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Federal Center hit by shutdown Center goes into ‘weekend mode’ By Clarke Reader and Amy Woodward [email protected], [email protected]

The Federal Center in Lakewood is one place in Colorado that is feeling the full force of the federal government shutdown.

The campus, which is normally full of vehicles and has about 6,200 employees,

has the feeling of a ghost town. Only minimal staff have been retained,

and that is in keeping with the plan for the agency when there is a lack of funds.

According to information posted on the U.S. General Services Administration’s website, the GSA provides a minimal level of staffi ng to support federal agency func-tions that must continue during the lapse period.

“In the absence of appropriations, GSA owned and leased buildings will remain

The main gate at the Federal Center. Due to the government shutdown, the center has gone into “weekend mode” with minimal sta� . Photo by Clarke Reader

Town hall tackles ballot issues Legislative group leads discussion on both sides of Amendment 66, Prop AA By Clarke Reader [email protected]

Attendees to the Lakewood legislative group’s monthly town hall heard from both proponents and opponents of the two bal-lot issues voters will decide on Nov. 5.

Reps. Brittany Pettersen and Max Ty-ler and Sens. Cheri Jahn and Andy Kerr were on hand to host the discussion about Amendment 66 and Proposition AA.

Amendment 66 asks voters to approve a two-tiered income tax hike that would raise about $950 million for public school funding. Colorado’s current fl at income tax of 4.63 percent would change to 5 percent for those earning $75,000 or less. Those above that mark would pay 5 percent on the fi rst $75,000 and 5.9 percent on earn-ings above that.

Damion LeeNatali, chief of staff of Sen. Mike Johnston, D-Denver, spoke in favor of Amendment 66, stating that the amend-ment focuses on three major areas — that the system is effi cient, that people want to know where the money goes, and they want a return on investment.

“The amendment will lay out every line of where the money is going to go, so taxpayers can track every dollar down to the school level,” LeeNatali said. “Every four years we’ll also be able to look at the spending and see what changes should be made.”

Former Sen. Norma Anderson spoke against the amendment, saying that while the system for school funding needs changes, the 66 is not the answer. She said that adding it as an amendment to the state’s constitution is too permanent, and doesn’t allow for any legislative fl exibility if things need to be changed.

“I don’t know how the legislature is go-ing to balance a budget if it passes,” she said. “I think they need to go back to the drawing board and come back next year with something better.”

Proposition AA asks voters to approve retail pot to be taxed at 25 percent. There will be 15 percent excise tax and a 10 per-

Stopping the rising tide Bear Creek Lake Park open, being cleaned up By Clarke Reader [email protected]

Most of Lakewood escaped the Sep-tember fl oods with minimal damage, but one location that experienced a se-rious change is Bear Creek Lake Park.

According to Drew Sprafke, regional parks supervisor, the waters in the res-ervoir came up 50 vertical feet — from 5,558 to around 5,610 feet — and the creek itself overfl owed its banks.

“Everything you can imagine was underwater, and there is still a good portion that still is,” Sprafke said. “Right now we’re seeing an initial cost estimate of $380,000 in repairs, but we expect that to decrease as water levels lower.”

The park is open, however, and many of the facilities and trails are open for use.

The current high water levels in Bear Creek Lake Park demonstrate that Bear Creek Dam and Reservoir are doing ex-actly what they were built to do: safely capture fl oodwaters raging down Bear Creek to protect populated areas down-stream, according to information pro-vided by the city.

Water could rise a total of 109 feet

Volunteers work to clean up the Owl Trail from debris and lay down pack material. Photos by Clarke Reader

Volunteers work at the Skunk Hollow picnic area cleaning up debris and laying down pack material. The volun-teers worked on Oct. 2 during the fi rst of what is expected to be several volunteer days.

FACILITIES AT BEAR CREEK LAKE PARK Visitor CenterShore fi shing is now allowed at Bear Creek Reservoir at

your own risk, boating is still not permitted.Big Soda LakeSki School/Little Soda LakeArchery RangeHorse ArenaCampgroundThe north park road is open to Muskrat Meadows, and

foot/bike access is allowed to the water edge. No trail access is allowed along the north park road

The Skunk Hollow parking area is openThe paved trail from Morrison into the park is now open

Pelican Point is also open for foot and bike access from the equestrian arena

Horse stables (limited trails)Closed Facilities:North Park road- Cottontail, Muskrat, WhitetailCoyote Crossing and Mountain ViewSkunk Hollow Shelter and restroomBear Creek Reservoir (no boating due to hazardous condi-

tions and debris)Lower Pelican PointPelican Point Picnic ShelterAll trails along Bear CreekUse of trails along Turkey Creek is highly not recommended

‘EVERYTHING WAS UNDER WATER’

Shutdown continues on 6

Ballot continues on Page 16

Tide continues on Page 16

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In-between is really middle of nowhere Some of you may remember the Gerry

Rafferty song, “Stuck in the Middle,” and then again, since it was written and fi rst performed in 1972 by Stealers Wheel, may-be there are more of you who don’t have a clue about what I am referring to.

That’s OK. The point is this: Are you stuck in the middle?

Are you in the middle of a project, the middle of a decision, the middle of a quar-rel, or just stuck in the middle of anything?

You see, it’s the middle that gets us. It’s not the “yeses” or the “noes” that derail us, it is the “maybes” that bring us the greatest frustration. It’s when we get paralyzed by in-decision or suffer paralysis by analysis as we overthink each and every single thing we do.

You know what I mean, right? It’s that in-between stuff that really muddles the middle. Those “tweener” situations where

we do not know if we are in or out, or on which side, or whose side we will fall. The real questions are why and how we fi nd our-selves in this position.

Is it because we are over-accommodat-ing and work so hard at pleasing everyone that we fi nd ourselves in the middle so that we do not offend anyone? And you know what happens when we are in a relationship,

friendship, or partnership and both people strive to accommodate the other person, it’s like ending up in a reverse arm wres-tling match. Instead of strenuously trying to “push” our opponent’s hand to the table, both sides try and let the other person win and end up in an extreme game of tug of war as we “pull” our own hands toward our side of the table.

What are we afraid of? Are we fearful that we may make the wrong decision? Here’s the deal, we can make and will make a mil-lion wrong decisions in our life. But there is nothing we can ever do, within reason, that will torpedo our lives or our relationships or any business venture that we are pursu-ing that cannot be overcome as long as our decisions are in alignment with our values. And as Roy Disney said, “It’s not hard to make decisions when you know what your

values are.”It’s when we don’t put our stake in the

ground and waffl e about everything we need to do that places us in a perpetual state of limbo and unable to move forward. And we usually choose not to take a stand or make a decision because we are operating out of a mode of fear or scarcity rather than a mode of growth or abundance.

What are you waiting for? What’s the big or even little decision that is holding you back? I would love to hear all about it at [email protected] and when we resolve to leave the “tweener” in us behind, it really will be a better than good week.

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Health care help in Belmar By Clarke Reader [email protected]

Confused about Colorado’s new health care exchange?

The Belmar Library is a Connect for Health Colorado Certifi ed Assistance Site, where residents can meet with a Certifi ed Health Coverage Guide, trained by Con-nect for Health Colorado and provided by Jefferson County Human Services.

The library is located at 555 S. Allison Parkway.

According to information provided by Jeffco libraries, Health Coverage Guides provide fair and impartial information and services that help customers complete the application process to purchase health in-surance through Connect for Health Colo-rado.

Health Coverage Guides also are re-sponsible for educating customers about available coverage options, tax credits and cost sharing programs - and how to pri-oritize, fi lter and sort their options to meet their unique needs.

“The navigators are able to sign up up to 13 people at a time in our computer train-ing center,” said Peg Hooper, with Jeffco li-

braries. “Our library was selected because we have this large computer area to use.”

Hooper said the service is going to be available until December, and possibly into 2014.

“The library is pleased to partner with another government agency to provide this service for people who need it,” she said.

Check the Belmar Library’s Event Cal-endar for updates at jeffcolibrary.org/loca-tions/belmar-library.

Residents may also visit the Connect for Health Colorado website at connect-forhealthco.com or get help by phone from Connect for Health Colorado Jefferson County at 303-271-4691.

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Book Signing with Janet DawsonThe Colorado Railroad Museum will

be hosting a booking signing with Janet Dawson, mystery novelist and author of “Death Rides the Zephyr” on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Dawson has written previous books such as “What You Wish For” and the Jeri Howard series, which earned a nomination in 2012 for Left Coast Crime’s Golden Nugget Award for Bit Player.

The event is free, with copies of Daw-son’s latest book available at the Colorado Railroad Museum’s gift shop. For more information contact Kathy McCardwell at [email protected].

Memoir on early childhood education“Missy Hamilnook Reflects” is a

memoir by Alicita Hamilton and her experience as a 20-year early childhood educator for at-risk children, and non-at-risk children.

Theory and techniques used to reach children through “guided play” is the memoir’s main focus, with the author’s personal stories, and the revolution of social change for civil rights and women’s movements in the 1960s and 1970s is also discussed.

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SO MUCH INSIDE THE SENTINEL THIS WEEK

LIFE: Old traditions and new technologies merge in exhibition. Page 17

SPECIAL REPORT: Stubborn education gaps remain. 3

SPORTS: Key plays crunch Green Mountain football. Page 20

ELECTION: Lakewood City Council candidates respond to questions. Page 8

Lakewood Sentinel 3October 10, 2013

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Candidates make their pitchSchool board candidates come together for forumBy Vic [email protected]

Jefferson County school board can-didates made their pitches to voters at a Wheat Ridge forum last week.

Five of the six candidates who are seek-ing positions on the Jeffco Board of Educa-tion gave short speeches touting their at-tributes, during an Oct. 2 event at city hall.

The six hopefuls are vying to fill three open seats on the five-member board. The board seats are broken up into individual districts, but Jeffco voters will vote for all three races, regardless of where they live in the county.

Gordon “Spud” Van de Water and Ken Witt will square off in a race to fill a District 5 seat, one that represents their home city of Littleton and parts of south Lakewood.

Van De Water told audience members that his nickname of “Spud” came from “Spud” Chandler, a former New York Yan-kees pitcher who Van de Water said used

to have trouble finding the strike zone.

But this Spud — who worked in education pol-icy and research areas for three decades — believes that he is making a strong pitch to voters who want to see more children in Jef-fco succeed, such as those who may be struggling in areas of academic perfor-mance.

“We need to work very hard to make student achievement our number one goal and work to close the achievement gap in this county,” he said.

Witt touted his data security business back-

ground, one where he “set policy for multi-billion dollar corporations” as a leadership strength that he hopes to bring to the school board. Like Van de Water, he talked about the district’s need to close student performance gaps and his desire to ad-dress parents’ frustrations over school waiting lists.

“I would like to make certain that we

are able to deliver access to a high qual-ity education to every Jeffco student,” Witt said. Also addressing Wheat Ridge voters on Oct. 2 were two Westminster mothers who are competing for a District 1 seat, one that represents their home city and much of Arvada.

Tonya Aultman-Bettridge talked about her 20-year career in research and evalu-ation work in the areas of juvenile justice and mental health.

“If I’ve learned anything in 20 years of research, I have learned that a solid pub-lic education is absolutely the best invest-ment that we can make as a community for our children,” she said.

Aultman-Bettridge’s opponent, Julie Williams, is the self-proclaimed “conser-vative choice” in the District 1 race.

In her speech, she blasted “educrats” and vowed to bring “common sense and simple solutions” to the school board.

“I can think of no higher calling on earth than being a mom,” she said. “I want to be the mom’s voice on our school board.”

The District 2 match-up features John Newkirk of Conifer and Jeff LaMontagne of Lakewood. The district includes the can-didates’ home cities, as well as Evergreen and parts of Golden.

Newkirk, who has worked in the medi-cal technology field, touted his 20 years of youth volunteer work and his own Jeffco schooling. He also talked about the chal-lenges that the district faces.

“We’ve got our challenges,” he said. “We have budget challenges; we have classroom challenges; we have curriculum challenges. But as we’ve learned, in Amer-ica we do not run from our challenges, we run toward them.”

LaMontagne did not attend the event. In his stead, Sue Windels, a LaMontagne supporter, gave a speech where she talked about LaMontagne’s role in co-founding the Second Wind Foundation, an organi-zation that provides counseling services for children who are at-risk for suicide.

“I know that Jeff has really positively impacted the lives of many students and probably has saved a lot of lives as well,” she said.

The forum, which was sponsored by Wheat Ridge United Neighborhoods, did not include a question-and-answer seg-ment for the school board candidates.

The next school board forum is sched-uled for Oct. 10 at Lakewood’s Holy Shepa-rd Lutheran Church, 920 Kipling. The event will be 7-9 p.m.

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Witt

Lakewood ‘Roars’ into �nalsHigh school one of top �ve in nationBy Clarke [email protected]

Lakewood High School is one of five finalists in the country in “Good Morn-ing America” and Katy Perry’s contest for a live concert.

The school received the news last week, and on Monday, Oct. 7, “GMA” was on hand to interview participants in the video.

The school held a pep rally in the early morning on Tuesday, Oct. 8, to celebrate the move to finalists on the show.

If the school wins, it will play host to a free concert from Perry on Oct. 25. The school is hoping to turn the concert into a fundraising effort for people affected by the Colorado floods.

“The message here is the bigger thing,” said principal Ron Castagna. “This gen-

eration is incredible, and they’re doing so much for others.”

Courtney Coddington, a senior at the school and student body president, said that all the attention the video has re-ceived has been amazing.

More than 520,000 people have watched the video on Vimeo, and 180,000 people have watched it on YouTube in the past two weeks.

“I’m really shocked and of course hap-py and blessed about all this,” Coddington said. “I had no clue it would get this big, and really never imagined this would hap-pen.”

Judges will choose the winning entry. The entries will be judged on the basis of creativity, on-air appeal, “wow” factor, originality and feasibility of a live perfor-mance at the entrant’s qualified school, according to ABC.

The winner of the lip dub contest will be notified Oct. 10.

To see the video, visit www.vimeo.com/75058173.

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On the cutting edge of mosaics Lakewood show exhibits variety of materials, techniques By Clarke Reader [email protected]

Lakewood’s North and Mezzanine Galleries are the home of a new exhibits that highlights the changing world of mosaics.

“Cutting Edges” runs at the Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Park-way, until Nov. 2.

‘The galleries are open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sat-urday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The show was jur-ied by mosaic artists Julie Richey.

“This is the fi rst regional mosaic fi ne art exhibit, and it’s in collaboration with Colorado Mosaic Art-ists,” said Lakewood arts curator Lorene

Joos. “The CMA approached us about a year ago with this idea, and it was something I was really intrigued by.”

The exhibit features around 30 artists, most of who are members of the CMA, working in both 2-D and 3-D. The artists use a variety of materials, from found objects and torn paper to

glass and ceramic.“Part of our goal as an organization is to show

what modern mosaics are,” said Kathy Thaden, president of the CMA. “A lot of our members submit works to fi ne arts shows, but this if the fi rst all mosaics exhibit we’re doing. It’s some-thing we’ve wanted for a while.”

By employing a range of techniques and an-damenti — stylistic ways of arranging the pieces — the artists are able to create incredible pieces. Joos said the variety of works and materials used

is really amazing, and gives the works a whole new texture. According to Thaden, what makes mosaics special is how tactile the art is.

“Working hands on is very addicting, and it gives the work a great feel,” she said. “Because of the materials — especially things like found ma-terials and broken glass — it can be a very green art form, as well.”

For more information, visit www.lakewood.org, and for information on the CMA, visit www.coloradomosaics.org.

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Je� co deputies sue for alleged unpaid wages County attorney � les a motion to dismiss case By Amy Woodward [email protected]

At least 10 deputies from the Jeffco Sheriff’s offi ce have fi led a complaint in federal district court against Sheriff Ted Mink and the Board of County Commissioners.

The county attorneys have fi led a motion to dismiss the case in response.

The deputies’ complaint was fi led in Decem-ber 2012. They claim that under the Fair Labor Standards Act, they are entitled to unpaid wages from the county for overtime work.

The Fair Labor Standards Act passed by Con-gress in 1938 set the standards and regulations of operations between employer and worker

including minimum wage, overtime compensa-tion and other additional provisions.

State law dictates the sheriff is responsible for setting salaries and wages for employees subject to the approval of the commissioners according to state statute.

According to the complaint, the sheriff alleg-edly published set salaries and wages in a posted document titled “Salary Schedule.”

Plaintiffs argue the salaries listed on the schedules posted for the years 2010, 2011, and 2012 are not the amount they received for those years. Attorneys for the plaintiffs argue that both the salary schedule, and the policy and proce-dures manual constituted a promise made by the county to the plaintiffs.

In a brief interview with Sheriff Ted Mink he stated the “Salary Schedule” was not a document refl ecting promised salary rates, but an internal document based on the results of a countywide

salary survey conducted by a consulting fi rm hired by the commissioners.

The results were used as a basis for what their step-in-grade program should be, and was nev-er publicly posted or published by Sheriff Mink.

“It was only a recommendation that we put together internally,” Sheriff Mink said and those recommendations were never funded by the commissioners.

Pat Gilbert, county attorney, argues in the lat-est motion that “any alleged promises to pay is unenforceable because the commissioners did not approve the salary schedule as required,” and plaintiffs have not provided suffi cient facts to show their rates of pay were salary scheduled rates.

“We don’t believe they stated a federal claim for an overtime violation,” Gilbert said.

Counsel for the plaintiff’s did not comment by press time.

This artwork by Grace Blowers called “Unveiled Soul,” will be on display at the Cutting Edges regional mosaic exhibit. Courtesy photo

MWHS celebrates year of housing vetsPartnerships providing more opportunities to residentsBy Clarke [email protected]

Metro West Housing Solutions is celebrating a year of helping homeless veterans and their families get back on their feet at their new Belmar Groves Apartments.

Metro West partnered with Jefferson County’s Depart-ment of Human Services and Community Development, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in July of 2012 to provide housing and resident services to 15 veterans.

The site they selected was the former Belmar Groves Community Resource Center. The new Belmar Groves Apartments feature refurnished rooms, as well as an ex-panded event center, and a fitness room, computer and career-resource center, and private rooms for one-on-one work.

“The location is also close to a lot of job opportunities and schools for their children,” said Ryan McCaw, sustain-ability and grants program manager for Metro West. “We were able to leverage funding to make Belmar Groves the

best housing possible.”McCaw said they have been able to double the amount

of usable square footage available.With funding acquired from HUD, Jefferson County,

Energy Outreach Colorado, Xcel Energy, Colorado Garden Show, Inc., Denver Urban Gardens, and Bank of the West, Metro West was able to renovate the Belmar Groves Com-munity Resource Center, install handicap accessible side-walks, create two Americans With Disabilities Act-compli-ant apartments, relocate maintenance to a better, larger facility, and enhance energy-efficiency in all apartments, according to information provided by Metro West.

On Sept. 23 Belmar Groves hosted an open house to highlight the changes that have been made to the prop-erty, and Rep. Ed Perlmutter, HUD Region 8 Administra-tor Rick Garcia, MWHS CEO and executive director Tami Fischer, and representatives from the VA and Jefferson County were all in attendance.

“It was a great opportunity to recognize the players and collaborators that made all of this possible,” Fischer said.

Fischer added that the veteran population in lake-wood is a really deserving, vulnerable population, Metro West was one of the first organizations to realize that not enough was being done.

“We really want to do something for these people who have given so much to their country,” she said. “Some-

times they get forgotten, and we want to be there to sup-port them.”

The project is still growing, and McCaw said Metro West is going after several grants which will allow them to house 25 veterans. Partnerships are also in the works with orga-nizations like Red Rocks Community College to help pro-vide educational opportunities.

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St. Anthony gets state of art wound care centerTreatment to help patients with chronic woundsBy Clarke [email protected]

St. Anthony Hospital has a new service, along with state of the art technology, to help people suffering from non-healing wounds.

On Sept. 17, the hospital officially opened its Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center, and on Oct. 3 had a rib-bon cutting and blessing for the new center within the Lakewood hospital.

The majority of patients at the center have poor circulation, diabetes or long term immobilization and suffer from chronic open wounds and diabetic, pres-sure and circulation related ulcers. The center also treats wounds from traumatic injury and non-healing surgical incisions.

The center’s medical director, Dr. Craig Reynolds, said the idea for starting a center at St. Anthony came from the success at St. Anthony North.

“We’re here to preserve limbs and qual-ity of life for patients,” he said. “This is a problem that’s not going away.”

The center was made possible with a partnership from Healogics, which special-izes in the field. The agreement between the two groups was made in March, and it took six months to get the center up and running.

“This is one of only four wound care centers in the state with HBO (Hyperbar-

ic Oxygen Therapy) capacity,” said Becky Ashmore-Sanchez, program director at the center. “We have five treatment rooms with pediatric chairs, and have a monoplaced hyperbaric chamber.”

The hyperbaric chamber gives the pa-tient 100-percent pressurized oxygen, which helps blood nutrients and strength-ens the body’s antibiotics. A session in the chamber typically lasts about two hours.

According to Ashmore-Sanchez, most patients who visit the center will need be-tween 40 and 60 sessions to complete their care.

“The treatment patients receive here helps to eradicate infections and fight loss of limb,” she said. “It’s a huge commitment of time, but really worth it for these pa-tients.”

Jack Marquess, vice president of devel-opment with Healogics, said that many people don’t realize how high the number of people who need this kind of treatment are.

“There are estimates that there are around 8 million people who need this treatment, but only 1 million of them are receiving any care,” he said. “We work re-ally hard with primary care doctors, so that they see this kind of treatment as another opportunity for their patients.”

Marquess said the thing that really dif-ferentiates this center is the physicians in-volved and the support of the hospital.

For more information on the Wound Center, visit www.stanthonyhosp.org/woundcare.

The new Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medecine Center opened at St. Anthony hospital. The center treats people with non-healing wounds with a Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, which gives the patient 100 percent pressurized oxygen, which helps blood nutrients and strengthens the body’s antibiotics. Photo by Clarke Reader


A week to tout value of newspapers Where was it that you heard about the

so-called demise of the newspaper?Probably, you read about it in your

daily newspaper; because, as Mark Twain, a journalist himself, was able to write to a friend: “The report of my death was an ex-aggeration.” And a good newspaper will go on to explain the source of the rumor, and if false, will present the facts that debunk it.

Well into the 21st century, Ameri-can newspapers are as relevant as ever, because like other vital segments of their community, they are always at work and always looking to reinvent themselves.

We’ve seen this in high-profi le deals such as Jeff Bezos’ acquisition of The Washington Post; but we’ve also seen dra-matic changes nationally at newspapers large and small, as their news, advertis-ing, marketing and circulation staffs have embraced a variety of digital and social media platforms to reach new and existing readers, while continuing to present the news in the traditional print format.

But the modes of communication are not the most important change: That is in the way that the newspaper has greatly expanded its role as watchdog for the com-munity.

Trust in our public institutions is on a steady decline, and sturdy journalism is going to be the only reliable way for aver-age Americans to glean the truth from a

stream of confl icting information dissemi-nated by political partisans and vested interests.

In the past year, newspapers were the leading source of information on these stories of vital importance in their commu-nities and nationwide:

• The Denver Post conveyed news via text, social media and video of a gunman, who killed 12 moviegoers in Aurora, while the tragic events still were occurring.

• The Tennessean in Nashville called attention to Tennessee’s Department of Children’s Services’ inability to account for the deaths or near-deaths over a three-year period of approximately 200 children who were in custody or whose welfare was being monitored by the state. The reports led to the department head’s resignation and a restructure of the department.

• An investigation by The Sun Sentinel of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., uncovered wide-spread cases of off-duty police offi cers’ reckless driving.

In each case, the newspaper looked at its role as a voice for the entire community

it serves.Despite all the obituaries being writ-

ten about newspapers, we look at these examples and many more and fi nd that newspapers are amazingly spry and alert — and always at work.

(Guest opinion written by Ted R. Ray-burn, editorial page editor at The Tennes-sean, provided by the National Newspaper Association in conjunction with National Newspaper Week, Oct. 6-12).

OPINIONS / YOURS AND OURS

GUEST EDITORIAL

Learn to ride the waves How many of you remember the Bron-

cos two Super Bowls? Do you remember how they won those two games? John Elway, plus a dominating running game.

My, how times have changed. This year, as Peyton Manning is so adeptly highlighting, a good running game is almost an afterthought to a winning NFL team. Still, a few teams and coaches cling to their power games — old habits die hard. Which is another way of saying that paradigms are diffi cult things to change. And often, the recognition of a changed paradigm comes only on the other side of a painful experience (enter the New York Giants).

About 48 percent of us received just such a lesson 11 months ago. The presi-dential campaign of Mitt Romney fi rmly believed that they were going to win the election, or, at the very least, that they were going to have a very interesting night. They thought that way because that’s what their polling told them. Unfor-tunately for them, the “science” of polling involves a little bit of art: the pollster manipulates the raw numbers based on what he or she believes the overall elec-torate is going to look like on election day. They make conclusions by straining data through a fi lter of their own (educated) assumptions. The Romney pollster and the Obama pollster probably got similar raw numbers, but the assumptions of the Obama campaign, it turns out, were more in tune with the changed electorate than the assumptions of the Romney pollster.

Mitt Romney got slapped upside the head by a shifting paradigm. Actually, several paradigms, but that’s a topic for another day.

The ability to function successfully in the world, it would seem, is deeply tied to one’s ability to foresee and manage shifting paradigms. For example, public schools are just now coming to grips with the idea that students have hundreds of sources of information at their fi ngertips, and the schools are not even in the top ten. So, when a school like Oberon Middle begins encouraging their students to

bring and use their networking devices for schoolwork, it is a foresighted refl ec-tion of an understanding of the shifting paradigm, and an attempt to manage and use it.

The pastor at my church has lately been pointing out that every bit of re-search points to a massive cultural shift in America that says people, in general, no longer look to churches and the clergy for understanding of truth. Whereas, fi fty years ago, discussions of morals and right and wrong were founded in the teach-ings of religion, today, the sources of right and wrong are as broad as Hollywood or as isolated as Twitter. In other words, the new paradigm is that institutions are no longer trusted sources of morality, and, as Pastor John says, for the Church to thrive, it’s going to need to start thinking of itself as missionaries in its own country.

Paradigm shifts are strange things, but they seem to be piling up in this fast-changing world. So I would leave you with this thought: per capita, more mil-lionaires made their fortunes during the Great Depression than at any other time in American history. Why? Because they understood how the world was changing in tumultuous times.

So learn to ride the waves as they shift underneath you. If you catch the right one, it may take you on to far, green coun-try and a swift sunrise!

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

Do you want to go to Mars? A Dutch organization, Mars One, has announced plans to establish a human settlement

on Mars by 2023 and has received thousands of applications, even though it might be a one-way trip. Colorado Community Media asked visitors to the Outlets at Castle Rock if they would be interested in going.

“Probably. It’s something di� erent. I’m a futuristic thinker … (But if it were a one-way trip) “it would depend on if they have a beach or a lake and if I could convince my family to go.”

— Chase McCall, Castle Rock

“Yes. ... The Earth is getting overpopulated. It’s getting too polluted. I totally know my friends would go with me. They totally agree.”

— Lauren M., Parker

“No. I’m a picky eater. I don’t think I could eat astronaut food. And I like to be outdoors.”

— Brittany Dunn, Centennial

“No. ... We’re outdoors people. I don’t know how you could be ‘outdoorsy’ there. I like all four seasons. And it’s a really big risk.”

— Brian Bergeman, Aurora

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Getting disconnected is new comfort zone I’m off to Nepal this fall to trek, im-

merse in the Nepali culture, and wash elephants in the river on Chitwan National Preserve. As you might imagine, my part-ner on this adventure, Jackie, and I have been doing a lot of training. We’ve climbed stairs at Red Rocks and on the Manitou Incline, but mostly we’ve been hiking at about 12,000 feet.

Jackie follows a routine of letting people, usually her husband, know where we are at all times.

She says her comfort zone is the secu-rity of knowing that someone else knows, a habit born from years of solo business travel around the world. Or maybe, she says, her need for connection comes from watching too many movies about people lost in the wild or losing limbs in an ac-cident.

Whatever the reason, during our training hikes this summer, Jackie texts her husband a note about where we’re

going. She doesn’t bother with details, just something like “hiking up off Loveland Pass,” anticipating this information will be helpful if we fail to show up later.

We’ve never felt isolated though. The trails we choose are well traveled, almost to the point of congestion, and fellow hik-ers we’ve encountered have been friendly and engaging. In fact, on a day when I was having a hard time with heat and dehydra-tion, I sent Jackie on ahead to the lakes where I would meet her for lunch. I asked

another group of hikers on the trail to let her know that I was okay and on my way. They agreed and one even offered to stay with me on my way up. I did make it on my own, but that’s the kind of experience we’ve had.

When we arrived at the trailhead off Guanella Pass last weekend, though, we had no cell service. Jackie was concerned: If something happened, we couldn’t call for help (never mind the 20 cars already parked at the trailhead). She continued to feel out of touch until we were driving back on I-70 and her phone beeped when we were in range again.

That’s why Jackie and I have differing opinions about how much technology to take to Nepal. I’ve already decided to turn off on our Annapurna trek and enjoy being disconnected from the civilization I know here at home.

Jackie, on the other hand, is looking for ways to get power on the trail. Being con-

nected is her comfort zone.For me, trekking in Nepal is all about

getting out of my comfort zone. Or perhaps it’s more about fi nding another zone in which to be comfortable. I want to immerse in Nepali culture, to enjoy the experience of being disconnected from my life here — to the extent that I can with techo-fabric trekking clothes and water purifi ers. I want to meet interesting people who are as kind and generous as those here in Colorado. And, from everything I’ve heard, I will.

Lately, though, Jackie’s been consider-ing my perspective, and I’m hoping she ultimately turns off too, for both our sakes. I’ll let you know what she decides … right after we get back, and I reconnect with the world.

Andrea Doray is a writer who is trying out Nepali food and practicing her “Namaste.” Contact her at [email protected].

LETTERS TO THE EDITORAntibiotics losing e� ect

There is a serious threat to public health: life-saving antibiotics are losing their effect. According to a recent report by the CDC, 23,000 people died last year from antibiotic resistant infections. The cause of resistant bacteria is a result of the over-use of sub-therapeutic antibiot-ics by the meat industry, where 80 percent of antibiotics are used.

We vegetarians are not immune. Although the growth of the antibiotic resistant traits develops within these factory farm animals, the bacteria fi nd its way into our world through many other avenues. The waste from the animals is released into our water sheds, our soil, and into our crops. It also latches onto the workers handling the meat and crops.

As a proponent of public health and the Affordable Care Act, Sen. Michael Bennet should co-sponsor The Prevent-ing Antibiotic Resistance Act, which if passed would be an effective step towards

addressing this environmental and public health issue.

April WyattLakewood

Ward 4 candidate Boyd unresponsiveTwice in 2012, while Betty Boyd was

serving in the Colorado Senate, I person-ally reached out to her on two issues. One was a statewide issue and the other a local neighborhood issue. In both cases I never heard back from her. This was quite unexpected given my experience with other representatives.Did she view the issues or my concerns about them as not worthy of a response? Was she overwhelmed by her duties? Or could it have been that she was term lim-ited and didn’t see the value of respond-ing to her constituents any longer?I will likely never know the “why” but what I do know is that we need to elect people to offi ce that listen to and respond to their constituents, and that simply isn’t

my experience when it comes to Mrs. Boyd.Thankfully Dave Wiechman has chosen to run for re-election. Even though we don’t agree on every subject, when I’ve brought questions or concerns to him I’ve always received a response, which is the fi rst step to having a meaningful dialogue.

Barbara Franks,Lakewood

Wiechman has the right answer on marijuanaWhile watching the city council forum

this past week I was pleased to see that at least one of the candidates for Ward 4 understood their constituents’ feelings on marijuana. Dave Wiechman hit the nail on the head.

There are several reasons why I don’t think having dispensaries is a good idea in Lakewood. I feel that marijuana dispensaries might attract criminals to our city. Ready access to marijuana for adults will also make it easier for under-

age kids to obtain it (either intentionally or inadvertently) and share it with their peers thus exposing them to marijuana’s dangerous psychological and biological effects. These effects and their develop-mental effects on children and youth are well documented (http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00001143.htm).

Boyd’s answer on this subject was exactly what I have come to expect from a politician. She seems to want it both ways, saying it was good that the city placed a moratorium on allowing dispen-saries to open but that in the long run (presumably after she’s safely elected) we should allow dispensaries to begin open-ing.

It was refreshing to see in Mr. Wiech-man a politician who wasn’t afraid to take a stand on such an important issue and take a clear cut position.

Carol BaumLakewood

NEWS IN A HURRY 2013 Festival of Scarecrowsembraces fall this Saturday

Stuffed costumed scarecrows of all shapes and sizes will freckle Olde Town Square in celebration of the Festival of Scarecrows, Saturday, Oct. 5.

This annual, free event welcomes Ar-vada residents to the autumn season with a festive celebration in the heart of Olde Town Arvada. This year, the festival will kick off at 10 a.m. with traditional scare-crow and decorated pumpkin contests and will run until 2 p.m.

Aside from the traditional contests, there will be a host of other activities including a corn maze, pumpkin patch, kiddie costume parade, games and more.

For more information and a schedule of the events, call Historic Olde Town Arvada at 303-420-6100 or visit www.historicar-vada.org

2 dead in eastbound I-70 crashA man and a woman died at 1:10 a.m.

the morning of Sept. 29 after crashing into a support beam on eastbound I-70.

According to the Arvada Police Depart-ment, the couple was traveling at a high rate of speed when the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the sup-port beam when exiting onto Wadsworth Boulevard. Both victims were pronounced dead upon the scene. Police are still wait-ing for toxicology reports for the victims.

Securely shred personal documentsat the 2013 Shred-A-Thon

On Saturday, Oct. 12 the Arvada Police Department will host their annual Shred-A-Thon event. Residents are invited to gather any and all documents with per-sonal information to shred it through the event.

The Shred-A-Thon will be held 8 a.m. to Noon at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Boulevard.

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Lakewood City Council

QUESTIONS

1) Please use three words to describe your leadership style.

2) Describe the skills that make you the best candidate for the job.

3) What is the biggest issue facing Lakewood residents?

4) What are your thoughts on the imple-mentation of Amend-ment 64 in Lakewood?

5) Now that the W Rail is completed, what would you like to do to bring more people and businesses to Lake-wood?

TermsCity Council members are elected to a four-year term. Ramey Johnson is run-ning uncontested for Ward 1 and Scott Koop is running uncontested for Ward 2.

SHAKTI Candidate for Ward 3Background: Background in law, policy, and business. I man-aged an art studio for adults with special needs, worked on agricultural policy in the U.S. Senate, furthered open space preservation working for the Common-wealth of Mas-sachusetts, and served as the Director of Sales in my father’s solar contracting business.

Contact: Website shaktifor-lakewood.org

1) Thoughtful, inclusive, sin-cere.

2) Working with groups of people, understanding legal is-sues, seeing the big picture, and listening: something I’ve prac-ticed while knocking on 4,000 doors asking people about their ideas for Lakewood. I also bring a familiarity with current city programs having served on the Advisory Commission to City Council, completed the Citizens’ Planning Academy, and regu-larly attended City Council and community meetings.

3) Changing demographics. In 5 years 40 percent of Lake-wood’s residents will be over 60. This brings some challenges in-cluding providing senior servic-es, potential loss of sales tax rev-enue, and the need to maintain our population. We can meet these challenges by fostering business sector growth to offset reduction in sales tax revenue and by diversifying housing to help seniors stay in our commu-nity and attract new residents.

4) I support the moratorium on the sale of non-medical mari-juana because we need to see whether the ballot question with funding for regulation passes and take the time for a thought-ful, deliberative process.

5) The city has worked for years to lay the foundation to facilitate development along the W line. I would continue the close relationship with the devel-opment community, businesses, and neighbors in order to foster projects with widespread sup-port.

Shakti

DAN SMITH Candidate for Ward 3 Background: Smith has worked for Pinnacol Assurance for 19 years and manages the off-site records warehouse. He is mar-ried and he and his wife, Ali, have four sons, one daughter and one grand-child. Smith moved to Lakewood in 1983 and has raised his chil-dren there.

Contact: Phone 303-910-0117; email [email protected]

1) Inclusive, caring, listens2) Being a 30 year resident

of Ward 3, husband, father, new grandfather, former small busi-ness owner, my commitment to my community has been stead-fast. I’m experienced in prob-lem solving, team building and continually searching for better ways to solve problems “so it just makes common sense.”

3) Crime.4) We have the ordinances in

place to regulate medical mari-juana. Why not just add to our existing ordinances to cover those new businesses?

5) Our small business com-munity is the backbone of Lake-wood. It’s not the big box stores who are here today and will be gone tomorrow. Lakewood will grow through an established, long-term, diverse and sustain-able small business economy.

We must be committed as a community and city govern-ment to aid our small business community and encourage the growth of new small businesses. For too long, our city govern-ment has put obstacles in the way of small businesses with government regulations and red tape. I want to streamline those processes. Imagine our city gov-ernment asking our small busi-ness community, “What can we do to help you?” Then ask of our government to provide a genu-ine accountability for their ac-tions.

Smith

BETTY BOYD Candidate for Ward 4Background: A 40-year Lake-wood resident, Betty Boyd served in the Colorado State Legislature for 12 years; graduat-ed in the fi rst class of lead-ership Lake-wood; held leadership roles in Lake-wood orga-nizations like AAUW, The Action Cen-ter and Citi-zens for Lakewood’s Future; and worked to pass the City Home Rule Charter in 1983.

Contact: Website www.citizensforbettyboyd.org; email [email protected]

1) Integrity, effectiveness, for-titude.

2) When I served in the leg-islature, I had the reputation of bringing parties together to cre-ate collaborative solutions for Coloradans and acting decisively for the best interest of Lake-wood.

3) The “Silver Tsunami.” I cur-rently chair the Colorado Com-munity Living Advisory Group, which studies necessary sup-ports to help seniors stay in their homes and maintain indepen-dence as long as possible. We need to implement those fi nd-ings and fi nd new ways to draw younger families to the city to create a good balance.

4) I agree with the moratori-um on new dispensaries and am concerned, as we go forward, that we make sure municipali-ties aren’t footing the bill for in-creased enforcement.

5) I support the development around the Federal Center sta-tion and the expansion of the St. Anthony Medical campus into the Union U, but I want to make sure that development doesn’t stop at Alameda. New business development should extend across Alameda into Ward 4. I also applaud the renaissance around the 40 Arts district and the strengthening effect it will have on Lakewood’s economy and vibrancy. On the other side of my Ward, let’s look to create economic opportunity along the gateways from C-470.

Boyd

DAVID WIECHMAN Candidate for Ward 4Background: Received a de-gree in economics from the Uni-versity of Illinois and served in the military, attaining the rank of cap-tain. Went to work for the federal gov-ernment as an economist for 30 years. Came to Lakewood in 1981. Elected to the West Metro Fire District Board and then city council in 2009.


1) Open, honest, principled.2) As a military offi cer, econ-

omist and Fire District Board member, I learned to make in-formed decisions based on facts and the value of including all sides.

3) Our changing population requires more services for se-niors and a focus on keeping up the appearance of our neighbor-hoods.

4) Citizens tell me they don’t want to throw kids in jail for mar-ijuana but they also don’t want pot shops selling recreational marijuana in our city. I believe we should “opt out” of allowing commercial operations.

5) For people — keep Lake-wood a safe and desirable place to raise a family. In addition to high-quality public safety and parks, we should avoid a national reputation as a pot capital. For businesses — limit cumbersome regulations, reduce fees and low-er taxes.

Wiechman


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MICHAEL ‘GUNNER’ GUNSTANSON Candidate for Ward 5Background: Journalist by trade, hav-ing worked at CNN, the LA Times, Rocky Mountain News, Dallas Morning News and the Houston Chronicle, as well as at several TV stations. He currently works at Xanterra Parks & Re-sorts as the director of digital marketing. Born in Texas, lived in Lakewood with his wife, Drucella, since 2005.


1) Credible, ethical, progressive.2) I bring a pragmatic, common

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3) Unfettered growth and with that, rising crime.

4) The voters of Colorado have said they want marijuana to be legal. I believe Lakewood should take a long, hard look at this issue and decide whether or not it should be sold within the city’s limits and, thus, taxed.

5) I will work with the RTD to get a more affordable rate for the citizens of Lakewood.

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KAREN HARRISON Candidate for Ward 5Background: Past: Lakewood Civics 101, Lakewood Citizens Planning Academy and Lakewood Policy Academy. Charter member Advisory Commission for Inclu-sive Community, and chaired ACIC- second year. Currently: Lake-wood Planning Com-mission second term, Vice Chair South Lake-wood Business Asso-ciation. Member West Colfax Community Association and Alam-eda Gateway.


1) Focused, collaborative and results-oriented.

2) Knowledgeable, skilled and di-rectly experienced in small business and Lakewood city government practices. I listen to all sides of an issue before mak-ing decisions. I have been a citizen vol-unteer in Lakewood, and leader in my professional associations and local busi-ness organizations.

3) Creation and innovating business opportunities in Lakewood, with an ad-ditional focus in the light rail commu-nity. Business is the fi nancial engine for Lakewood. We need jobs, jobs and more jobs.

4) The current council has put a year moratorium on implementing the law. I agree with this strategy and will need to study in depth the options we have. I will be thoughtful and conservative in mak-ing decisions. We need a concise, well-publicized implementation plan.

5) Expanding the successful existing city programs already in place: encour-age employers to offer Light Rail tickets rather than parking spaces, plan events that would include a light rail ride — or discount the cost with presentation of tickets. Lakewood should have special events for the real estate community to familiarize them with the area. Look for opportunities in other cities that have transit to duplicate here.

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Voter info for election Starting the week of Oct. 15, ballots will

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Voter Service and Polling Centers in Jef-fco will open on Oct. 21, as well.

Drop off locations will be in the voter ballot packets but for Golden residents, the location will be at Golden’s city hall or the Clerk and Recorder’s Offi ce at the Jef-

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“Sherlock Holmes” takes a moment to speak with Chris Quoyeser, right, center manager at Alpha Graphics at the “Secrets of the Chamber” event on Oct. 3. Entrepreneurs, philanthropists and Golden residents stopped by to mingle and network during the special event presented by the Golden Chamber of Commerce. Beer and food tasting, silent auctions, and a lesson in history on the Golden chamber were part of the festive occasion. Photo by Amy Woodward

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Motorcycles/ATV’s

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Electricians

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Fence Services

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A Home Repair &Remodeling Handyman

Large and small repairs35 yrs exp.

Reasonable rates303-425-0066

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Electricians

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Handyman

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Large and small repairs35 yrs exp.

Reasonable rates303-425-0066

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Hauling Service

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Heating/ Air Conditioning

House Cleaning

Gloria's Hands onCleaning

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303-456-5861Servicing the Metro North and

Metro West areas

Landscaping/Nurseries

LANDSCAPE

• Complete Landscape Design & Construction • Retaining Walls, Paver & Natural Stone Patios• Clean-Ups & Plant Pruning• Tree & Stump Removal• New Plantings• Irrigation Systems and Repairs• Landscape Lighting

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www.arterralandscaping.comInsured720.436.6340

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LAWN SERVICES$$Reasonable Rates$$

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Lawn/Garden Services

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Painting

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Call Frank303.420.0669

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30 yrs experienceFree estimates303-450-1172

DEEDON'S PAINTING40 years experience

Interior & Exterior painting.References

303-466-4752

Insurance Claims Assistance

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PerezPainting

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THE GLASS RACK7475 W. 5th Ave., Unit 150H. Lakewood, CO 80226

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cent retail tax on marijuana sales. Revenue from the excise tax will go toward pub-lic school construction, while the money collected from the retail tax will back the regulations that were enacted by the Leg-islature.

The 25 percent state tax does not in-clude whatever local taxes might be im-posed by individual municipalities.

Proponents in favor of proposition AA said that the tax is helping to meet the promises made by the passage of Amend-ment 64. They also added the taxes would only apply to those who purchase mari-juana, and wouldn’t affect anyone who

doesn’t.Colorado attorney Sean McAllister

spoke against the proposition, saying that he thinks the proposed taxes are too high, and not part of the original amendment.

“With excess taxation and local busi-ness bans, I think it might just drive people to the black market instead of regulated businesses,” he said. “If this doesn’t pass, we’ll still be able to have funding for mari-juana regulation from another place, and there will still be sales tax on it.”

Residents had a lot of questions, mostly about understanding Amendment 66.

“I wanted to be here to try to under-stand 66 a little better and see where they are on the marijuana issue,” said resident Randy Little. “Now I’m able to see a little better about the tax, but I’m not sure I like where they’re going with marijuana.”

open. In many cases, because of the impact on the number of personnel managing these buildings, the services will be lim-ited and will be similar to weekend opera-tions. Maintenance and janitorial services, telephone service, lighting, and power will continue so that tenant agencies can con-tinue to provide vital services and perform essential missions.”

The information also states that parking spaces associated with GSA facilities will remain open. The Federal Protective Ser-vice will also continue to provide building security.

GSA will have limited personnel that will be available to assist federal agencies in GSA owned and leased buildings to pro-vide support for life safety, property pro-tection, contracting, communications, and IT services.

The USGS Water Science Center, which

is located at the Federal Center, is closed, along with some websites.

The USGS website still offers updated maps, deemed “necessary to protect citi-zens and land property” including:

• Ecosystems• Disease Maps• National Wildlife Health Center• Natural Hazards• USGS coastal erosion hazards infor-

mation• USGS earthquake information• USGS emergency operations portal• USGS information on geomagnetic ac-

tivity• USGS landslide information• USGS volcano information• WaterNREL is still open with staff working as

usual but if the government shutdown con-tinues, they will have to close.

“We hope that it won’t go that long,” George Douglas, spokesperson for NREL said. “We can continue to operate for a month or more the way we are now,” he said.


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Tidebefore filling the reservoir and starting to drain into the spillway.

The waters of Bear Creek start at Mount Evans and flow east through Evergreen, Morrison, Lakewood and Denver before reaching the South Platte River. Upstream from the Bear Creek Dam, Bear Creek drains a total of 236 square miles.

On Wednesday, Oct. 2, the city hosted the first of what is expected to be several volunteer clean-up efforts at the park.

Volunteers were working on the Skunk Hollow picnic area, cleaning debris and laying down a base and pack material to build the area back up again.

“The river overran the bank and ran for a good week, and this is one of the more popular areas,” said Wayne Kruschke, a maintenance person at the park. “We lost all the path material and a lot of active grass, so we’ll also need to reseed the area as well.”

Both human and woody (logs and branches) debris were washed all over the park by the water, and debris clean-up is

going to be a project for a while.Sprafke said the community response

to the park’s need has been incredible, and they’re hoping to channel that energy into cleaning up as much as possible.

“There will be some work that will have to be done by staff, but we’ve had a lot of in-terest in helping, especially from trail users and the angling community,” he said.

Work on the dam began in 1979 — the last of three dams built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as part of their Tri-Lakes Projects, according to information from the city. Bear Creek, Cherry Creek and Chatfield dams were built to protect the Denver area from a 100-year flood.

In 1982 the City of Lakewood signed a 50-year lease with the Corps of Engineers for the development of recreational facili-ties around the dam and reservoir, which led to the creation of Bear Creek Lake Park.

During the clean-up, resident Gweneth Welch said that she was helping because she wanted to give back to the park that had given so much to her.

“I ride my bike here when I’m able,” she said. “I thought it would be important if I could donate some of my time to helping.”

For more information on the park and what is open and closed, visit www.lake-wood.org/bclp.Making history personal

Memoirs By Design lets people tell their own storiesBy Clarke [email protected]

Nanette Randall enjoys listening to peo-ple.

She describes herself as an extrovert, and after 20 years in human resources, she decided to use these skills to create a busi-ness that blends all her skills and talents together.

The result is Memoirs By Design, a company that deliverers memoirs based on people’s life experiences. Randall has become a personal historian, and spends time with individuals who want to share their stories with their families and loved ones.

“A lot of research went into starting this,” Randall said. “I spend the first four

years working on finding printers, book binders, the proper software and clients.”

The way the process works is once Ran-dall has a client, she goes through prepa-ration with them, helping them to gather important photographs, letter and other important artifacts.

Once the person has that, the real work begins. Randall interviews the client for as long as it takes for them to give her all the information they want to share. She said that the average time is around four hours, but can go as short as one hour or as long as ten.

“I use a digital tape recorder during the interview, which I give to the client when I’m done so they have an oral history as well,” she said. “My goal is really to make them feel comfortable, so they’re able to share with me.”

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October 10, 2013

Theater o�ers stray of hope

Several years ago Mr. On The Town — the No. 1 dog lover in our house — and I attended the play “Sylvia” at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.

The A.R. Gurney play is about an empty-nest couple who take in a stray dog. I won’t give away the end-ing but this comedy will tug at your heartstrings. I guarantee you’ll love this play!

“Sylvia” plays Nov. 7-17 at the LTAC. Tickets are available at www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org or by calling 720-509-1000.

Kim Staunton, a winner of a Denver Post Ovation Award, Henry Award, and Westword’s Best of Den-ver among her many local theater performances, stars as Kate. Two Tony Award nominees, director Ran-dal Myler and Jonathan C. Kaplan (as Greg), also are part of the cast and crew.

Denver favorites Jamie Ann Romero (Sylvia) and Randy Moore (Tom, Phyllis and Leslie) round out a stellar cast.

Boys and Girls Club opensThe opening of the new Nancy P.

Anschutz Center Boys and Girls Club on Tuesday, Oct. 1 was a celebration, despite a horrific shooting just 11 days earlier that left club advocate Terrance Roberts accused of attempt-ed murder.

Boldfaced names like Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, Phil and Nancy Anschutz, John and Paige Elway and Jack A. Vickers celebrated the opening of the new center at the Jack A. Vickers Boys & Girls Club.

Denver politicos and movers and shakers joined the celebration of a new Park Hill community center that replaced a shopping area torched by a gang in 2008.

Boys and Girls Club President and CEO John Aragoni held the senti-ments of many in attendance when he said: “The community here had gone through its ups and downs. But we want to recognize its past with an eye on its future.”

‘Girl’ power for CRASonia Riggs, formerly the execu-

tive director of the American Institute of Architects Colorado, is the heir apparent to eventually take over Pete Meersman’s chief cheese job with the Colorado Restaurant Association as Meersman prepares for his departure.

CRA chairman of the board Rich Yoke appointed a search committee to advertise, screen, interview and se-lect someone to serve as the new CRA chief operating officer, a position that will transition into the president and chief executive officer when Meers-man, who has led the CRA for 30-plus years, leaves the association Nov. 1, 2014.

As of that date, Meersman will become the CRA’s chief strategy officer by serving on various affili-ated boards and working on special projects until November 2019.

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Two exhibits at Arvada Center examine changes in forms, methodsBy Clarke [email protected]

Old traditions and new technologies come together in the fall gallery exhibitions at the Arvada Center.

“Earth Moves: Shifts in Ceramic Art and Design” takes a look at the changing world of ceramics, and how

fine arts, industry and design are blending into that world. The show is on display in the Main Gallery.

“Continuing Legacies: Evolving Ceramic Traditions” examines some of the oldest forms of ceramics, and brings artists who have been working in the form for generations to the fore. The show is on display in the Upper Gallery.

Both shows will be on display at the center’s galleries, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., through

Nov. 10. The galleries are open Monday through Fri-day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.,

Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 1-5

p.m.“I think they’re really

interesting shows — there are so many different things

in both of them,” said curatorial assistant Kristin Bueb. “A lot of

what’s on display is so much dif-ferent from what people are used

to, and shows how people can push the boundaries.”

The shows were put together by the center’s ceramic coordinator Bebe Alexander, who said they were

extremely challenging because of the nature of the works.“With Earth Moves, the shifts in technology and design were

the focus, and we wanted to display artists who are using new tools,” she said.

The call for artists was put out in March, and jurors whittled the submissions down to eight invited artists and 42 juried artists from all over the country.

Many of these artists are using computer-aided design and 3-D printing and renderings to add new di-mensions to their work.

Some particularly striking installations on display include a “Glyph” series from David Kaufmann, who created porcelain models of iPads and uses the finger swipes from the screen to create modern hieroglyphics.

There is also a recreation of a Synaptic Lab by Donna Webb, that has maps, lab equip-ment and bottles and vials, which suggests the mixing of science and art in groundwater landscape.

Alexander said the “Continuing Legacies” exhibit serves as a nice counterpoint to the main gallery, showing ancient forms of pot-tery and ceramics that have been practiced for generations.

“We have Takashi Nakazato, 13th genera-tion Japanese potter,” she said. “Also on dis-play are the works of Kazu Oba, who studied with Nakazato and is on staff at the Center.”

The pottery of Adam Field, studied under seventh generation Korean potter, Kim ll-Maan, was the germ of the exhibit idea, Al-exander said.

He studied the Korean art of onggi pottery, and part of the exhibit is a video of how Field creates the massive pots.

Other participating artists include Trevor Dunn, Simon Leach, Ben Owen III and Michael Wisner.

TIMEmeasured by CERAMICS

The “Earth Moves” show at the Arvada Center highlights new techniques and materials that ceramic artists are using. Eight invited artists and 42 juried art-ists from all over the country are represented in the show. Piece pictured is by Derek Reeverts. Piece pictured lower left is by Katherine Taylor. Courtesy photos

IF YOU GOWHAT: “Earth Moves” and “Con-tinuing Legacies” exhibitions

WHERE: Arvada Center

6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada

WHEN: Through Nov. 10

Monday through Friday - 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday - 1-5 p.m.

COST: Free

INFORMATION: 720-898-7200 or www.arvadacenter.org


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“Sonia will offi cially begin work at CRA on Nov. 20,” Meersman said in a mass email. “She will be at CRA building on oc-casion before then for other meetings.

“Sonia’s professional references raved about her when I talked to them. (All four AIA references not only praised her, but they asked me not to hire her because they wanted her to stay there.) I spent a morning last talking with Sonia in person. She has a great personality and sense of humor. She will fi t in well with our very talented staff.”

The CRA serves restaurants through-

out the metro area and the entire state of Colorado.

Wine, women and WoodyardAre you ready for some football?Wine, Women and Football, presented

by Coloradans for Responsible Energy Development, is an evening of sipping, snacking and talking smack about any and all Broncos opponents, beginning at 5 p.m. on Oct. 15 at Chloe, 1445 Market St.

Come and share some X’s and O’s with players Montee Ball, Sylvester Williams, Britton Colquitt, Wesley Woodyard and one of my favorite former players, Rod Smith.

One hundred percent of proceeds benefi t Volunteers of America’s Brandon

Center, an emergency shelter for women and children. For tickets, go to www.voacolorado.org.

‘Orange’ you glad for a deal?Denver hotel The Curtis-a Doubletree

by Hilton has an “orange crush” on the Denver Broncos.

Here’s the “Booking Broncos” break-down:

Rates start at $129 per night when you book your football stay at the Curtis on Oct. 13 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Oct. 26 or 27 vs. the Washington Redskins (and former Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan) or Nov. 16 or 17 vs. the Kansas City Chiefs.

And the rest of the story ... say “Play it again, Peyton” and earn a second visit to

the Curtis for $83 per night — in honor of Welker — plus $18 valet parking with homage to Manning on Dec. 7 or 8 vs. the Tennessee Titans or on Dec. 12 against the San Diego Chargers.

To take advantage of the Curtis Orange Crush offer, call Scott at 720-889-4747. For more information on the Curtis, go to www.thecurtis.com or call 800-525-6651.

Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, res-taurants, businesses, parties and people throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for Blacktie-Colorado.com. You can subscribe and read her columns at www.pennyparker.blacktie-colorado.com. She can be reached at [email protected] or at 303-619-5209.


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‘Death of a Salesman’ at Denver Center � eatre Company The Denver Center Theatre Company’s

production of the Arthur Miller classic, “Death of a Salesman,“ is superb. Though it is certainly not a romp in the park, the heart-gripping story captured my atten-tion from beginning to end. It is the tale of a man who refuses to take life on life’s terms. Salesman Willy Loman (Mike Hart-man) continues to dream of making it big even though his career is slipping through his fi ngers. His wife Linda (Lauren Klein) is supportive and loving in spite of the fact that Willy is acting more erratic every day.

The aging salesman tries to convince his two sons that if they follow his advice they will be successful. Family dynamics are the driving force in this riveting story. Linda ends up in the middle as she tries to ameliorate the ever-present tension. Watching this Pulitzer-and Tony-winning drama requires a concerted effort as Willy fl ips between the present and the fantasies

in his whirling mind. His conversations with his long gone brother cause great consternation to his family. Be prepared for an intense but fulfi lling trip to the the-ater. The Denver Center Theatre Company should be very proud.

“Death of a Salesman” plays at the Den-ver Center for the Performing Arts through Oct. 20. For tix and info: visit www.denver-center.org or call 303-893-4100.

Arvada Center hosting Creede RepOnce again, the Arvada Center is fea-

turing the award-winning Creede Reper-tory Theatre in the center’s Black Box Theatre. “Around the World in 80 Days,” an absolute delight, plays through Oct. 27. The story moves at warp speed in spite of the fact that it is set in 1872.

Members of the company are: John Arp (Detective Fix and others), Dustin Bronson (Phileas Fogg), Patrick Du Laney (“Quite a lot of characters”), Graham Ward (Passep-artout and others) and Caitlin Wise (Aouda and others).

When the notes say “and others” they are not fooling around. Though I don’t have an exact count, I suspect you’ll see some 30 different characters.

It is great fun to see which persona you’ll see next. The acting is fi rst-rate and, even though you know you’re seeing the same people over and over, you’ll be con-

vinced that it’s a cast of, well, 30.Phileas Fogg makes an outrageous bet

with some of his chums from “the club.” Thus begins the mad dash fraught with strange people and even stranger ob-stacles.

Through all the trials and tribulations, Phileas keeps his eyes glued on winning the wager.

Producing a play of this magnitude in this small theatre requires the utmost in creativity and direction (Charlie Oates). I needed a night of light-hearted fun and some giggles and grins and that is exactly what I got. Do go see it!

For tix and info: visit arvadacenter.org or call 720-898-7200.

Until next time, I’ll see you around town.

Columnist Harriet Hunter Ford may be reached at [email protected].

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SALOME’S STARSFOR THE WEEK OF OCT 7, 2013

ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) Your Aries charm helps persuade others to listen to your proposal. But it’s still a long way from acceptance, unless you can stand up to the tough questions that are set to follow.TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) Plan to share a weekend getaway from all the pressures of your hectic workaday world with a very special someone. You could be pleasantly surprised at what develops.GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Your keen insight once again helps you handle a challenging situation with a clearer perception of what it’s really all about. What you learn helps you make a difficult decision.CANCER (Jun 21 to July 22) If you want to steer clear of getting involved in a new family dispute, say so. Your stand might cause hurt feelings for some, but overall, you’ll be respected for your honesty.LEO (July 23 to Aug 22) Expect recognition for your efforts in getting a project into operation. Besides the more practical rewards, your Lion’s heart will be warmed by the admiration of your colleagues.VIRGO (Aug 23 to Sept 22) Set aside time to rid yourself of clutter that might well be drawing down your creative energies. Consider asking someone to help you decide what stays and what goes.LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) A colleague could make a request that might place you in an awkward position with co-workers. Best advice: Share your concerns with an associate you can trust.SCORPIO (Oct 23 to Nov 21) Your energy levels are way up, allowing you to take on the added challenge of a task you’ve been hoping to secure. Expect this move to lead to an important opportunity.SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 to Dec 21) Your continuing sense of confidence in what you’ve set out to do gives encouragement to others. Expect to see more people asking to add their efforts to yours.CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) You might think it would be best to reject a suggestion others insist would be unworkable. But you might be surprised by what you find if you give it a chance.AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb 18) Changing a decision might disappoint some people, but the important thing is that you be honest with yourself. Don’t go ahead with anything you have doubts about.PISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) There could be some fallout from an emotional confrontation that you really should deal with before moving on. Best to start fresh with a clean, clear slate.BORN THIS WEEK: Your honesty not only helps you make decisions for yourself, but also helps others find the right choices for themselves.

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TUESDAY/OCT. 8, 15, 22, 29

PAINTING LIVING Light of Peace, 5927 Miller St., Arvada, hosts painting classes 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays in October. Materials are included in fee. Themes are sun�owers (Oct. 8), pets (Oct. 15), fall foliage (Oct. 22) and trucks, trains and tractors (Oct. 29). Sign up at www.soallmaycreate.com or call Natasha 303-960-8063.

THURSDAY/OCT. 10

MEET AND greet Single Volunteers of Greater Denver will have a member meet and greet 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, at the Golden Triangle, just south of downtown. Parking is free. All members are invited to a casual social gathering to meet one another and the new board of directors. Go to www.svgd.org to register and for more details.

THURSDAY/OCT. 10

CANDIDATES FORUM Lakewood AAUW will host a school board candidates’ forum at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 at Holy Shepherd Lutheran Church, 9th and Kipling, Lakewood. Three out of �ve school board positions will be �lled. Learn the issues. Questions are encouraged.

THURSDAY/OCT. 10

CAREGIVER SEMINAR Stuck in the Middle is presenting a half-day community caregiver awareness seminar at 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, at Silverado Senior Living, 6447 Quail St., Arvada. As our population ages, more and more caregivers are created, and most family members are not prepared for this most di�cult job. Seven presenters who are professionals in their �eld will be at the seminar to help you prepare for the journey of caregiving. Cost, which may be paid in cash at time of check-in, includes refreshments and lunch. Reservations required; call 303-204-5149. Seating is limited. Adult day care provided by Silverado sta� at no cost. Activities, refreshments and lunch included. Reservations required; notify reservation-ist when registering for seminar attendance. Stuck in the

Middle is a social support group for caregivers of those with Alzheimer’s, dementia and related illnesses.

THURSDAY/OCT. 10, NOV. 14, DEC. 12, JAN. 9, FEB. 13, MARCH 13

MEMBERSHIP MEETING American Legion Post 161 has monthly membership meetings at 7 p.m. Thursdays, Sept. 12, Oct. 10, Nov. 14, Dec. 12, Jan. 9, Feb. 13, March 13 at 60th Avenue and Lamar Street. The group gets veterans to help veterans.

FRIDAY/OCT. 11, Nov. 5, Nov. 8

ART CLASSES Lakewood Arts Council Community Center and Gallery o�ers a variety of workshops and classes at the Lakewood Community Center and Gallery, 85 S. Union Blvd, Lakewood. To register, call 303-980-0625 or go to www.lakewoodartscouncil.org/classes.htm.

FINAL WORKSHOP is Oct. 11: Tanis Bula, Mixing Up the Mediums on Sun�owers, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

CLASSES ARE:

STARTING NOV. 5: Acrylics Plus with Marcia Brill, 1-3:30 p.m. Tuesdays in November.

STARTING NOV. 8: Watercolor Basics with Kathy Cranmer, 1-3:30 p.m. Fridays in November.

FRIDAY/OCT. 11-27

THEATER SHOW The Player’s Guild at the Festival Playhouse presents “Trick or Treat” from Oct. 11-27 at 5665 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Appropriate for all ages, show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays. Call 303-422-4090 or go to www.festivalplayhouse.com for tickets and more details. Come in costume and win a prize.

SATURDAY/OCT. 12

SCARECROW FESTIVAL Olde Town Arvada will be transformed with scarecrows of all shapes and sizes 10 a.m. to

2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12. The annual scarecrow festival is free and include activities for all ages and interests. Businesses, individuals, schools or organizations can enter a decorated scarecrow. Application and entry fee information is available at www.historicarvada.org or by calling the Historic Olde Town Arvada at 303-420-6100. The decorated pumpkin contest also returns; applications at www.arvadafestivals.com. Pumpkins will be sold, and proceeds will bene�t the Arvada Community Food Bank.

SATURDAY/OCT. 12

BLESSING OF animals The Episcopal Church of St. John Chrysostom will celebrate the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi with a blessing of the animals beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 12. All are invited to this short outdoor service, followed by co�ee, juice and doughnuts. All animals are welcome and for the safety of all present, animals must be restrained on leashes or in their carriers/containers. In the event of inclement weather, bring only a photo of your pet and meet inside. The Episcopal Church of St. John Chrysostom is in the Applewood area of Je�erson County at 13151 W. 28th Ave., o� Alkire. For information or directions, call 303-279-2760 or visit www.stjohngolden.org.

SATURDAY/OCT. 12

FOOD ADDICTS Are you having trouble controlling the way you eat? You are not alone. Today, there is a solution. Come to a free information session: Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous, which meets 10-11:30 a.m. Oct. 12, at Christ Episcopal Church, 2950 S. University Blvd., Denver. Visit www.foodaddicts.org or call Hilary J. at 303-349-2858.

SATURDAY/OCT. 12

SWING BAND Sentimental Sounds Swing Band will play the best in big band and swing music 4-6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at the D Note in Arvada. There is no cover charge. Everyone is welcome. Bring your friends and family for a fun night of good

music and food.

SATURDAY/OCT. 12

FALL DANCE. The �rst fall dance “Boogie at the Barn” is 5:30-10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at Alderfer Ranch Barn at the Alderfer/Three Sisters Open Space Park, 30299 Bu�alo Park Road, Evergreen. Music provided by a collaboration of local Evergreen musicians, with “Something Underground” headlin-ing the event with its blend of rock, reggae, folk and pop 7-10 p.m. Volunteers are still needed. Contact [email protected]. Parking is limited. Check out the Boogie at the Barn page on Facebook: www.facebook.com/EvergreenBoogieAt-TheBarn/events.

SATURDAY/OCT. 12

OKTOBERFEST WIN the Battle presents Oktoberfest, a silent auction and ra�e, 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at Village at Five Parks Depot, 13810 W. 85th Drive, Arvada. Tickets for sale at www.winthebattle.org and includes light dinner, wine and beer tasting. Items available for auction include an iPad mini, �at screen TV, co�eemaker, gift certi�cates, gift baskets and more.

SATURDAY/OCT. 12

SHRED-A-THON THE Arvada Police invites residents to pro-tect their identity and personal information by taking part in the annual Shred-A-Thon 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 12, in the parking lot at the Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Arvada Police partners with Shred-it to safely destroy documents containing personal information. Resident and businesses can bring up to three boxes or three bags of documents. The event is free, but donations are wel-comed. Proceeds bene�t the W. Michael Northey Foundation, which provides scholarships to local high school students who want to pursue a higher education degree. Area high school students and Arvada Police Explorers will be on hand to assist with unloading items.

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After the interviews are completed, Randall transcribes it and becomes a “ghostwriter,” using the information to craft a memoir. Once she has finished writing, she has a proofreader give it a

look over, then lets the family take a final look to make sure all the information is correct.

Finally, she gets the book published for the client and anyone else they may want.

“I try to do as quick a turn around as possible. It usually takes a couple of months,” she said.

In the eight years Memoirs By Design has been around, Randall has done about 40 memoirs, and while many are individ-

uals, that’s not the only kind she does.She does business memoirs, which in-

volves talking not only to business own-ers, but also employees, to get a full his-tory of the company. She also does pet stories for the animal lovers.

“There’s no magic age when people have a good story to share,” Randall said. “Many of my clients are between 60 to 90 years old, but not all.”

Recently Randall said she has had the

honor of creating memoirs for veterans, and she said she’s extremely proud to partner with these men and women and put their stories on paper for their fami-lies.

“Everyone has a story that has the abil-ity to paint a really compelling picture,” she said.

To learn more, contact Randall at 303-885-3790 or [email protected] or visit www.memoirsbydesign.com


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LakewoodSPORTS20 Lakewood SentinelOctober 10, 2013

Key plays leave Green Mountain with lossLeague opener goes the way of Dakota Ridge

By Daniel [email protected]

LAKEWOOD – A football game is played in four quarters and a game could take three hours to play but many times a game comes down to one or two key plays.

This was true as Green Mountain was beat 23-14 by Dakota Ridge Friday at Jeffco Stadium.

Down 16-14 with four minutes left in the game Green Mountain’s defense was faced with a 3rd-and-five near midfield.

If the Rams would have stopped the Eagles and forced fourth down they would have had over three minutes to drive down the field and kick a potential game-winning field goal.

Instead, Dakota Ridge barely beat a Green Moun-tain pass rush and converted the first down with a seven yard completion over the middle of the field.

That play didn’t beat the Rams who theoretically still had a chance to win the game. However, the next play did.

Dakota Ridge senior quarterback Braxton Thais broke through his offensive line and exploded for a game-sealing 24 yard touchdown run.

The extra point put the Eagles up nine points and even though the Rams had two minutes to operate they couldn’t get down the field.

And after a second half charge where the Rams outplayed Dakota Ridge during big stretches of the second half Green Mountain will look back at that 3rd-and-five and what could have been.

“We gave ourselves an opportunity but we couldn’t finish,” Green Mountain coach Jared Wallen said. “Games like these come down to a couple key plays, and we couldn’t get it done today.”

The game was not only the league opener for both teams, it was also a meeting of two 3-2 teams that were pretty equal in terms of talent.

“We thought this was a game we could win here today but we are not done yet. Our goals are still in-tact, we just need to work a little harder now,” Wallen said.

Green Mountain (3-3, 0-1) has a pair of winnable games up next on its schedule, starting Friday at 7 p.m. at Littleton High School. Green Mountain’s Josh Einerston looking for a hole as he returns a kick against Dakota Ridge on Friday. Photo by Daniel Williams

WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN

Farmers keep Conifer down with league victoryWheat Ridge now has eyes on potential league titleBy Daniel [email protected]

LAKEWOOD – To call Wheat Ridge soccer red hot right now would be an understatement.

The Farmers got another criti-cal 4A Jeffco league win by de-feating Conifer 3-0 Wednesday at Lakewood Memorial Field.

Wheat Ridge overwhelmed the Lobos with a ridicules 23 shots on goal, breaking through with three of those nearly two dozen shots.

Junior Dan Van Note, senior CJ Francis and junior Max Sweeney all scored for the Farmers.

The trio was unstoppable dur-ing stretches, breaking down Co-nifer defenders while combining for 19 shots on goal.

“We wanted to come out here and play hard and get a much needed league win and we did that today,” Wheat Ridge coach Tony Thomas said.

But the lopsided scoreboard doesn’t tell the entire story. Co-nifer came into the game desper-ate for not only a league win, but any win. The Lobos have lost 10 straight games and haven’t won a game since August. They came out confident against the Farm-ers and threatened near the net a couple times but Wheat Ridge senior goaltender Troy Fairbanks put a wall up and stopped all sev-en of Conifer’s attempts.

“The win was important for us because it keeps us right there for a league title,” Thomas said. “It will be us, Golden and Evergreen, and I bet it will come down to the end.”

With the victory Wheat Ridge keeps its perfect 4-0 league re-cord intact. However, Evergreen (4-0) and Golden (3-0) are also undefeated in league play.

But the Farmers might be catching fire at just the right time as they have now won five straight games, outscoring their opposition 14-3 over that stretch.

Wheat Ridge (8-3, 4-0) will play Green Mountain Tuesday at 4 p.m. at Lakewood Memorial Field. Wheat Ridge’s CJ Francis unloads a kick in a 3-0 victory over Conifer on Wednesday. Photo by Daniel Williams


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Je� co state golf recap: RV second in state, D’Evelyn 7th Golfers from all over Je� co shine at state tournaments By Daniel Williams [email protected]

AURORA - Ralston Valley golf made a run at a team state title representing Jeffco incredibly well at last week’s state golf tournament at Murphy Creek Golf Course.

The Mustangs fi nished second in state as a team with scores of 221-227—448, 23 strokes behind state champion Regis Jesuit 212-213—225.

Neil Tillman led the charge for Ralston Valley shooting back-to-back 74’s and fi nished 4-over par (74-74—148), and Keegan Sheard shot well both days fi nishing 5-over par (73-76—149).

Another Arvada standout was Po-mona’s Grant Olinger who an opening round 73 (73-76—149) to put him atop the leader board. Olinger fi nished 5-over tied with Sheard for 14th place.

Lakewood had a pair of players fi n-ish tied for 74th place. Weston Mauz

and Kevin Liao both fi nished 2-over which included both players shooting both rounds in the 80s.

Once place behind the Lakewood pair was Bear Creek’s Ian Grams who fi nished in 75th place after shooting very well on his second day. Grams opened the tournament with an 89 but recovered the next day with an 83 fi nishing 28 strokes over par.

In 4A Jeffco all four of state quali-fi ers D’Evelyn produced played well earning the Jaguars a seventh place fi nish at the state tournament.

D’Evelyn (243-235—478) was led by the strong play of Matt Yeager and Anthony Pedersen who both fi n-ished tied for 15th place overall which scored of +18. After both players shot opening rounds in the 80s, both re-sponded day two by shooting 76 (Yea-ger) and 77 (Pedersen).

Nick Michas fi nished just behind his D’Evelyn teammates producing lows 80s scores on both days (+26) fi n-ishing tied for 35th.

Also in 4A Jeffco Golden had a pair of state qualifi ers shoot in the 80s in three of their four combined rounds.

Jeremy Mosser shot back-to-back 89s and fi nished tied for 66th place (+38).

Just behind him was Golden’s Jake Johnson who fi nished +44 after shoot-ing 87 and 97.

Not a Jeffco school but in the Jef-fco district is 3A Faith Christian who had Kevin Tully qualify for the state tourney fi nishing +48 after shooting 94 and 96.

Top seven 5A team scores; Re-gis Jesuit 212-213— 225, Ralston Valley 221-227— 448, Cherry Creek 222-228—450, Legacy 225-230—255, Heritage 230-226—456, Fairview 225-231—456, and Boulder 232-227—459.

Top seven 4A team scores; Valor Christian 228-225—453, Silver Creek 223-233—456, Cheyenne Mountain 230-233—463, Coronado 234-239—473, Durango 239-235—474, Pueblo South 241-236—477 and D’Evelyn 243-235—478.

Top seven 3A team scores; Alex-ander Dawson 213-232— 445, Peak to Peak 243-228—471, Lutheran 241-230—471, Aspen 238-236—474, Kent Denver 235-249—484, Holy Family 244-244-488.

Ralston Valley 5A, D’Evelyn 4A to represent Je� co at state tourney Je� co proves again to be a force in high school tennis By Daniel Williams [email protected]

ARVADA – Jeffco tennis proved to be a force this season as it produced state qualifi ers from all corners of the county.

Ralston Valley led the way for 5A Jeffco as it qualifi ed four of its teams for the state tournament.

In 4A Jeffco, D’Evelyn stole the show and will feature fi ve of its teams in the state tourney.

“We have a really good team this year. Our program is on the rise,” Ralston Valley coach Tom Russ said. “We had a lot of new kids come out this year and we have added a lot of depth.”

Qualifying for the state tournament is a feat in itself, let alone making a run in the state tournament.

Many really good tennis players do not make it to state because of a rough region or a tough draw in the regional bracket. But the way these re-gion sets up only the elite high school tennis players in the state qualify for the chance to play in the state tourna-ment.

“Jeffco tennis is underrated I would say. There are a lot of really great ten-nis players in our areas, we see it every year,” Russ said.

The state tournament starts Thurs-

day at Gates Tennis Center and goes through Saturday.

Jeffco state qualifi ers include:5A No. 1 singles; Ben Yoshida

(Lakewood), Chandler Erickson (Ralston Valley) and Adam Rivera (Da-kota Ridge).

5A No. 2 singles; Ram Vuppaladadi-yam (Lakewood), Brian Ross (Chat-fi eld) and Andy Wright (Columbine).

5A No. 1 doubles; Rane Hornecker and Bryn Finne Frock (Ralston Valley), and Sam Meyer and John Simpson (Chatfi eld).

5A No. 2 doubles; Johno Hawkin-son and Casey Hawkinson (Ralston

Valley), and Austin Stutz and Chase Adams (Chatfi eld).

5A No. 4 doubles; Jon Gillespie and Ben Gillespie (Ralston Valley), and Eric Draper and Troy Jackson (Lake-wood).

4A No. 3 singles; Matthew Jordan (D’Evelyn).

4A No. 1 doubles; Caleb Rold and Kevin Kalkus (D’Evelyn).

4A No. 2 doubles; Dustin Etheridge and AJ Jordan (D’Evelyn).

4A No. 3 doubles; Spencer McKay and Ellis Murray (D’Evelyn).

4A No. 3 doubles; Nik Geshwitner and Brad Meier (D’Evelyn).

Golden No. 2 double team of Christopher Gilas and Adam Hu� during one of their regional matches at Mullen. Photo by Daniel Williams


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Ralston Valley volleyball thinking pink Mustangs to honorlongtime coach Nelson By Daniel Williams [email protected]

ARVADA – “Think Pink” has become a movement.

Keeping it moving is the Ralston Valley volleyball team who will promote cancer awareness when they face rival Arvada West Wednesday at Ralston Valley High School.

But this year’s “Think Pink” is much more meaningful for the Mustangs. Last season the team lost its head coach Lisa Nelson who passed away after a hard-fought battle with cancer.

So amongst multiple activities, Nelson will be honored by the volleyball team and the school. Nelson, the longtime coach of the Mustangs, was beloved in the commu-nity and her memory is still very strong at Ralston Valley. The school already honored Nelson by dedicating the volleyball court to her at the beginning of the season.

While “Think Pink” offi cially recognizes

breast cancer, the Mustangs have changed it to recognize all cancer awareness.

Draped in pink, cancer survivors, fi ght-ers and all of those in memory will all be recognized at the event.

In addition, there will be a Chinese auc-tion and everyone will have the opportu-nity to purchase a “Think Pink” T-shirt for $10 dollars.

And if all that wasn’t enough a very im-portant league game between the Mus-tangs and the Wildcats will take place as well.

Ralston Valley (9-4, 4-1) is fi ghting for a

5A Jeffco league title sitting just one game behind Lakewood for fi rst place in the standings. The Mustangs have won four straight games for the second time this season and will meet Lakewood next week in what could be for the league champion-ship.

A-West (8-7, 2-3) is no longer in the mix for a league title but they would love to play spoiler to Ralston Valley.

The Arvada Press has covered the game and event but could not get the story and photos in this week’s edition. Look out next week for full coverage.

SPORTS QUIZ 1) WHO holds the mark for most seasons of 20 or more home runs by a � rst baseman?2) Hank Aaron was one of three players to play for both the Milwaukee Braves and the Milwaukee Brewers. Name one of the other two.3) When was the last time the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy was shared among the Army, Navy and Air Force football teams for a season?4) Dallas set an NBA record for most consecutive games with at least one three-pointer made. Was it over or under 1,100 games when it ended in 2012?5) When was the last time before 2013 that the Colorado Avalanche fran-chise had the No. 1 overall pick in the NHL Draft?6) Name the last time the U.S. did not win the medal count at the Summer Olympics.7) In 2013, golfer Kenny Perry set a record for biggest comeback after 36 holes at the U.S. Senior Open — 10 strokes. What had been the biggest comeback?

ANSWERS1) Fred McGri� did it in 14 seasons as a 1st baseman between 1988 and 2002.2) Felipe Alou and Phil Roof.3) It was 1993.4) Over — 1,108 games.5) In 1991, the then-Quebec Nordiques drafted Eric Lindros � rst overall.6) It was 1992, when the Uni� ed Team (former USSR countries) topped the U.S. by four medals.7) Seven strokes, by Larry Laoretti (1992) and Brad Bryant (2007).

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Make fun books full of fall colors Before leaves fall from trees and are

too crunchy to collect, make an iden-tifi cation book with young children. Collecting and exercising are good reasons for walks in the woods.

For more science ideas see grand-parentsteachtoo.org, wnmufm.org “Learning through the Seasons” pod casts and wnmufm Public Radio 90 live Tuesdays 4:30 and Saturdays at 8:35 am.

Materials:Bag, leaves, white glue, thick paper,

and string

What to Do:A walk is a perfect time to combine

science, reading, and quiet discussion to build vocabulary. Very young chil-dren can collect and sort leaves by size and color.

Older children can collect and sort by type. Explain leaves make food for plants by collecting water from the roots and carbon dioxide gas from people and animals. With sunshine and a green chemical called chloro-phyll leaves make sugar to feed the tree. This is called photosynthesis.

As children collect, explain red and other colors are in leaves all year around, but the green chlorophyll covers them up. In fall there is less daylight so the leaves cannot make as much food. The leaves start shutting down and dying. Finally the leaves fall.

Teach children the names and characteristics of leaves.

How does a maple leaf look differ-ent from an oak or pine? Point out that oak tree seeds are acorns and maple seeds twirl around like helicopters. White pine trees conveniently have fi ve needles or leaves like letters in their name.

Red pines have two needles. Look around for cones and examine seeds tucked inside. Most evergreen trees lose some of their needles and grow

new ones.

What Else Can We Do?Pull a leaf out of the collection bag.

Can children fi nd one that matches? Talk about the characteristics.

Put two different leaves together. Children can take pictures of leaves with a camera or phone for a short family presentation about a walk in the woods.

At home place the leaves under heavy books or place leaves in a mag-azine with something heavy on top to press for a day.

The next day use a brush to paint the leaves with white glue on both sides and glue them on heavy paper.

Glue the seeds, too. Cones can be glued on a cover.

When dry, print the tree name or have children say a sentence about the leaf. Punch a hole in each page and tie with yarn or gift ribbon. Place tape around the hole to reinforce it.

Esther Macalady is a former teacher, lives in Golden and participates in the Grandparents Teach Too writing group.


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State’s racial gaps narrow in educationEconomic disparities stay unchanged over two yearsBy Burt HubbardI-News at Rocky Mountain PBS

Black and Latino adults in Colorado nar-rowed some of the wide education gaps with their white counterparts last year, ac-cording to an I-News analysis of new U.S. Census Bureau data.

Colorado no longer has the largest gaps in the nation in college graduation rates be-tween black and white residents, and both Latino and black adults saw high school graduation gaps narrow to their lowest lev-els in decades.

“That’s good news all the way around,” said Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia, who also is execu-tive director of the Colorado Higher Edu-cation Department. “It’s the result of more focus and more collaboration between K-12 and higher education.”

However, income, poverty and home-ownership disparities between whites and the state’s largest minority groups remained unchanged between 2010 and 2012, the analysis found.

An I-News investigation published ear-lier this year of six decades of Census data found that minority gains made in key eco-

nomic and education areas had eroded over time. In many cases, the disparities between Latinos, blacks and whites were wider in

2010 than they were in the 1960s and 1970s.

The latest Census data from the 2012 American Community Survey of states and their largest cit-ies and counties found across-the-board increases in minority high school and college graduation rates since 2010.

The percent of black adults 25 years of age and older with college degrees rose from about 20 percent to 24 percent during the two years.

That narrowed the gap with their white counter-parts to less than 20 per-centage points, compared

to 23 percentage points in 2010. White col-lege graduation rates inched up less than 1 percentage point to 43 percent in 2012.

As a result, Colorado no longer has the largest gaps in the U.S. between white and black adults. It now ranks third behind Con-necticut and Massachusetts, the I-News analysis found.

Sharon Bailey, a former Denver Public Schools board member and a member of the Colorado Black Round Table, said the state’s attention to education disparities may be starting to pay off.

“I do think there has been a bigger spot-light put on graduation rates and remedia-tion,” Bailey said.

The round table is holding a community forum at Manual High School in Denver Sept. 28 on minority education and eco-nomic gaps.

The college graduation gap between La-tino and white Colorado adults remained unchanged in the new report, exceeding 30 percentage points, and was still the largest in the U.S.

Both Latino and black adults continued to narrow the gaps in high school gradua-tion rates.

Black rates rose from 86 percent to 89 percent and Latino rates rose from 65 per-cent to 68 percent between 2010 and 2012, while white rates stayed at about 96 percent.

Both gaps are the smallest since 1960.However, Garcia said most new jobs in

the state in the coming years will require more than a high school degree.

“A high school degree just isn’t going to cut it,” he said. “When we look at Colorado’s economy, we know that some 70 percent of the jobs that will be created in the next 10

years will require some post-secondary cre-dentials.”

Both Garcia and Bailey said the state needs to step up its efforts on educational attainment.

Bailey said Colorado needs to look at factors behind minority successes and rep-licate them.

Garcia said the state should work on eliminating barriers to minorities complet-ing college, such as the high rate of remedial classwork, while expanding programs such as concurrent enrollment, which allows stu-dents to take college class while still in high school.

“We have to do a better job if we want to have a strong economy long term.”

The gaps in economic areas such as family income and homeownership either remained unchanged or widened slightly between 2010 and 2012, the analysis found. Family income and poverty gaps widened between white and black residents, while homeownership gaps widened between white and Latino households.

I-News is the public service journalism arm of Rocky Mountain PBS. To read the Losing Ground report go to http://www.inewsnet-work.org/losingground/. Contact Burt Hub-bard at [email protected] or 303-446-4931.

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MILITARY NOTESLakewood

Air Force Airman Peniel Apantenco graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.

Apantenco completed an intensive, eight-week program that included train-ing in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Com-

munity College of the Air Force. Apan-tenco is the son of Teresa Apantenco, of Lakewood, and a 2011 graduate of Bear Creek High School.

Air Force Airman 1st Class Tyler D. Krzanowski graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lack-land, San Antonio, Texas.

The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included train-ing in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and

basic warfare principles and skills.Airmen who complete basic training

earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Com-munity College of the Air Force. Krzanowski earned distinction as an honor graduate.

He is the son of Stan Krzanowski of Plumbrook Drive, Easthampton, Mass., and Lori Hernandez of West 20th Avenue, Lakewood, Colo.

The airman is a 2008 graduate of East-hampton High School, Mass.

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