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Superintendent Cindy Stevenson resigned from Jeffco Schools Saturday amid expressions of dissatisfaction with the direction of the school board.

Following the general election in November, Stevenson announced her retirement and had agreed to serve through June — allowing the district time to recruit a new superintendent — before Saturday’s resignation.

“I can’t lead and manage, because I am not trusted or respected by this board of education,” Stevenson said at the start of the meeting. “Consequent-ly, I did approach the board, and said this isn’t working.”

Stevenson’s decision came after three months of work with a board that contains three newly elected board members: John Newkirk, Julie

Williams, and Ken Witt, who are cred-ited with sharing conservative per-spectives. According to a press release, sent out by the board’s attorney, Ste-venson approached the board seeking early termination of her contract. Ste-venson said the three do not respect

Board member Julie Williams speaks to Jeffco Schools superintendent Cindy Stevenson, who announced her resignation Saturday rather than retire later this year. Photo by Crystal Anderson

Arvada Credit Union opens new doorsBy Crystal [email protected]

Arvada staple, Sooper Credit Union, will open the doors to its new branch, Tuesday, Feb. 18. The new branch, a prototype for future Sooper branches, is on the corner of Sheridan Boulevard and 60th Av-enue, providing more visibility for the company and its members.

“Visibility is key,” said Sooper Credit Union Executive Vice Presi-dent of Corporate Mike Litzau. “We’ve been here for a while, and you can’t really see us, now, you can.”

The building at 5151 W. 60th Ave. has a modern, clean design with an open layout. According to Sooper Credit Union’s President and CEO

Dan Kester the new site will provide a more open layout to help facili-tate stronger relationships with the credit union’s members.

“We’re building locations that are going to be much more acces-sible, visible and convenient for them,” Kester said.

This move comes as the compa-ny is trying to merge its corporate offices together, and move mem-ber services, such as withdrawals, deposits, loan applications, and ac-count services, to the new branch.

Inside the building, there are six offices that will house account ser-vices, two open teller pods where customers will be able to view their information with tellers, an interac-tive kiosk, a shared branches ATM, and more.

“It’s (the new branch) going to

serve our members better,” Litzau said. “We’re trying to remove the block between our member and the teller; we want to build the rela-tionship with the member.”

Along with this branch, Kester said they are looking to expand locations later this year with sites near Eldridge Street in Arvada and another in Lakewood.

“We seized this opportunity to build a nice accessible, visible and informative branch,” Kester said. “We want to draw more member-ship, and this busy, visible corner, the key enhancements we made; it’s a cool design, and everybody is going to know where Sooper is.”

The branch opens officially, Feb. 18, with a grand opening celebra-tion in mid-March. For more infor-mation, visit www.soopercu.org.

An inside glimpse of the new Sooper Credit Union building, 5151 W. 60th Ave. The building will open for service, Feb. 18. Photo by Crystal Anderson

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Lack of trust by new board majority cited

Supply is in high demand for Real Estate marketHome purchases and mortgage rates to rise in 2014 according to expertsBy Amy [email protected]

Housing market experts seem to be in agreement that real estate is booming and healthy in Colorado.

For Jeffco, single family homes aver-aged 48 days on the market which is a 32 percent decrease from 2012 where single family homes averaged 71 days, according to a market report from the Denver Metro Association of Realtors.

“It’s showing a healthy market, it’s lean-ing a little bit to the buyer’s side and that’s just a lack of inventory,” Mike Welk, metro-list director of DMAR said.

“That lack of inventory is going to be one of the obstacles consumers will face as demand surpasses supply. New listings are down 35 percent which is drastically under where the county is normally at,” Welk said.

“When we have an increase in price and a decrease on days on market we’re just getting a competitive situation where supply is not there but the demand is very high which is driving the price up and low-ering the days on the market,” he said. “We just need more inventory on the market for it to be more of a balanced market.”

Still, buyers are purchasing homes over the asking price and cities like Golden are seeing homes being gobbled up by eager homebuyers. Today, the city of Golden has only six active listings and homes that hit the market can disappear in five days or less but no more than 26 days, according to Golden Real Estate.

In the past there were 20 to 30 listings, said Jim Smith, broker and owner of Gold-en Real Estate.

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This one is for the dogsAs someone who covers the state Legis-

lature, it’s common for me to write about lawmakers who fight like cats and dogs.

Yeah, yeah, I get it. Legislators will tell you that more than 90 percent of bills are passed with bipartisan support. No argu-ment there.

But do they really expect the press to write about a unanimous resolution to designate the month of July as Go Fly a Kite Month? Not sure if that’s something that’s actually happened, but you get my point.

On the heavy-duty bills having to do with gun control and oil and gas regula-tions, lawmakers sure do know how to throw down, steel cage-style. They fight and scratch and claw and bite, and cover-ing that messy business can get old after a while.

So imagine my delight when I found out that a group of lawmakers, who at times fight like cats and dogs, get together periodically to talk about taking care of cats and dogs — and other cute critters, large and small. The Colorado Legislative Animal Caucus, or CLAW, is made up of a bipartisan group of lawmakers who deal with any kind of legislation having to do with animals.

“We discuss all kinds of animal issues,” said state Sen. David Balmer, R-Centenni-al, a caucus co-chairman. “Large animals like horses and cows and very small animals like reptiles and birds. We discuss everything.”

The caucus gets together to discuss potential legislation. The consensus on issues is non-binding, but it serves a starting point for animal bills that end up being introduced at the Capitol.

As a reporter who can lose political romance due to the often-ugly sausage-making process at the Capitol, it’s kind of nice being able to recognize lawmakers who take time to craft legislation aimed at protecting our “Snausage” eating four-legged friends.

When folks think about the role of state legislators, they think of budget commit-tees and floor votes. Few would guess that

lawmakers convene as a special body to talk about animal welfare issues.

“I think some folks might be surprised,” said Rep. Steve Lebsock, D-Thornton, a CLAW caucus member. “But, to be honest with you, 60 percent of the households in Colorado have either a dog or cat. They might be surprised if we didn’t have a caucus.

“People love animals. Their little dogs and cats are like their children and grand-children. I think a lot of people would be really proud to see their lawmakers look-ing out for the welfare of animals in the state.”

Caucus member Rep. Lois Court, D-Denver, said it shouldn’t come as any surprise that the legislature has its own caucus that deals with issues pertaining to animals.

“We have caucuses to talk about the disabled, veterans and rural Colorado,” she said. “Our constituents across the state have a gazillion of particular interests. And there is a huge population in this state who is concerned about animal welfare.”

While lawmakers who participate in the CLAW caucus do so out of a love for animals, not everything that the body deals with is touchy-feely legislation. They actually take up quite a few controversial issues. For example, last year the Legisla-ture passed a bill that designates shelter dogs and cats as being the official state pet, something that spurred opposition from breeders and pet shop businesses.

And Lebsock introduced a bill that would limit the practice of tail dock-ing, where a dairy cow’s tail is partially amputated. That bill, which received op-position from dairy groups, didn’t make it

out of the Capitol last year, but Lebsock is pleased that the issue could end up on the ballot this fall.

So, just like any other issue, all politics is local when it comes to animal matters.

“I think legislators are reticent to vote against a bill that’s helping dogs and cats,” Balmer said. “But when it comes to the large animal issues, you can almost predict how a legislator is going to come down on it based on how their district looks.”

If you know Balmer, his participation in the CLAW caucus should come as no surprise. He is known at the Capitol as the “dog legislator.”

Last year, Balmer sponsored legislation that created law enforcement train-ing practices whenever cops encounter dogs at crime scenes. The legislation was spurred by incidents where dogs were shot and killed by officers who were respond-ing to house calls. And this year, Balmer’s bill to allow emergency medical personnel to provide medical care to domestic dogs and cats is expected to become law.

Balmer owns three dogs — two vizlas (a type of Hungarian hunting dog) and a Ger-man Long-haired pointer. Balmer boasts his love of dogs through his email tag, which reads: Be as good as your dog. The Centennial senator is a dog lover — and who can blame a guy for that?

“Dogs are inherently good,” he said. “They are always trying to celebrate your homecoming. When you go to the grocery store and come back home, it’s a big deal for them. Any time you’re having a sad day, your dog will sense it and comfort you. They are a greater creature of love than we are.”

Tell me about it. Bennie, my 11-year-old mystery mutt, has been a vital part of my life since he was a puppy. If I could point to the day when I fell in love with him, it was when I was watching a Cubs game on TV. Livid at the Cubs perfor-mance — which, as a Cubs fan, I often am — I threw my Cubs cap at the TV set in disgust.

Bennie, who was on the couch with me,

looked up at me for a second, hopped off the couch, fetched my baseball cap and brought it back to me. Oh, the goose-bumps I still get from that.

Most recently, I came home from a Super Bowl party, depressed and dejected from the Broncos’ performance. I wanted nothing to do with anyone or anything. I flopped on the couch and stared at the wall, deflated and miserable. Bennie hopped on the couch, shook his tail and licked my face. Suddenly, life was so much better. The solace in having your heart broken is coming home to a dog who licks your wounds.

Balmer’s love for dogs knows no bounds. He was a major in the Army re-serves who served a tour in Afghanistan in 2002. The streets were full of stray Dogs of War who lacked food and veterinary care.

“They stayed with us and slept in the shade of our vehicles,” he said. “We weren’t supposed to let them get in any of our vehicles, but a lot of our soldiers did. I always looked the other way. We sort of adopted the dogs as our own.”

Court is touched whenever she comes across military veterans with service dogs, who provide companionship for soldiers in need of loyalty and love.

“Their pets are lifesavers for them,” she said. “They are incredibly important mem-bers of their families.

Whenever Balmer leaves office, if he is remembered as being nothing other than a dog champion, he’s totally OK with that.

“I couldn’t be more proud of that label,” he said. “I have spent nine years at the Capitol developing a reputation as a conservative Republican, which I’m also proud of. But I am immensely proud to be known as the dog legislator. People are calling me that now and I couldn’t be happier to have that moniker and wear it with pride.”

Vic Vela is the legislative reporter for Colorado Community Media. He can be reached at [email protected]. Follow Vic on Twitter, @VicVela1.

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ities and enforcing those covenants. When you buy a home in such a subdivision, you must agree to ac-cept the covenants and pay dues to the HOA. If you don’t pay those dues, they can become a lien on your property, and an HOA can even foreclose on your property if HOA dues go unpaid for six months. In smaller subdivisions, these HOAs might be self-managed, but larger subdivisions typically hire an HOA management company to han-dle the day-to-day business of col-lecting dues, maintaining and paying property taxes on common areas, etc.. The HOA itself has a board of directors consisting of homeowners elected at an annual meeting. This board hires (and can fire) the man-agement company. Seeing the need for rules govern-ing both HOAs and their manage-ment companies, Colorado’s legisla-ture created the HOA Information Office within the Division of Real Estate and gave it powers which I outlined in my Jan. 16th column, which is archived at www.JimSmith Columns.com.

We’re beginning to see neighbor-hood associations being created in those older subdivisions without HOAs. They can call themselves “HOAs” but they have no enforce-ment powers and are not overseen or regulated by the HOA Information Office. Heritage Dells is one such neighborhood. They hold social events and they raised money for a “Heritage Dells” sign on Kimball Avenue. In last week’s column I mistakenly said that Lakehurst West has “no HOA and no covenants” — a com-mon misperception of these older areas. Readers in that neighbor-hood quickly informed me that there is a vibrant “HOA” which publishes a newsletter distributed by 20 block captains and maintains an excellent website — www.LakehurstWest.org. They can’t enforce those old cove-nants, but they serve the com-munity in many ways. From now on, I’ll be more careful about de-scribing a listing as hav-ing “no HOA and no covenants.”

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Boy hostage emerges safelyCaptor shot, killed by policeBy Crystal [email protected]

Police report a boy held hostage in a standoff in Arvada last week is safe. Ac-cording to the Arvada Police, the suspect, identified as Don Pooley, 34, was shot and killed.

Pooley, a known criminal, had fled to an Arvada residence between 60th Avenue and Gray Street, and forced his way into the house. Around 5:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 3, police received a 911 domestic distur-bance call involving Pooley and a gun. Fol-lowing this call, Pooley held a 13-year-old teen, Connor Scott, hostage for 18 hours and made several threats to shoot and kill the teen.

Throughout negotiations with Arvada Police, Pooley made several references to local media posts and said he was moni-toring the incident’s coverage.

Around 11 a.m. Tuesday morning, po-lice successfully rescued the boy from the situation, when Pooley came to the door, seeking requests from police. At that time, he was shot and killed, and Connor was rescued by a SWAT team. He was physically unharmed during the incident.

In a prepared statement sent Wednes-day, Feb. 5, the Ben-Joseph and Scott families requested to not be contacted by media, but thanked the agencies involved for their help rescuing their son from the incident.

“Our son is safe and home, and our first concern is his care and safety as we try to return to normal life,” the statement read. “Connor is in good spirits and very happy to be back with his family. His strength and bravery through this ordeal is truly amaz-ing and we continue to shower him with hugs and kisses as we all begin to heal. “

Arvada Police will continue to inves-tigate the situation over the next several days, and the Jefferson County Critical In-cident Response Team will investigate the officer-involved shooting.

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The SQF certification is a sandard ac-creditation among high profile and private label parties and is accredited by the Global Food Safety Initiative, an interna-tional recognized safety benchmark for food manufacturers.

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Town Hall MeetingSen. Rachel Zenzinger and Rep. Tracy

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experts, Saturday, Feb. 15.The meeting will be at 10:30 a.m.

at Indian Tree Golf Course Clubhouse, 7555 Wadsworth Blvd., and will feature a discussion with University of Colorado Regent, Irene Griego, and Colorado State Board of Education member, Jane Goff.

The pair will host town hall meetings the third Saturday of every month during session. The meetings are free and open to the public.

Winter Hike series Mayor Pro Tem, Mark McGoff, is host-

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Advocacy groups push to protect sites, signsBy Amy [email protected]

Preservation awareness seems to be growing steadily after Gov. John Hickenlooper made a proc-lamation on Feb. 6 as Colorado Preservation Day.

“We’re really excited about the proclamation for historic preser-vation day, I think it’s a great step in moving preservation forward throughout Colorado,” said Ra-chel Parris, program manager for the Endangered Places Program under Colorado Preservation,Inc.

This year marks the preserva-tion’s 30th anniversary after its founding in 1984. An annual na-tional conference was held that coincided with its celebration at the Colorado Conservation Cen-ter on Feb. 6 where the 2014 En-dangered Places list was released.

“We will focus on not only those sites that are listed, but as well as the other sites that need to be saved on the list,” Parris said. “We react pretty nimbly to

preservation threats that happen throughout the state for proper-ties that are endangered.”

The list, which is managed by the Endangered Places Pro-gram, nominated 30 sites this

year but picked five sites to focus on throughout the state. Today, a total of 101 sites are on the pro-gram’s radar, with 33 sites classi-fied as “Saved!” with the remain-ing 62 sites undergoing progress.

In 30 years, the preservation has lost a total of six sites to demoli-tion.

But for this year’s list, a dif-ferent kind of preservation effort is unfolding that is tinted with a neon glow and flashing lights - Colfax’s “Save the Signs” cam-paign by Neon Signs of Colfax Avenue. The campaign aims to protect the corridor’s iconic neon signs that face endangerment as continued re-urbanization un-folds along US 40.

“Colfax is the mecca for neon signs, it was a thriving commer-cial corridor mid-century and is the longest commercial corridor in the United States,” said Corky Scholl, founder of Neon Signs of Colfax Avenue.

Colorado US 40 runs for 26.5 miles from Aurora to Golden and along the route, there are 12 neon signs listed on the 2014 Endan-gered Places list with three locat-ed on properties that are for sale, Scholl said. Among those three is the Scatterday’s Lumber Yard sign in Lakewood.

“The big thing is to raise awareness,” Scholl said. “To let these sign owners know that what they have is of value. It’s just not an old rusting metal sign that they can get scrap metal money for; it’s something with history and something that great artistry went into for producing and it would be a shame to throw that away.”

Jefferson County has not been immune to threats of historical losses, but to date the preserva-tion has worked to save the Brad-ford Perley House in Ken-Caryl Ranch, with other sites still in progress like the Ralston Cem-etery in Arvada, and the Foxton Post Office located in the North Folk National Historic District in unincorporated Jeffco.

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The Big Bunny Motel’s neon sign in Lakewood is part of the “Save the Sign” campaign by Neon Signs of Colfax Avenue, an organization working to preserve the avenue’s historical glowing signs. Other sites that are part of the campaign are located on west Colfax in Golden, Lakewood and Wheat Ridge and include The Lakewood Lodge, Aristocrat Motel, Davies Chuck Wagon Diner and Eddie Bohn’s Pig ‘N’ Whistle restaurant and Motel. Courtesy photo

Assessment program’s continuation uncertainBy Crystal Anderson [email protected]

Jefferson County Board of Education voted to continue the use of Teaching Strat-egies Gold (TS Gold) for students in the Colorado Preschool Program (CPP) while simultaneously seeking a waiver to escape requirements set forth by the Colorado De-partment of Education (CDE).

The 3-2 decision, with Fellman and Dahlkemper voting against, came after several groups and Superintendent Cindy Stevenson spoke on both sides of the top-ic and the facts surrounding the possible

approval or denial of the assessment pro-gram.

“Continuity in instruction is very im-portant,” Stevenson said.

According to the CDE, the district must use either TS Gold or HighScope COR as early childhood assessment programs, measuring the growth of each child. These programs measure 38 objectives in 10 cat-egories. Through this program, students’ skills in social-emotional, language, cog-nitive, physical, science and technology, social studies, arts, English language ac-quisition, mathematics and literacy are measured through observation, data, and electronic tools.

Newkirk specifically criticized the use of computer tablets for student observation as “a high-tech barrier between the teacher and student”

“We’ve also heard testimony that our parents feel teachers should be spending more time teaching children and develop-ing relationship with them and less time conducting behavioral assessments and uploading videos of their children to a da-tabase, lawsuits ... ,” said Newkirk, who was in support of the motion.

During the Feb. 6 meeting, parents spoke both in support and opposition of the program, citing the program’s high-lights in assessment for students.

“Thanks to conferences and conversa-tions utilizing TS Gold, I am partnering with (my daughter’s) teachers to move her forward as both a learner and as a whole person,” said Jen Granberry, a Jeffco parent and supporter of TS Gold. “The feedback is individualized, specific, academic and de-velopmentally age-appropriate.”

But for several parents at the meeting, like Sunny Flynn, while assessing children based on these measures, the tactics used to measure the TS Gold objectives were lacking in security, and they asked the

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“If you’re thinking of selling your home and thinking that buying season is in the spring, forget about it,” Smith said. “That’s what people need to know is there is no season for buying.”

Smith reported that low interest rates on mortgages have contributed to the buying frenzy and why “it’s been such a hot winter for real estate.”

But Smith, along with Welk both predict that mortgage rates will increase as win-

ter turns to spring and the state begins to warm up.

“Mortgage rates will probably continue to increase this year, into the five (percent) maybe,” Welk said.

He projects that demand from buyers will increase and for homeowners who were considered a distressed property, they may see a comeback this year.

“With the median home price going up, if you were underwater the last year or so, you’ll probably come back to being even or having a little equity in your property,” Welk said.

“Now is a good time whether you’re a buyer or a seller to get out there and use a realtor and just ask questions.”

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her or allow her to make decisions or lead the district.

Throughout the meeting, which lasted less than 20 minutes, audience mem-bers shouted questions about the board’s transparency, expressed adoration for Ste-venson and eventually chanted to recall Witt, Williams and Newkirk.

Due to the crowd at district headquar-ters, the meeting was quickly relocated to the large meeting room before it began.

“It makes me sick to my stomach that we’re losing such a quality leader in the middle of the school year, who already, graciously resigned her position in June,” said Karstin Sutton, an English teacher at Lakewood High School.

Following Stevenson’s announcement, the board attempted to resume its sched-uled agenda regarding the district budget, but the audience wouldn’t quiet down. Stevenson addressed the audience, and prior to switching topics, board members Lesley Dahlkemper and Jill Fellman ex-pressed concerns about the workings of the new board.

“We just found out about this infor-mation this morning,” said Dahlkem-per. “This is what becomes the headline,

and it’s not about the kids, it’s not about our promises as a board or our student achievement, it’s not about ensuring we have a strong, effective leader in place, it’s about backroom discussions.”

Witt asked for a recess, and the three newly elected members appeared ready to walk out, but hesitated and, after confer-ring with legal counsel and security, Witt adjourned the meeting. He immediately left the building with Newkirk.

While they packed up, the crowd shouted “Recall, recall, recall,” and “We love you, Cindy.”

Williams attempted to console a tearful Stevenson prior to leaving.

Witt, Newkirk and Williams were not available for comment after the meeting.

“I think it’s political, and he (Witt) wants control of the district, and she (Ste-venson) pushes back on it,” Fellman said. “I am a big supporter of Dr. Stevenson. She’s led our district to some great places, and we’re leading the pack, and she led us there.”

Stevenson, who has had a long career in Jeffco Schools, including 12 years as superintendent, will be on administrative leave until the details of her termination are finalized.

“Please remember, we have a tradition of excellence, and we need to sustain that over the next couple of weeks,” Stevenson said. “It’s not going to be easy, but togeth-er we can do it.”


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Inspiration, hope for generations to comeA high school student kills a classmate.

Another sets himself on fire. Still another murders his mother.

Those things happened in Denver’s suburbs in a recent six-week span.

Across the country, media reports tell far and wide of teenagers doing something horribly wrong.

But there are inspirational stories, too, stories of teen achievement, of overcom-ing obstacles. Typically, though, they don’t generate much media buzz outside of the immediate community.

Recently, one did.Bailey Roby is an 18-year-old varsity

basketball player for Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch. In late January, he found himself at the center of controversy because he runs the court on

two prosthetic legs.The Colorado High School Activities

Association made a mid-season ruling that Roby’s appearances in games com-promised his and other players’ safety. For several days, it looked like the fan favor-ite’s playing career was over. Still, he was poised to be there for his teammates.

“Now, I just gotta sit on the bench and support (the team),” Roby said after the Jan. 24 game that, at the time, looked to be his last. “The most important thing is

being a part of the team.”We were the first media outlet to report

on Roby’s plight, but far from the last. The story was covered by most of Den-ver’s print and digital media but also was picked up by, among many others, “Good Morning America” and the British news-paper the Daily Mail. Facebook and Twit-ter were abuzz as social media campaigns ignited by Mountain Vista students and community members pushed to get Roby back in the game.

And that’s what happened. Upon fur-ther review, CHSAA decided Roby could play as long as both teams agreed to it.

The idea that Roby represented a safety risk confounded many.

“I don’t think Bailey is a hazard to any-one on the floor and certainly not to him-

self,” said Roby’s father, Scott. “He’s been in hundreds of practices and he played junior varsity last year. If he falls down, he gets back up.”

Roby’s statistics certainly won’t draw all-state attention — he averages 1.4 points per game, with a season-high of 3, generally seeing action when the pow-erhouse Golden Eagles have a victory wrapped up. The state playoffs tip off in a couple of weeks and it’s likely Roby’s on-court role will become even smaller.

But he’ll be there if the team needs him. Just like his classmates and the com-munity were there when he needed them.

Teamwork. Overcoming obstacles. Get-ting up when you get knocked down.

Teenagers learning life lessons.There’s plenty of good news out there.

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What is your favorite winter Olympic event?We asked readers what their favorite winter Olympic event is to watch.

Speedskating, because it’s really fast paced.

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Freestyle skiing. Renee Dodson,

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Halfpipe. I like to see them fly.

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It used to be figure skating, now curling. It’s hilarious.

Jessica Lakey, Aurora Your life: Fantasy, do not attempt

Are you done talking the Super Bowl? I am too, except to say that I love ya, Broncos.

But I do want to talk about Super Bowl ads, although the crop this year was less remarkable than previous years. Think of the Apple Macintosh “1984” as with its sheer shock value, the same year that Wendy’s introduced us to Clara Peller and the iconic phrase “Where’s the beef?”

Coca-Cola winners have included Mean Joe Green and a desire teach the world to sing in perfect harmony. This year’s goose-bump-raising stunner celebrates the beauty of diversity with Americans of various ethnicities reciting “America the Beautiful.”

Clydesdales and their heartwarming connections are always champs and when we add puppies … well, let’s just say that 35 million online viewers — before the spot even aired during the game — can’t be wrong.

Celebrity endorsements for cars at-tempted to bring a human connection to a category that usually spins, literally, out of control. And it’s this very spinning, ca-reening, jumping, and dust-spewing that caught my attention … although in a very different way than intended.

Legal machinations have long forced auto makers to include disclaimers in ads to protect us from emulating cool stunts performed by “professional drivers on closed courses.” These warnings now also steer us away from believing that cars can fly, and they remind us that cars are not skateboards.

When you’re spending $4 million a pop to reach the unsuspecting public, you better make sure that we stay safe in case we should get a wild notion to, say, piggy back on a commuter train. This is assuming of course that we have trouble evaluating the situation for ourselves, according to the FTC that regulates such things.

I understand the legal necessity of cover-your-butt verbiage, but it’s so condescending. That’s why it’s refreshing to see a move to the fantasy side, as in the new Nissan Rogue commercial where,

during its more extravagant scenes, the disclaimer tells us: “Fantasy. Cars can’t jump on trains.”

Nissan is taking a lot of heat for the reasons I expressed above about the pa-tronizing nature of disclaimers, but I love this fantasy approach. It so clearly says that “You know and we know that cars can’t jump on trains, and even if you don’t know it, this fine print isn’t going stop you anyway.”

Disclaimers may be nonnegotiable, but why not make them funny and notice-able, which is exactly the intent in the first place?

On the other hand, Jeep aired an supposed-to-be-thoughtful ad that en-courages us to step out of complacency but it’s ruined by excessive warnings against actually trying it. We’re told the lone skateboarder is on a closed road and not to attempt a jump into the ocean. But whyare we warned against simple play? Can only a “Professional Child in Closed Field” run through the grass or cavort on a beach?

I enjoy the new disclaimers that poke fun at themselves while fulfilling the legal obligation to protect us, but I’m also alarmed that such ads will soon begin to caution us against stepping out of the house.

I won’t even be surprised when the inevitable verbiage pops us to warn us that our very lives are fantasy — do not attempt.

Andrea Doray is a writer who would really like to attempt some of the stunts in these ads, but she probably won’t. Contact her at [email protected].


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Malcom E. (Bud) Collier died peacefully on Feb. 4th at the Collier Hospice Center. He was born De-cember 10, 1937 in Denver, the son of Malcolm E. Collier, Sr. and Kathleen Watts Collier. He was educated at Lakewood High School and Colorado College where he gradu-ated cum laude (1960). He served his country in the Colorado National Guard. He was employed at First Federal Savings and Loan in Denver where he served a number of positions before becoming C.E.O. He served on the Board of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka, KS and was an advisor to the Federal Reserve Bank. Upon retirement, he be-came the owner of Rocky Mountain Angling Club which enhanced his love of fishing. Bud served the Jefferson County commu-nity in a number of ways, including nine years as a volunteer fire fighter with the Genesee Volunteer Fire Department. He served on the boards of Lutheran Hospital and Consolidated Mutual Water Company. He was instrumental in the establishment of a YMCA in Lakewood. He served

on the Lakewood Housing Authority and was honored as the grand mar-shal of Lakewood on Parade one year. He was a generous phi-

lanthropist who awarded scholarships yearly to the Physician Assistant program at Red Rocks Community College and was instrumental in the development of the Col-lier Hospice Center. He is survived by his wife, Nancy (McCartney) his son, Grant Collier, his daughter, Amy Stogner (Jimmy), and his grandchildren, Jacob and Claire Stogner. He is also survived by his sisters, Kathy Reul and Mary Ross. He was a member of the Applewood Valley United Methodist Church, 2035 Ellis, Golden, where a memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 8 at 1:00 p.m. Graveside services and interment, Monday, 1:00p.m., Fair-view Cemetery, Burlington, CO. Memorial gifts may be made to Applewood Valley United Methodist Church, 2035 Ellis St., Golden 80401 or Collier Hospice, 3210 Lutheran Parkway, Wheat Ridge 80033. Condolences may be offered at www.CrownHillFuneral.com

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Don’t force-choke one that disagrees About a year and a half ago, I wrote a

column in which I advised that the power of a message is, at least partially, depen-dent on the credibility of the messenger. I said, contrary to my natural tendencies, that style matters, especially if your style causes people to completely look away from the substance of your message. In fact, one of my lines was “You want to talk education reform? Maybe you can start by NOT belittling the hard work of people who have dedicated their lives to working with children.”

Oddly enough, I was kinda slapped upside the head by that line Saturday morning.

Let’s start by acknowledging a couple of realities. The three majority members of the Jefferson County Board of Educa-tion were elected on a clear, conservative “reform” platform. They were also elected by very clear majorities in all three races. The people of Jefferson County spoke.

But, there are other realities. In politics, perception is reality. One perception — fair or not — is that conservatives ap-proach education in the same way that Darth Vader approached the news that the Millennium Falcon had escaped.

I, for one, do not think that is the truth. I, as a conservative, love public education and believe very deeply in the value of the mission and the professionals who strive to carry it out. I also believe that the liberal monopoly on education policy and lead-ership for many years created a vacuum of accountability and competitiveness, which ultimately led to high-stakes testing and charter schools and the whole reform movement.

In other words, I think conservative voices have a valuable place in education policy-making, and I am glad that they have gotten in the game in the last 20 years.

But there’s a good way to do things, and a bad way to do things. Cindy Stevenson

announced her retirement from Jeffco shortly after this conservative board was elected, so we’ve all known for some time that she was leaving. After more than 30 years of service to the district, regard-less of your opinion of her, it would seem good form dictates that leadership honor that service and, at least publicly, show respect for someone who has been at the helm through some tumultuous times. Instead, it is widely known that the board leaned on her and made it diffi cult to do her job. So when the board announced at the end of the regular Thursday meeting that they would be holding an unusual Saturday meeting to discuss personnel matters regarding the superintendent, many people, including me, assumed that meant the board was going to dismiss Stevenson early. Whatever the truth of that assumption, she rendered the point moot by announcing at the beginning of the meeting that she would be leaving by the end of February.

The news headlines have been harsh: Superintendent forced out, announces resignation. And it’s that “forced” part that I have a hard time with. You can say this was what you were elected to do, and you

can say that change is going to happen sooner rather than later. But I cannot grasp any substantive good that can come out of forcing this decision early; I don’t see how it makes the district stronger, or the students smarter, by leaving the district without a leader while searching for her replacement. At the very least, I fail to see how disrespecting and dismiss-ing a person who has spent more than 30 years of her life dedicated to serving the students of this district makes the district better, or enhances the credibility of the new Board of Education.

It lacked style, and that will get in the way of substance going forward. If you’re trying to convince people that you are, in fact, NOT Darth Vader, you probably shouldn’t Force-choke to death the fi rst person who disagrees with you.

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

Absent fathers and ladies of a feather ‘Parallel Lives’ at Miners Alley Playhouse

Lisa DeCaro and Gail Montgomery star in the fast-paced comedy “Parallel Lives” at Miners Alley Playhouse in Golden run-ning through Mar. 9. They also starred in the 2011 Evergreen Players’ production of “Parallel Lives” that took top honors at a Regional Theater Festival; went on to the National Festival in New York; and then played for the US Armed Forces in Heidel-berg, Germany.

Throughout the course of the play, the two women portray 36 different characters ... very different characters beginning with two heavenly beings complete with robes and wings. Characters range from teenag-ers to a man and woman at a country bar (my personal favorite – listen for “you’re lookin’ varrry, varrry prettyyy). Though some of the vignettes could have benefi t-ted from a little trimming, it was a most enjoyable evening. It’s clear that DeCaro and Montgomery have been to this rodeo before and won the blue ribbon.

For tickets and info, call 303-935-3044 or visit www.minersalley.com.

‘Hamlet’ in The Stage Theatre at DCPAThough I’ve seen several versions of

William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” never be-fore have I had such a visceral connection to this splendid play. The Denver Center

Theatre Company production under the direction of Kent Thompson brought suspense, laughter, and even tears. The actors’ diction was pure and clear and allowed me to have a new appreciation for The Bard’s brilliant use of the English lan-guage. I was mesmerized by the nuances the players brought to the awe-inspiring dialogue.

Though fi rst performed in 1600-02, this interpretation is set right before the start of World War I. Corruption runs rampant in the court since the murder of Hamlet’s father. Soon after his father’s death, his mother marries his uncle who is suspect-ed of killing Hamlet’s father. As the prince of Denmark tried to avenge his father’s death things begin to unravel. “Hamlet” runs through Feb. 23 and is, in a word, superb. For tix and info, call 303-893-4100 or go to www.denvercenter.org.

PHAMALY returns to Arvada CenterPhamaly Theatre Company is bringing

its production of Tennessee Williams’ clas-sic tragedy “The Glass Menagerie” to the Arvada Center Feb. 21-23. The company is unique in that everyone in the cast has a disability whether physical, cognitive or emotional. Phamaly is in its 25th season.

The story is set during the Depression. Amanda, (Ashley Kelashian) an aging Southern Belle devises schemes to fi nd a husband for her disabled daughter Laura (Jenna Bainbridge). Her son Tom (Daniel Traylor) is the story’s narrator. Complicat-

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If you haven’t yet had the privilege of seeing a Phamaly production, please avail yourself of this opportunity. These are highly talented actors who can hold their own on any stage. The company also pro-duces a full-scale musical every year. For tickets and information call 720-898-7200 or www.phamaly.org.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Je� co school board is capable It has been years since a majority if

school board members have been elected without teacher union support. Candi-dates supported by the teachers’ union lost the November election; therefore, the teachers union lost infl uence with the school board.

The union leaders seem very upset with the election outcome and appear to plan continued criticism of the new board. It also appears the union leaders will attempt to keep teachers stirred up with rumors and half-truths.

The new Jeffco school board members are capable, thoughtful people and want a good education for all students. The board members deserve respect and a chance to succeed.

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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, “Finally, a farm bill gets passed in Congress,” there’s really more than just another trillion dol-lars spent: It increased crop insurance subsidies by $7 billion, but protected the identities of agribusiness who will receive it.

It continued to pay insurance compa-nies “administrative fees” to the tune of $1.3 billion, guaranteeing them a nearly $30 million annual profi t. It made sure that individuals making over $900,000 a year still could get insurance subsidies up to $125,000.

And for the record, as a “farmer,” how much did Sen. Bennet receivein federal subsidies?

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With a ballot measure looming that could determine the future of hydraulic fracking in Colorado, oil and gas industry leaders are preparing for a battle.

“We’ve got a serious fi ght on our hands in 2014,” Tim Wrigley, president of the Western Energy Alliance said.

Wrigley’s comments came during a Jan. 31 forum in downtown Denver, where leaders from the oil and gas industry and other business groups converged.

The hour-long discussion focused on developing pro-industry voter outreach strategies in anticipation of a potential November ballot initiative that is being driven by anti-fracking advocates.

Fracking is the mixing of water, sand and chemicals that are blasted deep into the surface to crack porous rock to free up blocked oil and gas. So far, fi ve Colorado cities and more than 100 municipali-ties across the nation have either placed bans or other limits on the practice.

The group behind the ballot proposal, the Colorado Community Rights Network, is the same organization that spearheaded last year’s successful ballot measure in Lafayette that banned any new oil and gas drilling there.

If it makes it on to the ballot, the proposal — which was fi led as a poten-tial state constitutional amendment last

month — would allow cities to block oil and gas development, as well as any other kind of business practice that could have harmful impacts on residents’ well-being.

Organizers have until August to collect 86,105 valid signatures for the proposal to make it on the November ballot.

Cliff Wilmeng of the Colorado Com-munity Rights Network says the ballot proposal goes beyond allowing cities to ban fracking.

“Oil and gas isn’t even mentioned in the amendment,” he said. “The motivation is to ensure communities are able to exercise fundamental democratic rights and self determination.”

But the oil and gas industry knows exactly what the ballot proposal is all about — it’s a statewide effort that could have serious repercussions for the fracking business, something that they believe is a critically important industry practice.

“The ground has shifted forever under our feet,” Wrigley said. “All eyes of the country are on our state now.”

No easy answersDebate over fracking proves that there

are no easy answers when it comes to this highly polarizing issue.

Anti-fracking activists argue that it can have long-term effects on the envi-ronment and can cause drinking water contamination.

Those who are adamantly opposed to fracking say that research into its effects on health has only begun to scratch the surface, as researchers continue to learn new information about the practice.

For example, last week the University of Colorado released a study that indicates a higher percentage of birth defects among mothers who live near natural gas wells.

But supporters of the industry insist that the practice is a safe one and one that creates jobs. They also point to statistics that show that fracking has made the U.S. less reliant upon foreign oil.

“The facts are totally on our side,” Tisha Schuller, president of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association said.

Schuller also told the forum that oil and gas money is so important to the state that 8 percent of Colorado’s economy would be at risk if the ballot measure proves suc-cessful.

“It would be devastating,” she said. “It would take out Colorado’s economy im-mediately.”

But Wilmeng said that the oil and gas industry is being “short-sided” on this is-sue, ignoring environmental threats, while corporate CEO’s pad their wallets.

“If the oil and gas industry is so confi -dent in their longevity and popularity in the state, they should defer the decision making to the people of Colorado,” he said.

The politics of frackingMaking the issue even more diffi cult

are the complicated politics that surround it.

Yes, polls show that most fracking sup-porters are Republicans and most who oppose the practice are Democrats. How-ever, Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat and a geologist by trade, is a supporter of fracking. Schuller of COGA is a Democrat as well.

Then there’s Fort Collins, located in

Republican-leaning Larimer County, where voters last year put in place a fi ve-year moratorium on fracking.

Hickenlooper’s position on fracking has at times put him at odds with envi-ronmental advocates and members of his own party. He and his administration are co-plaintiffs in an oil and gas industry lawsuit against city of Longmont over its recent citizen-driven fracking ban. Hick-enlooper’s administration’s position is that state law supersedes municipalities on matters like these.

“The main frustration we have with Gov. Hickenlooper is that he has no re-spect for the fundamental right of democ-racy for the people of the state,” Wilmeng said.

The Legislature has also been criticized by anti-fracking advocates for not doing enough on the issue.

Senate President Morgan Carroll, D-Aurora, said the Legislature has taken steps to address some of those concerns. She pointed to an increase in the number of well inspectors and said the state has set up infrared cameras meant to detect methane near drill sites.

Carroll also mentioned a bill that is making its way through the Capitol that would require warnings on home pur-chase contracts, letting potential buyers know whether the land is on a split-estate property where drilling can occur. And she said that the Legislature could deal with local control issues as early as this session.

At the same time, Carroll acknowledged the political realities associated with the fracking issue.

“There’s other things that, for some of us personally or for our districts, would like to see done,” she said. “But like every other bill, it’s a vote counting-process.

“Sometimes what’s popular or unpopu-lar with the public isn’t the same as what’s popular or unpopular with elected offi -cials in the building,” she said. “I think this is a case where there is pent-up frustration for failing to see enough movement (at the Legislature) and I think it’s totally the prerogative of people at the local level to take issues into their own hands.”

In the meantime, the fi ght over fracking continues and both sides are in the pro-cess of mapping out their strategies.

Schuller urged fracking supporters to be sympathetic to the concerns of those who have doubts about the practice.

“My overwhelming message is not about necessarily getting the facts out alone, this is about an empathetic connec-tion, building trust for decades to come,” she said after last month’s forum. “Oil and gas has been here for 100 years and we’re going to be here for decades to come. How do we let people know that this has been done safely and effectively for communi-ties for a very long time? That’s what we’re working on.”

Wilmeng hopes that voters across the state connect to same message that rallied Lafayette voters — that the “unaccount-able” oil and gas industry is engaging in a dangerous environmental practice that needs to be curbed.

“We look at this as a movement,” he said of allowing local “self-determination” on matters such as fracking. “What we’re considering hasn’t been done in a very, very long time. There’s no question we’re moving forward on this.”

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American Indian tuition bill clears committee By Vic Vela [email protected]

Out-of-state American Indian college students who have tribal connections to Colorado will be able pay in-state tuition rates here, under a bill that passed a legis-lative committee on Feb. 5.

House Bill 1124 would apply to any stu-dent, regardless of where they reside in the country, so long as they are a member of one of the 48 federally-recognized Indian tribes with historical ties to Colorado.

Rep. Joe Salazar, D-Thornton, the bill’s sponsor, told the House Education Com-mittee that the bill would give assistance to

a group of people that has historically been underrepresented at colleges and universi-ties.

Salazar said his bill would provide American Indian students with more op-portunities to receive an affordable college education.

“American Indians are some of the most economically impoverished people in the history of the country,” Salazar said.

Salazar brought up the historical plight of American Indians as motivation behind the bill.

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Je� co superintendent takes position at CASEJeffco Schools superintendent Cindy

Stevenson will head a new leadership initiative with the Colorado Association of School Executives (CASE) following her resignation in June.

In her new position, Stevenson will help CASE members improve teaching and help implement education legislation across the state.

CASE is an organization made up of Colorado K-12 education administrators that helps promote educational and pro-fessional development.

Superintendent search � rm interviewsThe Jeffco Board of Education will host

interviews for the superintendent search fi rm, Tuesday, Feb. 18.

The board selected Ray and Associates and PROACT Search at a special meeting, Feb. 5, as the two fi nalists for a superinten-dent search fi rm. The board received three proposals from organizations across the nation seeking to fi nd the district’s next superintendent.

The two candidates will be interviewed for an hour each, with 30 minutes for a presentation regarding the interviewee’s work and goals for the search, followed by 30 minutes for questions from the board about their previous work and the pro-posal for the Jeffco superintendent search.

PROACT Search is a national education search fi rm that works to fi nd the stron-gest leaders for school districts nation-wide. Learn more about them here: www.proactsearch.com

Ray and Associates is an executive search division specializing fi nding educa-tion executives for K-12 public and private

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Tobacco education weekJeffco students in fi ve area high schools

will educate students about the facts, dan-gers and side effects of tobacco use during the week of Feb. 10.

Students will discuss marketing tactics and issues surrounding tobacco use as part of the Sweet, Cheap and Deadly Campaign.

To learn more about the campaign, contact Christie Preston at 303-275-7565 or email [email protected].

Community engagement with the Board of Education

To obtain community input about the 2014-2015 budget, the Jeffco Board of Education members will host a series of community meetings in area schools.

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Suicide prevention commission proposed By Vic Vela [email protected]

Mountains and sunshine and healthy and active lifestyles aside, Colorado holds a dubi-ous distinction that isn’t a part of the state’s tourism campaign.

Colorado ranks among the highest in the nation for suicides. In 2012, more Coloradans died as a result of taking their own lives than those who were killed in a car wreck. And suicide is the leading cause of death among young persons between the ages of 10 and 34.

“Despite being one the most beauti-ful states in the country, we have one of the highest suicide rates in the country — and consistently,” said state Sen. Linda Newell, D-Littleton.

The question is why?Newell and Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp, D-Ar-

vada, are hoping that a bill they are co-spon-soring can help the state get to the bottom of that issue.

The two lawmakers are behind Senate Bill 88, which would create the Suicide Preven-

tion Commission. The commission would be made up of about 20 people who represent various sectors of society, including those with professional backgrounds that are rel-evant to suicide prevention.

The commission would advise the current state Offi ce of Suicide Prevention in devel-oping priorities and action plans having to do with curbing suicides. The commission would also make annual recommendations to the governor’s offi ce.

“We’re hoping that, with this commission, we will prioritize (suicide prevention) and bring this up as an issue that we need to ad-dress and not be silent on anymore,” Newell said.

Newell said that the staffi ng inside the Of-fi ce of Suicide Prevention - which is made up of one person - is inadequate and needs more help.

“I’ve been asking for more resources for that offi ce for two years and haven’t got it,” she said. “He’s been collecting data as much as possible but he doesn’t have time to ana-lyze it.

Newell said much of the commission’s work will be to focus on fi guring out why Col-orado’s suicide rate is so high. Newell pointed to several possible problem areas, such as the state’s large number of military veterans, the lack of access to mental health services in ru-ral areas, and the Western U.S. culture of “rug-ged individualism,” one that doesn’t always translate to people seeking help.

Kraft-Tharp said that it’s particularly dis-turbing to see young people committing sui-cide. She talked about the recent incident at Jefferson County’s Standley Lake High School, where a student doused himself with gasoline before deliberately setting himself on fi re.

“This happens in our own neighborhoods, right around the corner,” Kraft-Tharp said. “And we need to fi gure out why it affects our state.”

Susan Marine, a board member of the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Colorado, testifi ed before the Senate Health and Hu-man Services Committee on Feb. 6 in support of the bill. Marine’s two sons took their own lives, including one who was an assistant city

attorney in Thornton.“My passion of being an advocate stems

from my own loss and my hope that I can spare other parents from tragedies,” Marine told committee members.

But Newell’s bill was met with skepticism from Republicans who wondered why this ef-fort needs to be supported with state dollars.

Sen. Kevin Lundberg, R-Berthoud, point-ed to the bill’s fi scal note, which indicates that the commission will come with an annual price tag of at least $80,000.

“It tells me that you want the government to run this,” Lundberg told Newell. “I think you’ll fi nd that this is just the tip of the ice-berg in the fi scal note on what resources will be required.”

And Sen. Larry Crowder, R-Alamosa, wondered whether he was being asked to support a bill that creates more govern-ment, but doesn’t produce results.

“Are we building a bureaucracy that cre-ates an entity that has no action?” Crowder said. The committee will vote on the bill at a future hearing.

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Celebrating the ultimate tour guides

Four of Denver’s top tourism lead-ers have been named to the new class of inductees into the 15th Annual Denver & Colorado Tourism Hall of Fame.

They are: Denver catering king and philanthropist Larry DiPasquale, Denver March Powwow executive director Grace Gillette, Colorado Rockies owner Dick Monfort and director of the Greenway Foundation Jeff Shoemaker with a post-humous award to his father, Joe Shoe-maker, the foundation’s founder.

These city and state supporters will be honored during the Tourism Industry Hall of Fame dinner March 20, at the Seawell Ballroom.

The Tourism Hall of Fame serves as the highest award for Denver’s travel industry, which logged its best year ever in 2012 with 13.6 million overnight visitors gener-ating more than $3.6 billion in spending. The industry supports 50,000 jobs in the metro area.

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Burger nod to SochiIn honor of the Winter Olympics,

Lucky Strike, an upscale bowling alley chain, has created the Soch-eezy Burger a hand-packed, all-beef patty rubbed with thyme and roasted garlic, topped with melted Swiss cheese and a creamy mushroom stroganoff sauce served on a toasted ciabatta roll.

The burger, the chain’s February Burg-er of the Month, was created by Lucky Strike Denver chef Francisco Quintana. The Soch-eezy Burger will be sold in all venues (except San Francisco and Polaris) through Feb. 28. Lucky Strike Lanes has two venues in Colorado: The Denver Pavilions downtown and at Belmar in Lakewood.

The Burger of the Month program celebrates Lucky Strike’s 10th anniversary. At the end of the year, the top-selling specialty burger will be added to the Lucky Strike menu for 2015. For more information, visit www.bowlluckystrike.com/menu.

Troy Guard’s steakhouse delayedBecause of construction delays, Guard

and Grace (1801 California), the much-anticipated steakhouse from super chef Troy Guard (TAG, TAG Raw Bar, TAG Burger Bar, Los Chingones, Sugarmill) will not open on Feb. 13 as planned. The res-taurant’s opening has been pushed back to early March. Valentine’s Day diners who had reservations at Guard and Grace will be welcomed at TAG restaurant.

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The world of fiber art is one that stretches back as far as antiquity, yet is still evolving and changing.

The 40 West Arts Dis-trict’s latest show, “Unrav-eled — Fiber Re-imagined” celebrates the art form and all its history and evolution.

The show will be up at the district’s gallery, 1560 Teller, until Feb. 27. The gallery is open Tuesday through Friday from 1 to 4 p.m. and Saturday from

noon to 4 p.m.“We’re looking to

do more edgy shows in 2014 and thought what can we do with a fiber show,” said

Bill Marino, ex-ecutive director of the Lakewood-West Colfax Business Improvement District. “There’s a niche out here for this kind of art it is some-thing we’ve never done before.”

Like all of 40 West’s shows, the idea came about from the district’s exhibition committee, which

is made up of 40 West members and artists who want to participate and help shape the direc-tion the district explores.

“We were brainstorming potential shows and the goal was to come up with at least two to three shows that are in the doing something cutting edge and fiber is something I sub-mitted,” said Richard Eversley, who curated the show and worked with the jurors to develop the vision. “I thought this is a group of artists that are a bit

underserved and could use the space.”According to Julie Byerlein, a member

of the board for the district and a volun-teer with its champion group, the show features submissions from artists from all over the country, thanks to 40 West’s ef-forts in reaching out to a diverse range of

colleges and art schools.

Colorado State Uni-versity has a famous fiber arts show ev-ery year that is currently on display, and the hope is “Un-raveled” will benefit from the attention and artists participating in that show.

“We have 26 pieces on display and are fortunate enough to have work from schools all over the country,” Byerlein said. “We want to engage everyone and to that end we have a wide range of works in the show.”

To tap into the variety of works available, the show includes the use of textiles, string, yarn, wire, and a broad spectrum of recycled materials. There are also a variety of textile techniques used by artists — from woven, knitted and cro-cheted metal to handmade paper, beads, embroidery and quilting.

The show is juried by Wendy Franzen and Sara Rockinger, both of whom are well known in the fiber arts community.

“As the curator you’re kind of like a neutral person, helping the artists with questions and logistics while making the decisions on space and installation,” Eversley said.

According to Eversley, there are a lot of things to be excited about in regards to the show, not the least of which is the fact

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Parkerthat this community of artists gets so few shows dedicated specifi cally to their work and it’s a big deal that Lakewood is hosting one.

“This is a different and unique show that is excellent,” he said. “Fiber art is interesting because it can be extremely utilitarian but very artistic.”

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About the Jurors: www.WendyFranzen.com

Wendy Westfall Franzen received her master of fi ne art at Colorado State Uni-versity with a concentration in fi bers. She

received her Master of Architecture from Yale University School of Architecture. She has shown her work throughout Colorado including the Ice Cube Gallery in Den-ver, the Museum of Art Fort Collins, and the Lincoln Center Gallery Fort Collins. Wendy’s work is informed by modern tech-nology, invention and how they shift our perceptions of the world.

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LEGISLATIVE NEWS IN A HURRY

Logo vote bill rejectedIt looks like Colorado’s new state logo is

here to stay, after Democrats on a House committee rejected a bill that would allow the new symbol to go to the voters.

The logo – which was initiated by Gov. John Hickenlooper’s offi ce – features a green, snow-capped mountain with the letters “CO.” Businesses looking to tout their Colorado roots through marketing efforts will be able to use the new logo without having to pay state royalties.

Rep. Bob Rankin, R-Carbondale, told the House Business, Labor, Economic and Workforce Development Committee dur-ing a Feb. 4 hearing that Coloradans ought to be able to vote on the new logo, citing criticism from those who don’t care for it.

The committee rejected Rankin’s effort, following a party-line vote of 6-5.

Youth tanning bed restrictions moves forwardA tougher version of a bill that would

restrict children from using tanning beds has cleared its fi rst legislative hurdle.

House Bill 1054 would ban all persons under 18 from using tanning beds. The bill

is motivated by studies that show tanning beds can contain cancer-causing carcino-gens.

Rep. Cherylin Peniston, D-Westminster, has sponsored similar measures the last couple of years, though this year’s bill is tougher than ones she had previously introduced. It bans all youths from using tanning beds, regardless of whether they have a parent’s permission.

The bill passed the House Health, Insurance and Environment Committee on Feb. 6, following a party-line vote of 6-5. The bill now heads to another House committee before it receives a full vote in the House.

Gun permit measure failsA Republican effort to roll back permit

requirements for those who carry con-cealed weapons died in a House commit-tee on Feb. 4.

House Bill 1041, sponsored by Reps. Chris Holbert, R-Parker and Jared Wright,

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The bill suffered an expected party-line defeat in the House Judiciary Committee.

The bill was another failed attempt by Republican lawmakers to roll back a Democratic gun law platform that Democrats believe better protects the public from harm. Republicans disagree and claim that those efforts are burdensome to law-abiding citizens.

Parolees face arrest under ankle monitoring tampering billThe House Appropriations Committee on Feb. 6

unanimously voted in support of a measure that would send parolees to jail if they remove or tamper with their electronic monitoring devices.

Those who tamper with their devices are subject to an immediate warrant-less arrest.

Motivation behind the bill, which is sponsored by Rep. Tim Dore, R-Elizabeth, stems from last year’s murder of Tom Clements, the Colorado prisons chief who was shot to death by a man on parole who had cut off his ankle monitoring bracelet.

The bill now heads to a vote on the fl oor of the House.

Synthetic pot liability bill moves forwardRetailers who sell synthetic drugs will face fi nes and

civil liability, under a bill that passed a House committee last week.

The so-called designer-drugs, such as synthetic mari-juana, have resulted in hospital visits or death among some who have smoked them.

House Bill 1037, sponsored by Rep. Lois Landgraf, R-Fountain, would slap vendors who sell the drugs with penalties up to $500,000. That money would be diverted to the state’s general fund.

The unanimously passed the House Judiciary Commit-tee and now heads to the House Appropriations Commit-tee for further consideration.


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THURSDAY/FEB. 13

FAMILY NIGHT Wheat Ridge Parks and Recreation plans its new Family Fit and Fun Night 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, at the Anderson Building, 4355 Field St. All family members, ages 4 and up, are invited. The night’s activities will include playing games like tag, follow the leader, and running relays. For information on costs, and to register, call 303-231-1300 or visit www.ci.wheatridge.co.us/reg-istration.

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REPRESENTATIVE EVENTS Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp has several upcoming

events planned. First, join Kraft-Tharp for HD 29 Day at the Capitol from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13. You will sit on the � oor of the House, see representatives in action and enjoy lunch. Children from HD 29 will lead the Pledge of Allegiance. Send an email to [email protected] to reserve your spot.

A TOWN hall meeting, with Sen. Rachel Zenzinger, is from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 15, at Indian Tree Golf Course, 7555 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. The meeting s in the community room next to the restaurant.

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board to ensure stronger privacy pro-tection policies.

“I urge the board to recognize that Jefferson County needs foundational privacy policies in place to protect student data fi rst before you proceed with any more data collection or data linking,” Flynn said.

If the district chooses to not uti-lize either program, Jeffco will lose $5.4 million it receives from the Colo-

rado Preschool Program (CPP) for the 2014-15 school year, and would not be eligible to participate in the CPP.

“I have to inform you that if there were no approved assessments pro-vided to your preschool students, we would have no choice but to withhold funds in accordance with statute,” said Colorado commissioner of edu-cation Robert Hammond in an email to the superintendent. “It is a require-ment of outcome reporting for CPP and Special Education.”

For the board, fearing TS Gold might have greater security issues than the recently-dropped inBloom program, they opted to continue us-

age of the assessment in preschools while petitioning the state to use a non-recommended program with better security.

“We need to have our own stan-dard of privacy, and that agreement should be used across the board for everything we do,” Williams said. “I think a development of that type of agreement would certainly ease the minds of many parents.”

The board will seek the waiver, and should they be denied, will revisit the issue of continuing usage of TS Gold or switching to the HighScope COR assessment.


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“We recognize that American Indians were forcibly re-moved from their homeland and that, had it not been for that, they would be able to receive in state-tuition in the state of Colorado.”

Supporters of the bill testifi ed that American Indians are the least likely group to attend colleges or universities. Deborah Esquibel Hunt, the American Indian Student Services director at the University of Colorado at Denver, said that American Indians make up about 2 percent of the state’s population and less than 1 percent of the student population at CU-Denver.

“That is an underrepresentation of an underrepresent-ed group,” Hunt said. “It is an incredible loss we are en-countering because we cannot maintain American Indian students in Colorado.”

About 2,500 American Indians could end up enrolling in state colleges and universities if the bill becomes law, according to the Colorado House Democrats communica-tion staff.

According to the Legislative Council, there are about 700 nonresident students who identify themselves as American Indian who attend Colorado colleges and uni-versities. The bill would increase expenditures from the state’s College Opportunity Fund by at least $668,160 an-nually, beginning the next fi scal year.

The tuition bill would apply to all higher education institutions in the state, except for Fort Lewis College in Durango, which already provides free tuition for American Indian students.

Only one person testifi ed in opposition to Salazar’s bill. Maria J. Fay of unincorporated Arapahoe County, who ran an unsuccessful House District 51 campaign in 2012, said through written testimony that the bill is “a disgrace.”

Fay was unable to provide her own oral testimony, so Salazar read her letter, which trashed his bill.

“By the same logic, African Americans were brought here as slaves,” Fay’s testimony read. “Maybe give in-state tuition to little green men from Mars. Colorado didn’t take their land from them, the federal government did… When does it end?”

But the rest of the day’s testimony came from several

people who spoke in support of the bill. They included Sa-sha Hoskie, an Indian education liaison for Adams 12 Five Star Schools.

Hoskie, a Navaho Nation member and third-generation Coloradan, testifi ed that she was approached by a repre-sentative from Arizona State University several years ago, who offered her an in-state tuition rate to go to college there.

Hoskie went to school at ASU and came back to Colo-rado in hopes of furthering her education, only to realize that she would have to pay out-of-state tuition in a state where she had lived for most of her life.

“I realized fi nancially, I couldn’t afford it,” she said. “I would have benefi ted from this program.”

The bill passed the Democrat-led committee following a bipartisan vote of 9-4. Reps. Frank McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch, and Jim Wilson, R-Salida, joined all committee Democrats in voting in favor of the bill. The measure now heads to the fl oor of the House for a full vote.

This is the second year in a row that Democrats have presented legislation to make college more affordable for students with an out-of-state residency classifi cation. Last year, the Legislature passed a bill that would allow undoc-umented students to pay in-state tuition rates at colleges and universities.


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Essential skills relationships require Editor’s Note: This is the fi rst of a two-

part series relating to Valentine’s Day.Here are the basic intimacy skills a

healthy intimate relationship requires of us:That I communicate with you the very

best I can. Good communication takes place when I put aside my own thoughts, feelings and needs for a while to con-centrate my attention on you while you are speaking. When I listen, I give my full attention to what you are communicat-ing, verbally and non-verbally. When I am listening, I am not thinking about what I am going to say next or how I am going to respond, and I do not interrupt (which only communicates to you that I don’t consider what you are saying important). Good listening requires that I not get defensive (I quit listening when I get defensive), and it requires that I be empathetic to what you are saying.

Empathy is communicated when I “step into the puddle” with you. That

means that I have to tune into how you’re feeling and temporarily join you with my presence, my response, my touch and my heartfelt participation: “I’m sorry to hear that.” “That must feel terrible,” “That sounds exciting.” “I’m so proud of you.” “I can only imagine how I would have handled that.” Joining you with my pres-ence and my participation is not a bot-tomless pit. It’s a puddle, not an ocean I’m stepping into. In order to do this, I have to temporarily put aside my resentments, dis-

appointments and grievances. But if I am willing to do this, I’ll most likely fi nd that joining in my partners emotions will not drag me down, but instead assist the two of us in walking out of the puddle together, and it will greatly assist the two of us in feeling closer and more connected. This idea comes from Patricia Love and Steven Stosny in their book How to Improve Your Marriage without Talking About It.

To be the emotional leader in your rela-tionship. This means taking responsibility--taking the lead--for making your relation-ship deeper, closer and more meaningful.

Know when to express anger, and when not to express anger. You cannot focus a lot of negativity on your partner and still be in a great relationship. That means you must give up put-downs, harsh judgments, criti-cisms, raging, sarcasm and nitpicking, and you cannot use names that are designed to hurt or offend, no matter how upset you may be.

To work as a team together toward building a common goal.

Make sure you do periodic repair work, by apologizing when you say or do some-thing that hurts or offends your partner. This repair work is not just desirable, it’s required. In addition, when your partner addresses a grievance s/he has with you, you cannot respond with anger, aggression, threats or defensiveness. Your partner has to tell you what’s bothering him or her — that’s how repair work happens. If you don’t do this, grievances will fester and grow in your relationship.

Neil Rosenthal is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Westminster and Boul-der, Colorado. His column is in it’s 22nd year of publication, and is syndicated around the world. You can reach him at (303)758-8777, or email him through his website: www.heartrelationships.com. He is not able to respond individually to queries.

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JEFFCO BOARD OF EDUCATION ON THE RECORD

The Jeffco Board of Education dis-cussed the following legislation during a regular business meeting, Feb. 6. Board members in attendance were President Ken Witt, Vice President Julie Williams, Vice President Lesley Dahlkemper, Secre-tary John Newkirk, Treasurer Jill Fellman and Superintendent Cindy Stevenson.

Compensation RedesignThe board heard an update from a task

force made up of district leaders, school leaders, teachers and district staff regard-ing the proposed compensation redesign

for Jeffco teachers and licensed profes-sionals.

The plan outlined a new, lateral pro-gram in which new hires and newly-hired employees have the option to be a part of either a bachelor’s or master’s degree salary track. These tracks offer incentives for extra participation and continual pro-fessional development courses, moving individuals up the pay scale.

The board accepted the task force’s presentation and gave their thoughts on the matter.

They will seek to discuss the budget

further and come back to the force with further recommendations.

TS GoldThe board approved in a 3-2 vote, with

Fellman and Dahlkemper opposing, to keep using Teaching Solutions Gold (TS Gold) in preschool but send a waiver to the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) seeking to bypass the assessment requirements.

According to the CDE, the district must use either TS Gold or HighScope COR as early childhood assessment tools. By not

using either program, the district will not be eligible to participate in the Colorado Preschool Program, losing $5.4 million and 3,014 preschool students.

Legislative Platform RevisionsThe board discussed itssupport of sev-

eral house bills regarding charter school equity, early childhood assessment readi-ness, and Common Core implementa-tion currently at the state Legislature and made revisions in language to its legisla-tive platform.

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VOLUNTEER PROGRAM Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory is seeking volunteers for its HawkWatch citizen science program. Volunteers are needed to collect data on raptor migrations at the HawkWatch site on Dinosaur Ridge, in the Dakota Hogback Natu-ral Area outside Morrison, from early March through mid-May. Training sessions are from 5-7 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Dinosaur Ridge Visitor Center, 16831 W. Alameda Parkway in Morrison, and from 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 22 at the HawkWatch site. No previous experience is necessary; the only requirement is that volunteers have an interest in raptors. RSVP for the training sessions by Feb. 14 by contacting Birek at 970-482-1707 ext. 25 or je� [email protected].

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FRIDAY AND Saturday/Feb. 14-15

PATRIOT DREAMS It is 1776 and a new nation is about to be born, but not without the determination, dedication, and dreams of patriots like George and Martha Washington, Paul Revere, Betsy Ross, Patrick Henry, and more! Join us as we bring to life the era of the Revolutionary War. Patriot Dreams will warm your heart and make you proud to be an American. Performances are at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, and at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, at the Colorado ACTS Theater, 9460 W. 58th Ave., Arvada. Call 303-456-6772, email coloradoacts@

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SATURDAY/FEB. 15

VALENTINE’S DANCE The Golden Gate Grange will have its annual Valentine’s dance from 8-10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15. Join us for dancing, refreshments and live music by Magic Moments. This great band will play hits from the 50s, 60s and 70s. Period costume encouraged but not required. You do not need to be a Grange member to attend. The Golden Gate Grange is at 25201 Golden Gate Canyon Road, Golden. For information or tickets, call Elle or Rich Phillips 303-277-1933 or Phoebe or Neil Reese 303 277-1742.

SATURDAY/FEB. 15

EBOOK HELP Stop by an eBook drop-in help session if you need help downloading books to your eReader. Bring cables, lap-top, library card number and Adobe, Amazon or iTunes account information. The next sessions is from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, at the Columbine Library.

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PROM SWAP Bring in your unwanted formalwear and get someone else’s dream out� t at the Prom Swap, at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 15 at the Arvada Library. For each dress, pair of shoes or accessory you donate, you’ll receive tickets to trade for a new-to-you item. Don’t have anything to bring in? That’s okay! You can “buy” tickets with canned goods, too. Five cans per dress, two cans for shoes and one can per accessory. Donations will bene� t Florence Crittenton High School and the Je� co Action Center. Go to je� colibrary.org.


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National Letter of Intent Day hits JeffcoStudents continuing athletic careers all over the countryBy Daniel [email protected]

National Letter of Intent Day was on Wednesday in Colorado and around the nation as prep athletes sign letters of intent to continue their athletic careers collegiately.

Student athletes from all over Jeffco were honored at their schools displaying the hats and sweaters of the schools they will go on to represent.

From Notre Dame to Northern Colorado, Jeffco again showed why they are one of the best leagues and districts in Colorado as literally dozens of students have been offered scholarships to pursue their athletic and aca-demic dreams.

Student athletes who played football, soccer, field hockey, track and field, cross country and men’s water polo were allowed to officially commit Wednesday.

Below is a partial list of student athletes who have committed. A complete list will be printed later in the school year:ARVADA WEST:Brody Hagel-Pitt - Iowa Western CC - BaseballJustin Mulvaney - Northern Colo-rado - BaseballAlexzandra Vigil - Colby (Kan.) CC - SoftballSavannah Wiman - Vassar College - Cross Country and TrackCasey Lewis - Western State - TrackMorgan McCormick - San Jose State - SwimmingDelaney McGinn - Regis Univer-sity - SoftballLindsay Rule - Metropolitan Community College - SoftballShazz Heale - Midland University - SoccerAllen Martin - Adams State - Baseball

Breanna DeVita - Colorado State - SoccerBreanna Johnson - Otero Junior College - SoccerMarcus Culhane - CSU-Pueblo - FootballAmy Hayes - Fort Hays State - SoccerJoe Rosenstein - Siena College - BaseballNick Glenn - CSU-Pueblo - Foot-ballD’EVELYN:Eric Trevenna - Embry Riddle University - SoccerAnnie Horn - Concordia Univer-sity - TennisNate Flack - Hastings (Neb.) Col-lege - SoccerEmily Garnier - Colorado Mines - SoccerTrent Walker - Western State - FootballGreg Pearson - Western State - FootballTony Porreco - Trinidad State JC - BaseballDanna Denson- Trinidad State JC - BaseballAllison Heitsman - Virginia Wes-leyan College - SoftballGOLDEN:Payton Miller - Notre Dame - Track and FieldJordan Kingsley - Seward County (Kan.) CC - SoftballIan Cheatum - Colorado Mines - WrestlingNoah Lennox - Lindenwood (Ill.) College - WrestlingLAKEWOOD:Jessica Brooks - Mercyhurst (Pa.) University - BasketballJackie Chiastra - Colorado Mines - SoccerMickolas DeBruyn - Colorado Mines - WrestlingMegan Gerali - Caldwell (N.J.) College - VolleyballMarie Gilcrest - Rhode Island - VolleyballMikaela Lodl - Cal Poly - Track and FieldTevin Lucas - Augustana - Foot-ballHali Marquez - Adams State - SoftballCasey Nicholls - Augustana - Football

Evan O’Dorsio - St. Olaf (Minn.) - BasketballSarah Wakumoto - Worcester Polytechnic - SoccerPOMONA:Kendall Ryan - Northern Colo-rado - FootballTyler Weir - South Dakota State - FootballZach (Stefo) Bond - Colorado State - FootballAllison Thimson - Southern Utah State - SoccerChris Benefiel - Longview (Mo.) JC - BaseballHunter Hogoboom - Longview (Mo.) JC - BaseballAlaina Anderson - Nevada - Cross Country and TrackRALSTON VALLEY:Mia Alvarado - CU-Colorado

Springs - SoccerCaleb Cerf - Lynn University - La-crosseSierra Galbreath - Colorado State - SoftballJacob Gallegos - Eastern Arizona JC - BaseballMaddi Griebling - North Park University - SoftballJake Griffith - Regis - BaseballNicole Hahn - Air Force Academy - Cross Country/TrackJacob Hoffman - Chadron State - FootballJordan Holloway - Neb.-Omaha - BaseballGarret Jones - Regis University - GolfDaniel Jurney - Arkansas State - BaseballAllie Killey - Metro State - Soccer

Jacob Knipp - Northern Colorado - FootballMolly Kubesh - Lyon College - SoftballJensen Makarov - Maryland - La-crosseBrenna Martinez - Williams Col-lege - SoftballKevin Meadows - CSU-Pueblo - Football/TrackErin Metzger-Seymour - Missouri - SwimmingMaddie Myers - University of Denver - SwimmingMitchell Robinson - Neb.-Kear-ney - BaseballKeegan Sheard - California Lu-theran - GolfWHEAT RIDGE:Tori Sassolino - Northeastern JC - Softball

Ralston Valley soccer players Mia Alvarado, left, and Allie Killie, right, surround their proud coach Kamee Morwood.. Photo by RV High School

Evergreen, rV best in Jeffco league meetSwimmers from all over league compete in season end meetBy Daniel [email protected]

ARVADA - Evergreen proved again they are Jeffco’s best, winning the season’s end Jeffco League meet Saturday at Meyer’s Pool.

With a team score of 603 the Cou-gars won the meet as not only 4A Jeffco’s best team, but also better than 5A Jeffco’s Ralston Valley who finished second as a team with 429 points.

D’Evelyn finished third as a team with 425 points, Chatfield finished fourth with 402 points and Lakewood finished fifth with 376 points.

In addition, Golden finished in sixth place with 258 teams points and Wheat Ridge finished in ninth place with 221 points.

The Mustangs stole the show winning six of 12 events including the 200 Medley Relay and the 400 Free Relay.

Individually Ralston Valley had three swimmers win four events as Madeline Myers won both the 200 Individual Medley 2:03.37 and the 500 Free 5:00.23.

Also, Erin Metzger-Seymour won the 200 Free in 1:51.28 and Mackenzie Atencio won the 100 Breast in 1:05.53.

Arvada West’s Morgan McCormack won the 100 Back in 0:56.20 and her Wildcats’ teammates finished in 11th place with a team score of 166.

Pomona’s Zarena Brown won the 100 Free in 0:52.90 and the Panthers’ finished with 155 team points good for 13th place.

Brenna Bushey won the 100 Fly for D’Evelyn with a time of 0:56.37 and Lake-wood’s Meghan Lahr won the 50 Free in 0:24.81.

Chatfield’s Averly Hobbs was Jeffco’s best diver, winning the One-Meter with a score of 464.50. Lakewood’s Allison Mur-phy finished as the second best diver with a score of 430.45 and Evergreen’s Katrin Lewis finished in third with 391.55.

Other notable finishers include Golden’s Sabrina Sabadeanu who finished seventh in the 100 Back with a time of 1:00.43 and 10th in the 200 IM with a time of 2:15.82.

Golden diver Cymry Sweet prepares for liftoff during the Jeffco League meet Saturday at Meyer’s Pool. Photo by Daniel Williams


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FAITH CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL

Girls basketball

Faith Christian 45, Je� erson Academy 40Faith Christian scored 14 points in the � rst quarter and 10 in the second to lead at halftime 24-18. The Jaguars caught up in the third, but 14 points in the fourth quarter from Faith Christian gave them the 45-40 win over Je� erson Academy.

RALSTON VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

Boys basketball

Ralston Valley 83, Pomona 51Sophomore Dallas Walton scored 18 points fol-lowed by Bryn Finnefrock with 11 points. Both Andrew Wingard and Zac Stevens scored 10 points. Walton and Stevens had nine rebounds and Finnefrock had four rebounds and � ve assists.

Dante Greco had four rebounds, three assists and two steals.

Ralston Valley 50, Bear Creek 48Dallas Walton led the team with 14 points fol-lowed by Bryn Finnefrock with 12 points. Walton captured the double double when he grabbed 10 rebounds. Zac Stevens had six rebounds and both Rane Hornecker and Andrew Wingard had four assists.

STANDLEY LAKE HIGH SCHOOL

Girls basketball

Standley Lake 57, Arvada West 45While a well matched game through three quar-ters, the Lady Gators pulled away in the fourth with an outstanding performance from the free throw line. The team � nished with a 77 percent performance from the line 27 for 35. Casey Tor-bet had a game high 22 points and 12 of 13 from the line. Arvada West’s Dominique Riley scored

nine points and both Jessi Kenney and Madison Brown scored eight.

UPCOMING GAMES

Boys basketball

FRIDAY7 p.m. - Pomona vs. Bear Creek7 p.m. - Ralston Valley vs. Standley LakeWEDNESDAY7 p.m. - Ralston Valley @ Dakota Ridge

Girls basketball

THURSDAY5:30 p.m. - Faith Christian @ Colorado Springs Christian7 p.m. - Arvada West vs. ColumbineFRIDAY7 p.m. - Standley Lake vs. Ralston ValleyWEDNESDAY6:30 p.m. - Standley Lake @ Lakewood7 p.m. - Arvada West @ Chat� eld

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1) Who was the � rst major-leaguer to have 40 or more steals and 30 or more home runs in his rookie season?2) How many times did Rickey Henderson steal four or more bases in a game dur-ing his 25-year major-league career?3) Which college football team has played in the most Orange Bowl games?4) In 2013, Portland’s Damian Lillard became only the fourth unanimous selection as NBA Rookie of the Year. Name two of the � rst three to do it.5) How many NHL players have tallied at least 155 points in a season?6) In 2013, Chris Horner became the oldest cyclist (41) to win a Grand Tour event. Who had been the oldest?7) Who is the only male golfer to win all three Australian majors in the same year?

Answers1) The Angels’ Mike Trout, in 2012.2) Nineteen times.3) Oklahoma, with 18 appearances.4) Ralph Sampson (1984), David Robinson (1990) and Blake Gri� n (2011).5) Three — Wayne Gretzky (nine times), Mario Lemieux (four) and Steve Yzerman (once).6) Firmin Lambot was 36 when he won in 1922.7) Robert Allenby, in 2005.

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A-West, Pomona battle for bragging rights Wildcats win epic meeting of two of the state’s best By Daniel Williams [email protected]

ARVADA - The two best wrestling teams in the state may both reside not only in Jeffco, but in Arvada, and the teams added a chapter to their rivalry last week.

In a match-up between last year’s 5A team state champion and this year’s No. 1 ranked team, A-West de-feated Pomona 56-22 Thursday at Po-mona High School.

The Wildcats won eight straight matches starting with Bennie Pachello who won by pin over Jason Ramero in 2:39 at 132 pounds.

“Pomona has set a pretty high

standard in the league so we are pretty proud about where we are at and how far we have come,” A-West coach Ron Granieri said.

And as they got bigger in weight classes Arvada West just got stronger. A-West’s James Rothwell won by tech fall over Brandon Billips 19-4 at 138 pounds.

At 152 pounds the Wildcats’ Taylor Bergquist won by decision over Cam-eron Gonzales 7-4.

That was followed up by four pins over their next three matches, includ-ing the Wildcats’ Darion Thomas-Trujillo winning by pin over Pomo-na’s Mark Ruhland at 3:14 in the 160 pound weight class.

At 182 pounds Arvada West’s Tyler Lewis won by pin over Ramon Yslas at 3:19.

And Arvada West’s Devin Rothrock won by pin over the Panthers’ Joseph Cordova at 1:32.

“They are better,” Pomona coach Sam Federico said, when asked how good this A-West team is in compari-son to his state championship team from last year. “They are a really good team. But we are still pretty good too.”

Despite the team loss, Pomona had several wrestlers with big nights including Joshua Rosales winning by pin over Gabe Sandoval in 1:15 at 120 pounds.

At 126 pounds the Panthers’ Bran-don Madril won by major decision over Vincent Casados 11-2.

And Pomona also won the two big-gest matches of the night getting pins from both of their big wrestlers. Dan-iel Chavez won by pin over A-West’s Adail Froome at 5:35 in the 220-pound match.

And the Panthers’ Mitchell Chism proved himself as the best heavy-weight winning by pin over Alex Hub-bard at 3:55.

Brandon Madril and Vincent Casados engage during their 126 pound match Thursday at Pomona. Photo by Shary Chavez

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Saints march to league win over ArvadaBulldogs’ longtime coach to step down after seasonBy Daniel [email protected]

ARVADA - Jefferson used four pins to fuel a 48-27 league victory Thursday at Ar-vada High School.

The Saints dominated the smaller weight classes getting a pin from Kyle Cis-neros, one of Jeffco’s best, over Arvada’s Ja-mie Rezael at 106 pounds.

Jefferson’s Brandon Onofre pinned the Bulldogs’ John Wright at 120 points, and Obed Carrasco pinned Arvada’s Dylan Jones at 138 pounds.

In addition, the Saints’ Paul Shuker pinned Jaden Mortimer at 160 pounds.

“Our young guys were good again to-night like they have been for the whole sea-son,” Jefferson coach Oscar Fonseca said. “We were shorthanded but it was a good league win for us.”

Cisneros is the little brother of Aaron Cisneros, the former state champion wres-tler who is now wrestling for the University of Northern Colorado as a redshirt fresh-man.

The elder Cisneros is one of the best athletes in the history of Jefferson High School but the younger Cisneros has more upside than a skyscraper.

“He could even be better than is broth-er,” Cisneros said. “Those are big shoes to fill but he is a big time wrestler.”

But once Arvada got bigger they got bet-ter, scoring three straight wins in three of the four biggest weight classes.

The Bulldogs’ Alfonso Nunez won by

decision over Jefferson’s Oscar Lopez 4-3 at 182 points. And Arvada’s Brock Howes won by pin over Carlos Lopez.

Both teams were shorthanded for a va-riety of reasons leading to four forfeit wins for Jefferson and three forfeits for Arvada

and an additional double forfeit for both teams.

“We are a little bit down this year com-pared to the last couple years but we still have some quality guys who have worked hard all season,” Arvada coach John Howes

said.Howes, a longtime wrestling coach at

Arvada, said he is considering stepping down as head coach of the program at sea-son’s end but said he would like to stay on in some capacity.

Jefferson’s Brandon Onofre has hold of Arvada’s John Wright during their 120 pound match up Thursday. Photo by Daniel Williams

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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FORAPEX PARK AND RECREATION

DISTRICT

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and par-ticularly to the electors of the Apex Parkand Recreation District of JeffersonCounty, Colorado:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regu-lar election will be held on Tuesday,May 6, 2014, between the hours of 7:00a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, three(3) directors will be elected to serve afour-year term. If an eligible elector of theApex Park and Recreation District is inter-ested in serving on the board of directors,a Self-Nomination and Acceptance formmay be obtained from Luann Levine, theDesignated Election Official for the Dis-trict, at 13150 W. 72nd Avenue (ApexCenter), Arvada, CO 80005 (303-403-2518).

Days of Operation: Monday through Fri-day. Hours of Operation: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00p.m. Self-Nomination and Acceptanceforms must be filed with the DesignatedElection Official for the District at theabove address not less than 67 days priorto the election (Friday, February 28,2014).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applic-ations for and return of mail-in ballots maybe filed with the Designated Election Offi-cial of the District at the above addressbetween the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00p.m., until the close of business on the 7thday prior to the election (Tuesday, April29, 2014), if the mail-in ballot is to bemailed to the elector; or until the close ofbusiness on the Friday immediately pre-ceding the election (Friday, May 2, 2014),if the mail-in ballot will not be mailed to theelector.

APEX PARK AND RECREATIONDISTRICTBy: /s/ Luann LevineDesignated Election Official

Legal Notice No.: 21832First Publication: February 13, 2014Last Publication: February 13, 2014Publisher: Golden Transcriptand the Arvada Press

Public Notice

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS(NOTICE BY PUBLICATION OF)

32-1-804.1; 32-1-804.3,1-1-104(34), 32-1-905(2), C.R.S.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, par-ticularly, to the electors of the LeydenRanch Metropolitan District of JeffersonCounty, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that anelection will be held on May 6, 2014,between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and7:00 p.m. At that time, two (2) direct-ors will be elected to serve 4-yearterms. Eligible electors of the District in-terested in serving on the board of direct-ors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Ac-ceptance Form from the Designated Elec-tion Official (DEO), located at 2154 E.Commons Ave., Suite 2000, Centennial,CO 80122, (303-858-1800) between thehours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Mondaythrough Friday.

The deadline to submit a Self-Nominationand Acceptance Form is Friday, February28, 2014. If the DEO determines a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form is notsufficient, the form may be amended onceat any time prior to 3:00 p.m. on Friday,February 28, 2014. Earlier submittal is en-couraged as the deadline will not permitcuring an insufficient form. Affidavit of In-tent to be a Write-In Candidate forms mustbe submitted to the office of the DEO bythe close of business on Monday, March3, 2014.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applic-ations for an absentee ballot shall be filedwith the DEO no later than the close ofbusiness on Friday, May 2, 2014, exceptthat, if the applicant wishes to receive theballot by mail, the application shall be filedno later than the close of business onTuesday, April 29, 2014.

LEYDEN RANCH METROPOLITANDISTRICTDesignated Election Official

Legal Notice No.: 80479First Publication: February 13, 2014Last Publication: February 13, 2014Publisher: Wheat Transcriptand the Arvada Press

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Public Notice

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS(NOTICE BY PUBLICATION OF)

32-1-804.1; 32-1-804.3,1-1-104(34), 32-1-905(2), C.R.S.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, par-ticularly, to the electors of the LeydenRanch Metropolitan District of JeffersonCounty, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that anelection will be held on May 6, 2014,between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and7:00 p.m. At that time, two (2) direct-ors will be elected to serve 4-yearterms. Eligible electors of the District in-terested in serving on the board of direct-ors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Ac-ceptance Form from the Designated Elec-tion Official (DEO), located at 2154 E.Commons Ave., Suite 2000, Centennial,CO 80122, (303-858-1800) between thehours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Mondaythrough Friday.

The deadline to submit a Self-Nominationand Acceptance Form is Friday, February28, 2014. If the DEO determines a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form is notsufficient, the form may be amended onceat any time prior to 3:00 p.m. on Friday,February 28, 2014. Earlier submittal is en-couraged as the deadline will not permitcuring an insufficient form. Affidavit of In-tent to be a Write-In Candidate forms mustbe submitted to the office of the DEO bythe close of business on Monday, March3, 2014.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applic-ations for an absentee ballot shall be filedwith the DEO no later than the close ofbusiness on Friday, May 2, 2014, exceptthat, if the applicant wishes to receive theballot by mail, the application shall be filedno later than the close of business onTuesday, April 29, 2014.

LEYDEN RANCH METROPOLITANDISTRICTDesignated Election Official


Public Notice

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and par-ticularly to the electors of the Boyd PondsMetropolitan District Nos. 1 and 2 of Jef-ferson County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant toSection 32-1-804.1, C.R.S., that an elec-tion will be held on May 6, 2014,between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and7:00 p.m. At that time three (3) Direct-ors will be elected to serve 4-yearterms and one (1) Director will be elec-ted to serve 2-year term.

Self-Nomination and Acceptance Formsare available and can be obtained fromJennifer S. Henry, the Designated Elec-tion Official for the Boyd Ponds Metropolit-an District Nos. 1 and 2, c/o Jennifer S.Henry at McGeady Sisneros, P.C., 450 E.17th Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, Color-ado 80203, (303) 592-4380.

The Self-Nomination and AcceptanceForm or letter is to be submitted to theDesignated Election Official not later than3:00 p.m. on February 28, 2014, 67 daysprior to the regular election. A Self-Nom-ination and Acceptance Form that is notsufficient may be amended once at anytime prior to 3:00 p.m. on February 28,2014. Affidavits of Intent to be a Write-InCandidate must be submitted to the Des-ignated Election Official by the close ofbusiness on March 3, 2014, 64 days priorto the regular election.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN pursuant toSection 1-8-104, C.R.S., that applicationsfor and return of mail-in ballots may befiled with Jennifer S. Henry, the Desig-nated Election Official of the District, c/oJennifer S. Henry at McGeady Sisneros,P.C., 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400, Den-ver, Colorado 80203, between the hoursof 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., until the closeof business on the Friday immediately pre-ceding the regular election (Friday, May 2,2014), except that if the applicant wishesto receive the mail-in ballot by mail, theapplication shall be filed no later than theclose of business on the 7th day beforethe election (Tuesday, April 29, 2014).

BOYD PONDS METROPOLITANDISTRICT NOS. 1 AND 2By: /s/ Jennifer S. HenryDesignated Election Official


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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant toSection 32-1-804.1, C.R.S., that an elec-tion will be held on May 6, 2014,between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and7:00 p.m. At that time three (3) Direct-ors will be elected to serve 4-yearterms and one (1) Director will be elec-ted to serve 2-year term.

Self-Nomination and Acceptance Formsare available and can be obtained fromJennifer S. Henry, the Designated Elec-tion Official for the Boyd Ponds Metropolit-an District Nos. 1 and 2, c/o Jennifer S.Henry at McGeady Sisneros, P.C., 450 E.17th Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, Color-ado 80203, (303) 592-4380.



BOYD PONDS METROPOLITANDISTRICT NOS. 1 AND 2By: /s/ Jennifer S. HenryDesignated Election Official


Public Notice


TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and par-ticularly to the electors of the HometownMetropolitan District Nos. 1, 3 and 4, Jef-ferson County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant toSection 32-1-804.1, C.R.S., that an elec-tion will be held on May 6, 2014,between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and7:00 p.m. At that time two (2) Directorswill be elected to serve 4-year terms.

Self-Nomination and Acceptance Formsare available and can be obtained fromJennifer S. Henry, the Designated Elec-tion Official for the Hometown Metropolit-an District Nos. 1, 3 and 4, c/o Jennifer S.Henry at McGeady Sisneros, P.C., 450 E.17th Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, Color-ado 80203, (303) 592-4380.

The Self-Nomination and AcceptanceForm or letter is to be submitted to theDesignated Election Official not later than3:00 p.m. on February 28, 2014, 67 daysprior to the regular election. A Self-Nomin-ation and Acceptance Form that is not suf-ficient may be amended once at any timeprior to 3:00 p.m. on February 28, 2014.Affidavits of Intent to be a Write-In Candid-ate must be submitted to the DesignatedElection Official by the close of businesson March 3, 2014, 64 days prior to theregular election.


HOMETOWN METROPOLITANDISTRICT NOS. 1, 3 & 4By: /s/ Jennifer S. HenryDesignated Election Official


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Self-Nomination and Acceptance Formsare available and can be obtained fromJennifer S. Henry, the Designated Elec-tion Official for the Hometown Metropolit-an District Nos. 1, 3 and 4, c/o Jennifer S.Henry at McGeady Sisneros, P.C., 450 E.17th Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, Color-ado 80203, (303) 592-4380.

The Self-Nomination and AcceptanceForm or letter is to be submitted to theDesignated Election Official not later than3:00 p.m. on February 28, 2014, 67 daysprior to the regular election. A Self-Nomin-ation and Acceptance Form that is not suf-ficient may be amended once at any timeprior to 3:00 p.m. on February 28, 2014.Affidavits of Intent to be a Write-In Candid-ate must be submitted to the DesignatedElection Official by the close of businesson March 3, 2014, 64 days prior to theregular election.


HOMETOWN METROPOLITANDISTRICT NOS. 1, 3 & 4By: /s/ Jennifer S. HenryDesignated Election Official


Public Notice


TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and par-ticularly to the electors of the HometownMetropolitan District No. 2, JeffersonCounty, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant toSection 32-1-804.1, C.R.S., that an elec-tion will be held on May 6, 2014,between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and7:00 p.m. At that time two (2) Directorswill be elected to serve 4-year termsand one (1) Director will be elected toserve 2-year terms.

Self-Nomination and Acceptance Formsare available and can be obtained fromJennifer S. Henry, the Designated Elec-tion Official for the Hometown Metropolit-an District No. 2, c/o Jennifer S. Henry atMcGeady Sisneros, P.C., 450 E. 17th Av-enue, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado80203, (303) 592-4380.



HOMETOWN METROPOLITANDISTRICT NO. 2By: /s/ Jennifer S. HenryDesignated Election Official


Government Legals

Self-Nomination and Acceptance Formsare available and can be obtained fromJennifer S. Henry, the Designated Elec-tion Official for the Hometown Metropolit-an District No. 2, c/o Jennifer S. Henry atMcGeady Sisneros, P.C., 450 E. 17th Av-enue, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado80203, (303) 592-4380.



HOMETOWN METROPOLITANDISTRICT NO. 2By: /s/ Jennifer S. HenryDesignated Election Official


Public Notice

NOTICE OF AMENDMENTOF 2014 BUDGET

BOYD PONDS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2

CITY OF ARVADA,JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ne-cessity has arisen for the amendment ofthe 2014 budget of the Boyd PondsMetropolitan District No. 2 (the “Dis-trict”). A copy of the 2014 amendedbudget is on file in the office of the Dis-trict's Accountant, Simmons & Wheel-er, P.C., 8005 S. Chester Street, Suite150, Centennial, CO 80112, where sameis available for public inspection. Such2014 amended budget will be consideredat a special meeting to be held at 8:00a.m. on Wednesday, February 19, 2014,at the offices of Century Communities,8390 E. Crescent Parkway, Suite 650,Greenwood Village, Colorado. Any inter-ested elector within the District may, atany time prior to the final adoption of the2014 amended budget, inspect the 2014amended budget and file or register anyobjections thereto.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this notice isgiven and duly posted pursuant to statute.

BOYD PONDS METROPOLITANDISTRICT NO. 2By: /s/ MaryAnn M. McGeadyMcGeady Sisneros, P.C.Attorney for the District


Public Notice


TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and par-ticularly to the electors of the KiplingRidge Metropolitan District of JeffersonCounty, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant toSection 32-1-804.1, C.R.S., that an elec-tion will be held on May 6, 2014,between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and7:00 p.m. At that time two (2) Directorswill be elected to serve 4-year termsand zero (0) Directors will be elected toserve 2-year terms.

Self-Nomination and Acceptance Formsare available and can be obtained fromDenise Denslow, the Designated ElectionOfficial for the Kipling Ridge MetropolitanDistrict, c/o Denise Denslow at CliftonLar-sonAllen, 8390 E. Crescent Parkway,Suite 600, Greenwood Village, Colorado80111 (303) 779-4525.


NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN pursuant toSection 1-8-104, C.R.S., that applicationsfor and return of mail-in ballots may befiled with Denise Denslow, the Desig-nated Election Official of the District, c/oDenise Denslow at CliftonLarsonAllen,8390 E. Crescent Parkway, Suite 600,Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111,between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00p.m., until the close of business on the Fri-day immediately preceding the regularelection (Friday, May 2, 2014), except thatif the applicant wishes to receive the mail-in ballot by mail, the application shall befiled no later than the close of business onthe 7th day before the election (Tuesday,April 29, 2014).

KIPLING RIDGEMETROPOLITAN DISTRICTBy: Denise DenslowDesignated Election Official


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Public Notice


TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and par-ticularly to the electors of the KiplingRidge Metropolitan District of JeffersonCounty, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant toSection 32-1-804.1, C.R.S., that an elec-tion will be held on May 6, 2014,between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and7:00 p.m. At that time two (2) Directorswill be elected to serve 4-year termsand zero (0) Directors will be elected toserve 2-year terms.

Self-Nomination and Acceptance Formsare available and can be obtained fromDenise Denslow, the Designated ElectionOfficial for the Kipling Ridge MetropolitanDistrict, c/o Denise Denslow at CliftonLar-sonAllen, 8390 E. Crescent Parkway,Suite 600, Greenwood Village, Colorado80111 (303) 779-4525.


NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN pursuant toSection 1-8-104, C.R.S., that applicationsfor and return of mail-in ballots may befiled with Denise Denslow, the Desig-nated Election Official of the District, c/oDenise Denslow at CliftonLarsonAllen,8390 E. Crescent Parkway, Suite 600,Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111,between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00p.m., until the close of business on the Fri-day immediately preceding the regularelection (Friday, May 2, 2014), except thatif the applicant wishes to receive the mail-in ballot by mail, the application shall befiled no later than the close of business onthe 7th day before the election (Tuesday,April 29, 2014).

KIPLING RIDGEMETROPOLITAN DISTRICTBy: Denise DenslowDesignated Election Official


Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGA public hearing will be held before the Ar-vada Planning Commission on March 4,2014, at 6:30 p.m., Arvada MunicipalBuilding, 8101 Ralston Rd., Arvada, whenand where you may speak on the matterof considering AMENDMENTS TO THELAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, ART-ICLES 3, 6, AND 10 PERTAINING TOTHE FLOODPLAIN. A complete copy ofthe proposed amendments is available forpublic inspection in the Community Devel-opment Department (720-898-7435).Written comments may be filed therewithno later than 8 days prior to the hearing.CITY OF ARVADA PLANNINGCOMMISSION/s/ David Goff, Secretary


Public Notice

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that disbursements in fi nal settlement will be issued by the Finance Director at 10:00 a.m., February 25, 2014 to Adarand Constructors, Inc. for work related to Project No. Project 13-ST-08 – Guardrails, and performed under that contract dated December 12, 2013 for the City of Arvada.

Any person, co-partnership, associa-tion of persons, company or corporation that furnished labor, material, drayage, sustenance, provisions or other supplies used or consumed by said contractor or his sub-contractors in or about the perfor-

mance of the work contracted to be done by said Adarand Constructors, Inc. and its claim has not been paid, may at any time on or prior to the hour of the date above stated, fi le with the Finance Director of the City of Arvada at City Hall, a verifi ed statements of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim.CITY OF ARVADA/s/ Christine A. Koch, City Clerk


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jeffco news in a hurryJefferson Symphony Orchestra Concert

An early concert is scheduled 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, at the Colorado School of Mines Green Center, 924 16th St., Golden. Ron Miles, trumpeter, will join the JSO to perform Haydn Trumpet Concerto in an entertaining and humorous tribute to Haydn concert. Tickets are $22 for adults, $17 for seniors, and $10 for students aged 11 to 21 years old, $5 for children 10 and under. Contact Karen Pring at [email protected] or 303-287-4237 for more information.

Free Tax Preparation Starting Feb. 1, Jeffco Public Library

will offer free tax preparation assistance for individuals who need help filing tax returns. IRS-certified volunteers will be on hand to help on a walk-in basis at the Arvada, Belmar, Columbine, Lakewood and Standley Lake Libraries, and by ap-pointment at the Evergreen and Golden Libraries.

Space is limited so patrons are encour-aged to arrive early.

Location, time and date informa-tion can be found at jeffcolibrary.org/research/taxes.

The Library will also offer open com-puter times at the Belmar Library’s Com-puter Training Center to file taxes online.

A limited selection of printed copies of State and Federal tax forms and instruc-tion books will be available at all JCPL locations while supplies last.

Earned Income Tax Credit EligibilityThe Denver-based Piton Foundation

is providing free tax filing services for eligible families, an estimated 400,000 according to Piton who may qualify for federal tax benefits such as the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit. Services will be available through the Tax Help Colorado program.

The maximum income to qualify for the EITC this year ranges from $14,340

for a single person with no children, to $37,870 for a single parent with one child, and $51,567 for a married couple with three or more children.

The credit can be as much as $6,044 for very low-income workers with chil-dren. The EITC operates by reducing the amount of taxes owed and increasing the size of the refund.

Information on EITC eligibility and a full list of free income tax assistance sites in Colorado can be found by dialing for free 2-1-1 or by visiting www.piton.org/eitc, or finding Tax Help Colorado on Facebook at www.facebook.com/taxhelp-colorado and Twitter at @TaxHelpCO.

arvada city council on the recordArvada City Council discussed the follow-

ing legislation during its regular Feb. 3 meet-ing. Council members in attendance were Mayor Marc Williams, Mayor Pro Tem Mark McGoff, District 1 Councilman Jerry Marks, District 3 Councilman John Marriott, District 4 Councilman Bob Dyer, and Councilmen-At-Large Don Allard and Bob Fifer.

Zenzinger recognizedCouncil honored former Arvada Coun-

cilwoman, Rachel Zenzinger, for her work and service to the city of Arvada over the past eight years.

Zenzinger resigned from the council after being appointed to Senate District 19 in December.

Drainage Plan UpdatesCouncil unanimously approved two

resolutions regarding updates to the Leyden Creek and the Little Dry Creek

drainage plans. The resolutions allow both plans to

be updated to ensure the area is well equipped with preventative measures and the plans’ standards are up-to-date in the case of flooding.

Carr Street RezoningCouncil unanimously approved the re-

zoning for the potential Carr Street Liquor building at 6205 Carr Street. The rezoning

restores the building’s original zone code to a neighborhood business district (B-1). The building was zoned as a professional building prior, and can now be used for future retail use.

The next City Council meeting will be 6 p.m., Friday, Feb. 17, in the Council Chambers at the Arvada City Hall, 8101 Ralston Road.

— Compiled by Crystal Anderson


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Skyestone Grand Opening Event FEBRUARY 15TH & 16TH

Join us for the unveiling of Skyestone - Broom� eld’s newest 55+

community. Come and enjoy Food Trucks, The Cupcake Truck and

cooking demonstrations while touring our 6 brand new model homes.

The homes at Skyestone are part of two distinct collections that offer

a home design for every style of 55+ living. This 500 home community

offers a warm and welcoming Colorado living style, with a fresh feel

and openness that seamlessly brings the beauty of the outdoors and

the indoors together as one.

Getaway GiveawayEnter your name into our contest at the event for your chance

to win a 2 night getaway to Vail!

WHEN Saturday, February 15th &

Sunday, February 16th 11am to 3pm

MODEL HOURS

10am to 6pm

WHERE Skyestone

12091 Red Fox Way Broom� eld, CO 80021

(Located off of 108th & Simms St.)

Photos and descriptions of any planned improvements, features or amenities are not an actual representation and are for illustration purposes only that remain subject to change. This material shall not constitute a valid offer in any state where prior registration is required or if void by law. At least one resident of house hold must be 55 or better, and additional restrictions apply. Some residents may be younger than 55 and no one under 19 in permanent residency. © February, 2014, Taylor Morrison of Colorado, Inc. All rights reserved.

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