ourwestminsternews.com May 16, 2013 50 cents A Colorado Community Media Publication Adams County and Jefferson County, Colorado • Volume 68, Issue 30 Printed on recycled newsprint. Please recycle this copy. POSTAL ADDRESS Honoring fallen police officers By Ashley Reimers [email protected]In honor of those who have lost their lives in the line of duty, the city of West- minster and the Westminster Police De- partment hosted a public memorial ser- vice honoring their memories and their dedication to law enforcement. The memorial on May 9 at the West- minster Pubic Safety Center was also a public proclamation designating May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and May 12-18 as Police Week. On Oct. 1, 1962 President John F. Ken- nedy signed a bill designating the calendar week during which May 15 occurs as Police Week, recognizing the service of men and women in law enforcement. During the memorial, police chief Lee Birk recognized the seven men and wom- en from Colorado who were killed last year in the line of duty. Those individuals were: • Officer Jim Davis, Lakewood Police Department; • Sergeant Mary Ricard, Colorado De- partment of Corrections; • Captain Leide DeFusco, Pueblo Coun- ty Sheriff’s Office; • Officer Matthew Tyner, Colorado Springs Police Department; • Officer Celena Hollis, Denver Police Department; • Detective Jeremy Bitne, Englewood Police Department; • Officer Kevin Denner, Littleton Police Department. “At this time it is certainly appropri- ate to sit back and reflect a little bit on the critical role of law enforcement providing safety and security to communities across the nation and recognize the importance of law enforcement bringing justice to those how have been victimized by crime,” Birk said. “We take great pride in the trust the community gives us in our roles to try and keep you safe.” During the service Westminster may- or Nancy McNally thanked the men and women of the police department for their long hours dedicated to serving the com- munity. McNally noted, in particular, the tire- less hours of determined work done dur- ing the Jessica Ridgeway case last October. “We watched you with the Jessica Ridgeway case treat that as if she was your own daughter and you worked endlessly to get that to completion,” she said. “You are the very best and it’s been an honor to serve you for the last 12 years.” The Westminster Police Department stands in formation during a public memorial service on May 9 at Westminster Public Safety Center honoring fallen officers. Photos by Ashley Reimers Westminster police chief Lee Birk speaks during a public memorial service on May 9 at Westminster Public Safety Center honoring fallen officers. Graduation 2013 Special Edition See high school features and commencement information on Pages 3-5 Hickenlooper discusses legislative session at chamber event By Ashley Reimers [email protected]Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper de- scribed this year’s legislative session as “tempestuous” and challenged reports of “partisanship” during the annual Politics and Pints event on May 10 at the Westin Westminster. “This year the session was a little more tempestuous than last year,” Hickenlooper said. “But it was also not as partisan as peo- ple reported.” The event, sponsored by the North Met- ro Chamber of Commerce, was an oppor- tunity for the community to hear from the governor and ask questions about particu- lar legislative bills and other state concerns. Hickenlooper said one of the hardest Colorado Gov. John Hickelooper discusses the legislative session during the Politics and Pints event on May 10 at the Westin Westminster. The event was sponsored by the Metro North Chamber of Commerce. Photo by Pam Wagner County crunched in courts Prosecution’s hands full with Sigg, other death-related cases By Glenn Wallace [email protected]A rise in serious crime — including prosecuting Austin Sigg for the murder of Westminster 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway — is taxing the Jefferson County District Attorney’s office and draining the depart- ment’s resources. “We’re strapped as an office,” Jefferson County District Attorney Pete Weir in- formed the Board of County Commission- ers last week. In a May 7 staff briefing, Weir told the three county commissioners that the Sigg murder trial, along with a recent spike in serious crime offenses, has left his depart- ment spread thin. His office is currently involved in 13 death-related cases. “We will get it done. All cases are im- portant for us. But it has stretched us to the max,” Weir told the commissioners. A gag order regarding the Sigg case kept Weir from discussing very many specifics, but he did go over the case timeline. West- minster 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway was walking to school on Oct. 5 when she dis- appeared. On Oct. 12 the media reported that remains of Ridgeway’s body had been found in the Leyden area. Austin Sigg, 17 years old at the time, would later contact police and turn him- self in for the crime. He made his first court appearance on Oct. 25. BCC continues on Page 23 Chamber continues on Page 23
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In honor of those who have lost their lives in the line of duty, the city of West-minster and the Westminster Police De-partment hosted a public memorial ser-vice honoring their memories and their dedication to law enforcement.
The memorial on May 9 at the West-minster Pubic Safety Center was also a public proclamation designating May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and May 12-18 as Police Week.
On Oct. 1, 1962 President John F. Ken-nedy signed a bill designating the calendar week during which May 15 occurs as Police Week, recognizing the service of men and women in law enforcement.
During the memorial, police chief Lee Birk recognized the seven men and wom-
en from Colorado who were killed last year in the line of duty.
Those individuals were:• Officer Jim Davis, Lakewood Police
Department;• Sergeant Mary Ricard, Colorado De-
partment of Corrections;• Captain Leide DeFusco, Pueblo Coun-
ty Sheriff’s Office;• Officer Matthew Tyner, Colorado
Police Department;• Officer Kevin Denner, Littleton Police
Department.“At this time it is certainly appropri-
ate to sit back and reflect a little bit on the critical role of law enforcement providing safety and security to communities across
the nation and recognize the importance of law enforcement bringing justice to those how have been victimized by crime,” Birk said.
“We take great pride in the trust the community gives us in our roles to try and keep you safe.”
During the service Westminster may-or Nancy McNally thanked the men and women of the police department for their long hours dedicated to serving the com-munity.
McNally noted, in particular, the tire-less hours of determined work done dur-ing the Jessica Ridgeway case last October.
“We watched you with the Jessica Ridgeway case treat that as if she was your own daughter and you worked endlessly to get that to completion,” she said. “You are the very best and it’s been an honor to serve you for the last 12 years.”
The Westminster Police Department stands in formation during a public memorial service on May 9 at Westminster Public Safety Center honoring fallen officers. Photos by Ashley Reimers
Westminster police chief Lee Birk speaks during a public memorial service on May 9 at Westminster Public Safety Center honoring fallen officers.
Graduation2013
Special EditionSee high school features and commencement information on Pages 3-5
Hickenlooper discusses legislative session at chamber eventBy Ashley [email protected]
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper de-scribed this year’s legislative session as “tempestuous” and challenged reports of “partisanship” during the annual Politics and Pints event on May 10 at the Westin Westminster.
“This year the session was a little more
tempestuous than last year,” Hickenlooper said. “But it was also not as partisan as peo-ple reported.”
The event, sponsored by the North Met-ro Chamber of Commerce, was an oppor-tunity for the community to hear from the governor and ask questions about particu-lar legislative bills and other state concerns.
Hickenlooper said one of the hardest
Colorado Gov. John Hickelooper discusses the legislative session during the Politics and Pints event on May 10 at the Westin Westminster. The event was sponsored by the Metro North Chamber of Commerce. Photo by Pam Wagner
County crunched in courtsProsecution’s hands full with Sigg, other death-related casesBy Glenn [email protected]
A rise in serious crime — including prosecuting Austin Sigg for the murder of Westminster 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway — is taxing the Jefferson County District Attorney’s office and draining the depart-
ment’s resources.“We’re strapped as an office,” Jefferson
County District Attorney Pete Weir in-formed the Board of County Commission-ers last week.
In a May 7 staff briefing, Weir told the three county commissioners that the Sigg murder trial, along with a recent spike in serious crime offenses, has left his depart-ment spread thin. His office is currently involved in 13 death-related cases.
“We will get it done. All cases are im-portant for us. But it has stretched us to the max,” Weir told the commissioners.
A gag order regarding the Sigg case kept Weir from discussing very many specifics, but he did go over the case timeline. West-minster 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway was walking to school on Oct. 5 when she dis-appeared. On Oct. 12 the media reported that remains of Ridgeway’s body had been found in the Leyden area.
Austin Sigg, 17 years old at the time, would later contact police and turn him-self in for the crime. He made his first court appearance on Oct. 25.
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Markets sprout, and farmers survive The early morning chill, left over from
winter’s most recent unwelcome blast, settles along the quiet street where blue and white canopies have popped up like overdue buds, signaling the arrival of the season’s first farmers market.
Soft music, lingering from a nearby restaurant, punctures the hush, along with occasional laughter and voices from vendors as they ready tables with wares and hopes for a good day.
Danish bakery workers pull sugar-crusted strudels — apricot and apple rai-sin — from their truck to shelves along the sidewalk. Nearby is the homemade peanut butter woman and the Angus beef man and the cheerful El Salvador cook.
At the end is the farmer.He is 63, the great-grandson of a
farmer who bought a plot of land 108 years ago in Welby, between Denver and Thornton, off North Washington Street. Today, he has 80 acres in Hudson, a country town of 2,300 northeast of Den-ver on Interstate 76, a solid hour-and-15-minute drive to the Sunday market in Highlands Ranch.
He stands next to his white truck, watching the market unfold, an ever-present long cigarillo clutched in a weathered hand that tells a story of a working life rooted in the soil. He is a content man whose easy smiles crinkle soft grooves around blue eyes that peer intently from a sun-worn face.
“I might not be farming today if it weren’t for the markets,” Alan Mazzotti says. “They’ve kept us in business.”
And they’ve kept us, the customers, connected to a less complicated time, when people knew who had grown the food on their table — a slice of knowl-edge that cultivated gratitude and nur-tured community.
Sean and Maria McAfee, married 22 years, can’t drive by a farmers market without stopping, whether it’s along the
coastal drive to San Francisco or in their hometown. When they lived in Ever-green, they visited the local market there every Tuesday. Now, in Highlands Ranch, they never miss a Sunday.
It’s a matter of principle and a matter of friendship.
Besides the benefit of fresh produce, “I’d rather pay a little more to sup-port local people,” Maria says. “We’re big believers in moving away from the Walmart-ization of the U.S.”
And, over the years, many vendors have become friends — the Angus beef man invited them to his wedding last year.
“They become part of the fabric of your life,” Maria says.
“We were so excited,” Sean says of the week leading up to opening day. “We were talking about this all week.”
They walk away, hand in hand, each with a small bag. Basil and oregano seed-lings in one, peanut butter, pasta and honey in the other.
This time, “we didn’t have a lot to buy,” Maria says. “It was seeing old friends.”
Colorado has more than 100 farmers markets, with about half in the Den-ver metro area, according to the state Department of Agriculture. They operate individually or through sponsoring or-ganizations. Most are seasonal, running from May through October, and their arrival seems to signal the start — finally
— of summer.The Metro Denver Farmers Market,
founded 36 years ago, is the oldest orga-nization. And that’s how long Mazzotti, an original member, has been selling at the outdoor markets, which he estimates have kept 70 percent of local farmers in business.
In fact, he says, most farmers grow specifically for the markets. He has corn, carrots, green beans, cauliflower, sweet corn, cucumbers, winter and summer squashes, parsley, basil. “I can’t think fast enough,” he says as he rattles off the list.
Farmers do have other outlets such as fruit and vegetable stands, garden centers and pumpkin patches. But they expect to earn most of their money in the summer markets.
They are, however, no longer just for farmers. Walk through any market and you’ll see the realization of a melting pot of dreams.
There’s the gourmet nut man, stirring almonds with a wooden paddle in a cop-per vat as a tantalizing aroma draws a crowd. There’s a local children’s book au-thor. And there’s Monse Perez Hines, the young Salvadoran wife of a military man, who drives up from Colorado Springs each week to sell curtido and pupusas, traditional foods she makes in her home which are so popular she always returns with empty coolers.
“I’ve received such great support from everyone here,” she says. And “I’ve been able to share my culture.”
And Evi Bujdoso of Hungary, sell-ing Danish pastries. She wears a white apron, and her short, blond hair pokes out from beneath a white cap. A half hour from closing time, just a handful of strudels and a few croissants are left.
“We weren’t prepared all the way,” she says with a slight accent and a quick smile. “People were excited to see us back again.”
As vendors begin to pack up, Mazzotti stands by his truck, behind the tables and ground laden with pansies, petu-nias and geraniums in planters, baskets and trays. Herb seedlings, also from his greenhouse, sit in the canopy shade. It’s too early in the season for most vegeta-bles and fruit.
The day’s proceeds: Just OK.“A little chilly,” he explains.But that’s all right. He’s reconnected
with many of his customers, some now friends, like the brothers in their 90s at the Auraria market in Denver that he’s known for 30 years and who even visit his farm at times.
Next week, he hopes to bring aspara-gus, spinach and lettuce with his flowers. Come June, he’ll be trucking loads of vegetables to six markets a week.
Down the row of vendors, he watches canopies folding shut — like tulips clos-ing at day’s end. Like the others, he loads up and heads for home.
“I’m tired,” he says. A smile quickly appears. “I’m getting older every day.”
And rest won’t come until the plants are back in the greenhouse, the truck is cleaned, the crops tended, the chores all done. Then, he’ll enjoy the peace of the land, the lack of pavement that traps heat, the friendliness of country neigh-bors.
“I have to make a living. I have to feed my family, too.” But more than anything, he says, working the land and sharing its yield with the rest of us, “is a way of life.”
A farmer’s life. And a good life.
You’ll find farmers markets listed at www.coloradofarmers.org.
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.
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KAREN LONGAdams County Clerk and Recorder
and the entire staff wish to congratulate you upon your
2013 Graduation!We look forward to serving you in our
offices throughout Adams County. You may:
• Register your vehicle, acquire a marriage or civil union license or register to vote at any of our Motor Vehicle Offices in Adams County.• Register to VOTE if you will be 18 by Election Day or inquire about becoming an Election judge at the Election Office located at the Adams County Government Center.• Record Real Estate documents or acquire a marriage or civil union license at our Recording Office at the Government Center.
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Our best wishes as you pursue your chosen endeavor!
“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead, where there is no path and leave a trail.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
We wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
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Teachers, and Staff
Congratulations Class of 2013
Graduation 2013Seniors leave a legacy at WHS By Ashley Reimers [email protected]
West minste r High School principal Mi-chael Lynch
is moved by the spirit of all of his students this school year, especially the seniors. He says the graduating class truly came together in a harmonious way as they moved through their high school life.
“Collectively, they are accepting of all unique qualities and differences of one another, and have served as role models on how to embrace diversity, tolerance and one anoth-er,” he said. “They are al-so confi dent, and are un-abashed at sharing with the adults what they feel needs to be improved upon or changed.”
This past year was tough at times for students
at WHS with the abduc-tion and death of 10-year-old Westminster girl Jes-sica Ridgway. But the stu-dents at Westminster High school came together to help during that trying time by raising money to feed investigators who were working around the clock.
They also dressed in purple, Ridgeway’s favor-ite color, for a group photo while signing “I love you” with their hands. The se-niors also organized a dodge ball tournament to raise money for the Jessica Ridgeway Memorial Park.
“The class of 2013 is a strong and spirited class that really wanted to leave a legacy,” Lynch said. “They knew and embraced early in the year that their efforts would continue to have an impact, even after they have graduated. They
may be the most involved class I’ve seen, in every-thing from National Honor Society to STEP Team. “
Athletically, this year’s seniors helped their teams qualify for state in football, volleyball, softball and girls’ basketball.
Seniors also contribut-ed to two plays, “Remem-ber the Main” and “In The Heights” and were in-volved in other musical performance, helped with the eighth grade orienta-tion, prom and after prom.
“Inspired by senior’s suggestions to leave a lega-cy, students also helped us paint a mural in the gym that is quite impressive,” Lynch said. “The class of 2013 has also commis-sioned a senior gift that will be presented next fall during our homecoming activities.”
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WESTMINSTER HIGH SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT:10 a.m. Saturday, May 25
Wells Fargo Theater
The Academy graduates most students in its history By Ashley Reimers [email protected]
With 108 stu-dents grad-uating, the class of 2013
at The Academy in West-minster is the biggest yet, and principal Mark Langs-ton expects that number to continue to grow.
“The 2012-2013 school year at The Academy has been fi lled with suc-cess. We have more stu-dents than ever and large waiting lists for students to attend,” he said. “It is rare in a public school set-ting for students to be able to attend the same school from kindergarten through graduation — but that op-tion exists at The Acade-my.”
Langston said there have been many senior class highlights this school year including a Daniels Fund scholarship recipi-ent, an appointment to the United States Air Force Academy, several athletic playoff teams, Denver area athletes of the week, out-
standing music festival/competition ratings, thou-sands of hours of commu-nity service by students, thousands of parent- vol-unteer hours at the school and increased scores on state and national assess-ments.
Graduating seniors in the top 10 percent include Whitney Galloway, Kath-erine Lynch, Elizabeth Ma-chamer, Bailey Matlock, Zujey Miranda-Gandarilla, Angela Nguyen, Braxtin Purcell, Maryam Rawesh, Christopher Risma, Jor-
dan Tavenner and Maia Va-deen.
The seniors chose words from Ralph Waldo Emer-son for their class motto, “Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead, where there is no path.”
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We salute our 2013 Graduates!
Holy Family seniors represent core valuesBy Clarke [email protected]
The Holy Fami-ly High School mission state-ment focuses
on four key areas: aca-demic excellence, mu-tual respect, responsi-bility and self-growth.
According to assis-tant principal Mike G. Gabriel, the graduating class of 2013 — which will receive diplomas
on May 23 at Michael G. Gabriel Football Sta-dium — exemplifies these traits.
“They’ve worked re-ally hard during their time here,” he said. “Most of our students are going to two or four-year institutions after graduation.”
Graduating seniors have received around $10 million in schol-arships, and Gabriel noted that one female student will be joining
a Carmelite convent, which does not happen often.
The Catholic high school — which ac-cording to the school, has each class begin in prayer and encourages each student to serve others within their family, parish and so-ciety in the finest tra-ditions of the Catholic church - had another competitive year athlet-ically, especially in bas-ketball and cross coun-try, where the girls won the class 3A team title.
Gabriel said the cross country win was a first in the school’s history.
The students have al-so become leaders both in the school and in the community, which Ga-briel said is an example of Holy Family’s core principals in action.
“They’ve done a great job on following through on our mis-sion statement, and have really come a long way from freshman year,” he said. “This class is highly motivat-ed and has been high-ly successful in its high school endeavours, and
I have no doubt they’ll be successful in any-thing they set as their future goals.”
Graduation 2013CommenCement
DetailsHoly Family HigH ScHool
commencement: 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 23 at Michael G. Gabriel Football Stadium
claSS VerSe: “I command you: be firm and courageous! Do not fear nor be dismayed, for the Lord, your God, is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9
claSS motto: “All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost.” J.R.R. Tolkien
The Class of 2013 from J e f f e r s o n Academy will
have bragging rights as the first to graduate from the new school location.
The school moved into its new state-of-the-art facility in Feb-ruary.
“It was very chal-lenging to move, but the students got through it with great character,” said Assis-tant Principal Michael Wilson.
The building is different, but the
school’s mission state-ment is the same, emphasizing college preparation and char-acter development.
“We take great pride in achieving that,” Wilson said.
“We are a John Erwin School of Ex-cellence for 2010, 2011, and 2012. I wouldn’t be surprised if we won it again (for 2012/2013).”
This year’s seniors were ambitious and productive, earning a large haul of scholar-ship awards, Wilson said. The big event was a junior and se-nior trip to Europe to visit London, Paris, Florence, and Rome.
CommenCement Details
JeFFerSon academy
commencement: 3 p.m. at the Colorado School of Mines Green Center
enrollment oF tHe ScHool: 360
Size oF Senior claSS: 65
claSS oFFicerS: Rhe-anna Gimple, Student body president; Michael Tybon, Senior class president; Ben Myklebust, Senior class vice president; Caelyn Stringari, Senior class treasurer; Courtney Naylor, Senior class secretary
Valedictorian: Evan Alger-Meyer
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Graduation 2013
High School CommencementsPinnacle Charter High School6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 16, auditoriumBelleview Christian School7 p.m. Friday, May 17, Alma TempleMapleton10 a.m. Saturday May 18, Di Tirro Stadium
Holy Family10 a.m. Thursday, May 23, Mi-chael G. Gabriel Football Sta-diumPathways6 p.m. Thursday, May 23, ESC Training CenterJefferson Academy Charter School3 p.m. Friday, May 24 Colora-
do School of Mines, The Green CenterStandley Lake High School7 p.m. Friday, May 24, Co-ors Event Center, CU Campus BoulderWestminster High School10 a.m. Saturday, May 25, Wells Fargo TheaterAcademy of Charter
Schools11 a.m. Saturday, May 25, Dis-trict 12 North StadiumCommunity Christian School10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 25, school gym, 11980 Irma DriveHidden Lake High School7 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, Ra-num Middle School auditorium
This year’s senior class at Standley Lake High School has had an un-
comfortably close look at a community tragedy.
“One of our seniors is a cousin of Jessica Ridgeway,” Principal Jeff Pierson said.
But while the abduction and murder of the 10-year-
old rattled the surround-ing community, Pierson said the seniors have come through it all with grace.
“This class, more than any other, has really bond-ed and become a fam-ily. They have persevered through a lot to get where they are today,” Pierson said.
Not just persevered, but thrived.
For instance, in its sec-ond year the school’s Inter-
national Baccalaureate (IB) honors program doubled the number of participat-ing students.
“We’ve had 41 percent of our students take honors or an upper level course. We’re pretty sure that’s a school record,” Pierson said.
Sports accomplishments were also impressive.
“We had all but one of our fall sports qualify for playoffs,” Pierson said, spe-
cifically mentioning post-season accomplishments made by the girls’ basket-ball team and the swim-ming team.
“It was culminated with our girls’ gymnastics win-ning the league champi-onships this year,” Pierson said.
One of this year’s se-niors received special com-munity attention for over-coming his challenges.
The student, Rhett Guti-errez, is legally blind, but still competed in school football, and earned his di-ploma with strong grades while participating in the IB program.
He was just awarded the John Lynch (former Denver Bronco) Scholarship.
“We’re just extremely proud of this class,” Pier-son said.
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AdAms County outdoor news in A hurryAdams County features
many outdoor attractions. Whether the activity involves water, music or bike riding, residents and visitors alike can find something fun in the sun to do this summer.
Among America’s largest water theme parks, Water World in Federal Heights is a must attraction for anyone looking to escape the Colo-rado heat for the day.
The 64-acre park features 48 water attractions, 12,300 feet of water slides, 2,400 free parking spaces and 2,500 inner tubes. Just last year two new rides debuted
in the park: the Mile High Flyer, a hydromagnetic water coaster, and Double Dare, Water World’s newest speed tube slide.
Attendants can either choose a day of adventure checking out the intense attractions, or a lazy day sloshing around in the wave pool. Opening day is May 25. For more, information visit www.waterworldcolorado.com. For a drier outing this summer, check out Margaret Carpenter Park in Thornton.
This brand new park opened in May and features an outdoor amphitheater, a
boathouse for pedal boats, splash pad and a sports-plaza area. It is adjacent to the Margaret W. Carpenter Recreation Center and multipurpose fields at 112th Avenue and Colorado Bou-levard. For people interested in sports, the sports-plaza is the ticket. The area features tennis and basketball courts, sand volleyball, bocce ball, shuffleboard and horse-shoes. People can fish at the pond at the park or stroll along the trail path.
Big Dry Creek Trail in Adams County is another outdoor attraction, draw-
ing cyclists, runners and walkers. The trail begins in Jefferson County at Standley Lake Regional Park, then meanders through Adams County, ending at Inter-state 25. The trail crosses under most streets through underpasses and goes through more than 800 acres of Westminster open space and 200 acres of park land along the creek. People can choose to travel the entire trail, or take the trail in seg-ments starting and stopping at various trailheads. For a map of the trail, visit www.ci.westminster.co.us.
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Hidden Lake HigH ScHooL
commencement ceremony: 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, Ranum Middle School
Hidden Lake seniors experience firsts this yearBy Ashley [email protected]
This year 76 students will graduate from Hidden Lake High School, the alterna-
tive high school in Adams County School District 50.
Of those 76, 19 students graduated early.
Principal James Steward said this past school year has been an exciting one, with students volunteering in New Orleans to rebuild homes damaged by Hurri-cane Katrina, and students visiting New York City on a cultural field trip.
“We had two seniors — LiAnna Taylor and Amber Waterhouse — experience life outside Colorado for the first time while visiting New Orleans,” Seward said.
“The work was laborious and the temperature and humidity extreme, yet Li-Anna and Amber and their
team worked daily to paint and restore the New Orleans home of an 80-year-old man. They witnessed, first hand, the power of individ-uals changing a life, and in turn changed their own.”
Hidden Lake seniors were also busy taking col-lege courses in a new con-current enrolment pro-gram, which allows stu-dents to take college cours-es along with their high school schedule in order to gain college credits.
“Three graduating se-niors have taken advantage of concurrent enrollment and are well on their way to earning their associate’s
degree from Front Range Community College,” Seward said.
A first this year for Hid-den Lake High School was a boys’ basketball team that played in the Hyland Hills Park and Recreation District league.
Many seniors played on the team including James Sanchez and Alstein Lor. Steward said not only did Hidden Lake have a team, they won the first game played in a close contest.
“What made this an ex-ceptional accomplishment
was that Hidden Lake High School played against men several years older and more athletically experienced than themselves,” he said
The men’s basketball team played with heart, he added.
Graduation 2013
Community Christian students make an impactAs 22 seniors at Com-
munity Christian School get ready for their gradua-tion on May 25, they took time with staff to answer a few questions about their last year in high school.
About the class of 2013: The CCS Class of 2013 is a unique group of students who deeply love each oth-er, their teachers, and God.
The class is a family with over half the students having been together for the past 13 years and all of them have been together for high school.
They have created a strong bond woven togeth-er over the years through activities, sports, clubs, and classes.
They all genuinely care for each other and enjoy being with one another.
What are some highlights of the year? Our beloved English teacher battled cancer this year. We will remember how the school came to-gether to pray for her, fun-draise, and encourage her throughout the year.
Our highlights included creating our homecoming float, the Mystery Machine, complete with Shaggy and the gang, the creative Se-nior Night Live skits, the Western Hoedown, Volley-ball Senior Night, volun-teering for the United Fan-tasy Flight, and the high school play.
What will you re-member most about the CCS Class of 2013? The Class of 2013 is not satisfied with being aver-age.
The students work hard and excel in academics, sports, music, ministry, and many other areas.
They will be remem-bered for their camaraderie and encouragement.
This class is dedicated to finishing a task with dili-gence, purpose and excel-lence.
They will continue to positively impact the world around them.
What do you think the graduating stu-dents will remember most about 2013? The class of 2013 will remember that their se-nior year was filled with many group experiences that drew them closer to God, the CCS staff, and to each other. They have learned how to work as a team using their individu-
al strengths to benefit the group. They have a strong desire to do their best and they understand the value of doing it.
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community christian School commencement: 10:30 a.m., Sat-urday, May 25, Community Christian School Gymtotal enrollment: 153graduating class size: 22Senior class officers: Kyle Scott, president; Bryan Hodge, vice presi-dent; Alicia Broseghini, secretary; Tim Sullivan, treasurer; Carl Farstad, chaplainexecutive council officers: Alex Quimby, president; Wyatt Potter-Seymour, vice president; Tim Sullivan, treasurer; Andrew Eichner, secretary; Sophia Proano, women’s ministry; Brian Thomas, chaplainValedictorian candidates: Sophia Proano and Tim Sullivan
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A touching note on Mother’s Day Lots of Goings On
Former Secretary of state Hillary Clinton will rue the day she said, “What difference does it make?” regarding the September terrorist assault in Benghazi. Of course the Republicans are having a fi eld day with that remark but they don’t fi nish the comment when she further says the State Department needs to get to the bottom of this attack which fi nally revealed the status of a regular terrorist attack. She goes on to say that our great loss was the death of our Ambassador and three other offi cials. Once again politics enters the picture as speculation is rampant that she is preparing to run for president in 2016. She was an excellent secretary of state and it’s a shame her tenure is marred by this event.
Belated Happy Mother’s DayBob said it best when he stated, “Did I
blow it again?” He was worried that Mother’s Day had already passed so he wrote out a tender, loving verse written on a yellow legal pad. Of course I loved that more than the fi n-est card he could have bought. Anyway, to all good mothers, please accept my sincere wish that you have many more Happy Mother’s Days.
A Few CorrectionsWhen I wrote about Mary last week I
made a few errors in telling the story, but the biggest error was saying Mary is 97 years old. Actually she is 94. But she said she was okay with my mistake because the older you get the more stature you get. Anyway, we had a good laugh and both of us said it was just “old age.”
A SadnessI was so sad when I read former CU foot-
ball coach Bill McCartney’s comment that he was lonesome and isolated after his wife Lyndi’s death a few weeks ago.
I wanted to send him a card but evidently his phone number and address are unlisted. I
met Bill when I was serving in the Legislature and CU had won the national title.
So Bill, if you read this know there are lots of folks in Westminster where you live who also feel so sad over your great loss.
A Happier NoteIt’s that time of year when graduations will
be in full swing. Hearty congratulations to all our graduates and best wishes for a bright future.
Nice to be RememberedHad a nice note from Karen Drake,
daughter of deceased parents Paul and Sally Zochall. She lives in Steamboat Springs now and just wanted me to know she remembers me when I was Mayor of Westminster and her dad worked for the city. Thanks for your good wishes, Karen. Keep in touch.
Quote of the Week“Happy Mother’s Day” from my son
Dan and wife Susie. The card says “Happy Mother’s Day to the woman who rules the roost” and it plays “The Chicken Dance” music along, of course, with a picture of a mother hen.
Stay well, stay involved and stay tuned.
Vi June is past Democratic state representative for House District 35. She is a former mayor of Westminster and a former newspaper pub-lisher. A Westminster resident for more than four decades, she and her husband, Bob, have fi ve grown children and eight grandchildren.
Members of Boy Scout Troop 212 from Northglenn stop for a photo during Community Pride Day on Saturday in Westminster. The group faced a muddy landscape in the open space area behind Front Range Community College. Thousands of people scattered across the city to clean up parks, open spaced and other city land during the annual event. Photo by Ashley Reimers
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8 Westminster Window May 16, 20138-Opinion
Session over, where do we go now?The Colorado General Assembly’s 2013
session came to a close last week without the extra-innings drama of the previous year. No doubt, much was accomplished over the past four months by the Dem-ocrat-controlled Legislature, including approval of some high-profile pieces of legislation.
Civil unions? Check. (Unlike last year, there would be no last-minute theatrics over a bill approving these.)
Numerous gun-control measures? Check.
Overhaul of Colorado’s election rules? Check.
Mass frustration by Senate and House Republicans? Check.
A statement released by the Colorado Republican Party the day after the session’s end called it “the most divisive and par-tisan in the state’s history.” We’re not sure where to rank the session on the all-time list, but it certainly was both very divisive and very partisan.
It also was very predictable. November’s elections ensured one-party control in Colorado. With a House, Senate and gover-
nor united, little could stand in the way of getting bills passed, controversial or not — a single vote from the other party or not.
And while the session was not without some solid examples of bipartisan legisla-tion, Democrats were prolific with their newfound power.
“You may not agree with everything we’re doing, but you can’t say we’re not do-ing anything,” Democratic Rep. Dominick Moreno told Colorado Community Media legislative reporter Vic Vela in April.
We’re not using this space to call out the Democratic Party. Republicans likely would also have taken full advantage of such a position. Democrats worked together and accomplished what they felt was right.
But one-party control in a state that is about as purple as it gets has us wondering if Colorado’s residents were best served by this past legislative session. On the state’s active voting rolls as of May 1 there were 915,793 Republicans, 875,926 Democrats and 862,050 unaffiliated voters. That’s not far from one-third each.
Those figures make it tough to believe that either party’s platform can adequately represent the constituency as a whole. Clearly, consensus is elusive in Colorado, but if nothing else, the 2013 session was a test of the tastes of the hundreds of thou-sands of unaffiliated voters.
Theirs is the critique that will matter most when they speak at the polls in 2014.
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Will the Rockies improve this season?
Last year the Colorado Rockies didn’t have the most successful season. But with new manager, Walt Weiss, and new players on the roster, we asked people at several north met-ro locations whether they thought the Rockies will improve this season.
I think we have a huge opportunity for a great season this year. We’ve added key staff and players that should get us through to the postseason, as long as our bull pen stays healthy. After last season there is only up.
Jake Reimers
I really hope they improve this year. Having a new manager and fresh players can really make a difference.
Lindsay Yoxsimer
Absolutely. They have a new young third baseman who will bring a lot to the team and I think if Tulowitzki can stay healthy and hopefully the pitching team can stay healthy, the Rockies will have a better shot this year.
Phillip Dieterle
I think the Rockies will do better this year. With a new manager you never know what he can bring and what can happen.
Kyle Thompson
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Farewell to a special friendIt was a real pleasure to know Tom Jones
whether it was through his dedication to community service in the Westminster Rotary Club, or his civic minded approach as President of Citizens Bank in Westmin-ster or sharing political views over some enchiladas and tacos.
Tom was one of the few men I have known over the years who I would call “a true gentleman.” He was kind and consid-erate to everyone regardless of their station in life.
He went out of his way to help you re-gardless of the task. He was truly a delight to be around and never spoke a harsh word about anyone. But now we must say good-bye as Tom passed on May 3.
A LONG LASTING RELATIONSHIPI had the sincere pleasure of working
with Tom both through the Rotary Club as well as through the City of Westminster when he managed Citizens Bank on 72nd Avenue.
Those relationships covered more than 30 years including the years we both have been retired.
He came to Colorado in 1969 where he started his career in the banking business. Tom served as President of the bank until 1999 when the bank was sold to Zion Bank and he retired.
Subsequent to his retirement, he re-mained active in Rotary, which was very special to him. He always looked forward to each Thursday for the club meeting to kibitz with fellow club members, tell a few jokes, talk politics and ask how others were doing. Tom always kept us laughing with his quick jokes and memorable stories.
SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITYFew people knew the important role
he played in making the Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster a reality. Financing such a venture without any track record and limited capital by the principals involved
in the concept made it a tough thing to sell. But Tom knew the City of Westminster wanted to see the Pavilion become a reality adjacent to The Promenade.
Citizens Bank was one of three local banks that made the original loan with the help of the city. In most bankers’ minds, it would have been an easy to say, “Sorry, but you don’t meet our lending criteria.”
But that was not the way Tom Jones was; he was always thinking of the other person.
His service to the community was exemplary. It included many years on the Adams 50 Community Education Founda-tion, Adams County Housing Authority, the Salvation Army Board of Directors and various capacities with the Westminster Rotary Club. After retiring from the club, he was made an honorary member.
A GENUINE FRIENDI wish we could duplicate Tom Jones,
but he was a “one of a kind type of guy.” He loved his wife Lucille and family, his job and his country. He was proud to have served in the U.S. Navy. He joined the Navy after high school in 1955 and reached Yeo-man Second Class.
And he was a friend to so many people. Tom, we miss your great story telling, jokes and community service, but most of all we miss your genuine friendship.
Bill Christopher is former city manager of Westminster and used to represent Dis-trict J on the RTD board of directors.
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Session over, where do we go now? But one-party control in a state that is
about as purple as it gets has us wondering if Colorado’s residents were best served by this past legislative session. On the state’s active voting rolls as of May 1 there were 915,793 Republicans, 875,926 Democrats and 862,050 unaffi liated voters. That’s not far from one-third each.
Those fi gures make it tough to believe that either party’s platform can adequately represent the constituency as a whole. Clearly, consensus is elusive in Colorado, but if nothing else, the 2013 session was a test of the tastes of the hundreds of thou-sands of unaffi liated voters.
Theirs is the critique that will matter most when they speak at the polls in 2014.
Farewell to a special friend
in the concept made it a tough thing to sell. But Tom knew the City of Westminster wanted to see the Pavilion become a reality adjacent to The Promenade.
Citizens Bank was one of three local banks that made the original loan with the help of the city. In most bankers’ minds, it would have been an easy to say, “Sorry, but you don’t meet our lending criteria.”
But that was not the way Tom Jones was; he was always thinking of the other person.
His service to the community was exemplary. It included many years on the Adams 50 Community Education Founda-tion, Adams County Housing Authority, the Salvation Army Board of Directors and various capacities with the Westminster Rotary Club. After retiring from the club, he was made an honorary member.
A GENUINE FRIENDI wish we could duplicate Tom Jones,
but he was a “one of a kind type of guy.” He loved his wife Lucille and family, his job and his country. He was proud to have served in the U.S. Navy. He joined the Navy after high school in 1955 and reached Yeo-man Second Class.
And he was a friend to so many people. Tom, we miss your great story telling, jokes and community service, but most of all we miss your genuine friendship.
Bill Christopher is former city manager of Westminster and used to represent Dis-trict J on the RTD board of directors.
Dems held the remote during Legislature show I’m about to take you to into a strange
and highly unorganized place: my warped mind.
It all starts with a recent conversation I had with a lobbyist at the Capitol about the correct pronunciation of the Latin-based “sine die.”
It means “without day” and it’s typically used in conjunction with a governing body ending its work for a while — such as the case was last week with the adjournment of the 2013 General Assembly.
The lobbyist pronounced sine die the way it looks on paper.
“I think it’s like saying ‘sign,’ or ‘Sein-feld,’” he told me.
That’s when I abruptly changed the sub-ject to begin sharing some of my favorite “Seinfeld” moments, and to quote lines from classic episodes like “The Library” or “The Contest.”
You see, I get distracted easily.I continued to think about the pronun-
ciation of sine die, and, at the same time, how hilarious of a show “Seinfeld” was. And, after a while, I was certain that the lobbyist had it all wrong.
You wanna know why? Because “Sein-feld” was endearingly dubbed a “show about nothing.”
And, say what you will about this year’s legislative session, but it certainly was something.
There, see. I warned you — warped mind. Only I could go from Latin phrases to “Seinfeld” episodes to a summary of the legislative session.
But it kinda makes sense. You see, Democrats truly believe that this year’s session was a Show About Something. And their defi nition of the word “something” is a heck of a lot different from Republicans’.
“There’s a lot of good that came out of this session,” said Sen. Pat Steadman, D-Denver. “I think we put some really posi-tive public policy out there and I think the people of Colorado are going to look back at this session and just be amazed at all the things we found the time to do.”
So the Democrats are happy. For them, the session was about sunshine and puppy dog tails.
As for the Republicans, not so much.“They charged hard to the left and
stayed there the entire session,” said Rep. Frank McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch, of the Democrat agenda.
I know what you’re thinking right now. You’re thinking, `Hey, wait a second, Vic. You mean to tell me that Democrats and Republicans disagreed on how this year’s legislative session turned out?’”
Yep. Shocking, ain’t it?
Democrats feel like they hit the jackpot this session, by passing a host of major pieces of legislation: civil unions, educa-tion reform, election reform, in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants and gun control, just to name a few.
Seriously. If there was such a thing as Democratic bingo, the entire card would be full of little dauber-stained dots.
“Any one of these things by themselves would have been historic and epic, frankly, in a session,” said Senate Majority Leader Morgan Carroll, D-Aurora. “And we did. One after the other, after the other.”
Hmm. But did they do too much? Republicans sure think so. They think Democrats will rue the day that they tried to push such a progressive agenda on the voters.
Senate Minority Leader Bill Cadman, R-Colorado Springs, mocked the Democrats’ legislative efforts on job creation. He said the Democrats proved they’re a party that’s beholden to unions and their efforts hurt small businesses.
“This agenda is punishing people in Colorado,” Cadman said.
McNulty agrees.“The Democrats have clearly shown
that they are very liberal,” he said. “Colo-rado voters are not going to reward them for that.”
But Democrats are making no apolo-gies. They also believe that Republicans didn’t do much of anything, except to com-plain and say no to just about everything throughout the 120-day session. That’s not
what the voters wanted this session, Car-roll said.
“We would rather be criticized for tack-ling too many of Colorado’s problems, than not enough,” Carroll said.
So, there ya have it. A legislative session that spanned fi ve months, with reaction that can be summed up as: Democrats good; Republicans bad. And vice versa. Who would’ve thunk it, right?
Or, maybe the session could be summed up as being a really long, and not nearly as funny, “Seinfeld” episode. Think about it. Whenever Democrats did some-thing controversial, Republicans would bemoan with a “Newman!”-like expression.
And, when Republicans complained about Democratic overreach, Democrats like Carroll would respond with an Elaine Benes-like shove to the chest, and a hearty “Get out!”
There was one episode where Kramer started the show by pretending to do a stand-up comedy routine, a la Jerry Sein-feld.
“What’s the deal with politics?” Kramer said. “Am I right, people? I don’t get it.”
I think Kramer might be on to some-thing there.
Hmm. Maybe it’s pronounced SINE-DIE after all. Just like “Seinfeld.”
Vic Vela is the legislative reporter for Colo-rado Community Media. He can be reached at [email protected]. Follow Vic on Twitter: @VicVela1.
Compulsion to constantly ‘add’ usually ends up back� ring
Don’t you love it when life gives you little reminders of things that you know, but, for some reason, continue to forget?
For instance, I’ve been trying to prepare my music groups for con-certs the past several weeks.
And, with one of them, I was try-ing to work in six fairly challenging pieces of music. But last week, in what was actually a moment of frus-tration, I cut the list down to four.
Voila! The group came together around these four pieces of music, and the concert came off great ... if I do say so myself.
This little reminder about “Addi-tion by Subtraction” is brought to you by the School of Life Lessons and the letter “Duh.”
Let me see if this sounds famil-iar: I spend way too much of my life chasing the next thing, trying to get in one more something, and it causes a lot of unnecessary stress.
In the case of the concert, I was trying to squeeze in extra songs that I thought my students would enjoy, but which we really didn’t have enough time to prepare properly.
This afternoon, I looked down at my watch and said “I have five minutes — I think I can get the din-ner started,” which, in turn, made me late for my next lesson, which made me late for the next thing, and
so on ...I once was working with a group
that had enormous talent and un-realized potential, but it also had a few destructive personalities in it.
In my desire to maximize that po-tential, I allowed those destructive personalities to stay in the group; in time, those personalities did more harm to the group than the talent ever would have done good.
My compulsion to constantly “add” usually ends up backfiring.
My parents always had a great perspective on this. We never, it seems, simply “lived within our means;” they always lived within their resources, including their time and their energies.
We had a very nice house, but it was probably still not as much as they could have afforded; I never remember my parents buying a brand new car; and when they came home from work, with the exception of church activities, they were home to be parents.
It seemed so simple, and yet we were a very happy family.
We have a hard time keeping things simple in this day and age.
We’re told “you can have it all,” and so we really try to have it all. But, by every measure, we’re not any happier having it all.
People who remember to sub-tract the unnecessary have lives that may not look like what we dream for ourselves all the time, but they also don’t have the constant scowl on their faces, the rushed pace to their gait, or the obsessive need to check in with their daytimers and text messages.
Maybe, start looking at life like you’re sculpting from a block of granite.
Chip away, chisel down all the stuff that’s in the way of your ‘perfect life,’ whether it’s “friends,” expenses, or habits, and start to imagine what is essential, and leave only that much.
See if somewhere on the other side of subtraction is a happier life.
Michael Alcorn is a music teacher and fitness instructor who lives in Arvada with his wife and three chil-dren. He graduated from Alameda High School and the University of Colorado-Boulder.
Stoned-driving limit passes Legislature By Vic Vela [email protected]
It’s been a long and wind-ing road, but the Colorado General Assembly has fi nal-ly passed a driving-stoned standard for motorists.
The measure — which is expected to be signed into law by Gov. John Hick-enlooper — establishes a marijuana blood standard by which it is illegal to oper-ate a vehicle.
“Smoke and walk. Smoke and take the bus. Smoke and grab a cab. Smoke and call a friend. Smoke and ride a horse. Smoke and take the light rail,” said Sen. Steve King, R-Grand Junc-tion, a bill sponsor, during a recent Senate debate. “Just don’t smoke and drive. Your life and every other citizen’s life on the highway is at risk.
The bill passed the Sen-ate May 7 on a 23-12 vote, after it had previously cleared the House by an even wider margin.
The bill limits drivers to fi ve nanograms per millili-ter of blood for active THC, marijuana’s psychoactive ingredient.
But that limit would be known as a “permissible in-ference” standard by which a person is considered to be under the infl uence of the drug. However, a defendant can rebut in court whether he or she was actually im-paired.
That’s different from a strict “per se” standard, such as the 0.08 percent blood-alcohol concentra-tion used to prosecute drunken drivers.
Opposition to the bill knew no party lines. Sen. Pat Steadman, D-Denver, voted no on the legislation, arguing that there are laws already on the books that make it illegal for people to
drive while impaired.“What’s the problem
we’re trying to solve here?” Steadman said.
And Sen. Kevin Lun-dberg, R-Berthoud, cau-tioned that a driving-stoned limit could lead to “too many false positives,” due to residual amounts of the drug being in the blood-stream of a person who reg-ularly smokes the drug, but may not have been stoned behind the wheel at the time of arrest.
“We should not be con-victing people who are not guilty of driving while im-paired,” Lundberg said.
Sen. Andy Kerr, D-Lake-wood, had voted no on set-ting stoned-driving limits in the past, but voted yes on this “reasonable” piece of legislation, this time around.
“With all of the lines we have to draw here at the Capitol … I think we have to draw a line at some point (on driving stoned),” Kerr said.
Members of the Capi-tol press corps dubbed the effort the “zombie bill” because it continued to surface at the legislature, in spite of having suffered multiple deaths.
The bill had failed four times in previous years — and it even suffered two separate deaths before it fi -nally passed this session.
The original bill passed the House, but failed in a Senate committee. A driv-ing-stoned standard was then tacked on in the form of an amendment to an Amendment 64 regulation bill, before it was stripped from that legislation by a separate committee.
The bill’s House spon-sors were House Minor-ity Leader Mark Waller, R-Colorado Springs, and Rep. Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora.
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Softball � eld upgrades at Standley Lake Volunteer-lead movement makes project possible By Ashley Reimers [email protected]
It was a home-run kind of day.Standley Lake High School softball
coach Carrie Ott’s been dreaming of an improved field for more than a decade and after tons of work, fundraising and patience, her dream is now a reality.
On May 8, Ott, players, parents and community members celebrated the completion of a volunteer-lead project to improve the Standley Lake softball field.
What started out as just a field and a storage shed years has transformed into a state-of-the-art softball field with a new batting cage, new hitting and bull pen areas, electrical outlets and lighting im-provements — all made possible through fundraising efforts and community dona-tions.
“This project was an effort made by all of us — the players, parents and so many companies who donated their time and materials to make this happen,” Ott said.
“All of the girls put in their own time to help build this. It’s been awesome to see the girls work together and help make this happen.”
Leading up to the completion of the project were other improvements along the way including a concession stand, scoreboard and fencing around the entire field.
Ott said installation of more seating is planned for the summer.
The SLHS softball team and the Stand-ley Lake Athletic Boosters funded $13,500 for the project along with $20,000 in do-nations for design and construction ser-vices and materials from local companies.
“The generous contributions by these companies represent a significant invest-ment in the community, area youth and high school athletics,” Ott said.
“These companies should be com-mended for their generous donations and involvement. I also have to thank parents Alex May and Marty Heronema, who re-ally spearheaded the project.”
Junior Melissa Heronema said she’s excited the project is finally done and is looking forward to using the new batting cage and hitting area.
“It’s a new thing and definitely exciting for all of us,” she said. “The batting cage is now a lot closer and a lot more conve-nient for us to use.”
Ott said having the hitting area and batting cage next to the field will be a huge benefit in terms of coaching the girls during practice because they will have extra sets of eyes on them from all of the coaches nearby.
No longer do the girls have to trek down a hill to the previous batting cage for batting practice, she added.
“Having two areas at practice, one for offense and the other for defense, I’m hoping to have more than one team prac-ticing at the same time at the same place,” she said.
Now that she has an improved field, Ott is hoping to draw more students to the softball program.
She said the field is reflection of the program and the pride she and her play-ers have in their sport at Standley Lake.
Standley Lake High School softball coach Carrie Ott pitches to junior RiAnna May as she practices bunting in the school’s new batting cage. This addition is just one part of the school’s improved softball complex, which also includes a new hitting area, electrical outlets and improved lighting. The improvements were made possible by team fundraising, donations and work done by players, parents and local companies. Photo by Ashley Reimers
Dr. Warren T. Johnson of Owl Creek Medical, a Brighton family practice, guides a little cyclist through the bike obstacle course at El Día de los Niños Fiesta at Brighton High School on May 4. Platte Valley Medical Center donated more than 200 bike helmets that Owl Creek sta� � tted to children, who also learned about bike safety. Community Reach Center, an Adams County, nonpro� t mental-health provider, hosted the � esta, which also included a carnival with games and prizes, dance and musical groups, an art workshop and juried art contest and an exhibition hall featuring community resources for parents. The event cel-ebrated children and promoted literacy. Every child received a free book. Courtesy photo by Jennifer Forker
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Working together to build a futureCounty works with residents for Welby subarea planBy Tammy [email protected]
When Adams County staff began work-ing on its Comprehensive Plan and started holding public meetings, one thing became clear — members of the Welby community wanted a say in the future of their neighbor-hood.
Many Welby residents attended — up to a 100 at some meetings — and county of-ficials wanted to be sure to create a “sub-area” plan that reflects the neighborhood’s wishes as it moved forward.
The purpose of the subarea plan is to complete a detailed analysis of the area, which includes an inventory of the agricul-ture, residential, commercial and industrial uses; infrastructure, such as roads, side-walks, water, sewer; and to identify devel-opment trends. The plan will also demon-strate which land uses should be allowed in certain areas.
“We want to ensure we capture Welby’s unique history and its agricultural roots, which have a 100-year history,” said Abel Montoya, director of Adams County plan-ning Development Department.
Welby has about 14,000 residents, and there are more than 441,600 residents in Adams County. Officials expect the county’s population will almost double by 2035.
For planning purposes, the county squared off the borders of the Welby area —from 88th Avenue to the north, Interstate 76 to the south, Interstate 25 to the west and the Platte River to the east. This area poses challenges because it has a heavy mixture of single and multifamily residences, com-mercial businesses, agriculture and indus-try.
“Within the last few decades, Welby saw an increase in industrial use and the agriculture and residential communities expressed concerns,” Montoya said. “We have to find the right balance for economic
development with new business and future residential development.”
The county’s planning staff collaborated with graduate students at the University of Colorado Denver College of Architecture and Planning to work on a preliminary framework plan for the community.
Montoya said the collaboration was a productive way to help students with their education and an efficient way to save tax dollars.
He added the county’s last neighbor-hood subarea plan had approximately $150,000 in consultation fees.
Those students presented their ideas April 29 at Skyview Campus.
At this stage, students are just dreaming of what Welby could be, said CU instructor Korkut Onaran before the presentation.
“Some of this dreaming may be off base, some may be useful,” he said
The county will continue to gather ideas over the summer and start structuring a framework plan in the fall. Montoya said he will see if the university is interested in hav-ing more classes help with those stages of the subarea plan.
The goal is to have a plan adopted by March 2014.
Kristin Sullivan, planning manager with Adams County, gives opening remarks about the Welby community plan April 29 at the Skyview Campus in Thornton. The county, Welby community, University of Colorado-Denver and Mapleton school district are working together to plan for the future of the Welby neighborhood. The graduate students at the University of Colorado-Denver presented their ideas for a preliminary framework plan at the meeting. Photo by Tammy Kranz
New math program approved for District 50By Ashley [email protected]
Adams County School District 50 will be imple-menting a new math pro-gram in all grade levels for the 2013-2014 school year.
The kindergarten through 12th grade pro-gram — approved by the school board on April 30 — is called Progressive Math Initiative and will be the primary curricular resource for math.
PMI was developed by teachers to support all K-12 mathematics and is de-signed to support higher levels of student achieve-ment.
Art Drotar, director of learning services for the district, said the program is fully aligned with the Colorado Academic Stan-dards, highly engaging for students and staff and com-pletes meaningful articula-tion between elementary, middle and high school levels.
“This program allows for students to learn at their own level. A student in sev-enth grade can work at a fifth grade level if needed because of the alignment of
the program,” he said. “The biggest thing is,
PMI allows teachers to focus on education and working with students to improve their math skills without having to look for a curricular resource because this is the whole package.”
With board approval, the district will now purchase the hardware, supplies and staff training at a total cost of $387,063.
Although it was a unani-mous approval vote, board president Marilyn Flach-man and director Sharon Whitehair did so with some reluctance.
Flachman, who’s been involved in the district for many years as a librarian and board member, said the district has struggled a great deal over the years to find correct resources and materials for improving math achievement.
In terms of PMI, Flach-man said the primary cur-ricular resources she’s seen is just primary, not a whole.
“From what I’ve see PMI is not a complete classroom instruction model,” she said.
“Granted, I will say math initiative is certainly of importance in District 50. After many, many years in
education we all know that there is no silver bullet and if there was going to be one, I would love for it to be PMI, but I don’t see it at the mo-ment.”
On the other hand, di-rector Larry Valente had a different view of PMI.
He expressed his ex-citement for the new pro-gram during the meeting and said as somebody who thrives on math he saw something he hasn’t seen in years, which is the ability for somebody to be in one system from kindergarten into high school.
“Those who are fast learners, as I was, have the ability to progress,” he said.
“The reason I’m so excit-ed and enthusiastic about this program is because I believe it has the best abil-ity to give our teachers the tools they need to help our students climb through the rungs of the math ladders and be more successful on state tests.”
PMI is already being used in all three middle schools, and in Flynn, Sky-line and Mesa Elementary Schools, as well as some math classes at Westmin-ster High School.
For more information on PMI visit www.njctl.org.
DetailsThe Denver- Laramie Realty Company laid out a 20-block town north of Clear Creek in 1909.
The town was named Welby, after Arthur E. Welby, the first Vice President of the Denver, Laramie and Northwestern Railroad Company.
The town established a Catholic parish in 1912 and soon Italian immigrants began to settle and farm in Welby.
Until 1960, Welby was a major agricultural area in the west with the largest amount of vegetable production in Adams County.
The agricultural area began to change in the late 1950s and 1960s. New highways — I-25 and I-76 — were completed on the south and western borders of the neighborhood. New development, housing, and industry began to replace family farms.
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History Colorado kicks off a sum-mer of exploration of local and national military history at the History Colorado Center, 1200 Broadway, with the open-ing of “The American Soldier: A Photo-graphic Tribute” on May 25, continuing through Sept. 2.
This national traveling exhibition features 116 enlarged photographs that capture images of American soldiers, beginning on the Civil War battlefi elds in 1861 when the new medium of photogra-phy fi rst documented the grim realities of war, to the war in Iraq.
“Spanning nine wars, I’ve often won-dered what the exhibition photographs have in common,” said exhibition cura-tor Cyma Rubin. “These photographs have power. They have an ability to reach people ... each image has a life of its own.”
For complete information, go to www.historycolorado.org.
Drew crewComedy Works South at the Landmark
has landed a big fi sh: Television person-ality/actor Drew Carey will perform there on June 21 and 22.
Show times are at 7:15 and 9:45 p.m. both days. Ticket prices are $26 per person. Advance tickets are available by calling 720-274-6800 or online at www.comedyworks.com.
Makes centsQuarters for Kids, the annual event
founded by Tammy and the late Noel Cunningham, will continue holding its annual fundraising campaign despite the recent closure of Strings restaurant.
Viewhouse Eatery, Bar & Rooftop, a new venture for Lotus Concepts at 2015 Market St., has stepped into the Cun-ninghams’ sizable shoes to acknowledge the fundraising efforts and honor the children with a private breakfast on May 10.
Quarters for Kids is a school-based program where students raise quarters to help provide breakfast for residents at the Volunteers of America Brandon Cen-ter for Battered and Homeless Women and their children.
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock will recognize the efforts of area students, KOSI-101 radio personality Murphy Huston will emcee the event and Denver Nuggets mascot Rocky will entertain the students.
According to VOA legend, 22 years ago Noel discovered — after talking to VOA’s Jim White — that the cost to feed break-fast to a child living in one of Denver’s home shelters was 25 cents. The idea that such a small amount of change could make such a difference motivated Noel to start the Quarters for Kids campaign.
While this year’s campaign ended in April, schools and students can plan to participate next April. For more informa-tion, go to www.voacolorado.org.
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Miners Alley’s latest focuses on family, the past By Clarke Reader [email protected]
There’s nothing like a funeral to bring out the best and worst in a family, oftentimes to both tragic and hilarious effect.
“The Memory of Water,” the latest production at the Miners Alley Play-house, shows how three sisters come to-gether after the death of the their moth-er and examines how memory changes over time.
The play will be staged through May 26 at the theater, 1224 Washington Ave. in Golden. Showtimes are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 6 p.m.
“I came across the script a couple years ago, but it wasn’t right for what I was doing at the time, so it’s been on the back burner for a while,” said Paige Lar-son, Miners Alley artistic director and an actor in the show. “For our last sea-son (as artistic director) I came back to it and thought it was just a great story — funny, poignant and lovely.”
The story takes place in England in the 1990s, as eldest daughter Teresa (Lisa DeCaro), middle child Mary (Lar-son) and youngest daughter Catherine (Emily Paton Davies) gather together for the first time in a long time because of their mother Vi’s (Deborah Curtis) fu-neral.
The sisters don’t really get along, Larson said, and they all have different and conflicting memories of their child-hoods, which causes a lot of friction and misunderstanding as they try to sort out their past lives and how it shaped their futures.
As if dealing with old family issues wasn’t enough, Frank (Matthew Blood-Smyth), Teresa’s husband and Mike (Kurt Brighton), a married doctor with whom Mary has been having a five year affair, also show up for the funeral.
“The subject sounds really heavy and it has it’s moments, but there is just a lot of great British humor in it,” Larson said. “The sisters constantly pick at each other, and it’s in this great snarky way.”
The play is directed by John Arp, in his second time directing at the theater. Arp is primarily known for his work as an actor, which gives him a unique ap-
preciation for the talent performing in “Memory.”
“We have an incredible group of peo-ple and they all have tremendous cred-its,” he said. “They all bring heartfelt and really funny performances to the show.”
Arp also said that one of the benefits of spending the majority of his career as an actor is as a director he is able to know what actors need to draw out good performances.
“I know that actors need consistency, but also need to be able to find their own creativity,” he said. “They need to have a sense of what feels good for the character.”
Larson said that she uses her own family history and dynamics in creating her character, but it also helps that the play is so well written and structured.
“Everyone really runs the full gamut,” she said. “Each sister has a real emo-tional moment, but then the humor comes back in. It’s kind of a laugh so you don’t cry thing.”
For Arp, what stands out about “Memory of Water” is the balance it strikes between comedy and poignancy.
“People are going to laugh, but there are some truly lovely moments in there as well,” he said.
For tickets and more information, call 303-935-3044 or visit www.miner-salley.com.
Mary (Paige Larson), left, and Mike (Kurt Brighton) – her married doctor boyfriend – try to comfort Teresa (Lisa DeCaro) in “The Memory of Water” playing at the Miners Alley Playhouse. Photos courtesy of Sarah Roshan
Sisters, from left to right, Teresa (Lisa DeCaro), Mary (Paige Larson) and Catherine (Emily Paton Davies) go through their mothers e� ects in “The Memory of Wa-ter,” currently on stage at the Miners Alley Playhouse. Courtesy of Sarah Roshan
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Network’s annual retailer convention in San Antonio this month and had made diva-like demands, John Hall with Dish corporate communications took exception to what the insider told me. Here’s what Hall had to say: “Oprah Winfrey graciously accepted our invitation to join our Team Sum-mit retailer convention later this month. We are happy to welcome her to the Dish family to spend some time with employees and retailers from across the country. As partners, Ms. Winfrey, OWN and Discovery have been a pleasure to work with and we look forward to our time together later this month.”
So there!
Tuneful summer in Lone TreeThe second season of the outdoor
concert series, Tunes on the Terrace, returns this summer at the Lone Tree Arts Center and tickets go on sale May 15. With 100-plus subscribers for the 350-seat venue, single tickets will
be limited so you better grab them up before they’re gone.
You can see six shows for just $85 on the lawn or $110 for reserved eat-ing. Single tickets are priced between $15 and $25. LTAC Executive Director Lisa Rigsby Peterson says, “I don’t think it’s a question of why people subscribe, it’s more why wouldn’t they? We’ve got top talent bringing a variety of concerts in a gorgeous venue.”
The Colorado Symphony Orches-tra will be one of the top draws, when it performs a tribute to the Boston Pops on July 12. For more informa-tion or to purchase tickets, visit www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org or call 720-509-1000.
Wheat Ridge welcomes pubThe Colorado Plus Brew Pub
opened May 13 in the old Valente’s Italian Restaurant space in Wheat Ridge.
Located at 6995 West 38th Av-enue, Colorado Plus will feature 56 Colorado craft beers on tap and a full kitchen. Colorado Plus chef Doug Sattem plans to create fresh home-made sausages and gourmet sliders.
Colorado Plus will have an out-
door beer garden and an art gallery upstairs featuring Wheat Ridge artist Terry Womble.
In June, Colorado Plus plans to open a one-barrel nanobrewery and serve their beers at the eatery.
Colorado Plus follows Wheat Ridge’s fi rst beer maker, Brewery Rickoli, which opened last year at 4335 Wadsworth Blvd.
Valente’s Italian Restaurant closed in 2008 after 44 years on West 38th Avenue in Wheat Ridge.
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just ate a bite of wedding cake that was so good, it actually made me want to get married. Now that’s a darn good cake.”
Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, restaurants, businesses, parties and people throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for Blacktie-Colorado.com. You can subscribe and read her columns (Monday, Wednes-day and Friday) at www.pennyparker.blacktie-colorado.com. She can be reached at [email protected] or at 303-619-5209.
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YOUR WEEK & MORE THURSDAY/MAY 16
CANDLELIGHT VIGIL The city and the Northglenn Police Department will host a memorial to honor Northglenn Police Cpl. E.B. Rains Jr. and other peace o� cers who lost their lives in the line of duty. The fallen o� cer memorial candlelight vigil is from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, May 16, in E.B. Rains Jr. Memorial Park, 11801 Community Center Drive. In 1984, Rains responded to a call at a city residence, where he was shot. Webster Lake Park was renamed E.B. Rains Jr. Memorial Park the next year.
NIGHT OUT FRIENDS Place presents women’s and men’s nights out for adults with developmental disabilities from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, May 16. The women will go to Chipper’s Bowl-ing Alley. Please eat before arriving; snacks will be purchased, but no dinner. The men will go to Color-Me-Mine and will pick a ceramic of their choice. The registration deadline for both events is Monday, May 13. Meet at FRIENDS Place, 555 Alter St., Suite 19E, Broom� eld. Contact Molly Coufal, evening/social program director, info@friendsofbroom� eld.org or 303-404-0123.
MEET ARTIST The Wheat Ridge Cultural Commission presents photographer Tammy McKenzie from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, May 16, at Brunswick Zone, 9751 W. 49th Ave., Wheat Ridge. Brunswick Zone is o� ering a complimen-tary game of bowling with shoe rental to meet the artist participants. Join us for this free, informative community event, meeting with Tammy and enjoying her contemporary and unique photographs and then bowling afterwards. Light refreshments will be served.
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY/MAY 16-17
GARAGE SALE Misha May Foundation Dog Training and Rescue plans a garage sale to bene� t the dogs, cats and kit-tens of Misha May Foundation Dog Training and Rescue. Drop o� items for the sale from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, May 16, and the sale is from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, May 17, at 3901 E. 7th Parkway, Denver. For information, or to volunteer, email Judy at [email protected].
THURSDAY/MAY 16, MAY 25
ART PROJECT Members of Palatteers Art Club will work with community members of all ages to paint rocks for its Art Rocks community art project. Rock painting will be done from 6-8 p.m. May 16 at Northglenn United Methodist Church, 1605 W. 106th Ave., Northglenn; and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 25 at Aar River Gallery, 3707 W. 73rd Ave. The painted rocks will be distributed throughout Adams County in public areas such as parks, trails and landscaping around public buildings. The rocks are for public display and not for personal use. They must be donated to the Art Rocks Project. All supplies and instruction will be provided at these public painting events. The rocks will be distributed at a public event in August. Call 303-426-4114 or email to [email protected] to RSVP.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY/MAY 17-18
YARD SALE Join the Arvada Historical Society at our eighth annual yard sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, May 17,
and Saturday, May 18, at the Arvada Flour Mill, 5590 Olde Wadsworth. The sale features collectibles, household items, vintage items, jewelry, hardware, sports equipment and furniture. Proceeds bene� t Arvada Historical Society projects to preserve Arvada’s rich history. Call 303-815-4154 or visit www.arvadahistory.org.
FRIDAY/MAY 17, JUNE 7, JUNE 14
SIMPLE FIX Foothills Animal Shelter’s mobile spay and neuter surgery program brings a� ordable spay/neuter pro-cedures for cats and dogs to a variety of convenient locations throughout Wheat Ridge and Westminster. This program has been coordinated in partnership with Je� erson County Animal Control, Westminster Animal Management and Wheat Ridge Animal Control. The program will be o� ered Friday, May 17, June 7 and June 14. Check-in is at 7:30 a.m., and surgery space is limited. No appointments needed; program available on a � rst-come, � rst-served basis. Pets go home the same day; owners should pick up their pet between 3-4 p.m. For information on costs and locations, visit www.FoothillsAni-malShelter.org/Clinic.
SATURDAY/MAY 18
TOWN HALL Sen. Hudak and Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp’s month-ly town hall meeting is from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 18, at the Standley Lake Library in Arvada. Kraft-Tharp will not be able to attend because her twin nephews will be graduating that weekend; however, you can join Senator Hudak for a wrap-up of the Colorado State Legislative Session.
ROCK CLIMBING The Northglenn Recreational Alternative Programming series for ages 11-18 plans a rock climbing trip from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at Red Rock Canyon. This lesson is open to any level of climber. Pack a lunch, wear athletic clothing, have sunscreen and bring plenty of water. Call 303-450-8800 or go to www.northglenn.org/recxpress to register. Meet at the Northglenn Recreation Center, 11801 Community Center Drive.
BABYSITTING CLASS First-time babysitters ages 11-13 can take a class from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at the Northglenn Recreation Center, 11801 Community Center Drive. The course teaches skills such as CPR, � rst aid, growth and development, safety, feeding, discipline, diapering and bathing. Call 303-450-8800 or go to www.northglenn.org/recxpress to register.
BASKETBALL CHALLENGE Youth ages 9 to 14 can take on o� cers of the Northglenn Police Department in a good-natured basketball game as part of National Police Week. The Kops vs. Kids basketball challenge is from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at the Northglenn Recreation Center, 11801 Community Center Drive. Immediately after, the cops will play against North Metro Fire Rescue � re� ghters in an exhibition.
MONDAY/MAY 20
GENTLE YOGA Living Water Spiritual Community will o� er gentle body-mind yoga for beginners and those managing chronic pain at 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 20, at 7401 W. 59th Ave., Arvada. Bring a mat, blanket and water bottle. Email [email protected].
BLOOD DRIVE Church Ranch O� ce Park community blood drive is from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday, May 20 inside Bon� ls’ mobile bus at 7237 Church Ranch Blvd., Westminster. For more information or to schedule an appointment, contact Bon� ls’ Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or visit www.bon� ls.org.
TUESDAY/MAY 21
LIFETREE CAFÉ Learn how to experience a full and satisfy-ing life at noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, at Lifetree Café, 5675 Field St., Arvada. The program, “How to Live Before You Die: Embracing Life to the Fullest,” features an exclusive � lmed interview with Sasha Vukelja, who as a young girl escaped from communist Yugoslavia and emigrated to the United States. Vukelja, now an oncologist, tells how she works with patients facing an uncertain future to � nd hope and a positive attitude. Admission to the 60-minute event is free. Snacks and beverages are available. Lifetree Café is a place where people gather for conversation about life and faith in a casual co� eehouse-type setting. Questions may be directed to Polly Wegner at 303-424-4454 or [email protected].
LEGISLATIVE WRAP-UP The League of Women Voters has had a team of volunteers following more than 90 bills through the state Legislature this year. Hear the ins and outs of many of these bills at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, at Sportline, 6543 Wadsworth, Arvada. Call Sally at 720-898-0821 for informa-tion. All meetings are open to the public regardless of party a� liation. Visit www.lwvje� co.org.
TUESDAY/MAY 21, 28
FAMILY CAREGIVER workshops Are you caring for an aging parent or relative with Alzheimer’s disease. Find out about what causes dementia and the signs to watch for a free Alzheimer’s family caregiver workshops from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays in May at Home Instead Senior Care, 2095 S. Pontiac Way, Denver. Call 303-389-5700; RSVP by the Friday before the workshop you want to attend.
WEDNESDAY/MAY 22
GOLF TOURNAMENT Local golfers will hit the links in support of Court Appointed Special Advocates of Adams and Broom� eld counties at the 11th annual CASA Classic golf tournament on Wednesday, May 22, at The Greg Mastriona Courses at Hyland Hills in Westminster. All proceeds will aid CASA in its � ght against child abuse. This year’s tournament will kick o� with an 8 a.m. shot gun start and includes a special vintage car theme and the opportunity for golfers to enjoy a day of gol� ng while helping to make a di� erence in the lives of abused and neglected children. There is still space for golfers and sponsors. For information, contact 303-655-3927 or visit www.casa17th.org.
THURSDAY/MAY 23
COMMUNITY COFFEE Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp’s next Community Co� ee is Thursday, May 23. We’ll talk about the legislative session. Community co� ees take place twice on the fourth Thursday of each month. The Arvada co� ee is from 8-9 a.m. (time change) at La Dolce Vita in Olde Town Arvada,
5756 Olde Wadsworth Blvd. The Westminster co� ee is from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Panera Bread, 10450 Town Center Drive, Westminster.
COMING SOONCOMING SOON/MAY 28
ART LEAGUE The Wheat Ridge Art League will meet from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, May 28, at the Active Adults Center, 6363 W. 35th Ave., Wheat Ridge. After the business meeting, local well-known artist Becky Silver will present a demonstration about watercolor painting. Anyone interested in painting or learning new mediums is welcome to attend. Residents of any Denver suburb are welcome to attend. For information, call 303-278-8247 or 303-421-1356, or email [email protected] or [email protected].
COMING SOON/MAY 30
FRIENDS NIGHT FRIENDS of Broom� eld plans its May Friends Night Out from 5:30-9 p.m. Thursday, May 30, at Boondocks Fun Center for three hours of unlimited play. Meet at FRIENDS Place, 555 Alter St., Suite 19E, Broom� eld. Please eat before arriving; dinner is not included. Participants are welcome to bring extra money for food and drinks, but it is not included in the fee. The deadline to register is Monday, May 27. Contact Molly Coufal, evening/social program direc-tor, info@friendsofbroom� eld.org or 303-404-0123.
RECURRING EVENTSONGOINGDOG TRAINER Become a dog trainer with Misha May Foundation Dog Training and Rescue, using behavior science, holistic approaches and positive reinforcement techniques tailored to each individual dog, pet parent and speci� c situation. Learn to evaluate behavior, design exercises, coach humans, handle dogs, deliver presentations, and resolve and prevent a variety of behavior problems. Classes in Denver and Lakewood. request an application at [email protected]. Contact [email protected] or call 303-239-0382 for information.
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION Vanderhoof Elementary School is accepting registrations for incoming kindergarten. Students must be 5 years old by Oct. 1, 2013, in order to register for kindergarten. Vanderhoof has both a traditional half-day program and a tuition-based full day program. The school is at 5875 Routt Court, Arvada, and registration hours are 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Go online to je� copublicschools.org and follow the prompts for registration information on Je� co Connect. Once your student has been entered online you will need to bring copies of their birth certi� cate, immuniza-tion records and proof of residency to the school. If you live outside our attendance area, you will need to � ll out a choice enrollment application. Choice enrollments are accepted on a space available basis. If you have any questions or would like additional information, call the Vanderhoof o� ce at 303-982-2744.
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District 3 Commissioner Don Rosier asked the DA if the types of murder cases in Jefferson County were presenting partic-ular challenges.
State o� ers new online � shing resource Special to The Window Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Whether you’re a seasoned angler or you’ve never picked up a rod, fi nding a place to fi sh in Colorado has never been easier.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has launched several new tools for anglers.
The Colorado Fishing Atlas, the latest interactive map-ping tool offered by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, allows us-ers to search for fi shing opportunities by species, specifi c interest or proximity to home or destination.
Use the simple map interface to locate and view recom-mended opportunities for the family, remote fl y fi shing or ice fi shing.
Additional information such as handicap accessible fi shing access, stocked waters, boat ramps, special fi shing regulations, stream gages, license agents and Gold Medal waters is included overlaid on top of Bing street maps, U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps or high-resolution
color aerial photography.The atlas also includes a printable “Fishing Resource Re-
port” that provides nearby state and federal management agency offi ces, emergency facilities, campgrounds and fi shing license agents.
The Atlas can be found online through the fi shing page on Colorado Parks and Wildlife website at http://cpw.state.co.us. New users of the Colorado Fishing Atlas can also watch short video tutorials that explain the system.
In addition to the new interactive Colorado Fishing At-las, Colorado anglers can now share tips, share recipes, get the latest conditions, fi nd a fi shing buddy, fi nd a fi shing clinic, ask questions, or post pictures of their latest catch on the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Fishing page on Facebook.
Facebook users can fi nd and “like” the new page by searching for “CPW Fishing” or by going to http://facebook.com/CPWFishing. If Twitter is your social media platform of choice, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (@COParksWildlife) has launched a Twitter feed for anglers.
Follow the fi sh on Twitter @CPWFish.
This man holds a 41.5 pound lake trout he caught in Blue Mesa Reservoir. The new Colorado Fishing Atlas, o� ered by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, tells an-glers where they can � nd � shing opportunities Courtesy photo from Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Questions concerning DNA contamina-tion were raised during Friday’s motions hearing in the Austin Sigg homicide case.
Sigg is accused of murdering 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway in October in West-minster.
Last month he entered a not guilty plea, despite an alleged confession and the dis-covery of her remains in his home.
He faces life in prison with parole after 40 years.
According to the prosecution, a con-
RECURRING/THROUGH MAY 26
SPRING EXHIBIT Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art presents its spring exhibit “The Museum of Broken Relationships,” through May 26. Visit bmoca.org, email [email protected] or call 303-443-2122 for information. Boulder Museum of Contem-porary Art is at 1750 13th St., Boulder.
RECURRING/THROUGH MAY 31
ART EXHIBIT Colorado Visions, a juried exhibit of works by Colorado artists, is from Monday, April 15, to Friday, May 31, at Westminster City Hall, 4800 W. 92nd Ave. The exhibit is open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The show was juried by Colorado artist Cheryl St. John. Meet the artists, enjoy refreshments and listen to live music by the Meadowlarks. Sponsored by the North Metro Arts Alliance and the SCFD. Visit www.nmarts.net.
RECURRING/THROUGH MAY
FAMILY CONCERTS The Music Train and Swallow Hill Music presents the family concert series, at 4 p.m. the second Sunday of each month through May at Swallow Hill Music Association, 71 E. Yale Ave., Denver; and at 4 p.m. the third Saturday of each month through May at the D-Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada. For information and tickets, visit http://ridethemusictrain.com.
RECURRING/THROUGH JULY 20
PAINTED CATS Cat Care Society will raise money with its “Tails of the Painted Cats” tour, which ends Saturday, July 20, at a gala dinner and auction at Pinehurst Country Club. Visit the online gallery at http://www.catcaresociety.org/paintedcatsgallery.html. Visit http://www.catcaresociety.org.
RECURRING/THROUGH JULY 23
ITALIAN CLASSES Beginning and/or rusty Italian? Classes are o� ered from 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesdays from May 14 to July 23 at Westminster City Park Rec Center, 10455
Sheridan. For fees, required materials and other information, contact instructor Paola Whitcomb, 303-463-6021 or [email protected].
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THEATER SHOW Colorado ACTS presents a community musical production of “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” at 7 p.m. May 30-31 and June 7-8 at Colorado ACTS Theater, 9460 W. 58th Ave., Arvada. Call 303-456-6772 or visit www.coloradoacts.org.
LOOKING AHEAD/MAY 31 TO JUNE 9
THE MOUSETRAP The Player’s Guild at the Festival Playhouse presents “The Mousetrap,” by Agatha Christie, playing May 31 through June 9 at 5665 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Call 303-422-4090 or visit www.festivalplayhouse.com. Appropriate for all ages.
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District 3 Commissioner Don Rosier asked the DA if the types of murder cases in Jefferson County were presenting partic-ular challenges.
Weir said he was not asking for additional staff funding for the Sigg case at this time, but that he may have to in the fu-ture.
For comparison Weir refer-enced the Brunco Eastwood case that created $90,000 in court costs to prosecute. East-wood, who opened fi re on stu-
dents at Deer Creek Middle School in 2010, plead not guilty by reason of insanity, which re-quired the DA’s offi ce provide psychological experts to coun-ter that claim.
Weir said an insanity defense was a possibility in the Sigg case as well.
The state had offered some
fi nancial help — up to $75,000 allocated for expert and special witness expenses.
Weir, who took over the DA’s offi ce in January, said high-profi le cases, complex mental health prosecutions, and heavy caseloads all make it more im-portant for him to retain experi-enced and skilled staff.
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parts of this year’s session was getting people to agree on the facts.
He noted gun safety as the most decisive issue, one that he dedicated a lot of time working on.
The governor quoted some 2012 statistics regarding uni-versal backgrounds checks. He said a total of 2,500 violent people were stopped from
buying guns including:• 133 people accused or
convicted of homicide;• 133 people accused or
convicted of sexual assault;• 640 people accused or
convicted of burglary;• 420 people who had a ju-
dicial restraining order against them.
“I have put a lot of time and effort into universal back-ground checks and yet could not get that into a by-parti-san bill no matter how hard I worked,” he said.
Hickenlooper also touched on the future of Colorado in terms of business opportuni-ties.
He said Colorado is the most collaborative commu-nity in the country and one way to help the state continue to grow is by making Colorado “a beacon for young entrepre-neurs.”
He said the state needs to focus on partnering with en-trepreneurs and be the best partner businesses can have.
“If we do a good enough job
at supporting everybody, busi-nesses will tell their friends and they will bring more to Colorado,” he said.
“We want to make sure these companies become the most successful business in their industry.”
Before closing his remarks, the governor also touched on education and the oil indus-try in Colorado. He asked the audience for their support go-ing forward and thanked the chamber for hosting the Poli-tics and Pints event.
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State o� ers new online � shing resource ADAMS COUNTY NEWS IN A HURRY
9th Annual Flag Retirement Ceremony set
The North Metro Fire Rescue District, the city and county of Broomfi eld and the Broomfi eld Veterans Memorial Museum will host the 9th Annual Flag Retirement Ceremony at 5 p.m. June 14 at the Broom-fi eld Amphitheater in Broomfi eld Com-munity Park, 2nd Avenue and Main Street.
NMFR will accept retired fl ag dona-tions from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday until June 13 at its head-quarters, located at 101 Lamar St. in Broomfi eld; and Station 62, 10550 Huron St. in Northglenn, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Commissioner attends meeting in Washington, D.C.
Adams County Commissioner Charles “Chaz” Tedesco is seeking opportunities to create new jobs in Adams County by attending the Accelerate Colorado’s eighth annual business mission in Washington, D.C., this week
Joining Tedesco will be Barry Gore, CEO/President of Adams County Eco-nomic Development, and ACED Board Chair Mike McGinnis.
Accelerate Colorado is a partnership between business and local governments in Colorado that works with the U.S. Con-gress and key federal leadership on issues critical to the state’s economic develop-ment.
The organization’s annual business mission to Washington enables par-ticipants to meet one-on-one with key decision makers in an attempt to gain federal support for initiatives that benefi t Colorado’s economy.
The business mission has experienced success in recent years, including receipt of a $200,000 FAA planning grant for Ad-ams County’s Front Range Airport, which is now in the process of applying for a spaceport designation.
Accelerate Colorado was also success-ful in helping to secure a new satellite offi ce for the United States Patent and Trademark Offi ce, which is estimated to bring as many as 400 jobs and as much as $440 million in economic impact to the greater Denver metropolitan area over fi ve years.
This year, the business mission will focus on:
• Strengthening Colorado’s aerospace and defense industries, which contribute tens of thousands of jobs to the state’s economy;
• Securing funding for research and technology at the Anschutz Medical Campus;
• Attracting green energy businesses (i.e. solar technologies) to Colorado to capitalize on our state’s 300 days of sun-shine;
• Expanding and improving transpor-tation infrastructure (i.e. highway inter-changes and light rail service);
• Developing water solutions specifi c to the state’s climate.
For more information on the 2013 business mission, visit www.acceleratecol-orado.com.
Questions concerning DNA contamina-tion were raised during Friday’s motions hearing in the Austin Sigg homicide case.
Sigg is accused of murdering 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway in October in West-minster.
Last month he entered a not guilty plea, despite an alleged confession and the dis-covery of her remains in his home.
He faces life in prison with parole after 40 years.
According to the prosecution, a con-
tamination memo does not mean con-tamination did in fact occur, it just means contamination was possible.
The 18-year-old’s defense team asked for documents from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation concerning DNA samples taken by bureau in the case.
According to the defense team, three contamination memos were produced Oct. 23-26, regarding DNA samples in two cases.
Two memos were connected to the DNA in the Jessica Ridgeway case, who was ab-ducted and murdered last October, and one memo was connected to the Kentner Lake jogger case, in which Sigg is accused
of attempting to kidnap a woman over Me-morial Day weekend last year.
Sigg’s defense team fi led a motion for validation of the DNA samples and a re-view of the machines used to test the sam-ples.
The machines haven’t been reviewed since 2010, when CBI began using the ma-chines, but regular maintenance is done and protocols of the machines are met daily. CBI lab director Kathleen Fether-ston testifi ed during the hearing describ-ing how the machines work and how DNA contamination is possible.
A second motions hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. on June 21.
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You may recognize your footprint, but your “carbon” footprint?
The term “carbon footprint” refers to the size of a person, building, organiza-tion or event’s impact upon the earth, as measured by the greenhouse gases that it gener-ates.
Frank Rukavina, sustainabil-ity director of National Renew-able Energy Labs in Golden, points out that a carbon foot-print calculation also measures greenhouse gases that are not carbon.
Sulfur hexafl uoride for in-stance, has a 25-times greater greenhouse effect than the same amount of carbon diox-ide.
“Even water acts as a green-house gas,” Rukavina said. “But when we look at GHG, we con-vert them all to a carbon equiv-alent.”
That is because carbon di-oxide is the most abundant greenhouse gas. It stays in the atmosphere for a long time, and it is the one directly pumped into the atmosphere by smoke stacks and exhaust pipes.
The average “footprint” for a home in Lakewood is about 48.5 tons of carbon dioxide a year.
”It’s just not prudent to be doing this dumping of carbon into the atmosphere. It’s slowly heating up the planet and in-tensifying weather,” said Steve Stevens, a Golden resident, an-tique bicycle collector and con-servation activist.
The vast majority of climate scientists agree that human ac-tivity is pumping enough green-house gas into the atmosphere that the world is heating up at a record pace.
Big feetMeasuring the carbon foot-
print of any given thing is dif-
fi cult.For a household, Rukavina
says the measurement has to include three levels of GHG pro-duction:
• Scope one — Direct carbon put into the air by the car you drive, or your fi replace chim-ney;
• Scope two — Indirect car-bon, notably the coal-fi red power plant that provides the electricity for your home;
• Scope three — Associated household expenses like the carbon cost of the goods and services a family uses, and the treating of its wastewater.
The typical Jefferson County resident’s biggest single carbon-producing activity is driving, accounting for 10 tons of CO2 a year. As a category, however, home costs (construction, wa-ter, natural gas, electricity) are a bigger lump of carbon.
For the last few years, Ste-vens has turned his 1970s-era home into a showcase for sus-tainability.
He added inches of insula-tion to all exterior walls, in-stalled solar panels capable of producing more than enough electricity for his home and electric car, and expanded the south face of his home to create a “catch it and keep it” passive solar heating system, which re-duced his heating costs by 95 percent.
All told, Stevens estimates his household has a negative carbon impact.
Though he saves more than
a thousand dollars a year on utility costs, Stevens said he chooses to focus on the moral and environmental reasons for reducing his carbon footprint.
”Carbon dioxide is invisible, so people don’t really pay atten-tion to it. But oil and gas com-panies are treating the sky as a
sewer,” Stevens said.
Drop a shoe sizeThe good news about carbon
footprints are that small chang-es can have big effects, and of-ten mean cost savings as well.
There are many carbon foot-print calculators online that can help.
The one used for this story can be found at coolclimate.berkeley.edu/carboncalculator.
Many of these calculators in-clude carbon-reducing recom-mendations. Buying a more fu-el-effi cient car costs a lot at fi rst, but means 1.7 tons less carbon a year and hundreds of dollars of ongoing savings.
Eating a healthier “low car-bon” diet — less meat and dairy and more fruit, vegetables, and cereal — can save carbon, mon-ey, and the waistline.
Home improvement projects can reduce, or in Stevens’ case, even reverse carbon impacts.
There are tools available for improving homes.
The NREL website www.nrel.gov features a map that shows the best regions for collecting solar or wind power.
Most electric utility compa-nies, including Xcel Energy, of-fer cash rebates to home owners who have energy audits done.
The audits can identify spots
of wasted energy.Angelo Vialtando, an Xcel-
certifi ed energy auditor from Westminster, said that contract-ing companies like his own (AFV Inc./Extreme Energy Solutions) can provide a cost-benefi t list of potential home improvement projects for homeowners to im-prove their energy effi ciency.
”If you’re utility bills are high, or if you’re uncomfort-able, too hot or too cold and feel like there’s a draft, there prob-ably is, and you should get an audit,” Vialtando said.
Steve Stevens of Golden climbs into part of the the upper portion of his passive solar heating room, which doubles as a drying rack for fruits and herbs. The space, which can reach up to 140 degrees in winter, helps generate warm air that is circulated through the house. In summer months, windows are open and the circulator fan is turned o� to let the unwanted heat vent out. The lower level of Steven’s passive solar heating room doubles as a sunroom/workout space. Photo by Glenn Wallace
Goods & Services
26%
Travel30%
Housing30%
Food 14%
An average household in Lakewood
produces 48.5 metric tons of carbon a year
Data source: University of California, Berkeley Cool Climate Network
Legacy swimmers eighth at FRL championships Mountain Range’s Clement second in diving By Jonathan Maness [email protected]
THORNTON — Both Legacy and Moun-tain Range swim teams will be well repre-sented at the Class 5A state meet.
At the Front Range League champion-ships — which were held at the VMAC Fri-day and Saturday, the Lightning qualifi ed its 200 medley relay team and also a diver, while the Mustangs qualifi ed both their 200- and 400-freestyle relay squads and a diver.
Fossil Ridge took fi rst with 768.5 points, edging out Loveland by a half a point, while Fairview was third with 547 points. Legacy (304) fi nished eighth, Mountain Range (226) was 10th and Horizon (107) was 12th.
The Mustangs’ Jonathan Clements qual-ifi ed for state after fi nishing second in the diving competition with 338.05 points.
Legacy’s Devlin Cortens was third and qualifi ed for state with a score of 321.09.
In the 200 medley relay the Lightning fi nished seventh with a state-cut time of 1 minute, 48.52 seconds.
The Mustangs also took seventh in the 200 freestyle relay with a state-qualifying time of 1:32.96. Mountain Range was also eighth in the 400 freestyle relay with a time of 3:27.43.
Loveland was fi rst in eight events, in-cluding the 100 breaststroke where Nick Hatanaka fi nished with an automatic All-American time of 55.86. Ryan Ball also fi n-ished with an All-American time of 50.30 in the 100 butterfl y for Loveland.
The 5A state meet will be held in Grand Junction on Friday and Saturday.
Area tennis players come up short at state By Jonathan Maness [email protected]
DENVER — Seven different area tennis players qualifi ed for state, but none could get past the dominating competition at state.
In Class 5A, Mountain Range’s Katie Kirby lost in opening-round No. 1 singles play to Pine Creek’s Nicole Kalhorn 6-1, 6-3.
Kristen Kirby, the Mustangs’ No. 2 singles, also fell in the opening round — 7-6, 6-4 to Ralston Valley’s Isabella Melena.
Legacy’s No. 1 duo of Jenny Madsen and Shaylie Margrave lost a tough match to Regis Jesu-it. The Lightning took the open-ing set 7-6, but lost the next two 6-3, 6-3.
In 4A, Holy Family’s No. 3 singles player Maeve Donovan lost to St. Mary’s Suzy Xiao in the opening round 6-0, 6-0.
The Tigers’ No. 3 duo of Kel-ly Demsey and Kailey Silver-
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Legacy swimmers eighth at FRL championshipsMountain Range’s Clement second in divingBy Jonathan [email protected]
THORNTON — Both Legacy and Moun-tain Range swim teams will be well repre-sented at the Class 5A state meet.
At the Front Range League champion-ships — which were held at the VMAC Fri-day and Saturday, the Lightning qualified its 200 medley relay team and also a diver, while the Mustangs qualified both their 200- and 400-freestyle relay squads and a diver.
Fossil Ridge took first with 768.5 points, edging out Loveland by a half a point, while Fairview was third with 547 points. Legacy (304) finished eighth, Mountain Range (226) was 10th and Horizon (107) was 12th.
The Mustangs’ Jonathan Clements qual-ified for state after finishing second in the diving competition with 338.05 points.
Legacy’s Devlin Cortens was third and qualified for state with a score of 321.09.
In the 200 medley relay the Lightning finished seventh with a state-cut time of 1 minute, 48.52 seconds.
The Mustangs also took seventh in the 200 freestyle relay with a state-qualifying time of 1:32.96. Mountain Range was also eighth in the 400 freestyle relay with a time of 3:27.43.
Loveland was first in eight events, in-cluding the 100 breaststroke where Nick Hatanaka finished with an automatic All-American time of 55.86. Ryan Ball also fin-ished with an All-American time of 50.30 in the 100 butterfly for Loveland.
The 5A state meet will be held in Grand Junction on Friday and Saturday.
Legacy’s Ian Dretzka, back, and Horizon’s Grant Baker, front, compete in the 100 yard backstroke during the Front Range League conference championships on Saturday at the VMAC. Photo by Jonathan Maness
Area tennis players come up short at stateBy Jonathan [email protected]
DENVER — Seven different area tennis players qualified for state, but none could get past the dominating competition at state.
In Class 5A, Mountain Range’s Katie Kirby lost in opening-round No. 1 singles play to Pine Creek’s Nicole Kalhorn 6-1, 6-3.
Kristen Kirby, the Mustangs’ No. 2 singles, also fell in the opening round — 7-6, 6-4 to Ralston Valley’s Isabella Melena.
Legacy’s No. 1 duo of Jenny Madsen and Shaylie Margrave lost a tough match to Regis Jesu-it. The Lightning took the open-ing set 7-6, but lost the next two 6-3, 6-3.
In 4A, Holy Family’s No. 3 singles player Maeve Donovan lost to St. Mary’s Suzy Xiao in the opening round 6-0, 6-0.
The Tigers’ No. 3 duo of Kel-ly Demsey and Kailey Silver-
stein won the opening round in straight sets 6-2, 6-1. However, the duo fell to Niwot in the quar-terfinals, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.
Cherry Creek won the 5A state title, while Fossil Ridge was second and Fairview was third.
The Bruins also had three first-place finishes; Gloria Son was first at No. 2 singles, while Madeleine Bernstein and Ju-lie Berlinger were first at No. 1 doubles and Morgan Cohen and Mia Hoover were first at No. 2 doubles.
Loveland’s Rebecca Weiss-mann was also first at No. 1 sin-gles, while Katie Li of Fairview was crowned champion at No. 3 singles.
Fossil Ridge’s Sam Penhale and Sam Lockwood won the No. 3 doubles division, and Arapahoe’s Callie Nicoulin and Lauren Myers were first at No. 4 doubles.
Cheyenne Mountain domi-nated in 4A, taking first in six of the seven divisions.
Thornton’s Paiz first in 3200 run at regionalsLegacy’s Nun takes first in 1600 runBy Jonathan [email protected]
WESTMINSTER — Thornton’s Sean Paiz wasted little time at the EMAC league championships.
Paiz won the 3200 meter run, and helped the Trojans’ 4x800 relay team finish first.
Paiz won the 3200 with a time of 10 minutes, 9.69 seconds, edging out teammate Mario Vielma by 20 seconds.
Thornton’s Joshua Joseph was also third in the event.
The three runners teamed up with Nikola Denev to take first in the 4x800 with a time of 8:12.75.
Vielma was also second in the 1600, followed by Denev and Paiz.
Thornton’s Alec Aguilar was third in the 110 hurdles.
Team-wise Thornton boys were third, while the Trojans’ girls were
fifth. Westminster girls were eighth, while the boys were 10th. North-glenn boys were ninth, while the girls were 10th.
Brighton won the boys side and Rangeview took first on the girls side.
Westminster girls were second in the 4x100, while Thornton was third. The Wolves were also third in the 4x400.
Northglenn boys were third in the 4x800 and Keith Pham was second in the discus throw for the Norse.
FRONT RANGE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Melanie Nun took first in the 1600 to lead Legacy at the FRL championships on May 10.
Nun took first with a time of 5:08.76, the Lightning’ boys also took first in the 4x200 with a time of 1:28.76.
Legacy boys and girls were ninth in the team standings, while Ho-rizon girls were 11th and the boys
were 12th. Mountain Range boys were 11th and girls were 12th.
Emma Gee was third in the 800, while Christine Emory was third in the triple jump.
Connor Watkins was fourth in the pole vault, while David Koenig was fourth in the 300 hurdles.
Mountain Range boys were third in the 4x100, while Autumn Gardner was third in the high jump for the Mustangs.
Horizon’s Shane Miller was third in the 400, while Megan Mooney was fifth in the 800 and Gabrielle Penaflor was fifth in the 300 hur-dles.
Josh Stamos was also fifth in the 3200 for the Hawks.
JEFFCO LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS: Marcena Day was second in the
high jump for Standley Lake.The Gators’ boys were also third
in the 4x800 and Marcus Washing-ton was third in the high jump.
Standley Lake girls and boys were each 16th at the meet.
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Holy Family’s Domi Giron kicks the ball away during the Tigers’ 3-0 win over The Academy on Saturday in the second round of the Class 3A state soccer playo� s.
Baseball roundup: Holy Family wins District 4 Northglenn falls to Chaparral By Jonathan Maness [email protected]
BROOMFIELD — The Holy Fam-ily baseball team is getting hot at the right time.
Since falling to Faith Christian, the Tigers have won 10 in a row, including sweeping the District 4 tournament on Saturday — topping Roaring Fork 12-2 and St. Mary’s 11-0.
“We played well,” Holy Family coach Marc Cowell said. “The hitting has been an approach we’ve been working on since the Faith Christian doubleheader and the guys have done a great job with that approach.”
Since the loss to the Eagles, Holy Family has outscored its opponents 138-28.
And on Saturday the Tigers bats were hot — making quick work of their opponents.
Three Holy Family batters homered against Roaring Fork. Matt Erb and Devlin Granberg each sit solo home runs — Erb in the fi rst and Granberg in the third. Jacob Tinnon hit a two-run home run in the second.
Austin Brown earned the win on the mound for the Tigers, striking out eight batters and allowing one hit and two runs.
The Tigers didn’t let up against St. Mary’s, scoring seven runs in the second and adding four more in the fourth.
Erb also had a solo shot in the sec-
ond game and fi nished the day going 4-5 with four runs and three RBIs.
Tinnon was 5-5 with four runs and three RBIs, while Granberg was 2-5 with four runs and 2 RBIs.
Zach Trombley gave up only three hits in fi ve innings and didn’t allow a run to get the win against the Pirates.
NORTHGLENN FALLS TO CHAPARRALNo. 15 Northglenn (16-4) had its
season come to an end on Saturday, falling 10-0 to No. 2-seeded Chaparral.
The Wolverines scored eight runs in the second to cruise by the Norse.
Northglenn topped No. 18 Legacy in the opening round, scoring three runs in the fi rst and adding three more in the sixth.
The Lightning’s lone run came in the second after Devin Payne got on base with a dou-ble and scored on Wyatt Cross’ single.
The Norse won the EMAC league title after going a perfect 9-0 in league play.
Senior Jacob Saunders had a team-high 30 hits for the Norse, while Pedro Montes fi nished the season with 20 RBIs to lead Northglenn.
Senior Jakob Bublitz led Legacy (13-6) with 22 hits and 17 RBIs.
GATORS GET KNOCKED OUT BY NO. 1 LOBOSNo. 16 Standley Lake (12-9) couldn’t
knock off top-seeded Rocky Mountain, falling 19-0 to the Lobos in the second round of the playoffs on Saturday.
The Gators did beat Arapahoe in the opening round of the playoffs 7-4 to advance to the second round.
Matt Fujinami led Standley Lake with 29 hits, 14 RBIs and 10 doubles.
FAITH CHRISTIAN TOPS ACADEMYThe Wildcats postseason was
short lived, falling 11-1 to No. 2 Faith Christian on Saturday. The Academy’s (8-9) lone run came in the fourth, while the Eagles scored in fi ve of six innings — including scoring three runs in both the fourth and sixth innings.
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‘We played well. � e hitting has been an approach we’ve been working on since the
Faith Christian doubleheader and the guys have done a great job with that approach.’
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Killian leads No. 2 Lightning past Lobos No. 8 Holy Family tops rival Academy By Jonathan Maness [email protected]
WESTMINSTER — Ju-nior Kelsey Killian scored two goals to help No. 2 Leg-acy beat Rocky Mountain 2-1 in the second round of the Class 5A state playoffs on Saturday.
Killian found the back of the net in the 21st minute to give the Lightning a 1-0 ad-vantage at the half.
She added her second goal early in the second half to advance Legacy’s lead to two goals.
Rocky Mountain made things interesting late. The Lobos’ Mackenzie Gar-ske scored to cut the Light-ning lead to one goal. Rocky Mountain had a couple of chances to tie it late, but Legacy’s Samantha Privett kept the Lobos from scoring a goal.
“We made it a little harder than it had to be,” Legacy coach David Castro
said. “Being here for one more round is big. We will be up for the challenge.”
Kaylee Kennedy and Mi-chaela Vadeboncoeur each had assists for the Light-ning.
The Lightning beat Ad-ams City 3-0 on May 8 in the opening round of the state playoffs. Killian, Ari-ana Jimenez and Lauren Cook all scored for Legacy (15-2 overall).
Legacy faced Cherry Creek Wednesday.
Last season the Light-ning lost in the quarterfi -nals to Fort Collins, 4-2.
TIGERS KNOCKOUT WILDCATSNo. 9 Holy Family rolled
to a 3-0 win over No. 8 The Academy on Saturday in the second round of the 3A state playoffs.
The Wildcats, who came into the game with a near-ly perfect 13-0-1 record, couldn’t stay with the more aggressive Tigers.
Maddie Kuzik scored two fi rst-half goals, and Kendall Russell added another in the second half to cruise to the victory.
Holy Family faced The Classical Academy on Wednesday in the quarter-fi nals.
The Academy topped James Irwin 3-0 in the open-ing round on May 10, Allie Falagrady, Ariyona Loera and Raeanne Sanchez all scored for the Wildcats.
The Tigers topped Resur-rection Christian 7-0 in the fi rst round on May 10.
GATORS KNOCKED OUT IN FIRST ROUND
No. 23 Standley Lake lost in the opening round of the 5A playoffs on May 8, falling 5-1 to No. 10 Cherry Creek.
The Gators scored their lone goal in the open-ing half, while the Bruins scored three in the fi rst and two in the second.
Standley Lake (9-5-2) fi nished the regular season
fourth in the always tough Jeffco League with a 5-2-1 league record.
Senior Shelby McBrain scored a team-high 11 goals for the Gators this season.
SKYVIEW FALLS TO VALOR CHRISTIAN
The Wolverines’ impres-
sive season came to a dis-appointing end on May 9 when No. 29 Skyview lost to fourth-seeded Valor Chris-tian 5-0.
The Eagles scored two goals in the fi rst half, and added three more in the second half to cruise to the fi rst-round victory.
Skyview (13-2) fi nished the season by outscoring its foes 100-11; eight of those goals came in the Wolver-ines two losses.
Senior Jazmyne Esco-bar led Skyview with 27 goals and 21 assists, Brenda Vazquez also had 24 goals for the Wolverines.
Legacy’s Kelsey Killean tries to score during the Lightning’ second-round game against Rocky Mountain on Saturday. Killean scored both of Legacy’s goals to help the Lightning top the Lobos 2-1. Photos by Jonathan Maness
Holy Family’s Taylor Johnson battles Academy’s Ari Vasquez (9) and Mackenzie Szcz-epanski (16) during the Tigers’ 3-0 win over The Academy on Saturday in the second round of the Class 3A state soccer playo� s.
Holy Family’s Domi Giron kicks the ball away during the Tigers’ 3-0 win over The Academy on Saturday in the second round of the Class 3A state soccer playo� s.
