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ourarvadanews.com January 10, 2013 A Colorado Community Media Publication Jefferson County, Colorado • Volume 8, Issue 33 Republican keeping watch from the middle By Glenn Wallace [email protected]House District 25 Rep. Cheri Gerou won re-election in November, only to find that several of her fellow Republicans did not. Now in a Democrat-controlled House, Gerou said the 2013 legislative session would be very interesting how the Demo- crats handle being in control of both sides of the Legislature and the governor’s of- fice. “I’ll be watching to see how they man- age themselves,” Gerou said. But unlike several of her fellow Repub- licans, Gerou has a history of bipartisan coopera- tion, and has offered to vote against her party’s wishes on big issues like education funding and civil unions. “My predecessor, Rob Witwer, said, ‘The best advice I can give you is to vote your conscience, vote your district, and vote your party.’ And by the time I’ve voted my conscience, and my district, I don’t often worry about voting my party,” Gerou said. Her district — covering much of south Jefferson County and its mountain com- munities — is comprises roughly in thirds by Republicans, Democrats and Indepen- dents, and that has meant that she has found herself on middle ground on sev- eral occasions. As the chair of the Joint Budget Committee, Gerou once received 64 votes out of the 65-seat House. “And the one vote against was from someone from my own party,” Gerou said. Now in the minority on the Joint Bud- get Committee, Gerou said 2013 would be a delicate time for the Colorado economy. She said one of her focuses would be on health care, particularly lowering Medic- aid costs. She said she intends to author two bills, one to increase proactive and pre- ventative health care to young and ex- pecting mothers, and one to address end- of-life issues for the elderly. Gerou said reducing costs now would help improve what she sees as an unsus- tainable program, which might get a lot bigger if Gov. John Hickenlooper agrees to the federal government’s offer to increase Medicaid eligibility in the state. “The federal government pays (most of the additional cost) through 2019, but what happens after this? There’s no free ride on this — the state is going to end up paying most of it,” Gerou said. On education, Gerou said she foresees major budget fights over K-12 funding, and says she personally would like to see more funding for higher education, which she sees as a form of economic develop- ment. Democrats are likely to revive the bill in favor of civil unions, which Gerou says will have her support. Democrats are also likely to propose some form of gun control legislation as well, which Gerou is more skeptical about. “I really applaud the governor’s efforts for his mental health funding. That’s the real problem right there,” she said. Printed on recycled newsprint. Please recycle this copy. Gerou City of Arvada District 2 councilman Mark McGoff, right, followed by Bob Fifer, councilmember-at-large, lead a group of walkers northward during a winter hike Saturday at Majestic View Park. Photo by Andy Carpenean ON THE MOVE Sisters bring sugar, sprinkles Former teachers open cupcake shop with more than 50 choices By Sara Van Cleve [email protected]S isters Jessica Forster and Candice Wirth- Kleinbub have come a long way since their first foray into baking as young girls with their Holly Hobbie oven in their parents’ New York home. “We got it for Christmas one year, and you could make one cake and one pie,” Forster said. “We were using it in the basement be- cause that’s where we played and Candice used the little spatula to take a cake out and it smashed to the floor.” “That’s when I said, ‘Twenty years of bak- ing? No way,’” Wirth-Klienbub said. But baking is just what these two sisters, who now live in Arvada with their families, plan to do for the next 20 years. After about a year of planning and hard work, Forster and Wirth-Kleinbub opened the first cupcake shop in the area, Once Upon a Cupcake, 5680 W. 88th Ave. in Westminster, on Dec. 18. The sisters have created more than 50 dif- ferent types of cupcakes, from traditional fla- vors to ones customers can’t find anywhere else, as well as chocolate whoopie pies with marshmallow filling. While the bakery of- fers dozens of different flavors, the flavors are rotated on a daily basis, with about eight to 10 available each day. Classic cupcakes of- fered include ones such as “Birthday Bash,” double chocolate, peanut butter cup and “Red Queen,” a red velvet cake cupcake. “The cupcakes are really delicious and re- ally creative,” said Linda Le, an employee at Once Upon a Cupcake. “They always try to cre- ate new ones, which I think will help them with future success.” The shop’s custom cupcakes set it apart from other shops with flavors such as peanut butter and jelly, Mambo Italiano, a tri-colored almond cake with apricot filling, topped with chocolate ganache and slivered almonds is the sisters’ version of the Italian rainbow cookie. While each cupcake is different, they all have three ingredients in common. “Sugar, sprinkles and love are put into every cupcake,” said Forster. Once Upon a Cupcake has also introduced “Tipsy Cupcakes,” with flavors akin to Captain Morgan and Coca-Cola, Jagermeister and Red Bull, a White Russian and a Bloody Mary. Tipsy cupcakes are available Fridays and Saturdays. Two other specialty cupcakes do more than just satisfy a customer’s sweet tooth. Ten percent of proceeds from the “Pink Elephant,” a strawberry and cherry flavored cupcake with a strawberry jam filling, and “Hey Jude,” an Earl Grey lemon and lavender cupcake, are donated to charity. The “Pink Elephant” supports the Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tenn., while the “Hey Jude” supports St. Jude’s Children’s Re- search Hospital. “We want to give back, so we’re supporting animals, because we love animals, and hu- mans,” Wirth-Kleinbub said. Cupcakes not sold by the end of the day are also donated to local food banks. While the shop is new and has been a learn- ing experience, the sisters are not new to the baking business. Before opening the shop, they owned their own cupcake catering busi- ness while they were teachers at Parr Elemen- tary School. To continue to support their fellow teachers, all Jefferson County Public Schools staff and faculty receive 10 percent off when they show their badge. Forster and Wirth-Kleinbub have found their years of experience in the classroom as a benefit when it comes to running a business too. “You learn to keep order,” Wirth-Kleinbub, a former art teacher for the elementary school. “I had over 300 kids so I learned to keep things going but still kind of fun.” And fun is just what the shop tries to bring with its bright pink walls, cartoon cupcake characters on the wall and coloring books on the table for to entertain children when they visit. Once Upon a Cupcake even hosts events such as birthday parties or showers for up to 15 guests. Once Upon a Cupcake, 5680 W. 88th Ave., Westminster, is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. The shop is closed Sundays. Sisters Jessica Forster, left, and Candice Wirth-Kleinbub opened their family-operated business Once Upon a Cupcake at 5680 W. 88th Ave. in Westminster. Photo by Andy Carpenean
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ourarvadanews.com
January 10, 2013A Colorado Community Media Publication
House District 25 Rep. Cheri Gerou won re-election in November, only to find that several of her fellow Republicans did not.
Now in a Democrat-controlled House, Gerou said the 2013 legislative session would be very interesting how the Demo-crats handle being in control of both sides of the Legislature and the governor’s of-fice.
“I’ll be watching to see how they man-age themselves,” Gerou said.
But unlike several of her fellow Repub-licans, Gerou has a history
of bipartisan coopera-tion, and has offered to vote against her party’s wishes on big issues like education funding and civil unions.
“My predecessor, Rob Witwer, said, ‘The best advice I can give you is to vote your conscience,
vote your district, and vote your party.’ And by the time I’ve voted my conscience, and my district, I don’t often worry about voting my party,” Gerou said.
Her district — covering much of south Jefferson County and its mountain com-munities — is comprises roughly in thirds by Republicans, Democrats and Indepen-dents, and that has meant that she has found herself on middle ground on sev-eral occasions. As the chair of the Joint Budget Committee, Gerou once received 64 votes out of the 65-seat House.
“And the one vote against was from someone from my own party,” Gerou said.
Now in the minority on the Joint Bud-get Committee, Gerou said 2013 would be a delicate time for the Colorado economy. She said one of her focuses would be on health care, particularly lowering Medic-aid costs.
She said she intends to author two bills, one to increase proactive and pre-ventative health care to young and ex-pecting mothers, and one to address end-of-life issues for the elderly.
Gerou said reducing costs now would help improve what she sees as an unsus-tainable program, which might get a lot bigger if Gov. John Hickenlooper agrees to the federal government’s offer to increase Medicaid eligibility in the state.
“The federal government pays (most of the additional cost) through 2019, but what happens after this? There’s no free ride on this — the state is going to end up paying most of it,” Gerou said.
On education, Gerou said she foresees major budget fights over K-12 funding, and says she personally would like to see more funding for higher education, which she sees as a form of economic develop-ment. Democrats are likely to revive the bill in favor of civil unions, which Gerou says will have her support.
Democrats are also likely to propose some form of gun control legislation as well, which Gerou is more skeptical about.
“I really applaud the governor’s efforts for his mental health funding. That’s the real problem right there,” she said.
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Gerou
City of Arvada District 2 councilman Mark McGo�, right, followed by Bob Fifer, councilmember-at-large, lead a group of walkers northward during a winter hike Saturday at Majestic View Park. Photo by Andy Carpenean
ON THE MOVE
Sisters bring sugar, sprinklesFormer teachers open cupcake shop with more than 50 choicesBy Sara Van [email protected]
Sisters Jessica Forster and Candice Wirth-Kleinbub have come a long way since their first foray into baking as young girls with their Holly Hobbie oven in
their parents’ New York home.“We got it for Christmas one year, and you
could make one cake and one pie,” Forster said. “We were using it in the basement be-cause that’s where we played and Candice used the little spatula to take a cake out and it smashed to the floor.”
“That’s when I said, ‘Twenty years of bak-ing? No way,’” Wirth-Klienbub said.
But baking is just what these two sisters, who now live in Arvada with their families, plan to do for the next 20 years.
After about a year of planning and hard work, Forster and Wirth-Kleinbub opened the first cupcake shop in the area, Once Upon a Cupcake, 5680 W. 88th Ave. in Westminster, on Dec. 18.
The sisters have created more than 50 dif-ferent types of cupcakes, from traditional fla-vors to ones customers can’t find anywhere else, as well as chocolate whoopie pies with marshmallow filling. While the bakery of-fers dozens of different flavors, the flavors are rotated on a daily basis, with about eight to 10 available each day. Classic cupcakes of-fered include ones such as “Birthday Bash,” double chocolate, peanut butter cup and “Red Queen,” a red velvet cake cupcake.
“The cupcakes are really delicious and re-ally creative,” said Linda Le, an employee at Once Upon a Cupcake. “They always try to cre-ate new ones, which I think will help them with future success.”
The shop’s custom cupcakes set it apart from other shops with flavors such as peanut butter and jelly, Mambo Italiano, a tri-colored almond cake with apricot filling, topped with chocolate ganache and slivered almonds is the sisters’ version of the Italian rainbow cookie.
While each cupcake is different, they all have three ingredients in common.
“Sugar, sprinkles and love are put into every cupcake,” said Forster.
Once Upon a Cupcake has also introduced
“Tipsy Cupcakes,” with flavors akin to Captain Morgan and Coca-Cola, Jagermeister and Red Bull, a White Russian and a Bloody Mary. Tipsy cupcakes are available Fridays and Saturdays.
Two other specialty cupcakes do more than just satisfy a customer’s sweet tooth.
Ten percent of proceeds from the “Pink Elephant,” a strawberry and cherry flavored cupcake with a strawberry jam filling, and “Hey Jude,” an Earl Grey lemon and lavender cupcake, are donated to charity.
The “Pink Elephant” supports the Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tenn., while the “Hey Jude” supports St. Jude’s Children’s Re-search Hospital.
“We want to give back, so we’re supporting animals, because we love animals, and hu-mans,” Wirth-Kleinbub said.
Cupcakes not sold by the end of the day are also donated to local food banks.
While the shop is new and has been a learn-ing experience, the sisters are not new to the baking business. Before opening the shop, they owned their own cupcake catering busi-
ness while they were teachers at Parr Elemen-tary School. To continue to support their fellow teachers, all Jefferson County Public Schools staff and faculty receive 10 percent off when they show their badge.
Forster and Wirth-Kleinbub have found their years of experience in the classroom as a benefit when it comes to running a business too.
“You learn to keep order,” Wirth-Kleinbub, a former art teacher for the elementary school. “I had over 300 kids so I learned to keep things going but still kind of fun.”
And fun is just what the shop tries to bring with its bright pink walls, cartoon cupcake characters on the wall and coloring books on the table for to entertain children when they visit. Once Upon a Cupcake even hosts events such as birthday parties or showers for up to 15 guests. Once Upon a Cupcake, 5680 W. 88th Ave., Westminster, is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. The shop is closed Sundays.
Sisters Jessica Forster, left, and Candice Wirth-Kleinbub opened their family-operated business Once Upon a Cupcake at 5680 W. 88th Ave. in Westminster. Photo by Andy Carpenean
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New year feels like all-clear We’d come, my family and I, to the 16th
Street Mall to watch fi reworks paint a fi nal glittery statement to the departing year against the black backdrop above Denver’s skyline — or, depending on one’s perspec-tive, write a vibrant, joyful opening line for a new script.
The reverberating beat of up-tempo techno music pulsed through the light-hearted crowd, bundled in jackets and scarves as frosty puffs of breath rose and briskly dissipated in the winter air. A loud cheer echoed through the concrete canyon as rapid-fi re, brilliant booms signaled the display’s end.
Just like that, one more cycle complet-ed, another set in motion.
“A new start,” 18-year-old Devin Wil-liams of Aurora said.
“New beginnings,” agreed Yekatena Breez, 24, of Russia, here visiting friends.
“A chance,” said Kevinia Pickford, also 24, of Denver, as she gazed into the sky, “to start up right again.”
For many, New Year’s Eve is more than a reason to celebrate. The older I’ve grown,
the more I’ve come to appreciate the underlying refl ection that threads through the traditional revelry. The clock is tick-ing away my minutes; I want to make sure what’s left counts. Although I consistently reassess and set goals, the transition from the old year to the new one provides a concrete place to shed pieces of my life that didn’t work and keep those that did, reshuffl e priorities to accommodate evolv-ing experiences, or to just plant some new dreams.
The opportunity to be able to alter course — if needed or wanted — at a mo-ment that provides a fresh and dependable
starting point seems comforting.“Every new beginning,” the Roman phi-
losopher Seneca said, “comes from some other beginning’s end.”
The tradition of renewal is age-old.New year celebrations date back some
4,000 years to the ancient Babylonians, who believed the fi rst new moon after the day in late March with an equal amount of sunlight and darkness ushered the start of a new year. For centuries, civilizations cel-ebrated New Year’s Day at different times of the year around festivals of religious signifi cance. They celebrated much like we do, with music and dance and festivity.
While most of the world today marks Jan. 1 as the start of the new year, some countries still follow their own calendars. Depending on the moon’s position, the Chinese New Year, for instance, falls any-where between Jan. 21 and Feb. 20.
Traditions are as colorful and unique as the fi reworks that light up the night.
Spaniards eat 12 grapes before mid-night, each representing a month that will be either sweet or sour. Danes jump off chairs to symbolize leaping into the new year. The Thai throw water on each other because they believe water washes away bad luck and makes people fresh. The dropping of the Times Square ball in New York City has become an iconic countdown worldwide of the year’s end.
Regardless of the ritual or superstition, sociologists say new year’s celebrations are a way to let go of the past in a spirited, carefree manner before buckling down to start anew.
Continuous psychological rebirth.Monica McLaughlin, 48, of Highlands
Ranch, describes it as a reset button.“Maybe you didn’t accomplish every-
thing you wanted to,” she said. “Reset. It’s not `I have to go all the way back to the beginning. It’s where can I start from?’ … Basically, it’s to own your life as you can.”
Her good friend, Winston Murrell, 58,
understands that sentiment. He is a tall man with a silvery stubble fl ecked across his cheeks and a navy blue New York Yan-kees beanie covering his head. He teaches middle school.
Eight years ago, a heart condition al-most ended his life. “Everything is a second chance,” he said. “I’m living on borrowed time.”
So, he looks to the challenge of the un-known, which comes full circle every New Year’s Eve.
“You look at what you have come through in the past year and the promise of the future is before you. The future,” he said, “is unwritten.”
Like a clean sheet of paper waiting for the words of a story.
Devin Williams has some ideas for his: Get straight As in college. Be successful. Live a good life.
So does Kevinia Pickford, on this night working as a crosswalk offi cer ushering hordes of fi reworks spectators safely across the street. “My goal is to graduate from college this year, go into my nursing career and then start planning for school for my 2-year-old son.”
We headed home, the burst of fi reworks already fading in memory, thoughts of tomorrow already scurrying through my mind, the tick, ticking of the clock inter-rupted by the excitement of possibility and purpose.
American businessman David Wein-baum has this to say about new ventures: “The secret to a rich life is to have more beginnings than endings.”
I like that: Perpetual storylines of hope and promise. Constant rejuvenation — just like an old year giving way to a new one.
Ann Macari Healey’s column about people, places and issues of everyday life appears every other week. She can be reached at [email protected] or 303-566-4110.
INSIDE THE PRESS THIS WEEK
TRANSPORTATION: Beltway land swap given green light.Page 3
LIFE: Life lessons from “Mrs. Mannerly” at the Arvada Center.Page 14
BUSINESS: Couple perks a place of their own in co� ee business.Page 4
SPORTS: Ralston Valley set to refocus after loss to Lakewood. Page 17
SPECIAL PAGE: Help set the New Year o� right. Page 20
Crime: Police are on the search for a cyberbully. Page 5
New Year. New You.New Year. New You.
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ARVADA NEWS IN A HURRYCity hosting neighborhood grant meetings
Arvada will host two informational meetings about its Neighborhood Improve-ment Grants program.
The meetings will be at 6 p.m. tonight in the Randall Room at the Apex Center, 13150 W. 72nd Ave., and at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Anne Campbell Room at Arvada City Hall, 8101 Ralston Road.
Neighborhood Improvement Grants are for projects that may include physical improvements, programs or activities to better a residential community. Grants are available up to $10,000.
Projects must also include neighbors working together and matching at least 25 percent of the cost, with 15 percent matched in the form of donated labor.
Applicants are required to schedule a pre-application conference before submit-ting their application. Applications are due by March 15. Grants will be awarded by early May 2013. For more information, call 720-898-7464.
Arvada Fire hosting free home safety classThe Arvada Fire Protection District is of-
fering a free home safety class to teach resi-dents about how to prevent home fires and the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning. The home safety class is from 6:30-7:30 p.m. today at the Arvada Fire Protection District Training Center, 6651 Indiana St.
The class covers the top five causes of house fires, how to prevent these fires and information about carbon monoxide poisoning. Attendees will also receive a free carbon monoxide alarm installed in their homes by Arvada firefighters. For more information, call 303-424-3012.
Friday Club hosting informational celebrationThe North Jeffco Senior Friday Club is
hosting a free celebration in Arvada. The celebration will be 1-1:30 p.m. Friday at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd. Activities the club partici-pates in include bridge, dominoes, bingo, golf, bowling, pinochle, mahjong, potlucks, holiday dinners and more.
Parkway deal doneLand swap means 617 acres of open space, new toll road routeBy Glenn [email protected]
It was a bumpy road, but a land swap to grant a swath of the Rocky Flats Wildlife Refuge for use as a new tollway through Jefferson County has happened.
The $10 million land swap deal, in-volving U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Department of the Interior, Jefferson and Boulder counties, the city of Arvada and others, officially adds 617 acres of land to the Rocky Flats Wildlife Refuge. In exchange, the Jefferson Parkway Public Highway Authority (JPPHA) was granted a 300-foot-wide transportation right-of-way along the refuge’s eastern edge, over the objections of some nearby cities and envi-ronmental groups.
“I am delighted that we have overcome all the obstacles through hard work and perseverance by our fellow county com-missioners, mayors and council members and their staffs as well as the United States Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, the State Land Board and the many others who have negotiated and compromised, always keeping in mind the vision of what is best for our citizens,” said Jefferson County Board of Commissioners chair Don Rosier following the decision.
The land swap was opposed by a law-suit claiming an inadequate environmen-
tal review, filed by environmental groups WildEarth Guardians and Rocky Mountain Wild, along with the cities of Superior and Golden.
In mid-December a federal judge ruled that the swap was legal, and dismissed the lawsuit. Superior and the environmental groups filed an appeal, along with a re-quest for a temporary injunction to keep the deal from being finalized on Dec. 31 as scheduled. The injunction was initially granted, but the three-judge panel decided to let the deal close as scheduled after re-ceiving a rebuttal to the injunction by the JPPHA.
The JPPHA may now proceed with plans to construct a 10-mile toll road.
The new road would connect the cur-rent terminus of the E-470 Northwest Park-way in Broomfield to Highway 93, about three miles north of the city of Golden, as part of the continuing effort to complete a ring road around the Denver Metro Area. Like the Northwest Parkway, the road would be public, but rely on the invest-ment of a private investor, who would then receive the parkway’s fee revenue.
JPPHA Interim Executive Director Bill Ray said the lawsuit set back the parkway project by at least a year, even as the proj-ect itself still has years of study and plan-ning ahead.
Ray added that “extensive environ-mental reviews,” would still need to be conducted for the major interchanges, and affected wetlands associated with the parkway plan.
Ray said the authority would be watch-ing closely, in case the federal lawsuit is granted an appeal.
RTD passes become smarterEcoPass, CollegePass users now simply tap card and board to commuteBy Sara Van [email protected]
Using RTD’s public transportation just got a whole lot smarter.
The Regional Transportation District in-troduced on Jan. 1 the first phase of its new smart card program, which requires riders to only tap their smart card on a reader be-fore boarding the light rail or a bus to pay their fare.
The first phase only affects CollegePass and EcoPass users. The EcoPass is a pass that companies purchase for employees that allow employees an unlimited number of rides.
“We can enhance the boarding process,” said Bruce Abel, the assistant general man-ager of Bus Operations with RTD.
“The bus dwells while the customers board for a shorter period of time, which helps us in terms of our on-time perfor-mance, which is obviously very important to our customers. It helps us get the trip and our customers on our way.”
The new card system will also help de-crease the need for cash, Abel said, benefit-ing both riders and RTD.
“For our customers, they won’t have to worry about having the exact fare, but from the organization’s perspective, we won’t have to spend hours counting cash each day,” he said.
RTD bus operator Phillip Zielonka said that expediting passengers was key.
“For us, it’ll help get the buses on time and get the passengers on time. It elimi-nates all of this ‘They come with the wrong pass or the wrong fare.’ It’s going to be great. It’s a mild tap and I sit down and move the bus on schedule,” he said.
The new system requires very little change in customers’ behavior when boarding buses, but light rail riders will have to change their routine slightly, Abel said.
Light rail riders who are not riding the light rail in the downtown region, which the pass is automatically set to, will have to choose which level of service they want — local, express or regional. Signs near the readers at the light rail stations can help riders determine which area they need to select for their destinations. Abel said 70 to 75 percent of trips are in downtown zones, though, and customers will not need to ad-just their zone fares.
The cards will also help reduce the num-ber of counterfeit bus and light rail tickets.
“The electronics in the pass do have a safety in them so that it can only be used once [in a certain amount of time] and can-not be handed back to somebody and re-used,” Abel said. “It’s one pass for one cus-tomer.”
RTD’s smart card system is one of the first of its kind for a city of Denver’s size.
Fare inspectors will have handheld de-vices to ensure riders tapped their cards.
Phase two will be implemented in the fall and will be oriented to the general pub-lic, Abel said. The two phases are costing RTD a total of $15 million. For more infor-mation on RTD’s smart card system, visit www.rtd-denver.com.
Bruce Abel, the assistant general manager of Bus Operations with the Regional Transportation District, demonstrates how the new SmartCard works using a reader on Dec. 31 at the Denver Union Station lightrail station. Photo by Sara Van Cleve
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A shop of their own Couple reaches goal to open co� ee shop By Ashley Reimers [email protected]
Opening a coffee shop was al-ways Judy and Vaughn Pepper’s dream.
The Arvada couple started out small by opening a coffee kiosk in 2008 at Westminster City Hall. After a few years there, the couple moved to Commerce City and opened a ki-osk in the city hall building there. Now they’ve made their real dream come true with the opening of Zoe’s Coffee, 11225 Decatur St. in West-minster.
“We’ve been in the coffee busi-ness for six years, so this wasn’t our fi rst rodeo,” Judy said. “We are ex-cited to be back in Westminster and love being here.”
Vaughn isn’t new to the commu-nity of Westminster. He worked for the city for 32 years before retiring in April. At that point he thought he might get a break. But he was wrong. For the next few months Judy and Vaughn worked non-stop
on the coffee shop, up until open-ing day in July.
“That evening before we decided to open the next day, Vaughn was sitting at the dining room table,” Judy said. “He called me over, sat me down, and said, ‘I don’t think I can do this.’ But everything fell into place and we opened it, and we’ve been steady ever since.”
Zoe’s Coffee is named after the Pepper’s 11-year-old granddaugh-ter. The interior, designed by Judy, has a warm Tuscan feel with a vari-ety of seating. Vaughn said he hopes to be the community coffee shop welcoming everyone in for a local cup of Joe.
“We use Coda Coffee, a local Denver business,” Vaughn said. “We’ve been using Coda from the beginning. They deliver coffee once a week, so it’s really fresh. “
Baked goods from Bluepoint Bakery, also a Denver company, are sold in the shop and soon cupcakes will be on the menu.
“Zoe has a brother, so you know we are in trouble,” Judy said. “So we will soon have Clay’s cupcakes, af-ter my grandson. I’m going to make chocolate and vanilla with butter
cream frosting and Clay’s favorite sprinkles.”
Judy and Vaughn said opening Zoe’s Coffee has been a lot of work. They refer the business as their baby, remembering that a new born can’t be left alone too long. But all of the hours of work have been worth it, they say. The couple’s dream of
owning their own coffee shop is now a reality, one allowing them to meet new friends and be part of the community.
Beginning Feb. 1, Zoe’s Coffee will be open from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays and 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Sundays.
Vaughn and Judy Pepper of Arvada inside their co� ee shop Zoe’s Co� ee, 11225 Decatur St. in Westminster, celebrate their grand opening Jan. 2. Photo by Andy Carpenean
Je� erson County has major role in stock show Fairgrounds hosting competition Sunday and Monday By Glenn Wallace [email protected]
Today marks the start of the Na-tional Western Stock Show, and Jef-ferson County will play a large part.
Now in its 107th year, the stock show is a major 27-day event that draws rodeo and livestock fans and competitors from around the country to the Denver Coliseum.
The event has longstanding ties to the Jefferson County Fair-grounds as well, however.
For years now, 2013 included, some preliminary stock show events have been moved to the Jeffco Fairgrounds (15200 W. 6th Ave.): Penning beginning at 8 a.m.
Sunday and Sorting beginning at 8 a.m. Monday.
“The National Western is always an exciting time because you do get the athletes from across the na-tion,” said Jeffco Fairgrounds Di-rector Mark Danner, adding that he thought that hosting some of the competition in Jeffco was a great opportunity.
“They’re free events and they basically see the same action out here that they would at the coli-seum,” Danner said.
Jeff Keller, a U.S. Team Penning Association (USTPA) regional di-rector, and penning competitor, said Team Penning has been called the fastest growing worldwide equestrian sport.
In Penning, three riders are put into the arena with 30 numbered cattle.
A number is called out, and the riders have 60 seconds to sort out
the three cattle with the matching number on their backs while keep-ing the other 27 getting in the way.
“You have to get them in a lit-tle catch pen, all from horseback, without a rope,” Keller said.
Sorting is a similar sport, where two riders without ropes have to move cattle from one pen area to another, in numerical order.
Many of those same Penning and Sorting athletes will compete in the stock show coliseum on Tuesday and Wednesday morning.
Each day, the top 10 fi nalists will then compete during the intermis-sion of that night’s main event, the Pro Bull Riding competition.
“If you get to ride in front of the PBR crowd, it’s pretty fun,” Keller said. “The crowd always seems to really like it too.”
More information, and a sched-ule of events is available at www.NationalWestern.com.
WesternairesThere is another strong con-
nection between Jefferson County and the Stock Show — The Wester-naires.
“Every year since 1954, we’ve been a big part of the National Western Stock Show,” said Glen Keller Jr., the director of the West-ernaires.
This year is no exception, with the club of Jefferson County teens putting on a total of 45 perfor-mances over the duration of the stock show, including a 120-mem-ber entry in the opening day pa-rade.
In all, Keller said more than 150 Jeffco teens would participate, per-forming trick riding, precision drill riding, Wild West show stunts and dressage.
A complete schedule of the Westernaires performances is available at www.westernaires.org.
JEFFCO NEWS IN A HURRY
Perlmutter pushes for gun control
Colorado’s 7th Congres-sional District U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter has been named one of the 12 vice chairs of the newly formed House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force.
The announcement came recently from the task force chair, California Rep. Mike Thompson.
Thompson said the leadership team was chosen to assist in crafting legislation “to reduce and prevent gun violence while also protecting the rights of law-abiding individuals without a history of dan-gerous mental illness to own legitimate fi rearms for legitimate purposes.”
The task force is ex-pected to hold meetings and hearings with experts during January. The group is scheduled to release a set
of gun safety policy in early February. Perlmutter had previously announced his intent to introduce a new Assault Weapons Ban in January. The previous fed-eral ban expired in 2004.
Less paper tax forms availableDue to ongoing budget
cuts, Jefferson County Pub-lic Library (JCPL) is reduc-ing the number of paper tax forms it will provide to patrons.
In 2013, the library will carry only the most common tax forms; in 2014, JCPL will eliminate paper tax forms altogether. County residents will be directed to print out paper forms through the follow-ing websites:
For federal forms — www.irs.gov/Forms-&-Pubs
For state forms—go to the www.colorado.gov site and search for tax forms
ARVADA POLICE NEWS IN A HURRY Vandal breaks carved Christmas decoration in woman’s front yard11:06 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19, 10400 block of 85th Place
An unknown suspect moved and broke a Christ-mas decoration in the front yard of a woman’s home while she was away for the evening.
When the woman left her home around 6 p.m., the decoration, a snowman carved from an aspen tree log, was intact.
She returned home around 10 p.m. and found the decoration moved and the arm of the snow-man broken. She said it appeared as if the log had been dropped or thrown.
”Average-sized” foot-prints from what looked like men’s shoes were found fresh in the snow, appear-ing as if one person walked through the yard to the decoration, the woman told police.
The carving was made for the woman by a friend, but the approximate value is $25.
There are no suspects in the case.
Senior citizen falls victim to scam, loses $1,0002:45 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19, fraud victim reports to police
An elderly woman lost $1,000 to a scam after her alleged ”grandson,” who didn’t say his name, called her, telling her he was arrested and needed bail money.
The man asked the woman to send him $1,000, and he would pay her back the following Monday. She agreed to wire the money and went to Kmart on West 58th Avenue, as instructed by the man.
A police offi cer imme-diately called the Western Union phone number on the receipt to try to stop the wire, but was informed that the wire had already been picked up in Mexico.
During the call, the woman also spoke to ”Police Lieutenant Taylor James” at 438-402-3543.
After she sent the wire, the man called her again and asked for another $1,000.
One of the woman’s friends then became in-volved and was suspicious,
at which point they went to the Arvada Police Depart-ment to ask questions.
The woman assumed her ”grandson” was in jail in Cheyenne, Wyo., where her actual grandson lives.
Police found the number from the caller to be from West Montreal,
Canada, and she was told by the scammer to send the money to the bond person in Mexico City.
The offi cer told the woman not to answer any more calls from the man, to which she obliged.
There is no suspect information in the case.
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Man leads deputies on car chase Pursuit through unincorporated Adams County ends in Arvada By Darin Moriki [email protected]
A Denver man was arrested last week after fl eeing a routine traffi c stop and leading Adams County Sheriff’s Offi ce deputies on an early morning, low-speed chase through unincorpo-rated Adams County.
Adams County Sheriff’s Offi ce spokesman Sgt. Paul Gregory said the chase began around 6:20 a.m. Jan. 3 shortly after deputies tried to make contact with the driver of a grey 2004
Chevrolet Trailblazer parked in the middle of the road around West 64th Avenue and Pecos Street.
Francisco Javier Franco, the 31-year-old driver and sole vehicle oc-cupant, then drove away and led dep-uties on “a relatively low-speed pur-suit” with speeds ranging from 15- to 60-mph on Interstate 70, Gregory said.
He said deputies did a license plate check during the pursuit and discov-ered the fl eeing SUV had been stolen from a Denver-area address on New Year’s Day.
Although he did not go into detail, Gregory said deputies decided not to use aggressive tactical vehicle in-tervention techniques, such as tacti-cal ramming, blocking or fi shtailing,
based on their observations during the chase.
The pursuit lasted for 13 miles and ended in Arvada near the intersection of West 50th Avenue and Kipling Street after running over stop sticks placed in the middle of the road by waiting law enforcement offi cers.
Franco, who had several warrants out for his arrest, was then appre-hended for theft by receiving, felony eluding and habitual traffi c offender charges.
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Police searching for cyberbully suspect ‘Anonymous’ makes derogatory posts about students on website, could face felony charges By Sara Van Cleve [email protected]
Arvada police are investigating a case of cyberbullying after it was re-ported to Safe2Tell Jan. 2.
The case involves postings made by “Anonymous,” a user on Statigram, a French Instagram managing website.
The user’s profi le picture was a pic-ture of a book with the words “Burn Book” written on it.
The postings made by “Anony-mous” included six photos of students from a high school in the Jefferson County Public Schools district. Derog-atory comments about the students were posted with the photos, said Ar-vada Police public information offi cer
Jill McGranahan.The pictures were removed from
the site the day after they were report-ed to Safe2Tell, a nonprofi t organiza-tion that allows youth to anonymously report behaviors or activities that en-danger them or others.
For the safety of the students tar-geted, Arvada Police are not releasing the names of the students or the high school they attend, McGranahan said.
But there were no patterns in the choice of cyberbullying victims.
“There was no kind of pattern or group of students targeted,” McGrana-han said. “There were men, women. It was a gamut of students.”
Though the original comments were derogatory, other students quickly made their own comments in support of the victims, McGranahan said.
“The (good) part about it was stu-dents made comments like ‘That’s mean,’ ‘Aren’t we supposed to not bul-ly?’ and ‘Not a cool way to deal with it,’” she said. “It’s rather encouraging
to see students saying it’s not a good way to deal with problems.”
Though the poster’s username was “Anonymous,” that doesn’t mean Arvada Police won’t be able to track down the user.
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Honestly assess what matters to youSo last night the family had game night,
and, much to my delight, they chose to play “Just Dance 4” for the Xbox Kinect.
This is a game in which the players are supposed to match the moves of the virtual dancer who is on screen bopping away to some of today’s greatest hits.
Maybe you’ve seen the video of my attempt somewhere on the Internet, I’m sure my daughter has uploaded it by now, just for her amusement.
This, on the day after I spent parts of 11 different hours up in the attic and on various ladders and stepstools installing tracklighting in our living room.
Among the bad parts of that is that I had a good friend offer to help, but I didn’t even know enough about what I was try-ing to do to know how to have him help.
I’m sure the extra pair of hands would have been nice, but the way I do projects like this is not exactly conducive to having another person work with me. Let’s just say there’s a little too much improvisation to make good use of somebody else’s time.
Now, when I have the time for dance and for projects like these, I’m happy to do them.
In fact, I rather enjoy do-it-yourself-ing. But these are not activities that come naturally to me. And, if I were to have to make a living doing something like this, or
were relegated to “clubbing” for amuse-ment, I would be miserable.
You see, I think one of the most impor-tant aspects, maybe the most important aspect, of living your dreams and building a “Perfect Life” is knowing yourself: What comes naturally to you, what resonates, and what you really love to do. I run into this a lot in the fitness industry, especially this time of year.
What’s the No. 1 New Year’s resolu-tion? Working out/getting in shape/losing weight.
So, armed with a new calendar and motivation, hordes of people head to the gym to keep their resolutions. And three weeks later, the equipment and the classes are all back to their “last year’s” participation levels.
Why? Because people head to the gym to do things that they hate! Of course that
doesn’t last. But if people start smart, by picking something that they enjoy, like Zumba, or swimming, or kickboxing, they’re vastly more likely to stick with the routine and meet their goals.
Life works the same way, only to a much greater degree. The life you build for yourself is exponentially more likely to be fulfilling if you start by honestly assessing what really matters to you. In a relationship, is sense of humor what really matters?
Or do you crave stability, or spontane-ity, or flexibility? In a career, do you need earning potential? Or is creativity, chal-lenge, or autonomy more important to you?
Society has conditioned us to have stock answers to some of the really big questions. But those stock answers don’t necessarily apply to you. So before you make a resolution, or consider a career change, or pick an academic track, spend a little time looking into the mirror. It’ll save you a lot of grief later. Plus some embarrassing dance videos.
Michael Alcorn is a music teacher and fitness instructor who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. He graduated from Alameda High School and the Uni-versity of Colorado-Boulder.
YOUR VIEW
Odom owes the taxpayersYour article last week headlined “Odom
misses meetings ...” points out that Jeffco commissioner John Odom has not attended meetings since Nov. 13 although his term does not end until Jan. 8. Now, John is still get-ting paid, although he has walked off the job.
His yearly salary is $87,300 plus benefits. So he will have missed seven weeks of his job — that’s 49 days out of the 366 in 2012. So $87,300 times 49 divided by 366 equals $11,687.70. Plus benefits, which is normally about equal to salary. So Odom owes the taxpayers $23,375.40. That would help a little with the drastic cuts just made to Jeffco mental health.
Judy Denison Golden
Getting an early take on issues at the CapitolOn Friday, as a group of editors, manag-
ers and the owner of Colorado Community Media met with legislators in the hallowed halls of the Capitol, it occurred to me how much change can be jammed into a short, little span.
With the November election and the Democrats gaining control of both cham-bers, leadership in the House and Senate has taken on a decidedly different look in the General Assembly session that just started.
For all intents and purposes, the same topics and concerns are likely to surface.
The approach, however, I expect, will raise some eyebrows. And perhaps, some voices.
Because I live and work in Republican-landia, and travel back and forth between workplaces in Monument and Woodland Park via Ronald Reagan Highway, I often forget how evenly divided, and differently aligned, the state’s voters can be.
The state’s tale is of two Colorados (though not always the same two) — rural and urban, Front Range and Western Slope, and Democrats and Republican, and so on.
The lines are likely to be drawn over the expected issues:
• Legalization details for marijuana• Gun control measures• Death penalty• Increased school safety• Civil unionsThe fights will also occur in unexpected
areas. We received hints of possible work areas during our meeting.
House Minority Leader Mark Waller, R-District 15, said he plans to make higher education “an absolute priority.” Because education creates opportunity, he says, he will pursue efforts to establish merit-based scholarships and increase opportunity for technical training, and he thinks bipartisan efforts in these areas will bear fruit.
We also met briefly with other Re-publican legislators: Sen. Mark Scheffel,
R-District 4; Rep. Cheri Gerou, R-District 25; Rep. Carole Murray, R-District 45; and their various communications directors and staff.
Another area of concern is Medicaid and health care, which Gerou said “affects our two largest populations, children and the elderly” and will naturally be a hot topic. Waller also wants to address how re-turning veterans are dealt with as it relates to mental health, courts and the justice system.
From the Democrats, Mark Ferrandino, D-District 2, who replaced Frank McNulty, R-District 43, as House speaker, sees the focus this session being dominated by jobs and the economy. As his baby crawled around on the speaker’s conference room floor, he says he sees opportunity in help-ing businesses through “economic garden-ing.”
He pointed to a jobs-training bill prof-fered by Rep. Pete Lee, D-District 18, and other efforts aimed at job training and reducing the skills gap. Ferrandino also cited K-12 education as being severely and seriously underfunded, and expects to tackle that, perhaps even with bipartisan efforts.
One of the most difficult jobs is going to be figuring out what to do after voters’ ap-proval of marijuana for recreational use by adults. Rep. Dan Pabon, D-District 4, says he volunteered to serve on a 24-member, bipartisan task force that includes perspec-tives from health care, law enforcement and other government and non-govern-ment disciplines. And sifting though public policy decisions and recommendations regarding how to deal with issues related to potency, law enforcement, employee rela-tions and more might be a serious test for the new industry.
And then, of course, there is transporta-tion, where a plan is in the works to free up nearly $300 million in development funds for road projects.
As Rep. Max Tyler, D-District 23, and chair of the Transportation Committee, observed, “Everyone is the parent of a good idea.”
Rob Carrigan is the editor and publisher of the Pikes Peak Courier-View and the Tri-Lakes Tribune, Colorado Community Media publications. He can be reached at [email protected]
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What I’ve learned from ManningI’m a huge
football fan — and I have been ever since I can remember, back to the days when my father used to stack a couple of portable TVs to watch multiple college bowl games over the holidays.
I’ve always been a huge Broncos fan. In fact, I’ve been watching since the Broncos quarterback had a Ph.D., and I know exactly the place and time when I heard that John Elway was coming to Denver.
And now I’ve become a huge Peyton Manning fan too. I confess I didn’t know much about Manning, even after he arrived here to great fanfare before the season.
But the more I watch him, the more I’ve come to admire him.
It’s hard not to. Even without enthusiastic commentators on every sports show and during every broadcast, it’s clear that Peyton Manning is a leader who cares about outcomes and makes sure he can achieve them.
But it’s the way he ap-proaches these outcomes that impresses me — not only as lessons in winning or in leading, but also as lessons in living. Manning, in my opinion, is a walk-ing proverb.
Here’s what I’ve learned:
Know thy stuff. Peyton Manning understands the ins, outs, and inside outs of football — not only his own job, but also those of all the others around him. This is not to say, how-ever, that Manning thinks he already knows it all — just watch him on the sidelines studying pho-tos of the game while the Broncos defense is taking charge. This is what I call lifelong learning.
Make new friends, but keep the old. It’s unlikely that Manning ever sang this little ditty around the campfire, but he certainly exemplifies its wisdom on the field. In addition to making new friends such as Demaryius Thomas, Knowshon Moreno and Eric Decker, Manning relies on old friends Lance Ball, Jacob Tamme and Brandon Stokely, with whom he and the Indianapolis Colts made a couple of Super Bowl ap-pearances and won Super Bowl XLI in 2007.
Don’t expect others to do what I’m not willing to do myself. Sure, Manning has his specific job responsi-bilities, as do the rest of
the offense, the defense, the special teams, the coaches and trainers, and the Broncos organization. But sometimes, kickers pass the ball. Sometimes, defensive linemen score offensive touchdowns. And sometimes, quarter-backs dive for open field tackles, as Manning did after a Kansas City Chiefs player recovered a Bron-cos fumble and took off for the end zone in the Dec. 30 game.
Afterward, Manning joked that he should have received partial credit for the tackle because the contact he made on the ball carrier allowed a Broncos tight end to ultimately save the touch-down.
And, although Man-ning’s teammates heart-ily prefer that he stick to scoring and staying healthy, they nevertheless appreciate his competitive spirit and willingness to do anything it takes to get the job done.
So, there they are — my life lessons from Peyton Manning. And I don’t ever have to call signals, take a snap, or kiss the turf during a sack to use his wisdom. I may, however, take advantage of a quar-terback “slide” from time to time.
Andrea Doray is a writer who wishes the great fans at Mile High would learn what Peyton Manning taught the Indianapo-lis crowd: Never do “The Wave” when the Broncos have the ball! Contact her at [email protected].
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Ken Werth, 81, passed away peacefully Decem-ber 7, 2012. Surviving are his loving wife of 58 years, �eresa, and three chil-dren: Susan Small (Pat), Ron, Gary (Danielle); and two grandsons: Mike and Jace. Private service to be held later.
Ken Werth
Mrs. Elizabeth Mary Schrunk, a 60+ year resi-dent of Arvada, passed peacefully on Dec 26, 2012. At 96, complications due to multiple cancers were more than she could bear. She was preceded in death in 1999, by her husband of more than 58 years, John F. Schrunk and one grandson. She is survived by her two children: Judy Kay Dobkins (husband Jim) of Redlands, CA and Bill Schrunk (wife April) of Arvada, CO, six of her grandchildren, and thirteen great-grand chil-dren. Grandma Great is sorely missed. A memorial service is planned for 26 Jan 2013 at the Community of Christ Church in Wheat Ridge.
Elizabeth Mary Schrunk
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Where were you born?I was born in Fort Scott, Kansas but my family moved to
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How long have you lived in the area?I grew up in Lakewood but have lived in Arvada for about
35 years. I attended Saint Bernadette’s Elementary School, Je� erson High School and then Colorado State University.
What do you like most about it?We are an active family and love being outdoors. We have
two sons who are now 28 and 24. We have a cabin in Grand Lake where we spend time � shing, hiking, snowmobiling and gol� ng. We sometimes go to Winter Park to ski and to go to the sledding hills. In the summer, we have dirt bikes; we ride on the trails and love the views from Stillwater Pass.
How long have you worked in Real Estate?
My husband Tony and I work together at Keller Williams. Before real es-tate, I was a � ight atten-
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I have worked with all kinds of buyers and sellers and all aspects of real estate. With an ever-changing market, I had recently been assisting in the sale of foreclosures for banks and helping sellers with their short sales. My passion has al-ways been working directly with buyers and sellers. � e ex-
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Recently the inventory of avail-able homes for sale has decreased
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What do you most enjoy doing when you are not working?We love to travel and spend time outdoors. Since I retired
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Cast claims Coloradans
Two Colorado natives — Angela Reedand Mat Hostetler — have been cast in the coming Denver engagement of the 2011 Tony Award-winning Best Play “War Horse,” playing Jan. 8-20 at the Buell Theatre.
Reed plays Rose Narracott and Hostetler plays Veterinary Offi cer Martin. Reed grew up in Douglas County and graduated from Ponderosa High School. She studied the-ater and psychology at the University of Colorado, and holds an MFA from The Uni-versity of California, San Diego.
Hostetler makes his national touring debut in “War Horse.” He grew up in Glen-wood Springs and received his MFA from the National Theatre Conservatory in Den-ver.
“War Horse” is the story of a young man’s beloved horse who has been enlisted to fi ght for the English in World War I. Tickets are available by calling 303-893-4100 or on-line at www.denvercenter.org.
Americana folk in ParkerFolk and bluegrass performers Stepha-
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Bettman & Halpin’s records have re-ceived national and international radio play along with critical acclaim, both reach-ing the Top 10 on the National Folk DJ chart. They have just released a live CD.
The duo will play two full sets of live mu-sic with tickets starting at $11. Tickets can be purchased at www.PACEcenteronline.orgor by calling 303-805-6800.
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Life lessons from ‘Mrs. Mannerly’ Play takes viewers on trip to past By Clarke Reader [email protected]
Audiences are invited to stroll down memory lane to a time when teaching eti-quette was a key part of any young person’s education in “Mrs. Mannerly.”
Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washing-ton Ave. in Golden, is hosting the comic memory-play, from Jan. 11 through Feb. 17. Performances are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 6 p.m.
The production is a regional premiere.“Mrs. Mannerly” is based on writer Jef-
frey Hatcher’s own experiences in going to an etiquette school during the late 1960s, when the hippies and counter-culture movement was raging, making these rules seem obsolete.
“The play is really a retelling of his own adventures in etiquette and man-ners classes,” said director Richard Pegg. “These teachers really tried to bring re-fi ned culture to their students.”
The action takes place in Steubenville, Ohio, in 1967, where 10-year-old Jeffrey
(Chris Bleau) is attending a class taught by Mrs. Mannerly (Deborah Curtis) with fi ve other students (all other characters in the play are portrayed by Erica Johnson).
According to Curtis, Mannerly is based on a real person that Hatcher learned from, and who was very infl uential in his development.
“Who she was and what she taught him infl uenced him a lot,” she said.
Mannerly is a strict instructor, and no student in her 36 years has ever achieved a perfect score in her class. Jeffrey takes aim at reaching that goal, and when he stum-bles upon a secret from her past, he fi gures he has the ace in the hole.
The rest of the story unfolds as Jef-frey fi nds out who Mannerly really is, and learns about the different sides that every person has. Curtis said she auditioned for the role because she loves comedy roles, and had wanted to work at Miners Alley and with Pegg for a long time.
“It’s a very large part, and there were a lot of women who auditioned for it, so I’m very honored that I was cast.,” she said.
Since Mannerly is based on a real per-son, Curtis said she combed the script for clues about who she really was, and used the mystery around Mannerly in building the character.
“I grew to like her a great deal. She has her crosses to bear, but she approaches life with a great amount of verve,” Curtis said. “She’s a great old broad.”
Pegg had the cast go back and read the 1960s Emily Post books to get a sense of what manners were supposed to be like at the time.
“It was really interesting going back to the old days with the cast,” he said. “It’s one of those things where it’s wonderful to look back and say, ‘Wow, is that how they did it?’”
Curtis and Pegg said that while the play deals with a specifi c point in history, it is really a play about growing up, and that makes it universal.
“With the world progressing, its still im-portant to pay attention to the lessons life teachers,” Pegg said.
For tickets and more information, call 303-935-3044 or visit www.minersalley.com.
Deborah Curtis as Mrs. Mannerly and Chris Bleau as Je� rey star in the newest production “Mrs. Mannerly” at the Miners Alley Playhouse in Golden. Photo by Richard H. Pegg
‘� e play is really a retelling of his own adventures in etiquette and manners classes. � ese teachers really
tried to bring re� ned culture to their students.’Richard Pegg, director
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Cowboy life celebrated in Golden Festival brings poetry, music, authentic grub By Sonya Ellingboe [email protected]
The Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gath-ering enters its 24th year of celebrat-ing the cowboy way of life — romanti-cized and otherwise.
It’s presented this year on Jan. 17-20 at the American Mountaineering Center in Golden, the re-purposed former Golden Junior and Senior High School, at 710 10th St.
Performances will be 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, plus matinees at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday and 10 a.m. Saturday.
Cowboy Church is at 10 a.m. Sun-day. See the website for schedule of entertainers at www.coloradocowboy-
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Notice of Annual Stockholders MeetingNotice is hereby given to the Stockholdersof the Consolidated Juchem Ditch andReservoir Company that the annual stock-holders meeting will be held on Saturday,February 2, 2013 at the hour of 9:00 a.m.at the Apex Recreation Center, 6842Wadsworth Blvd.The purpose of this meeting is to electDirectors for the ensuing year andconduct other business as necessary.Proxies for the annual meeting should bein the hands of the President or BarbaraLaRowe no later than January 12, 2013.Tom Fletcher, PresidentBarbara LaRowe, Secretary-TreasurerPublished January 10, 2013Wheat Ridge TranscriptArvada Press
Government Legals NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT at themeeting of the Arvada City Council to beheld on MONDAY, the 4th day of Febru-ary , 2013, at 6:30 p.m. at the MunicipalBuilding, 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada CO,City Council will hold a public hearing onthe following proposed ordinances andthereafter will consider them for final pas-sage and adoption. For the full text ver-s i o n i n e l e c t r o n i c f o r m g o t owww.arvada.org/legalnotices, click onCurrent Legal Notices, then click on thetitle of the ordinance you wish to view. Thefull text version is also available in printedform in the City Clerk’s office. Contact720.898.7550 if you have questions.CB 13-001 An Ordinance Approving theFirst Amendment to the City of Arvada Re-tirement Plan Regarding Provisions in theHeroes Earnings Assistance and ReliefTax Act of 2008 (HEART Act)Publication date: January 10, 2013Wheat Ridge TranscriptArvada Press
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that disbursementsin final settlement will be issued by theFinance Director at 10:00 a.m., January29, 2013 to R&D Pipeline Construction,Inc. for work related to Project No. 12-DR-20 – 2012 Miscellaneous DrainageProjects and performed under that con-tract dated May 21, 2012 for the City ofArvada.Any person, co-partnership, association ofpersons, company or corporation that fur-nished labor, material, drayage, susten-ance, provisions or other supplies used orconsumed by said contractor or his sub-contractors in or about the performance ofthe work contracted to be done by saidR&D Pipeline Construction, Inc. and itsclaim has not been paid, may at any timeon or prior to the hour of the date abovestated, file with the Finance Director of theCity of Arvada at City Hall, a verified state-ments of the amount due and unpaid onaccount of such claim.Dated this January 2, 2013CITY OF ARVADA/s/ Christine Koch, City ClerkDates of Publication: January 10 & 17,2013Wheat Ridge TranscriptArvada Press
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that disbursementsin final settlement will be issued by theFinance Director at 10:00 a.m., January29, 2013 to T&M Construction, LLC forwork related to Project No. 12-ST-10 –Carr Street Improvements and performedunder that contract dated October 25,2011 for the City of Arvada.Any person, co-partnership, association ofpersons, company or corporation that fur-nished labor, material, drayage, susten-ance, provisions or other supplies used orconsumed by said contractor or his sub-contractors in or about the performance ofthe work contracted to be done by saidT&M Construction, LLC and its claim hasnot been paid, may at any time on or priorto the hour of the date above stated, filewith the Finance Director of the City of Ar-vada at City Hall, a verified statements ofthe amount due and unpaid on account ofsuch claim.Dated this January 2, 2013CITY OF ARVADA/s/ Christine Koch, City ClerkDates of Publication: January 10 & 17,2013Wheat Ridge TranscriptArvada Press
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that disbursementsin final settlement will be issued by theFinance Director at 10:00 a.m., January29, 2013 to Thoutt Bros. Concrete Con-tractors, Inc. for work related to ProjectNo. 12-ST-11 – 2012 Concrete Replace-ment Phase 2 and performed under thatcontract dated August 20, 2012 for theCity of Arvada.Any person, co-partnership, association ofpersons, company or corporation that fur-nished labor, material, drayage, susten-ance, provisions or other supplies used orconsumed by said contractor or his sub-contractors in or about the performance ofthe work contracted to be done by saidThoutt Bros. Concrete Contractors, Inc.and its claim has not been paid, may atany time on or prior to the hour of the dateabove stated, file with the Finance Direct-or of the City of Arvada at City Hall, a veri-fied statements of the amount due and un-paid on account of such claim.Dated this January 2, 2013CITY OF ARVADA/s/ Christine Koch, City ClerkDates of Publication: January 10 & 17,2013Wheat Ridge TranscriptArvada Press
Cowboy life celebrated in GoldenFestival brings poetry, music, authentic grubBy Sonya [email protected]
The Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gath-ering enters its 24th year of celebrat-ing the cowboy way of life — romanti-cized and otherwise.
It’s presented this year on Jan. 17-20 at the American Mountaineering Center in Golden, the re-purposed former Golden Junior and Senior High School, at 710 10th St.
Performances will be 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, plus matinees at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday and 10 a.m. Saturday.
Cowboy Church is at 10 a.m. Sun-day. See the website for schedule of entertainers at www.coloradocowboy-
gathering.com. This is the second year in Golden
for this unique event, which spent 10 years at the Arvada Center and has been wandering to various venues since.
Each show will be different. There is a special focus on cowboy poetry, an art form that grew out of long days in the saddle. Cowboys would gather around a campfire at night and en-tertain each other with tall tales and songs.
Poets, Western singers and old-fashioned yodelers will spin songs and stories about the happy times and rough times experienced in life in the Old West — the West of legends, films and books.
And they will look at contemporary life as well.
Performers include: Eli Barsi, Sam DeLeeuw, Bill Barwick, John Schaff-
ner, Skip Gorman, Pop Wagner, Mike Blakely and Ernie Martinez. Also: Bary Ward, Liz Masterson, Jon Chandler, Yampa Valley Boys, Patty Clayton, Gary McMahan, Al “Doc” Mehl, Doris Daley, Chick Pyle.
Some are local musicians who have appeared at the Littleton Museum over recent years.
Families are welcome at these per-formances and programming is fash-ioned for kids age 8 and older, espe-cially at themed matinees, where there will be stories of cattle drives and life on the plains.
When the munchies strike, there will be cowboy grub served from the Authentic Chuck Wagon, owned by John Schaffner. Hours: 5-7 p.m. Friday, Saturday; 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, Satur-day, Sunday.
Ticket prices vary, see website, or there is a super ticket for all six shows.
Parker: Dazzle to celebrate anniversaryFood will be presented by chefs
Duncan Smith and Benjamin Erick-son, desserts by Karen Storck, live jazz performance by The Bob Montgom-ery/Pete Olstad Big Band and a Daz-zle recording session with The Funky Fresh Trio and guests.
To RSVP online (suggested mini-mum donation of $30), go to www.blacktie-colorado.com/rsvp and enter event code: DAZZLE115.
Come support awesome owner Donald Rossa who has tirelessly toiled to make Dazzle a great space for jazz, food and a famous happy hour.
Also Jan. 15, celebrity chef Jenna Johansen (from Bravo’s “Around the World in 80 Plates”) is the special guest chef along with owner Chef Ryan Leinonen and his team during a Denmark dinner at Trillium, 2134 Larimer St.
Cost is $65, which includes an amuse bouche and four courses with paired wines, a seasonal cocktail or craft beer. Please RSVP to 303-379-9759.
At 6 p.m. Jan. 10, 1515 Restaurant at 1515 Market St., hosts Portland-based Widmer Brothers Brewery for a special beer dinner.
Executive Chef Garren Teich will prepare four courses to be paired with the Widmer Brothers Hefeweizen, the Reserve Series: Old Embalmer Bar-leywine, the Nelson Imperial IPA and other craft brews made in Oregon.
The dinner at the beer tasting is $40 per person, not including tax and gra-tuity. Reservations: 303-571-0011 or [email protected].
“This will be a sumptuous dinner paired with great Widmer Brothers’ beers,” said 1515 Lounge manager Brandon Schlag. “It’s only January,
but this will be one of the beer events to remember in 2013.”
The seenAward-winning actor and East High
School grad Don Cheadle celebrating on New Year’s Eve at Rioja on Larimer Square. Cheadle’s second season of Showtime’s original series “House of Lies” premieres on Jan. 13.
Rockmount going strongRockmount Ranch Wear, the Lo-
Do-based Western snap-front shirt maker and a favorite company of this column, has a lot to be thankful for in 2012 and is moving forward with a big “yeehaw” in 2013.
Country singer Dwight Yoakam wears Rockmount’s blue hombre stripe No. 690, a remake from its historic archives dating back to the 1950s seen here: www.npr.org/event/music/167532013/kcrw-presents-dwight-yoakam.
Rockmount shirts have a large role on Fox Network’s “The Factor” winner Tate Stevens who wore a full range in-cluding various red plaids.
Dennis Quaid wears Rockmount shadow plaids on the new CBS net-work hit drama “Vegas.” Rockmount shirts are also featured in ABC’s new show “Nashville.”
The shirts worn by celebrities in movies, on TV shows and in concert are bought by the artists and produc-tion companies (no freebies, have you met Rockmount owner Steve Weil?). Rockmount does not pay for product placement whatsoever.
All ties and scarves you will see at The Fort Worth Stock Show & Ro-deo from Jan. 18 through Feb. 9 are by Rockmount. Also, the Calgary Stampede has a new design in the
works for spring.In more Rockmount news, Chey-
enne Frontier Days is arranging to exhibit the company’s historic collec-tion of vintage shirts, accessories, ad-vertising and memorabilia going back to the 1940s. The exhibit, Rock Stars & Cowboys, chronicles 65 years of Western fashion history. It will be one of the first exhibits in the newly reno-vated Pioneer Museum on the rodeo grounds.
As company founder and Western wear pioneer Papa Jack would say, “I’ve always believed we were never selling just the cowboy — we sell the romance of the West. That’s so much more.”
Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, res-taurants, businesses, parties and peo-ple throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for Blacktie-Colorado.com. She can be reached at [email protected] or at 303-619-5209.
Parker continued from Page 14
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YOUR WEEK: ANNIVERSARY & MOVIE THURSDAY/JAN, 10; RECURRING/THROUGH FEB. 8
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION The Lakewood Arts Council plans a special 25th anniversary exhibit to be displayed at its Community Art Center & Gallery through Feb. 8. The exhibit contains 75 works created by members of the Lakewood Arts Council. Included is a retrospective collection of pastel paintings by Gene Smith, organized as a memorial tribute to this highly respected, award-winning artist. In addition, a large amount of his pastel supplies will be o� ered for sale during the show. The Gallery is at 85 S. Union Blvd. A special opening reception is from 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10. Call 303-980-0625, visit www.lakewoodartscouncil.org.
FRIDAY/JAN. 11 TO FEB. 17
COMIC TALE Miners Alley Playhouse presents “Mrs. Mannerly,” a comic tale that reveals truths about the face we present and our real selves, from Friday through Feb. 17. Call 303-935-3044 or visit www.minersalley.com. The Miners Alley Playhouse is at 1224 Washington Ave., Golden.
SATURDAY/JAN. 12
WINNERS RECITAL Music Teachers Association Suburban Northwest will have its ensemble competition winners recital at 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at the School of Music at CU Boulder, 914 Broadway, Boulder. For intermediate to advanced music students performing in ensembles on piano, � ute, strings and voice.
HOOP CONTEST The Golden Elks will have its Hoop Shoot contest at 8 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at the Shrine of St. Anne, 7320 Grant Place, Arvada, for all boys and girls ages 8-13. For informa-tion, contact [email protected] or call Wayne Rogers at 303-947-2532, or visit the Golden Elks Lodge 2740 on Facebook.
FOOTBALL WORKOUT Front Range Boot Camp, 10600 W. 50th Ave., Unit 14, Wheat Ridge, is hosting a workout from 9-10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, to bene� t St. Jude Children’s Cancer Research Center. We will be doing a “football workout” where teams have to complete a certain number of exercises to score touchdowns, ex-tra points and � eld goals. The exercises are basic bodyweight ones like pushups, sit-ups, squats etc., and can be done by people of all
ages and � tness abilities. Contact [email protected] or 720-231-5075 and www.FrontRangeBootCamp.com.
MONTHLY MOVIE “End of the Spear” will play at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at the AMC-SOJ church, 5975 Miller St., Arvada. This choice for the monthly “Movies that Matter” shows the journey of a savage Amazon tribesman who becomes family to the son of a North American man he kills. Free; call 303-421-8466 for information.
DOG TRAINING Learn about Misha May Foundation Dog Train-ing and Rescue’s techniques used to rehabilitate its rescued dogs through several free presentations and demonstrations. Ask ques-tions about dog behavior or our programs: Puppy Socialization and Obedience classes, Advanced Behavior approaches, and Dog Trainer / Behavior Specialist Apprentice program. No dogs please. RSVP at [email protected] or 303-239-0382.
SATURDAY, JAN. 12: 10-11:30 a.m. at Playful Pooch Dog
Daycare and Boarding, 4000 Holly St., Denver.
MONDAY, JAN. 14: 7-8:30 p.m. at Center for Wholistic Health, 8600 W. 14th Ave., Suite 3, Lakewood.
TUESDAY, JAN. 15: 7-8:30 p.m. at L’il Angel Pet Boutique and Gallery, 1014 S. Gaylord St., Denver.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 16: 6-7:30 p.m. at Kriser’s Pet Supply, Colorado Mills, 14710 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood.
TUESDAY/JAN. 15
KINDERGARTEN INFORMATION Mitchell Elementary School will have kindergarten information night from 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, in the gym at the school, 201 Rubey Drive, Golden. Reg-istration for kindergarten will start the week of Jan. 22. Children must be 5 on or before Oct. 1 to start kindergarten. Bring proof of residence, a print out of the registration information from Je� co Connect, immunization records and birth certi� cate. We will have computers available during this week. Call 303-982-5875 with any questions.
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OUT OF OUT OF OUT OF OUT OF OUT OF OUT OF BOUNDSBOUNDSBOUNDSBOUNDSBOUNDSBOUNDSBY THE NUMBERS
Total wins already for a Jefferson boys’
b a s k e t -ball team (4-1) that won two
games last season (2-18).
Points per game D’Evelyn senior Luke
S t r a t -man is averag-ing this
season, leading all of 4A and second in the entire state.
Points per game D’Evelyn boys bas-
ketball is averag-ing, the h i g h -
est in 4A and second highest in the entire state.
Record for an Ar-vada girls’ basketball
t e a m t h a t h a s n ’ t finished
the season with a winning record in over a decade.
THEY SAID IT
“I respectfully dis-agree. I don’t feel like we stole the game, I think we worked harder than (Ralston Valley) all the way until the end.”
Lakewood senior Nermin Kozic after the Tigers overcame a
late game 12-point de� cit
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averag-ing, the h i g h -
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Daycare and Boarding, 4000 Holly St., Denver.
MONDAY, JAN. 14: 7-8:30 p.m. at Center for Wholistic Health, 8600 W. 14th Ave., Suite 3, Lakewood.
TUESDAY, JAN. 15: 7-8:30 p.m. at L’il Angel Pet Boutique and Gallery, 1014 S. Gaylord St., Denver.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 16: 6-7:30 p.m. at Kriser’s Pet Supply, Colorado Mills, 14710 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood.
TUESDAY/JAN. 15
KINDERGARTEN INFORMATION Mitchell Elementary School will have kindergarten information night from 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, in the gym at the school, 201 Rubey Drive, Golden. Reg-istration for kindergarten will start the week of Jan. 22. Children must be 5 on or before Oct. 1 to start kindergarten. Bring proof of residence, a print out of the registration information from Je� co Connect, immunization records and birth certi� cate. We will have computers available during this week. Call 303-982-5875 with any questions.
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Tigers dial up win from long range Barrage of three-pointers li� s Lakewood past Ralston Valley By Daniel Williams [email protected]
ARVADA - Thursday night’s meeting between Ralston Valley and Lakewood featured a meet-ing between two of the best scorers in 5A Jeffco.
And while the two standouts have different takes on how the game played out down the stretch, the reality is that Lake-wood’s 75-70 dramatic come-back win at Ralston Valley was one of the best games of the young high school boys’ basket-ball season.
Down 12 points at one point in the contest, Lakewood hit three point buckets on four straight possessions in the fourth quarter, closing the gap and robbing Ralston Valley of a victory after they led for the nearly the entire game.
“Anytime you come into Ralston Valley and get a win you are stealing one,” Lakewood coach Daryl Johnson said. “That was a great game by two good teams that could have gone ei-ther way. We feel lucky to have pulled out this win.”
Lakewood senior Nermin Kozic scored 28 points, and Ralston Valley senior Spencer Svejcar scored 23 points, in a showdown between two of the
best scorers in their league.“I respectfully disagree. I
don’t feel like we stole the game, I think we worked harder than (Ralston Valley) all the way until the end,” Kozic said.
Kozic hit two huge three pointers down the stretch and he scored 17 second half points.
But Svejcar sees things dif-ferently. After he and his team-mates worked hard all night, consistently attacking the bas-ket, and almost always taking high percent shots, he feels like Lakewood came into his house and robbed him.
“I defi nitely feel like they stole it from us,” Svejcar said. “We have to do all the little things right in order to close teams out. Kozic went off and we can’t allow that.”
Lakewood junior Guy Young was one of three Tigers who hit three’s on four consecutive possessions in the game’s fi nal minutes.
Young’s three with 2:30 left in the fourth quarter gave Lake-wood a 70-67 lead - their fi rst lead since early in the fi rst quar-ter.
Then with 26 seconds left, Young had a huge block that kept it a two possession game and the Tigers were able to con-vert a good road victory.
“Both teams really played well and either team could have won this game, we were just able to make a couple more plays than they did down the stretch,” Johnson said.
Still, Ralston Valley was not discouraged postgame and
they were immediately looking down the road when they go to Lakewood for a chance at re-venge on Feb. 1.
“Now we have to go into
their house and take one from them. Hopefully this tough loss will get us to refocus and help us fi nish these games that we need to fi nish,” Svejcar said.
Lakewood center Nermin Kozic (1) blocks out Ralston Valley forward Zac Stevens Thursday at Ralston Valley High School. Photos by Andy Carpenean
Ralston Valley guard Spencer Svejcar goes strong to the basket for a score against Lakewood Thursday at Ralston Valley High School.
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Boys hoops: Golden ready for next step By Daniel Williams [email protected]
GOLDEN - Golden boys’ basketball is starting to come to a realization.
The Demons (4-4) are starting to realize that they have the goods to be one of the best teams in 4A Jeffco as they prepare for league play.
But if they want to take that next step it starts with improvement in their late game execution. All four of Golden’s losses have come down to the last few possessions and three of those losses were by single digits.
“We are hoping to have a really success-
ful season and a strong second half. We are all trying to improve individually and as well as a team,” Golden freshman Ryan Blodgett said. “We all want to play well for our seniors.”
One of those seniors is Austin Richard who is averaging 20 points per game, as well as seven assists.
But Golden is not a one trick pony. The Demons feature one of the deepest teams in their league, and they have eight differ-ent players averaging at least six points per game this season.
That depth will be tested on Friday when Golden travels to D’Evelyn (8-1), one of the
best teams in the state.
LOOKING TO SHAKE STRUGGLESWheat Ridge and Arvada are two strug-
gling programs looking to get right against each other when the Farmers host the Bull-dogs Friday at 7 p.m.
Arvada (1-7) has had problems with in-juries, as well as eligibility, through the ear-ly part of the season. But head coach Tom Baker said his team is fi nally ready to make their push as league play approaches.
Wheat Ridge (1-7) has played better than their record indicates, but moral victories don’t matter. If the Farmers can execute better down the stretch in games and limit turnovers, they will start to turn close losses into good wins.
`CATS CONTINUE TO SURGEArvada West boys’ basketball looks to
stay perfect in league play when they travel to Dakota Ridge for a Friday meeting at 7 p.m. The Wildcats (8-2, 3-0) will face a Da-kota Ridge team (6-4, 3-0) also perfect in 5A Jeffco.
Sophomore Thomas Neff carries his `Cats with his nearly 20 points per game average, and sophomore Dhillon Greene chips in 12 points per game. The pair is one of the best scoring duos in the league.
A-West’s win total of eight games is al-ready two games better than they won all of last season (6-18).
BEARING DOWN IN 2013Bear Creek boys’ basketball is looking
to put 2012 behind then and use 2013 as a fresh start.
After losing ten straight contests the Bears will have on opportunity to get their 2013 part of the season on track when they travel to Lakewood High School Friday at 7 p.m.
Bear Creek (1-10, 0-4) will play a Lake-wood team (4-6, 1-3) that lies and dies by the three-point shot. If the Bears and de-fend the perimeter and make some shot of their own, this could be a game that could
come down to the last few possessions.The Bears are led by junior DJ Miles who
averages over 15 points per game.
JAGS GET GOLDEN AFTER LOSSD’Evelyn boys’ basketball looks to shake
off their fi rst loss of the season when they host Golden Friday at 7 p.m.
The Jaguars (8-1) are coming off a dra-matic 79-77 loss to Valor on Saturday, but they have no time to sulk because Golden (4-4) is also looking to get right coming off two losses themselves. The Jaguars are aver-aging 80 points per game, and senior Luke Stratman is one of the best scorers in the state averaging nearly 30 points per game.
KEEPING THE FAITH THE KEYAfter losing only two games all of last
season the reigning state champion Faith Christian Eagles have already lost fi ve games this season.
The Eagles (3-5) look to get their sea-son on track when they travel to Eaton on Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
Faith Christian lost their fi rst three games of the season, but they have won three of their past fi ve games.
Although they lost talent from last year’s title team sophomore Spencer Bazz’s devel-opment is happening rapidly. Bazz averages over 13 points per game, as well as fi ve re-bounds per game.
NEW YEAR NEW SEASON FOR POMONA?Pomona boys’ basketball needed a new
year and a fresh start. The Panthers (1-10, 0-4) never really found their groove the fi rst half of the season struggling to score the ball and execute late in games.
Senior leader Mitch Colin is a fi ghter and refuses to let his team quit on this season. Colin averages 11.4 points per game, but because of a roster full of underclassmen Pomona struggles to fi nd a second scorer.
It is up to players like junior Justo Car-ama (7.5 points per game) to take their games to the next level if the Panthers want to start racking up wins.
Girls hoops: Demons preparing for test against the best (D’Evelyn) By Daniel Williams [email protected]
GOLDEN - D’Evelyn is atop the moun-tain of Colorado high school girls’ basket-ball. Golden is in the middle of climbing that same mountain.
The two teams will open 4A Jeffco league play when the Jaguars host the Demons Fri-day at 7 p.m. at D’Evelyn High School.
The Jaguars (8-1) play guest to a good young Golden team (3-6) that has gotten in the bad habit of losing close contests.
“So many of our girls are just getting their fi rst varsity experience but you can see us getting better and better,” said Golden se-nior Lauren Chacho, the teams only senior.
D’Evelyn has a habit of winning every game, with their one loss coming at Grand-view 63-57 on Dec. 12. The Jaguars have four double-digit scorers, allowing them to beat good teams even on their off nights.
Golden leans on junior Haley Blodgett, who is a double-double machine, averaging 13 points and nearly 13 rebounds per game.
If the Demons plan on upsetting the Jag-uars Blodgett’s already impressive number might have to increase for one night.
TRENDING IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONSArvada girls’ basketball has been one of
the great early season stories in Colorado High School athletics.
Wheat Ridge girls’ basketball is looking to put their early season struggles behind them.
The two teams will hook up for a league meeting Friday at Arvada High School at 7 p.m.
Arvada (5-3) looks to continue their turnaround against a Wheat Ridge team (0-7) that is in search of their fi rst victory.
Actually, Wheat Ridge looks a lot like Ar-vada did last season. Arvada won only two games all of last season and has had an in-credible turnaround this season.
The Farmers are struggling to fi nd an identity but are a young and talented. If they can start to execute better down the stretch in games, they will also start to win
games in the process.
NEW YEAR, NEW OPPERTUNITIESArvada West girls’ basketball looks to use
the New Year as a new opportunity.The Wildcats (1-8, 0-2) will play Da-
kota Ridge (3-7, 2-1) Friday at A-West High School at 7 p.m.
A-West has lost six straight contests - but not because of lack of effort. Several of those losses were by single digits in games that were given away because of turnovers and lack of late game execution.
Still, led by senior Corey Hendrickson and her 13 points per game average, the Wildcats are continuing ti improve.
EAGLES STARTING TO SOARAfter dropping their fi rst two games of
the season Faith Christian girls’ basketball has won four of their last six games, looking poised to make another deep playoff run.
The Eagles (4-3) will host an Eaton team with their own post season aspirations Thursday at Faith Christian High School at 7 p.m.
Faith Christian’s roster is littered with underclassmen, yet they have still found a way to remain competitive with contribu-tions from players like junior Cassaundra Rindels who is averaging nearly 12 points per game.
BEST PANTHERS UNIT IN YEARSPomona girls’ basketball team has won
more than six games in a season since 2008.Through 11 games this season, they have
already hit that mark. Pomona (6-5, 1-3) is one of the early season surprise teams in 5A Jeffco and they have the opportunity to build off their success when they travel to Columbine Friday at 7 p.m.
The Panthers are led by sophomore sensation Dominique Riley who averages 13 points and three steals per game. Riley is aided by senior Kristen Seltenreich (11.4 points per game) and a solid bench.
However, after winning four of their fi rst six games Pomona has dropped three of their last four.
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Boys hoops: Golden ready for next step come down to the last few possessions.
The Bears are led by junior DJ Miles who averages over 15 points per game.
JAGS GET GOLDEN AFTER LOSSD’Evelyn boys’ basketball looks to shake
off their fi rst loss of the season when they host Golden Friday at 7 p.m.
The Jaguars (8-1) are coming off a dra-matic 79-77 loss to Valor on Saturday, but they have no time to sulk because Golden (4-4) is also looking to get right coming off two losses themselves. The Jaguars are aver-aging 80 points per game, and senior Luke Stratman is one of the best scorers in the state averaging nearly 30 points per game.
KEEPING THE FAITH THE KEYAfter losing only two games all of last
season the reigning state champion Faith Christian Eagles have already lost fi ve games this season.
The Eagles (3-5) look to get their sea-son on track when they travel to Eaton on Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
Faith Christian lost their fi rst three games of the season, but they have won three of their past fi ve games.
Although they lost talent from last year’s title team sophomore Spencer Bazz’s devel-opment is happening rapidly. Bazz averages over 13 points per game, as well as fi ve re-bounds per game.
NEW YEAR NEW SEASON FOR POMONA?Pomona boys’ basketball needed a new
year and a fresh start. The Panthers (1-10, 0-4) never really found their groove the fi rst half of the season struggling to score the ball and execute late in games.
Senior leader Mitch Colin is a fi ghter and refuses to let his team quit on this season. Colin averages 11.4 points per game, but because of a roster full of underclassmen Pomona struggles to fi nd a second scorer.
It is up to players like junior Justo Car-ama (7.5 points per game) to take their games to the next level if the Panthers want to start racking up wins.
Girls hoops: Demons preparing for test against the best (D’Evelyn)
games in the process.
NEW YEAR, NEW OPPERTUNITIESArvada West girls’ basketball looks to use
the New Year as a new opportunity.The Wildcats (1-8, 0-2) will play Da-
kota Ridge (3-7, 2-1) Friday at A-West High School at 7 p.m.
A-West has lost six straight contests - but not because of lack of effort. Several of those losses were by single digits in games that were given away because of turnovers and lack of late game execution.
Still, led by senior Corey Hendrickson and her 13 points per game average, the Wildcats are continuing ti improve.
EAGLES STARTING TO SOARAfter dropping their fi rst two games of
the season Faith Christian girls’ basketball has won four of their last six games, looking poised to make another deep playoff run.
The Eagles (4-3) will host an Eaton team with their own post season aspirations Thursday at Faith Christian High School at 7 p.m.
Faith Christian’s roster is littered with underclassmen, yet they have still found a way to remain competitive with contribu-tions from players like junior Cassaundra Rindels who is averaging nearly 12 points per game.
BEST PANTHERS UNIT IN YEARSPomona girls’ basketball team has won
more than six games in a season since 2008.Through 11 games this season, they have
already hit that mark. Pomona (6-5, 1-3) is one of the early season surprise teams in 5A Jeffco and they have the opportunity to build off their success when they travel to Columbine Friday at 7 p.m.
The Panthers are led by sophomore sensation Dominique Riley who averages 13 points and three steals per game. Riley is aided by senior Kristen Seltenreich (11.4 points per game) and a solid bench.
However, after winning four of their fi rst six games Pomona has dropped three of their last four.
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by Dr. Brie Hills
Now that the New Year is here, let’s make a resolution to take the best possible care of our children’s oral health. Each week of January, we’ll have a new topic on pediat-ric dental care to help moti-vate families to make dental health a priority in 2013.
No parent wants their child to have cavities.Unfortunately, over 35 percent of kindergartners and almost 90 percent of teenagers have cavities. Fortunately, there are things we can do as a team to prevent most cavities. The following timeline of events is helpful in prevent-
ing cavities and in achiev-ing the goal of becoming a cavity-free adult.
• Start brushing your child’s teeth as soon as the fi rst tooth erupts into the mouth using training tooth-paste or no paste at all.
• Visit the pediatric den-tist by age one for an infant oral health exam and fl uo-ride treatment.
• Cavities happen more quickly in baby teeth, so continue routine check-ups every six months to monitor for early cavities and help your child become comfort-able in the dental setting.
• Start your child on a small amount (size of a grain of rice) of kids fl uo-ride toothpaste around age three.
• Start daily fl ossing when the back teeth are touching, or by age four.
• Parents should be the primary brushers until age seven, or until a child can write their name in perfect cursive.
• Sealants should be
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• Evaluation of growth, development and orthodon-tic needs should take place at each routine visit.
• Sealants should be placed on the rest of the per-manent back teeth around age 11 to 13.
• Continue regular six-month check-ups to stay cavity free!
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Managing your child’s dental health in 2013Resolve to get more sleep
There are many popular New Year’s resolutions that quickly come and go: eating healthy, losing weight, man-aging stress and saving mon-ey. In 2013, why not focus on one health change you’ll en-joy sticking to... getting more sleep.
According to the National Sleep Foundation, the aver-age American sleeps about six hours and 55 minutes per night during the week, and 15 percent of adults sleep less than six hours per night.
“Lack of sleep can take a signifi cant toll on your over-all health and interfere with some of your daily activities,” said Dr. Michael Thorpy, di-rector of the Sleep-Wake Dis-orders Center at the Monte-fi ore Medical Center in New York.
Almost everybody has trouble sleeping now and then, but many Americans experience signifi cant prob-lems getting to sleep or con-tinually wake up in the mid-dle of the night and can’t fall back asleep.
Such problems may be
clinical symptoms of in-somnia. According to the National Sleep Foundation, if you have trouble falling asleep at night or staying asleep, or you wake up in the morning feeling unre-freshed, you may be suffer-ing from insomnia.
Insomnia can affect people in different ways. Some suf-ferers have trouble initially getting to sleep, while others wake up in the middle of the night and have diffi culty fall-ing back asleep.
To help you get better sleep this year, Dr. Thorpy suggested these simple tips:
• Set and stick to a sleep schedule. Establish a regular bedtime and wake time.
• Set aside time at night to “wind down.” Spend some quiet time before bedtime. Such activities as watching TV, using the computer or working right before bed-time, or in the bedroom, can make it harder to fall asleep.
• Avoid caffeine and alco-hol before bed.
• Exercise regularly. Just don’t exercise rigorously near bedtime and check with your doctor before starting an ex-ercise regimen.
• Don’t clock-watch. If you awaken in the middle of the night and stay in bed, don’t lie there staring at the clock. And don’t watch TV or use your laptop or cell phone, because these technologies stimulate the brain, mak-ing it tougher to fall back to sleep.
If these tips don’t help, speak with your healthcare professional to help deter-mine if you are suffering from insomnia and require treatment.
More information regard-ing insomnia is available at the National Sleep Founda-tion website at www.sleep-foundation.org.
