s husband in real life. He said that while he saw the original production, actually being in the show has been quite the task.

“Being in the play was something I wanted the first time, so I’m really happy to have the chance now,” he said. “It’s been a tight rehearsal schedule, and learning all the lines and the sound effects has been a really fun challenge.”

Kramer said the way the play is written calls for not a lot of work from the actors, intending it to be more of a behind the scenes of a radio show story, but Kramer wanted it to have a fuller feeling.

“I love the technical stuff, but it can lose its charm after a while,” he said. “It lacks something if you just do it straight like that.”

Kramer said he wanted to give audiences a special holiday treat, and so starting 20 minutes before each performance members of the cast will come out and perform one of three short Christmas stories.

For all involved, “It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play” will give audiences a story that they love, but with a different spin.

“Even though people may be familiar with the movie, doing it as a radio show gives it several dif-ferent layers,” Mast said. “It’s a really great story not only about the Baileys, but the people performing and how they interact.”

Satisfied singer in lofty crowd

Ask local vocal Chris Daniels how he’s doing three years after his bone marrow transplant, and he channels legendary soul singer James Brown: “I feel good,” Daniels told me last week during an inter-view before his Nov. 8 induction into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame.

“Do you ever say cured? No, but I say that’s OK,” Daniels adds.

Daniels was diagnosed with a fierce form of leukemia in 2010. After receiving a “perfect match” bone marrow transplant from his sister, Jane Moffett, he set his sights on getting back on stage to perform with The Kings, his band of nearly 30 years.

Daniels, along with other Colorado musicians — legendary folk singer Judy Collins, the Serendipity Singers and Bob Lind — was inducted during a concert at the Paramount Theatre.

“Judy was a hero to me and a lot of oth-er musicians because she was not as oper-atic a singer as Joan (Baez),” Daniels said about his famous fellow inductee. “She had soul and grit in her beautiful voice and she was a great guitar and piano player. My mother’s favorite song was Judy’s ver-sion of ‘Both Sides Now’ by Joni Mitchell. It’s an amazing honor to go into the Colo-rado Music Hall of Fame with her.”

In between writing music and perform-ing, Daniels teaches music business at the University of Colorado-Denver as an assistant professor for the College of Arts and Media.

“I really wanted to get back into teach-ing,” Daniels said about his post-trans-plant days. “It really refocused me. I was grading papers and working with substi-tute teachers when I was in the hospital. One time I was doing lectures by Skype. (The students) are 19- or 20-year-old wise apples ... I really have great hope and en-thusiasm for this generation coming out.”

For the kidneysThrough Nov. 17, DaVita, a division

of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. and a leading provider of kidney care services, partners with three Denver-area restau-rants to build awareness for kidney disease with kidney-friendly and diabetes-friendly menus in honor of November as National Diabetes Awareness Month. Each restau-rant will offer at least one appetizer, entrée and dessert that are kidney- or diabetes-friendly.

Participating restaurants for dinner service are: Table 6, 609 Corona St., (www.table6denver.com); beast + bottle, 719 E. 17th Ave., (www.beastandbottle.com) and YaYa’s Euro Bistro, 8310 E. Belleview Ave., Greenwood Village, (www.yayasdenver.com).

Denver-area residents can assess their risk at www.davita.com/kidneyaware.

Bonanno’s bonanzaDenver restaurant mogul Frank

Bonanno (Mizuna, Luca D’Italia, Bones, Vesper Lounge, Lou’s Food Bar, Green Rus-sell, Wednesday’s Pie and Bonanno

at right, radio actors Jake Laurents (Christian Mast) and Sally applewhite (haley Johnson) portray the timeless characters of George and Mary Bailey in Miners alley Playhouse’s production of “It’s a Wonderful Life: a Live Radio Play.” Below, the cast of “It’s a Wonderful Life: a Live Radio Play.”Photos courtesy of Sarah Roshan


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“As a lifetime Jeffco resident and gradu-ate of Jeffco schools, it’s very humbling for me to be a part of this board,” Newkirk said.

Newkirk grew up in Jeffco and contin-ues to stay active within the district. He has participated with several youth activi-ties and volunteered with youth programs at his church. He currently serves on the Commission for Judicial Performance in Jeffco, the Kiwanis Club, WatchDOGS, and the Colorado Association of Funders. He is the current president and owner of Colo-rado Computer Associates, Inc. in Denver.

In the District 5 race, candidate Witt tal-lied 72,981 votes to 52,153 for Gordon Van de Water, a margin of about 58 percent to 42 percent.

“It’s humbling to see the results,” Witt said. “The community of Jeffco is ready for genuine reform in education.”

Witt is a Colorado native who has tak-en an active role in the Jefferson County School District with several PTA organiza-tions and accountability committees. He is currently a technology and information se-curity executive and has held several roles in citizens groups and different businesses.

Candidates Tonya Aultman-Bettridge, Jeff Lamontagne and Gordon Van de Water could not be reached for comment election night.

Aultman-Bettridge has lived in Jefferson County since 2004, and has a background in youth work specifi cally youth and family public policies.

Jeff Lamontagne, grew up in Colo-rado and moved to Lakewood in 2000. He founded the Second Wind Fund, an organi-zation which provides services to students who are at risk for suicide and is the current executive director of the Bluff Lake Nature Center in Denver.

Gordon Van de Water moved to Colo-rado in the early 1980s and has played an active role in education as an education policy analyst and consultant. He is cur-rently retired.

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ward a parole division make-over and a fugitive apprehen-sion unit.

The proposed budget also includes more money for sav-ings. General fund reserves will increase to 6.5 percent, up from 5 percent this year. State Sen. Kent Lambert, R-Colora-do Springs, praised Hicken-looper’s efforts to increase re-serve funds, especially in light

of wildfi re and fl ood disasters that have struck the state in re-cent years.

“I would give you the high-est laudatory comments on the fact that we have stayed on that growth toward that state reserve, and we’ve needed it,” Lambert said.

And it wouldn’t be a mod-ern-day legislative committee hearing without there being some discussion of marijuana.

Hickenlooper said his of-fi ce will measure economic impacts on retail pot sales that were made legal through last year’s passage of Amendment

64. While acknowledging that

the state is sometimes seen as being a marijuana mecca, the governor and Sobanet said Colorado could see positive economic impacts, as a result of the new industry.

“There are aspects about how it has tarnished our image around the country,” the gov-ernor said of the state’s mari-juana industry. “But it is going to have economic benefi ts.”

Sobanet said that the po-tential for a retail pot industry that has a “functioning regime” in place could bring great busi-

ness benefi ts to the state, “once joking around about passing marijuana laws dies down.”

The budget also includes funding for marijuana health research, which comes from medical marijuana funding, a prospect that pleases Sen. Pat Steadman, D-Denver.

“Somebody needs to step up and start shining some light on these dark corners of ne-glected medical research,” he said.

The Legislature will take up Hickenlooper’s proposed bud-get after it reconvenes in Janu-ary.


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‘Ticket to Ride’ comingWarren Miller’s 64th fi lm,

“Ticket to Ride,” comes to Colorado and hits the usual places in Denver and Colorado Springs. But it’s also coming to the suburbs, including Lone Tree and Parker.

This year’s fi lm features seven Olympians — and a few may just earn spots on the U.S. Ski Team for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

The Olympians featured in “Ticket to Ride” are Gretchen Bleiler; Keely Kelleher; Ted Ligety; Julia Mancuso; Tommy Moe; Kaylin Richardson and Seth Wescott.

Here are some upcoming November tour stops for the fi lm:

Parker (The PACE Center), Nov. 20; Denver (Paramount Theater), Nov. 21-23; and Lone Tree (Lone Tree Arts Center), Nov. 25-27.

Visit www.warrenmiller.com for more information.

Best Boulder bitesThe Daily Meal website

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Education funding measure defeatedA66 would have created new taxes to overhaul schoolsBy Vic [email protected]

A ballot measure intended to overhaul the way that Colo-rado schools are funded suffered a sound defeat on Nov. 5.

Voters by a resounding margin rejected Amendment 66 on election night, a measure that would have created at least $950 million in new taxes annually to fund major school reforms across the state.

It was never close. After early returns showed the mea-sure to be doomed, the only matters in question were how wide of a margin the ballot measure would fail and at what time would supporters publicly admit defeat — that oc-curred about an hour after 7 p.m. poll closings.

As of the early morning of Nov. 6, Amendment 66 had been rejected by about 66 percent of voters, with 91 percent precincts reporting.

“Perhaps this wasn’t the right transaction,” Gov. John Hickenlooper acknowledged to a room of muted and disap-pointed supporters from inside downtown Denver’s Marriot Denver City Center.

Trying to remain positive, the governor also said that “no one fought against” the measure’s vision of making fund-ing for Colorado schools a model for the rest of the nation. Hickenlooper said he will continue to strive toward achiev-ing that goal.

“Every great social victory in the history of this country was based on a number of failures,” Hickenlooper said.

Meanwhile, Amendment 66 opponents reacted.“Colorado families spoke loud and clear,” said Kelly Ma-

her, executive director of Compass Colorado, a group that worked to oppose Amendment 66. “We need substantive outcome-driven reforms to the educational system before we ask families and small businesses to foot a major tax bill.”

The measure sought to fund full-day kindergarten, pre-

school for at-risk youth and would have provided more resources for English language learners, special education students and children who are in gifted and talented pro-grams.

Additionally, the measure aimed to reduce class sizes and would have reformed per-pupil funding statewide in a more equitable fashion, proponents argued.

While the reforms may have sounded good to many peo-ple, even the governor acknowledged that the hefty price tag associated with overhauling the new funding system was re-sponsible for turning off many voters.

The measure would have raised taxes on all Colorado taxpayers. The two-tiered proposal would raise income tax-es to 5 percent on everyone earning $75,000 or less. Those who earn over that amount would pay 5 percent on the first $75,000 in taxable income and 5.9 percent on taxable in-come above $75,000.

Colorado’s current income tax rate is a flat 4.63 percent, regardless of income level.

The measure sought to put in place Legislation that was enacted through Senate Bill 213. The Democrat-sponsored

bill — which was signed by Hickenlooper in June — did not receive a single vote from Republican lawmakers.

Republicans and other critics blasted the school funding overhaul as a “billion dollar tax hike” that comes at a time when Coloradans are barely coming out of a recession. They also argued that Senate Bill 213 did not put in place the kind of reforms to warrant that kind of a tax increase.

Opponents also argued that much of the revenue that would have been raised through Amendment 66 would have ended up going to school districts other than the ones where taxpayers’ children attend.

The measure was rejected in just about every area of the state. The only large counties that could end up seeing majority support when the votes are officially tallied are Denver and Boulder.

The campaign that drove Amendment 66, Colorado Commits to Kids, had a huge fundraising advantage over its opposition, having collected more than $9 million for the measure’s messaging efforts.

Maher said afterward, “Never has so much been spent by so few to accomplish so little.”

Gov. John Hicklenlooper addresses Amendment 66 supporters inside the ballroom at the Marriot Denver City Center on Nov. 5. The measure, which would have created at least $950 million in new taxes annually to fund an overhaul of Colorado schools, was rejected by voters. Photo by Vic Vela

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Pomona rushing to go deep in tourneyPanthers advance to face top-seeded and undefeated FairviewBy Daniel [email protected]

ARVADA — Behind what another Jef-fco football coach called “the biggest high school offensive line I have ever seen” Po-mona ran the ball like they were being chased.

Which they were, and almost chased down. But the No. 8 Panthers pulled it to-gether in the second half and secured a 49-35 victory over No. 9 Chatfield in the second round of the Class 5A state football playoffs Friday at North Area Athletic Complex.

Senior running back Chris Marquez con-tinued his ridiculous offensive production delivering 261 yards and four touchdowns.

In addition, senior Lukas Russell scored a pair of touchdowns and rushed the ball for 93 yards.

“We feel like if we play our game we are as good as anybody,” Marquez said. “We think we are the best team in the state.”

But what looked like a comfortable vic-tory on the scoreboard took much more work than the Panthers would have liked.

Up 21-7 in the second quarter and look-ing like they might be on their way to a blowout, Pomona let its foot off the gas and let Chatfield back into the game.

Junior Michael Callahan-Harris scored two second quarter touchdowns for the Chargers to tie the action 21-21 right before halftime.

However, the Panthers would score 28 more points in the second half — 21 in the fourth quarter — and Chatfield could not keep up with Pomona’s overwhelming rushing attack.

The Chargers could not overcome four turnovers, and Pomona made them pay for their mistakes. Pomona junior quarterback Justin Roberts went 8-for-13 for 117 yards, throwing a touchdown pass to senior Hunt-er Hogoboom.

The Panthers improve to 9-2 and ad-vance to Class 5A state football quarterfi-nals where they will match up with unde-feated and top-seeded Fairview next week at Recht Field in Boulder.

Fairview remains unbeaten and is re-garded as the best team in 5A football, but Pomona played them tougher than any team they faced this season.

The game will be a rematch in what was

one of the best games of the entire season in which Fairview narrowly beat Pomona 33-30 by a field goal in overtime on Oct. 18 at NAAC.

Pomona coach Jay Madden acknowl-edged the challenge ahead in facing Fair-view for a second time and simply called them a great team — both offensively and defensively.

Pomona matched up well with Chatfield but they will have a biggest test when they face unbeaten Fairview on Friday. Photos by Danny Williams

Senior star Chris Marquez consults with one of his coaches during Pomona’s win over Chatfield on Friday.

‘We feel like if we play our game we are as

good as anybody. We think we are the best

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Mines soccer wins third straight titleNo. 2 Orediggers make history in victoryBy Daniel [email protected]

ARVADA — It’s a three-peat for the Lady Orediggers.

In a history making victory NSCAA No. 2 Colorado School of Mines women’s soc-cer defeated No. 24 Fort Lewis 2-1 in the RMAC Tournament title game Sunday at CSM Soccer Stadium.

The Orediggers become the first ever team to win three consecutive RMAC championships, scoring two early goals and holding off a Fort Lewis team that Mines beat for a third time this season.

Arvada West alum Anna Evans came through for a second consecutive game, scoring the Orediggers’ second goal of the game. Forty-eight hours earlier, the senior Evans scored the only goal on a 1-0 vic-tory over Regis. For her efforts Evans was named senior RMAC Tournament MVP.

Evans now has an RMAC-leading 14 goals on the season which includes seven

go-ahead goals.Fellow senior Anna Deleray scored the

game’s first goal less than five minutes into the action. Deleray beat a defender on a one-on-one breakaway converting the goal which was assisted by freshman Holly Weyand.

Mines only misstep came late in the ac-tion when Fort Lewis scored with less than two minutes left in the game after Oredig-gers goaltender Jayin Yates make a stop but couldn’t keep the ball from sneaking into the goal.

Still, Yates joined Evans, Deleray and senior’s Kelsey Neal and Bree Archuleta on the 11-player all-tournament team.

The victory was the 16th straight for the Orediggers (19-0-1, 14-0 in RMAC) who have not lost a single contest this season.

Moreover, Mines won both the RMAC regular season and tournament for the first time since Metro State did it in 2008.

The Orediggers, a nine-year-old pro-gram, are now guaranteed their sixth con-secutive NCAA berth. They will be one of six teams from the South Central region that will advance to the 48-team champi-onship tournament field.

Colorado School of Mines lead scorer Anna Evans makes her move against a Regis defender during CSM’s Nov. 8 tournament game. Photo by Glenn Wallace


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HIGHLANDS RANCH — If it were any team other than Valor Christian they would have had a chance.

But the reputation, the aura, the “Fri-day Night Lights” type of atmosphere in its beautiful stadium may have gotten the best of Ralston Valley.

And the Mustangs were beat 49-20 by juggernaut Valor Friday at Valor Christian Stadium.

It would be hard for any player and any team to go into Valor’s building and beat the Eagles. Not only are they reigning 5A champions but they feature sons of for-mer Broncos’ greats Ed McCaffrey and Brian Dawkins amongst their extremely talented roster.

Valor quarterback A.J. Cecil threw for 278 yards and four touchdowns, and Christian McCaffrey recorded 230 yards and four touchdowns.

But Ralston Valley certainly wasn’t out-classed for three of the game’s quarters. But it was an ugly second quarter where Valor scored 28 points and blew the game wide open.

At the end of the fi rst quarter the Mus-tangs were down only 14-6. But after go-ing for it on 4-and-5 and not converting, Valor quickly made Ralston Valley pay for its mistakes.

“You have to take chances against Val-or and if you get beat then you get beat. Because if you try to play conservative against them they could beat you even worse,” Ralston Valley coach Matt Loyd said.

Take away Valor’s huge second quarter and the Mustangs may have had a chance. Ralston Valley actually outscored the Ea-gles 14-7 in the second half, stealing two possessions away from Valor by on-side kicks.

“If we played like we did the second half during the fi rst half we could have had a chance. But you have to takes gambles against Valor and we didn’t capitalize,” Ralston Valley junior running back An-drew Wingard said.

Wingard had a pair of second half touchdowns and despite playing against many student athletes who will go on to play collegiate football, proved himself as maybe the most talented guy on the fi eld Friday.

And despite the loss Wingard gathered his teammates post game to thank his se-niors and motivate his fellow underclass-men to put the work in the offseason nec-essary to beat a team as good as Valor next season.

“We had a good season this year and last year but we want to win a state title next season. That is our goal from this point forward,” Wingard said.

The Mustangs fi nish their season 7-4 with their losses coming to Valor, Pomona, Fairview and ThunderRidge — teams who had a collective four total losses.

Junior running back Andrew Wingard delivers an emotional speech to his teammates postgame on Friday. Photos by Danny Williams

Despite diving e� orts like this one from senior John Morales, Ralston Valley was beat by Valor on Friday.

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Driver safety: watching for wildlife on roadwaysHighway 93 risky areaBy Amy [email protected]

Autumn is here, which means it is time to rake the leaves, set the clocks back and maybe start eyeing some winter tires.

While we are busy making adjustments as winter approaches, Colorado’s wild-life are making some adjustments as well. Colorado Parks and Wildlife would like to remind everyone that this time of the year can bring unfortunate collisions with ve-hicles and wildlife as elk and deer begin to move from higher elevations to low lying

valleys.“November is a dangerous month for

motorists and wildlife,” John Koshak, Colo-rado Parks and Wildlife Watchable Wildlife Coordinator, said in a statement. “Com-muters will be driving at dusk when vis-

ibility is poor and when wildlife is most active.”

The month of November is also the peak of mating season, so wildlife will not only be moving about but they will also be more easily distracted.

Koshak warns that deer and elk will not be traveling alone, and will be moving in herds.

“If you see one animal on the road, gen-erally there’s another one coming,” Koshak said.

Highway 93 made the list as one of the “high risk” areas, with a total of 49 animal-vehicle crashes through 2011 to 2012.

“Highway 93 makes the list because of its close proximity to the foothills as well as

the large amount of open space and winter range found directly adjacent to the high-way,” Randy Hampton, public information officer for Colorado Parks and Wildlife said. “This means that wildlife is present in large numbers along Highway 93 during this time of year.”

Motorist can reduce their risk of an ac-cident by taking a few precautions:

Slow downStay alert while driving at dusk and

dawn, this is the time when wildlife are most active and crossing roadways

Look ahead and watch for any move-ment along roadsides, and be prepared for more than one animal.

Obey traffic and wildlife warning signs.

Other ‘high-risk’ areas in JeffcO:

Interstate 70, Floyd Hill, Mount Vernon Canyon and Eagle

U.S. Highway 285, Antero Junction to FairplayU.S. Highway 285, Morrison

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Police capture sexually violent predatorThe Lakewood Police Department has located and

arrested Gregory Alan Buerge, 51, the sexually violent predator (SVP) they had been searching for since Nov. 1.

At about 9:45 p.m. on Nov. 5, Buerge was located and arrested by Lakewood Police Agents.

According to information released by the Police, Buerge is required by law to register quarterly with the local police department in the jurisdiction he plans to reside in.

It appears as though Buerge had lived at more than one address since his release from the Department of Correc-tions in March, and had been complying with the registra-tion requirement.

On Aug. 20, Buerge indicated that he would be residing in Lakewood at 5637 W. Colfax Ave., No. 2B. He was not on parole at that time.

On Nov. 1, a random check of Buerge’s address found that he had left without notifying authorities. He has not been seen or accounted for since and it is believed that Buerge was at the W. Colfax address until late October.

Buerge was originally convicted of “attempted sexual assault on a child.”

He was arrested without incident and is currently be-ing held at the Jefferson County Jail.

Buerge was in court on Nov. 6, where he was advised of his rights and the charge which had been filed against

him: one count of Sex Offender Registration - Moving without Changing Registration.

He is being held on $10,000 cash bond.

Police make arrest in Belmar vandalizationLakewood police detectives have identified and ar-

rested Zachary Ryan Spaulding, 21, who they believe is responsible for causing almost $20,000 worth of damage in the Belmar area.

Spaulding was identified, located and arrested on Nov. 5 at a shelter house in Denver. Detectives in Lakewood and Denver believe Spaulding may be responsible for numerous other criminal mischief cases in their respec-tive cities.

At around 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday Oct. 16, an un-known tool was used to etch or scratch unreadable scribble on approximately ten windows of different busi-nesses in the Belmar shopping area.

Images of the suspect were captured by a surveillance camera in the area.

Spaulding was taken to the Jefferson County Jail where he was booked on charges of felony criminal mischief.

He was in court on Nov. 6, where he was advised of his rights. Bond was set at $25,000.

Anyone who feels they may have information con-cerning Spaulding is asked to call the Lakewood Police Department at 303-987-7111.

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2090 case awaits rulingFrom Monday, Nov. 4 through Thursday, Nov. 7, Jeffco

Schools, the City of Lakewood and the 2090 Wright St. made their cases to Jefferson County District Court Judge Margie Enquist.

Judge Enquist will issue a written ruling, which will be sent out to the lawyers when she has reached her decision.

Police, West Metro seeks assistance on firesThe West Metro Fire Department and the Lakewood

Police Department are still investigating a series of fires that happened in the area of W. Alameda Ave. and S. Estes St. just before 6 a.m on the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 22.

Fifteen vehicles and a motorcycle as well as part of one residence were destroyed in four fires. The cost of the fires is being estimated at around $250,000.

It has been determined that the fires were set intention-ally. There has been no West Metro or police description of a suspect or vehicle at this time.

West Metro Fire Rescue, Lakewood Police, and the Colo-rado Bureau of Investigation are working cooperatively on the investigation.

No arrests have been made.Lakewood Police have an increased presence in the

neighborhood in the area of W. Alameda Ave. and S. Estes St. Community members should keep an eye out for suspi-cious activity in their neighborhoods.

West Metro and police are seeking the public’s as-sistance in alerting them to any suspicious persons or activities that may have been observed near W. Alameda Ave. and S. Estes St. or in the nearby area around the time of the fires.

Anyone with any information is asked to call either the West Metro Fire Department at 303-989-4307 or the Lake-wood Police Department at 303-987-7111.

LAC hosts soup tastingThe Lakewood Arts Council is hosting its popular Soup

Tasting Event 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14 at the Lake-wood Arts Council Art Center and Gallery, 85 S. Union Blvd.

Members of the LAC cook up their favorite soup recipes to sample, along with breads and desserts. Pumpkin Black Bean, Borscht, Italian Wedding and many types of Clam Chowder were just a few of the offerings at last years’ event.

Musical entertainment will be provided by The Borscht Brothers, Bruce Geller and Jay Halpern on mandolin and guitar.

Tickets are $9-$10 and can be purchased at the door.Reservations are required. Call 303-980-0625 to make a

reservation.

Lakewood hosting holiday recycOil eventLakewood is offering residents a chance to recycle their

waste fryer oil to help divert the oil from landfills or mu-nicipal sewer systems.

The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Satur-day, Nov. 30, at the Lakewood Recycling Center, 1068 Quail St.

For more information call 303-987-7190 or visit www.lakewood.org/recycling.

Lakewood hosts auditions for K-12 talent showChildren in grades K-12 are invited to audition for the

Colorado Parks and Recreation Association’s Night of the Stars Talent Show.

Auditions will be 3-8 p.m., on Wednesday, Dec. 18 at the Lakewood Link Recreation Center, 1295 S. Reed St.

If successful, contestants will move through to Lake-wood’s local competition on Sunday, Jan. 5 at the Lake-wood Cultural Center.

First place winners will then compete in the state com-petition on Saturday, March 8 at Chatfield High School.

Solo and group contestants will audition in age brackets of K-4th grade, 5-8th grade and 9-12th grade and should prepare a two to four minute audition in one of the follow-ing categories: voice — includes singers performing to a recorded track; music — includes any instrument or com-bination of instrument and voice; and variety — includes dance, comedy, martial arts and other movement.

For more information, including official Night of the Stars Talent Show rules, visit www.Lakewood.org/Talent-Show. Register online to reserve an audition time slot or call 720-963-5384.

Contestants unable to audition on Dec. 18 should call to request a different date and time.

Positions available on Lakewood ACICThere are two positions available on Lakewood’s Ad-

visory Commission for an Inclusive Community (ACIC), which plays a significant role in advising the City Council on issues important to residents.

The two openings are for terms beginning Jan. 1, 2014, and ending Dec. 31, 2016. In its advisory role to City Coun-cil, ACIC members research specific issues or topics of in-terest to Lakewood residents and make recommendations to City Council about potential actions on those issues.

Applicants must attend both an ACIC full commission meeting and an individual committee meeting before submitting an application. The next full commission and committees will meet beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Wednes-day, Nov. 20 at Lakewood City Hall, 480 S. Allison Parkway.

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Breaking new ground RMDS celebrates � nding a home for school By Clarke Reader [email protected]

A palpable air of triumph was in the air on Saturday as the Rocky Mountain Deaf School fi nally broke ground on a site for its new school.

Members of the deaf community, RMDS supporters and faculty and students were all on hand at the site of the school’s loca-tion, right next to D’Evelyn Junior-Senior High School.

“I hope you’re all excited as I am,” said Derek Sevier, who is deaf and the father of two deaf children and has been working on locating a site for the school. “This new building has gone through so many amaz-ing changes.”

Nancy Bridenbaugh, former director of the RMDS, spoke about the challenges the school and deaf community faced in get-ting funding for the school and fi nding a site.

“What I remember most throughout the entire process is the support we received,” she said. “I think Lakewood will never for-

get us.”The original plan was for the school to

be built on a 10-acre piece of land at 2090 Wright St., but due to neighborhood reac-tions and the potential cost of putting the issue to a vote, Jeffco Schools pulled the application to build there in September of 2012.

The school was able to purchase the land near D’Evelyn, and deaf students from all over the state fi nally had a home.

“This will be our sacred land forever,” said Cliff Moers, founder of the school. “We work to help deaf children become whole people, and we now have a whole home for them.

Moers said that it was due to the deaf community’s perseverance that the school was able to carry on through the challenges and fi nd it’s location.

Jeffco superintendant Cindy Stevenson perhaps summed up what many in the crowd were feeling, when she said “I’ve seen a lot of miracles in my 12 years, but this might be the best one.”

Digging at the site began on Monday, and the goal is to have the school build by fall of 2014.

For more information, visit www.rm-deafschool.net.

RMDS faculty and founders break ground on the school’s new site, near D’Evelyn High School. Photo by Clarke Reader

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