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June 16, 2016

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Water parks bring smiles to patrons of all ages on PAGE 14.

SUMMERSPLASH

Event expected to draw thousands of visitors to city

By Crystal [email protected]

For approximately 2,800 soccer players, next week is one the biggest weeks of the summer.

Its the US Youth Soccer Presidents

Cup, held this year in Arvada.The Presidents Cup will take place at

the Stenger-Lutz and Long Lake Ranch sports complexes June 14-19, this years Region IV tournament will welcome soccer players from 14 different Western states to play round two of three to get to this years national championships.

We really want to put on a prestigious

Stenger-Lutz to hold major soccer tourney

Tourney continues on Page 9

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LOCATIONS: Stenger -Lutz Sports Complex 58th Avenue and Quail Street

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COST: Free and open to the public. A schedule of games is available www.usyouthsoccer.org/presidentscup/

Billy Scott guilty on 10 counts related to slaying of Troy PitmanStaff report

Billy Scott, 55, was sentenced to life in prison without parole following his con-viction for killing an Arvada man, 44-year-old Troy Pitman, in 2015.

According to the Jefferson County District Attorneys Of-fice, Scott was convicted of the following felonies after seven days of trial: first-degree murder after deliberation,

first-degree murder, three counts of burglary, menacing with a deadly weapon and four violent crime counts.

He was also charged as a habitual criminal because he has a prior felony. He will return to court at 11 a.m. on June 13 for scheduling of that criminal trial. Following the outcome of that trial he will be officially sen-tenced for all his convictions. If found to be a habitual criminal, the penalty will be four times the maximum sentence for each conviction.

Scott and accomplice Leslie Barrett went to Pitmans house on March 19, 2015. They saw Pitman in his garage, and Scott entered uninvited, attacking the man, ac-cording to the district attorneys office. Pitmans brother was in the garage as well and he attempted to intervene and pull Scott away from his brother. Barrett pointed a gun at both men, and Scott ran to her, wrapping his arms around hers and placing his hands on the gun she was holding.

Together, they pulled the trigger, hitting Pitman once in the back, the districts attorneys office said. He later died of his injury.

Barret was sentenced June 15.

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Scott

Man gets convictedfor 2015murder

Some super talented folks, such as Arvadas Melberg family, are gearing up for a good time at the 2016 Denver Comic Con. Read more on PAGES 12 and 13.

ARVADANS SWOOPING IN TO COMIC CON

Golden bluegrass festival attracts biggest crowd yetBy Christy [email protected]

Hundreds of people braved the week-end heat to enjoy some live bluegrass at the Golden Music Festival at Clear Creek History Park in Golden.

In its 20th rendition, the June 10-12 turnout was probably the biggest yet, said Nathan Richie, director of Golden History Museums.

The word is out that this is the best little bluegrass festival in Colorado, he said.

And part of that is having it at Clear Creek History Park people enjoy hav-ing the unique venue.

Front Country performs on the stage at Clear Creek His-tory Park in Golden on June 10 for the Golden Music Fes-tival. It was the bands first time in Golden. Photo by Christy Steadman

Music brings good vibes and happy people

Festival continues on Page 15

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PEOPLE POWER EVIDENT ON TRAILS DAY Love was foundation that teacher built on Editors note: This is the last of an occasional series about Judy Racine, who retired this month after 40 years of teaching.

Judy Racine kneels on the rug, the gaggle of second- and third-graders scattered around her. The learning target is printed neatly on the easel board: I can give kind, helpful and specific feedback.

What does that mean? Judy asks.

Landon: Specific means not just You did good. You have to say more than one word. You have to include because. You have to say why it was good.

What about helpful?Austin: Being kind to them,

giving some goal to help them improve their work.

And what about kind?Tim: You shouldnt say, `I really

dont like how you did that. You should say, `You did that pretty well, but maybe you should do

Judy nods. Acknowledging the hard work first.

Then she reinforces the impor-tance of the task.

Second-graders, youre taking on a big responsibility. Your job is to be an audience and to help, to listen really hard to a third-grader share their Passage portfolio.

This is the last week of classes. Third-graders, along with four other grade levels at Rocky Moun-tain School of Expeditionary Learning, are practicing for their presentation of their years work to community and teacher panels to demonstrate they are ready to move forward.

They will talk about what they learned, how they grew as people, what wonderful ideas they have come upon as writers, readers,

scientists, mathemati-cians, artists.

Its this idea of pas-sage, Judy says, of mov-ing on.

Lifes journey, after all, could be defi ned as a series of pas-sages: College graduation. First car. First job. Marriage. First child.

This year, like her students, Judy, too, will be moving on. After 40 years of teaching, she is retiring.

It is, she says, another part of my passage.

Principal Chad Burns tells this story to illustrate the essence of Judys teaching.

Hes at school on a Saturday, working. Judy and her husband, Joe, pull into the parking lot with a pickup truck fi lled with bags of mulch for the school garden, which Judys students have chosen as their service project for the year. They heap the bags onto the sidewalk near the playground.

Where do you want me to take it? Burns asks.

Oh, no, Judy answers. The mulch stays here. Theyll fi gure it out.

The following Monday, before school starts, the second- and third-graders are marching across the playground in assembly-line forma-tion, carrying the bags and dropping them in the garden.

Ann Macari Healey

Healey continues on Page 6

About me...For me, education is a priority both for

myself and for others.Im 17, and for the past 10 years, Ive been

a girl scout. I joined the organization when I was in fi rst grade as a way to make friends and connect with other scouts. I always saw them at King Soopers selling cookies and I thought that would be fun. Now I belong to troupe 1721 and its been a lot of fun. Ive got to learn a lot of things and experience a variety of opportuni-ties. As a freshman, I decided to earn my bronze and silver awards, two of the top honors a girl scout can receive - and by the time I fi nished my sophomore year of high school, I accomplished both.

Now, Im working to obtain my gold award, the highest award a scout can receive and some-thing only 3 percent of scouts achieve.

The project...Last summer I began mulling over different

ideas for my gold award project. I went through four ideas from wanting to help save the orangutan habitat to ensuring students like me had fi nancial literacy before one of them stuck. I decided, after going through my own struggles in fi nancing my fi rst car, to pursue my award through the lens of fi nances. I want to en-sure all students in my school, Jefferson County and Colorado take a fi nancial literacy course before graduating high school.

Over the past year Ive been studying how fi nancial literacy looks not only in my own life, but those of my friends, my sibling and other students my age, and have found that not only is a fi nancial class not required for high schoolers, often its not offered or has the right resources that are geared towards todays students. So, after meeting with my principal and my Family and Consumer Science teacher, I decided to write a unit on online fi nancial literacy. This class goes over the various ways of being safe

online, including power points, activities videos and tests on online banking, password protec-tion and identity theft.

The class was taught last year and was suc-cessful. My teacher, Diana Coulter, has now committed to teaching it as part of her fi nan-cial literacy course as long as shes teaching at Ralston Valley.

But I dont want to stop there.Recently, I spoke to the Jeffco Board of Edu-

cation, proposing they make a fi nancial literacy course a requirement for graduation. It went well, and Ive already had response from the dis-trict asking more about my research. I hope we can start talking about curriculum this summer.

Many interestsOutside of my gold award, Im pretty active.

Im an honors student with a 3.8 GPA, I play violin in a few of my schools orchestras as well in a couple symphonies outside of school. I am National Honor Society and a National Art Honor Society student. Ive also begun prepar-ing to audition for colleges I hope to attend for music education. I want to be an educator to share my love for music with other students my age and adults. Currently, the University of Northern Colorado, Seattle Pacifi c and Wheaton in Illinois have made the list.

But my main goal, at least for my gold award, is to help make students feel ready and confi -dent when they go into college or wherever they go and that they know what to do with their money and have healthy fi nances.

To learn more about my project, visit www.facebook.com/downwithdough

If you have suggestions for My Name Is..., contact Crystal Anderson at [email protected].

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A glimpseof the peoplein our community

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This fall, Ralston Valley High School Senior Emma Albertoni will apply for colleges and her gold award the highest award a Girl Scout can earn. Courtesy photo

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his craigslist ad, and the listing agent said he would handle the transaction and a commission would be charged per the signed contract.

As I investigated further, I discov-ered that the agent had presented the standard listing agreement with-out that addendum. Did he do that on purpose? His actions suggest so. Sellers shouldnt have to know the ins and outs of the different contracts and addenda use in the sale of resi-dential real estate. We licensees must know these contracts and uti-lize them responsibly, explaining their provisions to our clients. What this particular licensee appears to have done was unconscionable, un-ethical and possibly illegal.

Fortunately for the seller, the agent had in-cluded a provision in the listing agreement that the seller could terminate the contract for any reason if he was dissatisfied with the agents performance, so I advised the seller to send the agent an email terminating the contract under that provision. The agent then claimed that the seller had violated the contract by not referring a buyer to him and by terminating the contract in order to avoid paying a commission. Because the seller had signed the contract without the addendum, this was factually true, but I couldn't believe that the agent was com-pounding his bad behavior by pressing that point. The agent said he would pursue legal action against the seller, and file a complaint against

the seller with the Division of Real Estate, which makes no sense since the DRE only disciplines licensees, not consumers. He also threatened to file ethics charges against me for my role in advising the seller. It is regrettable that there are Realtors such as this one who, if this story is true, brings dis-honor on our industry and on the Realtor associ-ation by such behavior. I sent the seller who I still havent met, only spoke with him on the phone and exchanged emails a link on the DRE website for filing an online complaint against the licensee, and the seller did file a very articulate complaint, which I hope results in the agent being disciplined if the investigator verifies the complaint. If you have been similarly victimized by the unethical and/or illegal behavior of a real estate licensee, dont just accept that. Contact the Division of Real Estate and/or the local Realtor

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By Crystal Anderson [email protected]

On a warm summer evening, 20 people gathered to take a look at Olde Town Arvada in a different way the runners perspective.

Its about community, said Kent McCurdy, owner of FAST Fitness and organizer of the Olde Town Ar-vada Running Club.

The club, now in its second year, meets every Wednesday in Olde Town Arvada to socialize, support local businesses and run.

Its a fun way to get out in the town and meet new people, McCurdy said. We wanted to be out in the community, so why not get in a little exercise while were at it?

On June 8, the club met outside New Image Brew-ing Company, 5622 Yukon St., to stretch, catch up and learn the runs route. While some members did calf stretches alongside the restaurants white walls, oth-ers caught up with friends, shaking out some of their muscles to warm up for the run.

Im gonna keep running, Im gonna keep run-ning, said Addy McCurdy, Kents young daughter, as she ran back and forth in front of the group before the run.

OK, lets get started, Kent McCurdy said. Were going to do a 2.5 mile run today just down 57th to Independence, hang a left and then take another left down Grandview to meet back here.

And then they were off.With the sun setting slowly, the club members took

to the streets of Olde Town, running, jogging or walk-ing at their own pace. They passed by kids playing Frisbee in Wolff Park, fellow runners heading in the opposite direction with their dogs, neighbors cleaning out garages and working in their yards.

Over the next hour, the group passed home after

home, slowly breaking off into smaller sets of individ-uals and groups based on pace, skill level and length of run. From a 20-minute run or walk to a 40-minute jog, participants completed the run on their own time.

How was it? McCurdy asked, high-fi ving partici-pants as they walked into New Image Brewing for a break and a beer.

I like it because we were new here, were trans-plants and we get to try out new businesses and see

more of the community, said Stephanie Johnson, who moved to Arvada a year ago from Illinois.

The group, taking over three of the brewerys com-munal tables, began to cool down, chatting about work, family and life.

Johnson and a few friends said they love the clubs local emphasis and supportive community.

I love local places, she said. Were supporting businesses and supporting each other its great.

Just before they sprint away, the Olde Town Running Club gathers at this weeks meeting spot, New Image Brewing Co. 5622 Yukon St., for a before-run photo. After their June 8 run, members of the club socialized in-side the brewery at communal tables discussing their run and their lives, all over a pint of Arvada-brewed beer. Photo by Crystal Anderson

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The graduating 2016 Leadership Arvada class teaches communication, creativity and connection.

By Crystal Anderson [email protected]

Editors note: Arvada community editor Crystal Anderson is giving readers an inside look at the Leadership Arvada civic educa-tion course this year, fi ling dispatches after each months class.

What is Leadership?Nine months ago, 25 of Arvadas busi-

nessmen and women, entrepreneurs, and future leaders, set out to fi nd the answer to that question, and in the meantime, learn a little more about the city, and themselves.

Once a month, the Arvada Chamber of Commerces Leadership Arvada Class of 2016, of which I took part in, took day trips around the community, gaining insight into the inner workings of each spoke of the wheel that makes Arvada turn.

And on June 10, our graduation day, I refl ected upon just how much these little trips impacted each of us.

In just over nine months, this class experienced various aspects of growth and change, both professionally and personally. I watched as we stepped into leadership roles in new companies, took lead roles in our project, and embarked upon new careers in our dream professions.

This class taught us what leadership looks in the workplace, in our civic en-gagement, in our social groups and how to lead in life.

Leadership has really given me an in-sight to what makes and what is a leader, said Holli Arnett, owner of Your Neighbor Magazine in Arvada and a graduate of the Leadership Arvada program. What helps the world turn are leaders who lead in dif-ferent ways Its a puzzle and all leaders have their place.

From day one, we set out to learn skills that inherently were `what driven. Seeking answers to questions like: What will I learn from this class? What will I take away from it in the end? What am I going to experi-ence?

But, we learned, just a few hours into

that fi rst class, we were starting with all the wrong questions.

We needed to start with why?Why we joined Leadership Arvada; why

we decided to dedicate our lives to it for nine months; why we worked hard to make sure our class was successful now that, that makes for a better story.

Leadership Arvada is a journey, where everyones experience is different, said Jaclyn Wilmot, a graduate and the new vol-unteer engagement director at Engineers Without Borders. By the end, the collective group has a deeper understanding and commitment to community.

Each class had a specifi c focus, teaching us about different sectors such as public safety, parks, economic development, edu-cation and the arts in the community. While learning about the business of each sector, expanding our technical knowledge of the city, we began to connect con-necting how the pieces of this city work together and to one another professionally and personally.

As an Arvada native, my goal was to learn more about the inner workings of the city primarily driven by curiosity both personally and professionally, said Jen Spettel, graduate and executive director of the Arvada YMCA. I thought I know a lot

about Arvada and but quickly discovered that there is so much more.

We learned how to communicate with different personalities, how to work to-gether despite different working styles and how our actions in the workplace and the community can leave a deep impact on the community around us.

As a class, we value community, basic needs and culture three values we wanted to incorporate into our class projects: The Cookout Kitchen for Charity and the Ma-jestic View Natural Play yard.

In these projects we created a mobile kitchen to serve nonprofi t and religious organizations, school and commu-nity groups events, and help them raise awareness and funds in a turnkey fund-raiser.

The play yard features all natural ele-ments such as a Hansel and Gretel trail, tree cookie checkers, hopscotch made from rock cutouts, and a small garden. Located at Majestic View Nature Center the sustainable yard is the fi rst of its kind in Arvada and open to the public.

We dedicated seven months to this project, meeting once a month as class and weekly as individual groups to make these two projects a reality.

We started off as individuals and have

truly bonded as a team through shared ex-periences and working on our Leadership Arvada projects, said Gillian McCarron, a graduate and vice president of Lakeside Insurance.

Seeing my fellow classmates being so passionate about coming together as a team to reach common goals was impres-sive Spettel said. The experience encour-aged me to step out of my comfort zone.

I learned is to delegate and trust, you dont have to do everything and other people will have some really awesome ideas, said Megan Thompson, owner and principal designer with Spark Interiors and graduate of the class.

And after nine months of exploring those ideas and opportunities, we gath-ered together one last time to refl ect on our progress, and encourage one another to continue on in this journey to stay creative, to be engaged, and to connect with one another throughout the rest of our lives.

We started separated by design, and were brought together, said Chase Citrowski, graduate and selected valedic-torian of the class. I encourage you all to take this bloom beyond here and out into the world remember, leaders lead and thats what well do.

On a warm summer day, the Leader-ship Arvada Class of 2016 stands together outside the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities after completing the 9-month course as individuals, as a team, and as community leaders. Courtesy photo

Learning how to lead by example

Colorado Community Media honored at convention Staff report

Colorado Community Media won more than 30 Colorado Press Association awards including General Excellence in Advertising among large-circulation weekly newspapers at the recent state convention in Lakewood.

Also in the large-circulation weekly category, Ann Macari Healey took fi rst place in serious column writing and Mike DiFerdi-nando was awarded fi rst for best education story for his project,

Taking care of our schools, about the state of Douglas County School Districts capital needs.

Other awards in the large-circulation category went to:

Scott Andrews, six rst places and two second places in adver-tising categories

Brandon Eaker, rst place, Best Small Space Ad

Chris Michlewicz, second place, Best Health Enterprise Sto-ry, Alpaca ranch opens greener pastures

Christy Steadman and Jen-

nifer Smith, second place, Best Feature Story, Twilight of the WWII Generation

Jim Benton, second place, Best Sports Event Story, Jaguars claim fi rst baseball title, and second place, Best Sports Story, Trainers keep athletes moving

In smaller-circulation weekly categories, awards went to:

Jim Benton, rst place, Best Sports Event Story, Horschel wins BMW

Scott Gilbert, rst place, Best Headline Writing

Jim Benton, Chris Rotar, Ben Wiebesiek, fi rst place, Best Edito-rial Special Section, fall sports preview

Stephanie Dyke, rst place, Best News Page design, and second place, Best Feature Page design

Staff, rst place, Best Adver-tising Campaign

Scott Andrews, rst place, Best Small Space Ad and Medical and Wellness Directory

Clarke Reader, second place, Best Health Enterprise/Feature

Story, Food deserts pose nutri-tion problem

Glenn Wallace, second place, Best Headline Writing

Brandon Eaker, second place, Best Real Estate Ad and Best Auto-motive Ad

Brandon Eaker and Tina Meltzer, second place, Best Adver-tising Campaign

Scott Andrews, second place, Best Large Space Ad and Best Medium Space Ad

Tina Meltzer, second place, Best Real Estate Ad

She gives the kids the right amount of support, Burns says. But even when youre 8 years old, its OK youll fi gure it out.

When she retired June 3, Judy was the oldest at 65 and the most veteran staff member in terms of longevity at 20 years of the low-slung school tucked in a south Denver residential neighborhood. She was a pio-neering member of the program, supported by fi ve school districts Littleton, Douglas County, Cherry Creek, Denver and Aurora and the nonprofi t Public Edu-cation and Business Coalition.

The curriculum is built on the principles of Outward Bound and teaches curriculum with multi-disciplinary learning expeditions or in-depth fi eld trips for areas of study. Students showcase what theyve learned in unit-ending projects they present to the com-munity.

Judy will tell you she has no patience for todays focus on testing and evaluation metrics, of the loss of play as a daily part of learning, of the emphasis on singular standards rather than the wholeness of a child.

At the Expeditionary school, she found a place that let her do it her way, to instill a love for learn-ing by letting kids be kids.

Those around her watched and learned, too.

Judy fi nds the balance in everything the educational landscape has demanded, Burns says, as he lists the alphabet of standardized testing over the years TCAP, CMAS, PARCC and more. She taught students how to love learning fi rst. This love then manifested into a solid understanding of each content.

And her kids have excelled.Over the past fi ve years, Burns

says, more than 90 percent of her students have scored profi cient or advanced in reading, for instance. The 2014 standardized test results put the statewide average for stu-dents who had met or exceeded grade-level expectations in read-ing at 72 percent.

A new high school math teacher painted one of Judys fa-vorite sayings on a cabinet in his classroom: Play is the engine that drives learning.

But it all starts with a funda-mental understanding that has nothing to do with academics.

What a child needs fi rst in their life, before they can do anything, is to know that some-one cares, Burns says. That is the foundational fabric of Judys classroom Every student knows, every day, no matter if its a bad day or a good day, that Judy loves and cares about them.

In the classroom, Judys crew as the classes are called has come back to the rug from their groups. The students have shared their feedback, offered advice and are ready for a playground break.

I thought all of you did a great job of helping one another, listen-ing, supporting, Judy tells them as she looks around the energetic circle.

Shes proud of her kids, of the community theyve built together.

The best advice she could give a new teacher? To create commu-nity, a place where kids feel safe and where they belong with each other.

With 7- and 8-year-olds, its an everyday piece that char-acter piece, Judy says. If you didnt have that a strong crew theyre not learning or theyre

always in confl ict or theres always something going on. The actual teaching of content comes after youve established a safe com-munity.

The students know Judy wont be back next year. The reasons they give for missing her refl ect in their simplicity unwitting insights into good teaching.

Im sad, Tim says. She was like a RMSEL legend, and she takes us on really, really fun camping trips. She treats stu-dents like students, and doesnt just do it for them.

Shes really nice, Tesla says. And she teaches us really good stuff.

Dawson: She made us be kind, then she would help us a lot in math.

Ainsley: She teaches things that are actually important in-

stead of studying something that isnt that important and you could learn without your teacher.

Shes smart, says Landon. She gets our energy out in the morning stretch, play a game, then ready to learn.

And then, from Tesla: Well miss her. But she deserves to retire. Shes been working hard for a while.

Judy isnt sure what shell do next.

She would love to stay in edu-cation in some way she feels like she still has so much more to give.

But something unexpected could surprise her.

I told myself to keep open eyes, open ears, make sure Im open to anything that comes along and feels good and right, Judy says.

She doesnt have a bucket list. She prefers to let things happen when they happen. She will just fi gure it out.

On the last day of classes, Judy sends her students off with a simple, cheerful directive: Have a fantastic summer!

That means no academics allowed.

Read a book, she suggests.Lie in the grass and watch the

clouds.Fly a kite.Make sure you fi nd someone

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done before challenge yourself.She doesnt worry, though.Like her, she knows theyll

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Arvada Chorale holds Boogie Woogie JumpIts time to boogie, woogie and jump

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Saturday morning hike with your councilmember

On June 18, Arvada City Council-man Mark McGoff will be hiking around Arvada, and hes opening up his trip to all residents.

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With a second day devoted to the festival, located at Ralston Park Addition, 11200 Ralston Road, organizers decided to add a $5 charge for kids 13 and older and adults. A portion of these proceeds will benefi t the Jefferson County Schools Foundation.

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Tourneyevent, said Randy Greenwood, the Region IV Chair for US Youth Soccer. For most of these players this is the highest level of soccer theyll ever play so were making memories.

US Youth Soccer is a national nonprofi t branch of the United States Soccer Federation and supports players and clubs across the nation, emphasizing the fun of the game and that it truly doesnt matter who wins or loses.

This is a great opportunity for non-elite teams and kids to get to have recognition and be on the fi eld, said Todd Gette, general manager of Arvadas Edge Soccer Club. It gives them the opportunity to play in this high-level event and gives them

the opportunity to play at the next level.

Hosted by Arvadas EDGE Soccer Club, the tournament for ages 12-17 will play three games each, with the possibil-ity of three more if they make it to the fi nals on Sunday: the quarterfi nals, the semifi nals and the fi nal round, in which teams compete for a chance to attend the US Youth Soccer Champion-ships in Tulsa, Oklahoma in July.

For many of these players, this is going to be the most im-portant event in their US Youth Soccer careers, Greenwood

added.And its big news for the City

of Arvada too, not just the play-ers.

The tournament is expected to draw an additional 7,500 in-dividuals, friends, families, staff and coaches to the city, bringing with them hungry appetites for travel, entertainment and food.

The city is thrilled to play host to the 2016 Region IV US Youth Soccer Presidents Cup this year, said Ryan Stachelski, executive director of the Arvada Economic Development Asso-ciation. The event is expected

to bring close to $7.5 million in revenue to the city, with an additional $2 million in travel revenue alone.

This is a win-win for both the city and the participants the participants have their event at a fi rst-class facility, in the fi rst-class setting of Arvada, and the city benefi ts by having thou-sands of participants visiting and shopping in our community we are proud of having this APEX facility (Stenger-Lutz and Long Lake Ranch sports com-plexes) in our community.

The games are open to the public throughout the week and weekend. While at the events, use the hashtag #PresidentsCup to share photos and videos with US Youth Soccer fans.

A schedule of teams and games is available online at www.usyouthsoccer.org/presi-dentscup/

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Public art is the great equalizer it brings creativity to the everyday world. Liz Black, Lakewood

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What do you like best about public art? Summer is a great time to explore public art, from its statues and murals to concerts in public places. We went to Lakewoods Wadsworth Station to fi nd out what people like best about public art.

Humanity might be a magic pill I was recently watching a movie from a

few years back called Limitless, starring Bradley Cooper. The basic premise is that an aspiring writer, Cooper, takes a wonder drug which activates . . .

OK, let me back up a little. Cooper, the aspiring writer, is also a Hemingway-esque alcoholic whose living quarters would embarrass a caveman, and whose moral compass points towards Babylon. Just sayin understand that I use the word writer a bit liberally. Like with myself.

Anyway, Cooper takes a wonder drug which activates the 90 percent of the human brain that nobody uses, and it sets off a fl urry of accomplishment and activity which vault him into, well, the realm of humanity.

Now, I think a lot of people see this movie, and think to themselves something along the lines of Oh, if only I could activate my brain like that. But, actually, the things that really set him apart were not particularly things that require a drug.

For instance, almost immediately, after he takes the drug the fi rst time, he bumps into his landlord, a woman, and seduces her (yeah, I knowapparently the drug has little effect on the moral compass thing). But, not by being particularly better looking or wit-tier; it happens after he notices a book that she is carrying that only a law student would carry, which he turns into a conversation about law.

Thats not magic thats just good

humanity. How many of us go through life barely noticing the most obvious details about the people around us, much less the minutiae that make interesting con-versation?

Heck, Im pretty sure I could walk through the halls of any local high school in clowns makeup with a sign that says Ill give you $1 if you notice me, and so few kids would extract

their eyes from their cell phones that I could walk out with most of my lunch money.

And, how much better would everybodys lives be if we took and, believe me, NO-BODY is more guilty of this than me if we just made a point of fi nding one interesting thing about everybody we run in to, and ask them about it. They would feel important, and we might actually learn things.

The second thing the Cooper character does after taking the drug is clean his apart-ment. Now, I will admit to using cleaning as a stall tactic (as in, Oh, I just cant write a word of this column until I straighten up this desk), but thats not what was happen-ing here: This was a person recognizing that

raising the humanity level of his existence was important before he could get his real work done.

Again, not magic. In fact, to some degree, very ancient wisdom.

Im no Talmudic scholar, but it is my un-derstanding that the day before devout Jews observe Yom Kippur (the Day of Atone-ment) and ask forgiveness from God, they observe Erev Yom Kippur, in which they ask forgiveness from the people around them. For thousands of years, the Jewish people have practiced cleaning up their humanity before getting the real work done of cleaning up their souls. Pretty cool, huh?

And then, after all that, Bradley Coopers character fi nally sits down to write. And, you know what? This was also not magic. He worked he spent hours and hours, with-out alcohol, television or any other distrac-tion and he got his work done.

I think there is magic in the world, and Im hoping someday somebody comes up with something that will unlock the vast, un-used corners and crevices of my brain. But, even if they do, I really believe that theres an awful lot more to be accomplished by observation, straightening up and hard work than by some magical pill.

Michael Alcorn is a teacher and writer who lives in Arvada with his wife and three chil-dren. His novels are available at MichaelJAl-corn.com

Michael Alcorn

HITTING HOME

I so wanted the fake to be real Last week, Brian Oxman from Publish-

ers Clearinghouse called to tell me that I had won a $2.5 million third-place prize. Would I be at my Colorado Springs resi-dence to receive my check? Hmmm I havent lived in Colorado Springs for more than 10 years. I suppose the caller ID on my cell phone that said Kingston, Surrey County, Jamaica was also a tip-off.

When I told Brian that, gee, that was great but I live in the Denver area now, he asked me how far that is, and could I be take time off work to accept my winnings. I have to admit that scenes of cheering people, balloons, cameras and that giant check made out in my name were fl ashing through my mind. My heart was pounding despite these disconnects, as well as my nagging surety that I have never entered a Publishers Clearinghouse Sweepstakes.

But (thump, thump, thump) what

if? What if? What if I could pay off credit cards? What if I could repay the many kindnesses of my friends and fam-ily? What if I would never again have to worry about health insurance, hous-ing or car mainte-nance?

I tried hard to make it real.

What if, beyond my basic needs, I could go back

to school for my Ph.D.? What if I could locate the Mazda Miata I sold in 2009, the one with the fabric top that retracted and closed manually, with headlights that fl ipped open like eyelashes? What if

I could fund causes I believe in, such as Writing for Peace, Canine Partners of the Rockies and Lighthouse Writers Work-shop?

Of course, Id need to stash a good chunk away in my retirement fund, which was seriously depleted during some pe-riods of unemployment over the past six years. Plus, keep in mind, this paltry $2.5 million sum was because I had only won a third-place prize.

All I had to do to get my winnings was to go to Safeway and purchase a $199 IRS registration receipt to hand over when they delivered my check. Brian would stay on the line with me while I did this.

You can understand why I am skepti-cal, I told him. By this time, I had put the call on speaker and my offi cemates were listening in. Im sure you get this reaction from all your winners.

No. He sounded frustrated. No,

all my winners are grateful for what the Good Lord gave them. Why cant you just accept that the Lord has taken care of you?

After keeping him on the phone for 18 minutes, I told him I had to go back to work. I went on the internet for PCH scams and, sure enough, I had been a target. I called the PCH fraud hotline with the details after the conversation, and they reported it to the FTC.

Yes, I knew it was a scam from the fi rst glace at the caller ID. I knew it was a scam when he offered to escort me to Safeway to purchase my registration receipt. I knew it was a scam because the Lord takes care of me in other ways.

And yet, and yet what if?

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Anna Joyce (Kenny) Halbach of Arvada, CO. died peacefully, surrounded by her family on June 3, 2016 at the age of 81. Anna was born on October 31, 1934 in Omaha to Christopher and Esther Kenny. She lived in Omaha and Chicago before spending the last 49 years in Arvada. Anna met Jack while they were attending Creighton University and were married in Omaha on

May 5, 1956.Anna is survived by her

sons Chris (Michelle) of Wheat Ridge, Karl (Noreen) of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, Pat (Susan) of Centennial and Joe (Jennifer) of Montrose; her daughters, Jennifer (Bob) Little of Broomfield and Sheila Quintana of Palisade; her daughter-in-law, Beverly of Wheat Ridge; and her 17 grandchildren. She was preceded in

death by her husband, Jack, her oldest son Mike and her son-in-law, James Quintana, her sister Ellen Horton (New Mexico) and her birth mother Elenora Walker (Washington).

. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Jeffco Library Foundation (http://jeffcolibraryfoundation.org/) to support their summer reading program.

HALBACHAnna Halbach

Oct. 31, 1934 - June 3, 2016

Andrea Doray

ALCHEMY

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Who to blame for traf c troubles?How many times have you heard this?

Elect me to the legislature and I wont raise taxes.

State gas taxes havent been raised in 24 years. So you cant blame the legisla-ture.

Have you heard this? Fix the high-ways by raising the sales tax instead.

Sales tax in Northglenn is almost 10 percent. Fix the existing highway prob-lems and you wouldnt afford to live in Northglenn.

Have you heard this? Raise the sales tax on everybody.

The elderly and others who dont

drive would still have to come up with the money to benefi t those who do.

Fact: Colorado has the lowest gas tax in the nation and the highest growth rate. Get it?

Kevin Sampson,Denver

A thank youI would like to thank the young

man, Evan, and the nurse, visiting from Maine, who stopped to help me when I tripped and fell in the middle of Ward Road on May 24th.

I would also like to recognize the man who worked for the parks who

provided the fi rst aid kit. Additionally, I would like to also thank the fi reman Vic, who wanted to call an ambulance, even though I stubbornly insisted I did not need one. Vic stayed with me until my husband arrived and assisted me to

our car. I greatly appreciate everyones help. It goes to show there are still good people in this world.

Myrna Audino,Arvada

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

John Sabus remembered John Thomas (Tom) Sabus, son, broth-

er, friend, athlete, competitor, teacher, mentor, businessman ... passed away peacefully at the age of 57 at his family home in Arvada Sunday night, June 5, 2016, of extremely rare natural causes.

Tom was born on Oct. 4, 1958 in Wichita, Kansas to Francis John and Gertha L. Sabus where he went through elementary school as a happy young guy. He then moved with his family to Arvada where he became involved with, and excelled in, organized sports fi rst at Oberon Junior High School and then at Pomona High School, where he was All-State in tennis, All-Conference in basketball and played legion baseball.

Tom then attended Mesa College in Grand Junction on a tennis scholarship where he competed and placed highly in several National Collegiate Cham-pionship tournaments.

Tom then coached the Wheat Ridge High School boys tennis team for many years. His teams always played hard and were successful. They notably won the Colorado State Championship in 1991 against much larger schools and in 2000 they broke the famous Creek Streak of winning tennis team matches.

Tom also taught high school, coached

privately, consulted on tennis equip-ment, tennis-related issues and tennis facility planning and ran a successful sports-related business.

He spent most of the last decade fi ghting hard against a mysterious disease from unknown causes, with no direct medication or therapies, very little research and, currently, no hope for a cure.

Tom never gave up and kept a positive atti-tude throughout his long ordeal.

He was proud to have the new Wheat Ridge High School tennis facility named after him and he was proud to be Luxembourgian.

Tom was very proud of his immediate and extended family. He was especially proud of

his nieces Malissa, Simone, Erin, Saya, Sophia, Santana and Lauren and his nephew Quinn.

Tom had a good life. He wishes all the best to those whose life he touched and who touched his and he sends them all his love. Toms spirit is now forever free and it will live with us into eternity.

John Thomas Sabus is interned at, and will be buried at, Mount Olivet Cem-etery, 12801 W. 44th Ave., Wheat Ridge. Funeral services will be at Saint Joan of Arc Catholic Church, 12735 W. 58th Ave., Arvada, on Friday, June 17, at 11 a.m.

The Sabus family

John Thomas (Tom) Sabus

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OF THE

CON

Backstory: Theyve got QUIRK to do

Were putting on a show that wed want to attend, said Christina Angel, director of Denver Comic Con. Thats one of the beautiful things about maintaining an indepen-dent con. Were unique in the landscape of cons, refl ecting Denvers pop culture interests, but were also different each year with new themes and focus.

Beginning Friday, June 17, local fans, artists, cosplayers, game designers and authors will descend upon the fi fth annual Denver Comic Con, a convention focused on the popular culture of comic book, graphic novel, science fi c-tion, fantasy and anime worlds. Founded by Pop Culture Classroom, a charitable organization that uses comic book media to promote student literacy, it also offers specifi c programs, panels, vendors and artists, along with celebrity photo ops and signings.

A big part of the fun is cosplaying, where fans dress up in elaborately designed, often handmade, costumes of their favorite characters.

Last year, more than 100,000 people attended the Den-ver convention, making it one of the fastest-growing in the country. This years convention runs through Sunday, June 19, at the Colorado Convention Center.

But the cons not-so-secret mission is education.The coolest thing about this years con is the same

thing that is cool about it every year, Angel said. PCC (Pop Culture Classroom) is in the Colorado community year-round, engaging kids in literacy and education through its programs that use comics and pop culture in the classroom.

Proceeds from the Comic Con pay for staffi ng, sup-plies and infrastructure of the program, which is offered for free to schools.

For area educators, such as Elle Skelton, who teaches seventh-grade English at Pinnacle Charter School in Federal Heights, the con is an amusing and educational experience.

Most people dont realize the people who put on the Comic Con have a big focus on education, she said. Im going there to fi nd ways to incorporate pop culture and comic books into my classroom and using them for literature purposes.

The cons educational mission, said Arvada fan Robin Melberg, is one she accepts with her whole heart.

Its the only nonprofi t con and it all goes to kids lit-eracy and reading, she said. It makes you feel so good.

From video game design to meeting the godfather of Marvel Comics, Stan Lee, and everything imaginable in between, fans will be immersed in an overwhelming sea of

nerd, one many local con-goers say is the place to be.Comic Con is a way to embrace different personali-

ties, said Katie Hartkopp, a Wheat Ridge author and fan of nerdy things. Its a chance to say its OK to be whoever you want its a group celebration of individuality.

Locals bring talent, excitement to fth annual Denver Comic Con By Crystal Anderson and Clarke Reader

In the realm of nerd, one can always go a little deeper.And for area self-proclaimed nerds and fans of the pop culture phenomenon, thats where the Denver Comic Con comes in. WHAT: Denver Comic Con, an annual

convention focused on the popular culture of comic book, graphic novel, science ction, fantasy and anime worlds

WHEN: Friday, June 17, to Sunday, June 19June 17: Show Floor, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Panels and Screenings, 10:30 a.m.-11 p.m.June 18: Show Floor, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Panels and Screenings, 10:30 a.m.-11 p.m.June 19: Show Floor, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Panels and Screenings, 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m.For a detailed schedule of events, go to https://webmobile.experi-entengage.com/~DCC161/#/eventItem

WHERE: Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St., Denver

TICKETS: Child per day, $8.25; Adult per day, $38.50 on June 17 and $44 on June 18 and 19.

CHILDREN OF UUM Fourth Axis games has been working on Children of Uum for three years.The game is designed for Oculus Rift virtual reality system. It is a rst-person action adventure set on the moon Ghar, which orbits the planet Uum. The story follows a Refractor (an inhabitant of Ghar) named Rowb, and his guide Pride, as he attempts to learn the mysteries of his ancestors and his own future.The game will have eight levels when it is n-ished, and is currently still in development.At Comic Con, players will be able to go on a brief mission and explore the world Fourth Axis has created.Were indie gamers, which means we get to make this game our way, said Ricky Davis, level designer with Fourth Axis.The theme of the game is faith and wonder, and its been amazing to bring this to life, added Ross Moreno, programmer and story lead.For more information on the company and Children of Uum, visit fourthaxisgames.com.

Name: Ricky Davis

Age: 28

Superpower: Worldshaper, Level Designer

Guild info: Fourth Axis Games

Origin story: With parents who were artists, musicians and photographers, Davis grew up with art all around him. He is particularly inter-ested in science fi ction and fu-

turistic worlds and sees art as an important way to express these ideas.By working on video games and 3D art, he is able to do technological and artistic work at the same time.I love meeting everyone at Comic Con, he said. These are my kind of people.

Name: Ross Moreno

Age: 27

Superpower: Programming (i.e., One with the Matrix), animation and storytelling

Guild info: Fourth Axis Games

Origin story: Moreno cant remember a time when he wasnt interested in drawing, and arts storytelling capabili-ties have been a lifelong area of interest. He calls it propel-

ling thought. Miller sees video games as the most dynamic new form of story-telling around.I think people underestimate what stories do to all of us, he said. Its surreal to see a world you created come to life.

An image from the worlds created by Fourth Axis Games for their virtual reality game, Children of Uum. Attendees at Denver Comic Con will a chance to explore one level, meet the characters and com-plete a mini-quest. Courtesy of Fourth Axis Games

MEET THE

DESIGN TEAM:

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ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLLEGE OF ART + DESIGNS VIRTUAL COMIC BOOK TEAM

Name: Sean Brown

Age: 41

Super-power: Profes-sor X of

Rocky Mountain Col-lege of Art + Designs animation and game art department

Guild info: RMCAD

Origin story: An instructor at the col-lege for three and a half years, Brown said he is a fan of the way technology, problem solving and creativity come together in the art world.

For Denver Comic Con this year, he led a student project to create a virtual comic book called Rough Draftees. The group dubbed itself the Digital Art Forge, and will debut the comic at Comic Con.

Im drawn to the fact something thats never really been done be-fore, he said.

Name: Dale Albrecht

Age: 28

Super-power: Video game

artistry

Guild info: Rocky Mountain College of Art + Designs Digital Art Forge

Origin Story: Albrecht has had a longtime penchant for creat-ing things, and was a tattoo artist before starting at the Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design.

For Rough Draftees, Albrecht designed the lead female character. He said it was a fun challenge and some-thing hed never done before.

This has been an interesting collabora-tion with a lot of really good artists, he said.

Name: Megan Demming

Age: 21

Super-power: 2D ani-mation


Origin Story: Demming has known she wanted to be an artist since high school, and has loved art her whole life. She said her dedication to art keeps her focused, and she is constantly inspired by Disney and the latest developments in animations.

For Rough Draftees, she did coloring and animation.

I like all the costumes at comic cons, she said. Its just a good atmosphere to meet people who like nerdy things.

Name: Travis Miller

Age: 26



Origin story: Despite not coming from an artistic background, Miller has always had story ideas, which led him to the arts world.

For Rough Draft-ees, Miller worked on the environments the characters move through.

There is so much creative freedom to do whatever you want in art, he said.

Name: Dave Stacy

Age: 29

Super-power: Video game

artistry


Origin story: After serving five years in the Marines and holding several odd jobs, Stacy wanted to give making video games a chance, especially since hes been a fan of the me-dium for years.

As part of the Digital Art Forge group, he helped with the story and char-acter concept work for Rough Draftees.

I like the Comic Con culture because its very open and free, he said. You can be exactly who you are.

Name: Harry Turton

Age: 18

Super-power: Charac-ter design

and 3D construction


Origin Story: Origi-nally from El Salvador, Turton followed his love of art and video game design to the Rocky Mountain College of Art+ Design.

For Rough Draftees, he worked on environ-mental construction and creation.

Its so awesome to say you were able to work on a virtual reality piece, he said.

Name: Diana Wagner

Age: 26



Origin story: Wagner discovered a passion for art at age 13, and this led her to the Rocky Mountain Col-lege of Art + Design to continue her studies. She said she is moved by the stories artists tell, and the way it fos-ters connections. She would like to use her art to help children express themselves.

For the Rough Draft-ees, she worked on coloring the lead char-acter, environment and shadows.

The fact that some-one has been through what I have and can tell it in story form through art is amaz-ing, she said.

Batman Day for

the 2014 Denver

Comic Con

Day of the Doctor for 2015 Denver Comic Con

2016 Denver Comic Con Star Wars day costumes - (From LEFT TO RIGHT: Mitch, Zoe,

Robin and Leia)

Name: The Melberg Family, Mitch, Robin, Zoey and Leia

Ages: 34, 34, 11 and 7

Superpowers: Mitch Super strength, theres nothing that beats throwing cars at people.

Robin Oh Id be Rogue you can take other things, just borrow powers.

Zoey The four elements. Its cool to have fire and water powers and also air. Just cool to control the elements.

Leia Id be invisible, so I can sneak up on my sister and scare her.

Guild info: House of Alter Egos

Origin story: We meet our hero family, The Melbergs, in a local beverage establishment just three short years after they moved here from North Dakota where, well, nerd culture wasnt really a big thing.

The patriarch hailed from the local town of Arvada, Colorado, where he now resides with his personal hero, Robin, and their two heroes in training daughters Zoey and Leia. Just like their parents, the two heroes-in-training now have a passion for science fiction, fantasy and comic book char-acters.

Each spring, the family dons a different set of costumes for each of the three days of the Denver Comic Con. Once in disguise the family ven-tures upon the convention to show the world their creative mastery.

From Ghostbusters and Star Wars Hans Solo to Prin-cess Bubblegum and Honey Lemon from Disneys Big Hero 6, the family dashes into the costumed culture around them, seeking out fel-low characters, and of course, heroes in disguise.

COMIC CON FAMILY

FOR MORE FACES OF THE CON To see and learn more about some of the amazing locals who are participating in this years Denver Comic Con, check out www.coloradocommunitymedia.com.

CON-GOERS OPEN UPName: Zac Skellington Conley

Age: 42

Superpower: Im Bat-man

Guild info: SkellOArt is my business, Sisters of Mercy Monster

Carnival is my comic, and Im part of 5280Geek, a network of artists, designers, professional and self-proclaimed geeks.

Origin Story: I do a little bit of everything, and this year, thats exactly what our booth, No. 615, will be too.

For the past 20 years Ive been a professional art-ist, selling my sketches, paintings, sculptures, photographs, illustra-tions, toys and tattoo designs. I also was the art director for several na-tional campaigns, including Coyote Ugly. My most current projects are a 60-foot 3D mural at the Wizards Chest in Denver with two dragons, some baby dragons and a couple of knights guarding the stairwell and launching the childrens book, The

Night-time Monsters by Jason M. Adams, which I illustrated.

Im not a big convention goer, but I love the artist collaboration and the exposure my work gets at cons like this. Ive shown at Denver all five years, and was at San Diego and Long Beachs cons before that. At this years Denver Comic Con, our booth will feature 10 different people show-

casing their work. From elegant Japanese brush paintings and photogra-phy, to illustrations, jew-elry and signing cosplay-ers up for the Colorado Cosplay Registry, weve got it all and the best part is its a fundraiser.

Were raising money for Cap for Kids, a Colorado nonprofit that sends superheroes to children in area hospitals.

If theres a cosplayer at the Con, I want them to

come to this booth. Theyll be able to register on the cosplayer registry and support Cap for Kids, which is seek-ing cosplayers to join their ranks of visiting superheroes. Im trying to get all the cosplayers I can to come and donate the change in their pockets to this charity.

Name: Kristian Yeager

Age: 25

Superpower: Poison Ivys, only because when it comes

down to it, she can make anything grow out of dead soil. So I would never go hungry and could survive anything that is thrown my way.

Guild info: Celebrity Huntress

Origin story: My entire life has revolved around comic books, really since I can remember.

I love Wonder Woman, Bat-man, Spider-Man and X-Men, so its really cool to go, see the art and the costumes. I love watching cosplayers and see-ing all the intricacies of their costumes. A lot of time and artwork goes into those.

I also love the celebrities. Weve

been going to the con since it started and meeting all the celebrities has been awesome. Weve met George Takei, the original Batman voice actor, Kevin Conroy, and the original Darkwing Duck voice actor, Jim Cummings, among many others.

While I dont dress up, I love taking pictures of and with co-splayers and celebrities. To me, its a great environment its a giant family.

Name: Nathan Trujillo

Age: 29

Superpower: Magnetos power

Guild info: Crafty ConGoer

Origin story: Ive been at-tending all sorts of SciFi, Fantasy and Comic Cons for years, its really cool. So five years ago, when Comic Con first came to Denver, there was no question, we had to go.

Originally I hail from Thorn-ton, but now claim Wheat Ridge as my domain. For me its always an interesting and fun experience. I design and make props and costumes usually two a year for friends and various cosplay-ers who attend the con. And at my first con, I was walking around with an Iron Man helmet and this guy, Colin Ferguson, who played in Firefly, came up to me hopped up on energy and asked to see my helmet. He tried it on and began posing

with it in pictures.

Ever since then, Ive had several of my pieces sold or on display at the Con. I even sold a Thor Hammer to Lou Ferrigno, aka The Hulk. Lat-er he came to the Con and we chatted for quite a long time about it. It was awesome.

This year Im most looking forward to seeing Stan Lee. I have stuff signed by him, but nothing that I made, and it would be cool to have some-thing that I made signed by him.

Meet a few of Denver Comic Con fans and find out why they love the genre. For the non-initiated, Superpower re-fers to the power youd have if you could, Guild info means profession and Origin Story is a

persons bio.

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