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October 18, 2012A Colorado Community Media Publication

Jefferson County, Colorado • Volume 8, Issue 21

ARVADA 10.18.12

Focus turns from search to justicePolice ask for community’s help with finding Jessica Ridgeway’s killerBy Ashley [email protected]

A search and rescue effort turned into a homicide investigation when the body found near Pattridge Park Open Space Park in Arvada was officially identified as 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway of West-minster.

The tragic news was announced late Friday afternoon by the Westminster Po-lice Department.

“Our focus has changed from the search for Jessica to a mission of justice for Jessica,” said Westminster Police Chief Lee Birk. “We realize there is a predator at large in our community.”

The body, found on Wednesday, Oct.

10, was not intact, making an initial identification difficult.

Police and the FBI ask for the community’s help in finding the suspect.

FBI Denver spokesman Dave Joly said the agency

is using its Behavioral Analysis Unit in the search for a suspect.

The mission of the unit is to provide behaviorally-based operational support for complex and sensitive cases.

Resources are focused on crimes per-petrated against child victims, including abductions and mysterious disappear-ances of children.

“People need to be looking for ab-normal behavior, or changes in behav-ior since Jessica’s disappearance,” Joly said. “It can be something as simple as shaving of the face, or change in hair

Arvada Police Officer Dave Glynn removes a barrier for a resident to pass through Oct. 11 at a roadblock set up at 82nd Avenue, west of Quaker Street. Arvada and Westminster authorities, as well as the FBI, conducted an investiga-tion of a body discovered about one mile away from the roadblock. Photo by Andy Carpenean

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Community gathers to honor Jessica’s memoryNearly a thousand unite to commemorate girl’s life, join efforts to seek justiceBy Darin [email protected]

Nearly a thousand people stood un-der cloudy skies and pouring rain to say goodbye to a girl most of them never met.

Community members, search volun-teers and authorities gathered Saturday to celebrate the life of 10-year-old Jes-sica Ridgeway with a balloon release at American Furniture Warehouse, 10455 Sheridan Blvd.

Later that night, people also gath-ered for a candlelight vigil at Westmin-ster City Park, 9410 Wadsworth Park-way.

The events took place the day after police announced DNA tests identified the girl’s remains found in Pattridge Park Open Space Park in Arvada Oct. 10.

Jessica was last seen alive walking to school on Oct. 5.

Christi Smith and four other Thorn-ton residents brought a single heart or star-shaped mylar balloon in Jessica’s favorite color — purple.

Around 2:15 p.m., the crowd released its balloons and watched as they dotted the grey sky above them.

“This is our community, this is our town and these are our kids,” Smith said as she fought back tears. “They are not property to be taken. No parent should have to bury their child.”

A. Bunt, who lives several blocks away from the Ridgeway family’s home, said she has been involved in the search for Jessica for nearly a week and wanted to stand in solidarity for the girl’s fam-ily.

“I’m very proud of my communi-

ty,” Bunt said. “Yes, I hope her killer is caught. Yes, I hope her killer is brought to justice. It’s atrocious. It’s just sad that it takes something like this to bring people together.

Resident Kimberly Bowman, who helped to organize the balloon release through the Jessica Ridgeway Face-book memorial page she created, said the outpouring of support that she and

other volunteers received was amazing.“The people of Arvada and West-

minster are incredible, and I knew they would rally,” Bowman said. “Though I had never met Jessica, she has strength-ened me in ways that I could have ever imagined, and that is something that I will always hold with me.”

Nakita Dvorburg, and sisters Molly and Emma Grencik, hold candles during a candlelight vigil for Jessica Ridgeway at Westminster City Park Saturday night. Photo by Andy Carpenean

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‘�ough I had never met Jessica, she has strengthened me in ways that I could have ever imagined.’

Kimberly Bowman, resident

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Shops for immigrants aren’t strictly businessIndira Torres stands behind the coun-

ter, mahogany hair neatly pulled back, ready for the steady flow of requests.

“How are you?” she asks in Spanish as a man in paint-spattered pants, a cam-ouflage Air Force hat tipped back on his head, walks through the door.

“Muy bien, gracias a Dios,” he says. Very well, thanks be to God. He hands his check to Torres to cash.

A young mother pushes a stroller inside and gives Torres $40 to pay toward her light bill. Torres taps in the woman’s information on the computer and ap-plies it electronically.

An older man pays for a calling card to Mexico. A young woman adds $3 on a rechargeable phone account. A daughter sends her retired parents, in their 70s and in Mexico, several hundred dol-lars for living expenses. A son wires his mother — and a sister — also in Mexico, enough money “so that they won’t lack for anything.”

This small storefront, in a Latino market that sells the fond tastes of once-upon-a-time lives, has become a one-stop shop that helps preserve the connection between the old country and the new one. It also provides the finan-cial services essential to begin planting stable roots here.

It’s like a warm, comfortable home, says Mayra Saldana, a petite 28-year-old Littleton resident who with her parents owns the Littleton store and another in Denver that adjoins a restaurant. “We provide the services where we can send money to their families and, as well, commonly used ingredients for Hispanic dinners.”

Food for the soul in every way.The businesses, throughout the

Denver metro area, nearly shout their services in bold-colored lettering in Spanish to passersby — money transfers, check-cashing, calling cards, money orders. Like Saldana’s two places, many share space with restaurants, small

neighborhood markets or convenience stores that sell everything from piñatas and cowboy boots to pico de gallo and baptismal candles. One, on Federal Bou-levard in Denver, advertises its services in a jewelry store.

The stores are a cultural reference point for many Latino immigrants, says Laszlo Kalloi, community affairs consul for the Mexican Consulate in Denver. He notes that consulate officials encourage the use of traditional bank services, rath-er than the private businesses, because more financial options are offered. But the neighborhood locations and absence of a language barrier make them feel more comfortable, he says. “They know the system and it’s easier.”

Walking through the doors is like stepping into another country, one with mariachi or cumbia music soft in the background, freshly baked pan dulce on trays and Spanish CDs and DVDs on the racks.

The sweet-spicy hot tamarind candy and crispy homemade chicharrones take me back to my growing-up years in Mexico and the other Latin American countries we lived in when my parents worked for then-United Fruit Co., which produced Chiquita bananas. The nostal-gic warmth of memories tease my heart for the culture I love deeply, and I can only imagine how it must remind many how far they are from home.

And, yet, maybe not so far, at least for a few moments, with the assistance of people like Indira Torres, 27, who drives

six days a week from her house near I-70 and I-25 to Las Huertas Mexican market. She doesn’t mind the commute to Littleton. “I am happy here because I know these people. I feel like this is my second home.”

With a kind smile, she deftly works the computer like a magician. She knows how to make the transfer happen, which calling card to suggest and how to exchange cash for money orders to pay the rent. She gets the job — all the jobs — done.

For construction workers. Restaurant waiters and busboys. Mostly men, but some women, too. Mostly from Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala. But also some from India, Saudi Arabia and Africa. They all come, many weekly, to conduct their financial transactions with confianza, Torres says.

Trust.That is why Veronica Vargas, 37, on a

recent afternoon, walked in after her res-taurant shift to send money to her family in Mexico. Trust — and the language — make it “easier.”

She is one of 10 siblings and also has many nephews and nieces. She tries to help her parents out the most, but “I help them all,” she says. “Not always, be-cause sometimes, I can’t. But a little bit.”

These are the stories Torres hears ev-ery day as she facilitates the connection from the home in the new country to the home in the old country. Money sent to buy medicine, to help build a house, to make life a little better.

Stories about the bond that tran-scends the miles — love.

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.

SO MUCH INSIDE THE PRESS THIS WEEK

Life: Museum in Arvada tells story of Rocky Flats.Page 14

Events: A look at Festival of Scarecrows.Page 30

Election: Part 2 of information about candidates.Pages 10-11

State of the City: Mayor addresses residents.

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Champion of Change: City receives international recognition.

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Sports: Ralston Valley knocks off top-ranked Pomona.

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Former State Rep. Sara Gagliardi

“Tim Allport will represent our interests well. I especially appreciate that he is the only HD 27 candidate who supports the Jeffco Schools ballot issues 3A & 3B.”

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3 candidates compete for House seat Incumbent faces two challengers for House District 29 By Sara Van Cleve [email protected]

The three candidates vying for the House seat in District 29 tick off the economy and education funding as ma-jor issues for them.

District 29, which includes Westmin-ster and Arvada, was the deciding race in determining control of the House during the 2010 election.

The election of Robert Ramirez gave Republicans control of the House.

This year, the race is just as competi-tive with District 29 voters’ affi liation still being nearly equally divided among the parties.

Ramirez is facing two challengers this election – Democrat Tracy Kraft-Tharp and Libertarian Hans Romer.

Ramirez, who is fi nishing his fi rst term, has spent most of his career as a business manager.

Kraft-Tharp, who is running for her fi rst elected position, has worked as a teacher, a nonprofi t manager, a social worker, a lobbyist advocating for the mental health population and owned her own business.

Romer, who is running for the second time, owned his own vending and bar supply companies before pursuing his current career in bail enforcement.

For Ramirez, the biggest issue fac-ing District 29 and Colorado is the same issue facing most of the nation — the economy.

“People don’t have jobs, they can’t eat, they can’t afford medication, their kids are having trouble — that’s huge,” he said. “We have to make it to where if

people want a job, they can get a job.”Ramirez said the state government

needs to “cut back on the red tape and let them work” so the state and its citi-zens don’t have to rely on the federal government.

“We’re going to try to use all of our resources,” he said. “We have got to use everything; renewable energy is one of the biggest things. Everything grows on people having money to do things; we have to work very hard to make it hap-pen.”

Romer said over-taxation of citizens and corporations is a big issue, which, if changed, could help grow the economy.

“I think if the average citizen were given all the money they earn on their paycheck, they would actually spend more money. If they spend more money, what happens to the economy?” he said, answering that the economy gets better.

He said he’d also like to reduce the taxation on corporations.

Kraft-Tharp said the biggest issues she hears people talk about are educa-tion and education funding.

As the economy improves, which is happening slowly but steadily, the gov-ernment and citizens have to focus on prioritizing children and education in the funding decisions made, she said.

“No cuts to education is not bring-ing education whole again, we need to remember that,” Kraft-Tharp said. “We also need to be looking very care-fully making sure we are not passing un-funded mandates. We have good ideas but let’s make sure we have funding at-tached and we’re not just passing them on to our school district.”

Ramirez and Romer both said they think education funding needs to be re-formed to make funding more effi cient before the government continually in-creases it.

CORRECTIONS The story on Page 1 of

last week’s edition about recycling at Sustainabil-ity should have listed the costs as 10 cents per pound for small items and 20 cents per pound for larger items such as computer monitors and televisions. Details about the services are available at www.sustainability-recycling.com

Due to a spell check

function error, a sentence on Page 23 had incorrect spelling of names and should have read: On Wednesday, Sept. 12, Gov. John Hickenlooper and former governors Bill Rit-ter and Bill Owens came out in favor of the amend-ment and launched the “Yes on S” campaign.

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ARVADA NEWS IN A HURRY Council to host hearing on two-year budget Oct. 22

Arvada City Council will host a hearing on the 2013-14 budget during its Oct. 22 meeting.

The public hearing will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday at City Hall, 8101 Ralston Road.

Citizens are welcome to address the council regarding the proposed two-year operating and capital budget during the public hearing.

A copy of the proposed budget is available at www.arvada.org/pages/proposed-city-budget-now-available-online.

Protecting children from predators seminars set

Rhea Staniszewski, a

forensic interviewer and therapist at the Ralston House Child Advocacy Center, is hosting two seminars about child abuse prevention.

The seminars are 9-11 a.m. Saturday and from 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesday. Both seminars will be in the Randall Room at the Apex Center, 13150 W. 72nd Ave.

The seminar will focus on learning how to identify predator behav-ior and ways to protect children from predators. A $10 donation will be collected at the door.

Apex pool remains closed as district looks into repairs

Apex Park and Recre-ation District’s Meyers

Pool, 7900 Carr Drive, remains closed due to in-ternal structural damage, but solutions are being looked into.

Wooden support beams in the building have rotted.

The length of the closure is still not yet known, but temporary solutions are being con-sidered so the pool can reopen and be repaired during a less-busy sea-son.

Businesses support JessicaFour Arvada business-

es are coming together to raise money for the fam-ily of Jessica Ridgeway.

Buffalo Wild Wings, 15570 W. 64th Ave., Rib City Arvada, Billy D’s Coffee and Inta Juice, all located at 14705 W. 64th Ave., are donating 10 percent of their sales dur-ing their normal business hours Tuesday, Oct. 23, to the family.

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Mayor gives ‘state of city’Williams discusses projects taking care of and improving Arvada

By Sara Van [email protected]

During his state of the city ad-dress, Mayor Marc Williams up-dated residents on construction of the FasTracks’ Gold Line and Jefferson Parkway.

Williams gave his address dur-ing Mayor Pro Tem Rachel Zenz-inger’s quarterly “Councilor on Your Corner” public meeting for residents of District One Oct. 9.

Williams discussed a variety of subjects regarding the city, many in terms of its finances and cur-rent projects going on across the city — including renovating parts and repairing roads.

“It’s creating a new tax burden and it’s within our budget, and it’s called taking lasting care,” Wil-liams said. “City Council and (city manager) Mark Deven have been supportive of our direction of we need to put a lot more money into our roads because we know if we spend the money wisely now, in terms of keeping the roads in shape, it’s going to save us dollars long term.”

Road construction across Ar-vada is a small project in com-parison to one that has already started and will continue for a few years — RTD FasTracks’ Gold Line.

“Arvada is so fortunate because people have been on council have been so supportive of having that commuter rail in our communi-ty,” he said. “We took the chance

in terms of going into the public-private partnership arena and that moved our project, frankly, to the front of the line.”

Other lines are not being built for decades, he said, but because Arvada took a chance with the public-private partnership aspect of the project, the Gold Line has become a priority and will be op-erating by 2016.

The Gold Line and complete Eagle P3 project is public and pri-vate in terms of the partnership between RTD and its concession-aire, Denver Transit Partners.

The mayor also discussed a transportation project still in the works that has been somewhat of a controversy between Arvada and other cities — the Jefferson Parkway, or “the beltway.”

Late last year Williams and others tried to reach an agree-ment with Golden where they would support the completion of the beltway, he said, but the deal fell apart.

“We’ve decided to move for-ward in our efforts to get that done,” he said.

Since then, Arvada has been working with Fish and Wildlife Service in the transfer of land for the project and has seen success, Williams said, and the city and county of Boulder support the project.

“Golden and Superior filed lawsuit to try to stop that and we’re in litigation right now, fed-eral court,” Williams said. “We’re optimistic that we’re going to be

successful there; our attorneys tell us we’re on the right side of the issue.”

Discussions continue with Golden, Superior and CDOT to find a resolution to the issue, he said.

“If we all work together to solve our own problems, we can do a lot better than some third party com-ing in and telling us what the an-swer is going to be,” he said.

Williams said the goal is to reach a resolution by the end of the year.

Overall, the city is in a good state, he said, especially finan-cially.

“Our financial situation is em-barrassingly going great; we have an embarrassment of riches in our city,” he said.

The financial state is due to fis-cal conservativeness in the past and an increase in tax revenue this year, he said.

Maryanne Patterson, a resident

of Arvada since 1958, said she was pleased with what she heard from the mayor.

“It’s a wonderful place to live; there’s a lot going on,” Patterson said. “It’s excellent. The whole city continues to move ahead and there’s so much going on.”

Arvada Mayor Marc Williams gives his “state of the city” address Wednesday, Oct. 9, during Rachel Zenzinger’s “Councilor on Your Corner” meeting at Indian Tree Golf Course clubhouse. Photo by Andy Carpenean

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Political beginnings lead to candidacies District 27 candidates share early involvement, views on some issues

By Sara Van Cleve [email protected]

From waving a fl ag on Nixon’s bus to attending grassroots caucus meet-ings, both candidates for House District 27 grew up around politics.

Tim Allport, D-Arvada, was raised in Lockport, N.Y., and was raised by conservative, politically-active parents and moved to Jefferson County in 1985.

“I’m proud to say I’m the Democrat in the race now, but I was raised in a very conservative Repub-lican family,” Allport said. “My views have changed based on my life experi-ence. I decided to get in-volved because I believe civic engagement is part of the citizens’ civic re-sponsibility.”

Libby Szabo, R-Arvada, the incumbent for Dis-trict 27, has lived in the Arvada area since she was in fourth grade, where she was introduced to politics when she would go to lo-cal caucus meetings with her mother.

“She felt it was very im-portant to attend her cau-cus, and she always took me with her; I kind of car-ried that on and thought it was important,” Szabo said. “Politics is in every aspect of our lives. If we want to have some control and say in that, we better be involved. I think that every person has a duty to serve their community.”

While both candidates were introduced to poli-tics at an early age, their

career paths took their lives in different direc-tions.

Allport worked at the federal prison in Jeffer-son County for 25 years, serving as a correctional offi cer for fi ve years, as a correctional counselor for 10 years and a drug treatment specialist for 10 years.

He is now an addic-tion counselor for First Alliance Treatment, a pri-vate treatment company, and Centennial Peaks, an acute psychiatric hospital is Louisville.

Szabo and her husband are business owners, con-tinuing the legacy of her father-in-law’s 40-year-old machine shop in east-ern Arvada. Szabo also worked in the fi nancial industry for some time, which she said helps her better understand how that industry works.

Both candidates said the economy is an area of concern for the entire state.

“With my area of exper-tise, I’m confi dent I can help improve our policy and state laws in my area of expertise and improve the situation for every-body in our district and state,” Allport said. “Get-ting the economy back on track is going to be critical for everybody.”

Allport said he thinks the four major issues in Colorado are refl ected in the top four budget items in the state — K-12 edu-cation, Medicaid, correc-tions and transportation.

Of the different gov-ernmental services, All-

port said he would protect funding for education in Colorado, both K-12 and higher education, and Medicaid for the most vul-nerable citizens.

“One area where we can save money is to improve our correctional treat-ment programs for those incarcerated and those involved in the system not incarcerated,” he said. “I would continue to look at ways to improve our infra-structure and transporta-tion; we have to do better at improving transporta-tion.”

Szabo said the bud-get is a struggle because of factors such as federal mandates, which include funding Medicaid. She said Medicaid and K-12 education use 73 percent of the state budget.

She said she believes fi xing the economy can help all aspects of the budget.

“I truly believe it’s time we unleash the business community so they can start hiring folks,” she said. “I believe a lot of our other issues will be taken care of by getting people back to work because there will be a lot more people paying into the state, and there-fore, that will free up more dollars to take care of the state’s business.”

Allport and Szabo agree that transportation needs to be looked.

“I was a little bit shocked that no general fund would go to trans-portation and things like that,” she said. “I think we need to look at our trans-portation system; it’s one of the core functions of our government and get-

ting commerce to and fro and our families safely to where they need to go.”

Allport and Szabo have differing views on two Jef-ferson County ballot ini-tiatives — 3A and 3B and Amendment 64.

Allport supports both measures.

“I believe that if 3A and 3B don’t pass, we’re go-ing to look at even deeper cuts; there’s just nowhere else to cut, especially con-sidering Jeffco alone has already had major, signifi -cant cuts and it’s going to get worse,” Allport said.

In terms of marijuana, Allport said he supports the legalization of it be-cause its legalization can help the government reg-ulate it, like alcohol.

“I don’t take the posi-tion, however, that mari-juana is benign,” he said. “We could better regulate marijuana and keep it out of the hands of our kids if we treat it like alcohol. As it is now, it’s the most widely-used illegal drug and there are no problems with people being able to get a hold of it.”

He said as long as long it is legal and adults smoke it once or twice a month in a way where they do not hurt anyone else, he does not see a problem.

“The overwhelming ev-idence is clear in my mind that it’s less dangerous than alcohol,” Allport said.

Szabo said she is not taking a public stand on issues on the ballot be-cause they should refl ect the voice of the people, not the Legislature, be-cause the issue was taken to the people, not to the congressional representa-tives.

“It’s the voice of the people,” she said. “They’re asking the people, they didn’t bring it to the Legis-lature.”

To contact Allport or Szabo and for information about their campaigns, visit their respective web-sites at www.TimAllport.com and www.LibbySzabo.com.

AllportSzabo

JEFFCO NEWS IN A HURRY Clear Creek trail grant continues

Jefferson County commissioners gave final approval to a grant agreement between the county, Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) and Clear Creek County.

That grant agreement is to provide Jefferson and Clear Creek counties $4.6 million for the Clear Creek Canyon segment of the Peaks to Plains Trail under the River Corridors Initiative.

Jeffco’s portion of the award is $1,802,288 with a match in partnership pledges from Jeffco Open Space Foundation; the cities of Golden, Wheat Ridge, Lakewood and Ar-vada; Apex and Prospect Recreation Districts; and the nonprofit Team Ever-green and Jeffco’s Open Space sales tax revenues.

Construction is scheduled to start next year.

During the three-year construction period, an estimate of $4,542,832 from the Open Space Fund and partnership contribu-tions will cover costs associated with the design and construction of a regional trail from the Jefferson County line in Clear Creek Canyon to the Mayhem Gulch Trailhead

CDOT prepares for winterColorado Depart-

ment of Transportation (CDOT) maintenance crews in the Denver met-ro area report they “have dusted off their winter boots, gloves and snow plows in anticipation for the first significant snowfall,” according to the department’s latest press release.

CDOT reports 248 roadway maintenance workers will be on-call, even over weekends and holidays, to work 12-hour shifts, to keep roads clear of snow and ice.

CDOT’s maintenance crews will have about $6.6 million in state funding to plow, sand and de-ice 3,850 lane miles of Interstates, free-ways and state highways.

CDOT strongly en-courages motorists to plan ahead by visiting www.cotrip.org or by calling 511 anywhere in Colorado.

Current road and weather conditions are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week via

the website and phone.You can also sign up

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Below are a few winter driving tips from CDOT:

• Be sure to carry plenty of windshield wiper fluid as liquid de-icers may stick to your windshield.

• Let the snowplow drivers do their jobs by giving them extra room,

and don’t pass on the right.

• Slow down. Even roads that have been treated with liquid de-icers may be slippery.

• Be prepared. Have a scraper, snow brush, coat, hat, gloves, blanket, first aid kit, flashlight, tire chains, matches, water and nonperishable food in your car.

• Make sure your tires have good tread.

• Don’t use cruise control when driving in inclement weather

Rosier honored by EDC The Jefferson Eco-

nomic Development Corporation (Jeffco EDC) honored Jeffco Commis-sioner Donald Rosier as its Elected Official of the Year on Oct. 4.

Rosier, who is chair-man of the Jefferson County Board of Com-missioners, serves on the executive committee for Jeffco EDC.

Arvada Mayor Marc Williams presented the award to Rosier, and said, “His continual in-volvement in the orga-nization is shaping the economic future of our county.”

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OPINIONS / YOURS AND OURSOUR VIEW

This one is differentThis one is different. Sadly, not very long

ago, I found myself writ-ing about another tragedy. The massacre at the Au-rora movie complex this summer was an unbeliev-able assault of madness and evil.

But, somehow, we understood that one. It was a random act, indis-criminate in its violence, and shocking more for its scale than its particulars.

And though it does nothing to allay the trag-edy for the families and friends, we’ve become so used to this sort of thing that we knew, in a maca-bre way, how to deal with that one.

This one is different. This one is personal.

The abduction and mur-der of Jessica Ridgeway has gotten under our skin.

Complete strangers are talking about it, and you can feel it weighing on the community like a wet

blanket. This is one extraordi-

nary act of pure cruelty perpetrated against one innocent, helpless repre-sentative of our commu-nity, and it strikes at the core of who we are.

In whatever small way we are all still childlike, hopeful, and wide-eyed at the world around us, Jessica Ridgeway looks like how that part of our psyches would look.

The official Missing posters betray none of the cynicism, the disap-pointment, or the caution that mark the visages of the people we see on the streets every day.

This one is personal. I have an 11-year old; she has curly hair and wears glasses. This could have been her. The field where the body was found is a field I have ridden past on my bike dozens of times.

The neighborhood where this happened is one in which I spent six years teaching.

This one is different. This isn’t the act of a mad-man shooting out ran-domly from the darkness. This was just down the street, around the corner, right in front of the house where the kids play foot-ball after school.

She was hunted, cho-sen based on a particu-larly twisted criteria, and taken from the heart of our neighborhood sanc-tuary.

If the Aurora theater was an explosive expres-sion of evil overwhelming one man’s soul, this one is the quiet, insidious ex-

pression of evil that grows and festers, watching and waiting for a moment to rattle us off our equilib-rium.

And I use the word “evil” advisedly—I don’t throw it around willy-nilly.

It just seems that way, perhaps, because of how often we have been visited by it lately.

And rattled, we are. This is “Criminal

Minds” territory: We have, among us, someone ca-pable of taking a 10-year old girl from her neigh-borhood and cutting her to pieces.

Somewhere this de-mon is sitting by, amused by the coverage of his carnage, planning his next grim Bacchanal.

History tells us that there’s a decent chance that he will not be found any time soon; history also teaches that the com-munity will play a leading role in his capture.

This one is different—carrying on as if noth-ing happened is not an option.

There is no way to ever regain our equilib-rium around this one, but we can move forward smarter. Louis Pasteur said, “Chance favors the prepared mind;” so let’s prepare.

My friend Jay runs A.P.E. Stranger Awareness; he goes into schools and meets with kindergarten-ers and teaches them to recognize and respond to danger; he also meets with teens and adults and teaches them where, how and how hard to hit

somebody who is trying to harm them.

Also, there are sev-eral outstanding martial arts schools in the area, including the headquar-ters of the United States Taekwon-Do Federation in Broomfield.

But, more than that, it falls to all of us to recom-mit to our children.

As a man who “sur-vived” a youth spent playing such dangerous games as Dungeons and Dragons (I know—I’ve told you before that I’m a geek!), I firmly believe that evil really only grows in a vacuum.

A mind, a house, a school, a community filled with love and com-passion and connected-ness leaves no space for this to thrive.

At the very least, it recognizes the smell of something outside the ordinary.

It’s time to circle the wagons around our chil-dren, and strengthen our communities. And, you know what else? We need to pray. For the family, for the school, and for the soul of little Jessica Ridgeway, and for us. In whatever form that takes for each of us as indi-viduals, we need to call on God and all the forces for good to help us become the people that repel this sort of thing, and to give us the courage to confront it and end it. We owe that much to Jessica.

To find out more about A.P.E. Stranger Awareness, call 303-731-7731.

Michael Alcorn is a

music teacher and fitness instructor who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. He gradu-ated from Alameda High School and the University of Colorado-Boulder.

Perlmutter for re-election

The frank and spirited debates between incumbent congressman Ed Perlmutter and Republican challenger Joe Coors speak well for the 7th Congressional District. The two have endured a busy forum schedule with plenty of appearances for voters to listen and compare. In contrast, turnout for many state House and Senate forums have been checkered — but that is different matter.

As for the 7th, we give the nod to Perlmutter on balance and results. Perlmutter has per-formed well and should keep his place in Wash-ington.

Perlmutter has the right idea for the Af-fordable Health Care Act, dubbed Obamacare. Perlmutter said it needs work — not dumping — and there are some things about the act that will need to be fixed — many of these items he notes are unknown until all aspects of the act have had time to play out after they go into effect in 2014.

The fact that both Coors and Perlmutter generally agree on allowing parents to keep their children on their health insurance policies until age 26 and share other concerns about health care shows that the act has some good and should not be put on the scrap heap, as suggest-ed by some political factions.

We know Coors says “yes” and Perlmutter says “no” to extending the Bush tax cuts. Perlmutter is open to some adjustment upward of the $250,000 salary benchmark for the specified tax. Each says the other is dead wrong on whether the eliminat-ing the cut will cause job loss with affected high income business owners. On this matter, we urge Perlmutter to come over to the Coors side a little bit and further consider impacts of employment through higher taxes for higher income earners.

If presidential candidate Mitt Romney wins, Perlmutter will be pressed on this issue, but we know he has the skills to find good compromises. By the same token Coors would need to open up his compromise skills as opposed to his view in one debate we watched where he called keeping the tax cut a compromise in itself.

Regardless of which way the party pendu-lum swings, we believe Perlmutter has the best perspectives on the needs of the region. He is quick to see things that need to be fixed, such as recently joining with other lawmakers to sup-port a repeal of a pending 1099 requirement. The change would lead to a flood of paperwork for business owners in 2012 being required to file 1099s to any individual or corporation in addi-tion to contracted workers from which they buy more than $600 in goods and services in a year.

Coors has a strong backbone of beliefs, im-pressive experience in business, and we admire his work in the community. The district will be well served whichever man wins. Perlmutter works hard to connect with his constituents, and he is recognized often for his pragmatism — or in plain words — his ability to work all corners of a room. He is very quick to cut to the details and find answers. In a race with two good candidates, we give the nod to Perlmutter to stay on the job.


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Robert Ramirez, House District 29Active for many years in his community, Robert Ramirez is a man who has earned our support. He has served us well, working with members of both parties, to help all citizens. He’s in touch with the real-life concerns of all of us who worry about the quality of our children’s education while we wonder from one day to the next if we will be able to keep our jobs and our homes. He’s been a helpful neighbor and friend to many, in the caring tradition of the true Westerner. We know Robert Ramirez will continue to make citizens proud of his work in the Colorado House.

Lang Sias, Senate District 19The Colorado Women’s Alliance is impressed by Lang Sias, an American war hero and family man. His devotion to his wife and children tell us he’s the kind of man we can trust to represent our families’ interests. He has stood in our shoes as we watch our groceries, gas, energy bills and taxes go higher and higher, and we know he’s just as concerned about the sinking economy as we are. Lang Sias will be our voice for much-needed �scal sanity in the Statehouse.

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This one is differentsomebody who is trying to harm them.

Also, there are sev-eral outstanding martial arts schools in the area, including the headquar-ters of the United States Taekwon-Do Federation in Broomfield.

But, more than that, it falls to all of us to recom-mit to our children.

As a man who “sur-vived” a youth spent playing such dangerous games as Dungeons and Dragons (I know—I’ve told you before that I’m a geek!), I firmly believe that evil really only grows in a vacuum.

A mind, a house, a school, a community filled with love and com-passion and connected-ness leaves no space for this to thrive.

At the very least, it recognizes the smell of something outside the ordinary.

It’s time to circle the wagons around our chil-dren, and strengthen our communities. And, you know what else? We need to pray. For the family, for the school, and for the soul of little Jessica Ridgeway, and for us. In whatever form that takes for each of us as indi-viduals, we need to call on God and all the forces for good to help us become the people that repel this sort of thing, and to give us the courage to confront it and end it. We owe that much to Jessica.

To find out more about A.P.E. Stranger Awareness, call 303-731-7731.

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

YOUR VIEWSNo on 3A and 3B

With all due respect to the five mayors, their recent letter is all wet. The letter states “3A will “generate” $39 million.”

That’s $39 million annually, a substantial tax rate increase to cover a short economic downturn, before values increase and the dis-trict gets more.

And a few more points: The letter reads, “… ensure students have ac-cess to instrumental music, teacher librarians.”

The 2004 promise to keep class sizes small was ignored.

Popular programs are threatened if demands aren’t met. Spending on things without relationship to education, could go instead.

Businesses look for low taxes and great schools.

High property taxes will have businesses and young families scrambling out of town if this in-crease passes.

The letter reads, “The district has demonstrated fiscal transparency.” Salary negotiations are between union members on both sides of the table, in secrecy.

“TCAP results show improve-ment.” Jeffco scores went down in more areas than the state and up in fewer. The superintendent We feel that we didn’t hold our gains last year.

“More graduates are pursuing postsecondary education.” 28.6 per-cent are paying for remedy before freshman classes.

3B will provide $99 million in funds for much-needed repairs on aging schools. No capital improve-ments plan.

There’s bleacher repair and fix-ing sidewalk cracks. Pay this debt in 20 years. This is a scheme to hide spending from the operations budget.

A resounding “no” on 3A and 3B is urgent.

Tom GrahamArvada

Szabo listens to citizensIt isn’t very often that someone

comes along to stand up for what’s right on our behalf.

My state representative, Libby Szabo, has been the epitome of what an elected official should be and I’m pleased that she’s willing to

run again.Libby listens to citizens through

town hall meetings and responding to them via the phone or email.

She has sponsored legislation recommended by her constituents. Libby attends numerous public events and continues to volunteer in her community.

Libby Szabo isn’t like most politi-cians that are beholden to special interest groups such as union bosses or the millionaires club. Instead, Libby is approachable and open to viewpoints, even those that would disagree with her.

I’m proud to be represented by Libby Szabo, who possesses integ-rity and the fortitude to do what’s right.

She stands up for small busi-nesses and wants to reduce the tax burden to stimulate job growth. That’s what we need for Arvada.

Vote to reelect Libby Szabo to the Colorado State House of Represen-tatives!

Karen MorganArvada

Szabo represents our interestsThe unemployment rate has now

been above 8 percent for 43 con-secutive months.

We need someone who will rep-resent the interests of Arvada and Colorado. We need to keep Libby Szabo in the legislature represent-ing us in House District 27.

Libby understands what it takes to create and maintain jobs.

She understands that govern-ment policy is often what is hinder-ing job creation and she will fight for common sense reform.

Her family has signed both sides of a check and knows the struggles of a small business.

We can’t afford to elect someone endorsed by those who (increased our debt to more than $16 trillion) and brought us Obamacare.

When it is time to vote, cast your ballot for a fiscal conservative who knows the needs of small business-es, home owners and families who have suffered in recent years.

Jobs and the economy should be the focus of every elected official and Libby Szabo has demonstrated the last two years that she’s the one to do just that!

Remember to vote for common sense policies. Vote for Libby Szabo

for State Representative in H.D. 27!Derek Luyk

Arvada

Szabo has earned a second termToo many of the politicians we

elect get to D.C. or Denver and forget who they are supposed to represent.

I don’t believe in checking a name on the ballot just because it’s familiar.

A political office holder needs to earn my vote for re-election.

I can’t think of anyone who has earned a second term at the state Capitol more than Rep. Libby Szabo, House District 27.

She has worked hard carrying common-sense legislation, like a bill that would require ballot issue language to be written in plain English.

During this tough economy, she has been in the front lines fight-ing to protect families and small businesses from bearing bigger tax burdens and more regulations.

And she listens to what we have to say. Certain special interests may not be happy with what she’s trying to do on our behalf, but that’s all the more reason to give Libby Szabo another term in the legislature.

In fact, we can’t afford the alter-native.

Send a message that we want more elected officials who repre-sent us well.

Vote for Libby Szabo! Jonah Hearne

Arvada

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Question backs campaign fund limitsAmendment 65 encourages representatives to support campaign finance changes

By Clarke [email protected]

A lot of money is being spent on the election this year, but Colorado voters have the opportunity to make their voices heard

on the issue with Amendment 65.Amendment 65 instructs Colorado’s

congressional delegation to propose, sup-port and ratify an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that allows for states, and Congress as a whole, to limit campaign contributions and spending.

The amendment is a reaction to the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Citi-zens United v. FEC, as well as other deci-sions, that said local, state and federal officials no longer have the authority to decide how much money is spent on elec-tions.

If the amendment passes it does not change any state or federal laws about campaign finance, but rather encour-ages the state’s legislators to take steps to

amend the U.S. Constitution to allow limits on election spending.

According to Elena Nunez, who is work-ing on the campaign to get Amendment 65 passed, it’s a chance for voters to stand up to big money and signal they would like to see a change in how elections are run.

“It’s a way for constituents to communi-cate their priorities to elected officials,” she

State Senate District 19

QUESTIONS

1) Please use three

words to describe your

leadership style.

2) Describe the skills

and experience that

make you the best can-

didate for the job.

3) Please list your top

three priorities if elect-

ed.

4) Education funding

has been a topic of dis-

cussion lately. How do

you view current edu-

cation funding?

5) What do you make of

the Jefferson Parkway

project?

TERMSWinner of state Senate races will serve four-year terms.

LANG SIASParty: RepublicanAddress: 12726 W. 85th Circle, Ar-vada, CO 80005Background: Arvada husband and dad. Navy fighter pilot, Topgun instruc-tor and combat veteran. Extensive small business experience. Currently a pilot for FedEx and lieutenant colonel in Air National Guard.Contact: www.langsias.com / [email protected] / 720-248-7427 1) Relaxed, fair, team-oriented. 2) A small business background gives me gut-level appreciation for the chal-lenges facing our entrepreneurs. Over two decades in the military provides valuable leadership and teamwork experience, and a demonstrated com-mitment to public service. I’m proud to have the 2012 endorsement of the North Metro Chamber of Commerce (which four years ago endorsed my op-ponent). With young children currently in Jeffco Public Schools, my family has a strong and personal interest in the suc-cess of our education system. I’m hon-ored to have the 2012 endorsement of Colorado’s premier non-partisan edu-cation advocacy organization, Stand For Children.

3) Colorado’s legislature should focus with intensity on making Colorado the most attractive state for businesses to locate, grow and create jobs. Growing our private sector economy will increase prosperity for families, and also help pay for priorities like transportation, K-12 and higher education--themselves important contributors to economic growth.

4) I support adequate funding as an important component of excellence in education. State K-12 education fund-ing (along with priorities such as higher education and transportation) is com-ing under increasing pressure from un-funded federal mandates for other pro-grams. I’ll work to adequately fund K-12 education by advocating for a proper balance among these competing pro-grams and helping to generate revenue by growing our economy.

5) I am a proponent of the Jefferson Parkway project.

EVIE HUDAKIncumbentParty: DemocratAddress: 7649 Harlan Way, Westmin-ster, CO 80003Background: Former State Board of Education member; teacher at sec-ondary and postsecondary levels; pro-gram director of state School Readi-ness Quality Improvement Program; and public policy director for state PTA.Contact: www.eviehudak.com, [email protected], 303-423-8569

1) Collaborative, pragmatic, energetic.

2) I am accessible, hard-working, and solution-oriented. As state senator for the last four years, I have accepted the challenge of tackling important legisla-tive issues, prioritized the interests of my constituents ahead of special-in-terest groups, and interacted produc-tively with colleagues in a bipartisan manner.

3) 1. Growing the economy by creat-ing jobs - I was proud to sponsor the HIRE Colorado Act and had hoped it would not have fallen victim to parti-san politics. 2. Investing in education - I have worked to ensure that our kids have access to a quality public educa-tion to prepare them for success. 3. Standing up for seniors - I sponsored legislation to prevent elder abuse and provisions to put more funding into senior services. Also, I supported resto-ration of the Homestead Property Tax Exemption.

4) After cutting K-12 funding by over a billion dollars and slashing funding for higher education, Colorado has fallen far behind other states. It is impera-tive that we provide an educational environment that prepares people for the workforce and attracts clean, high-tech industries with good-paying jobs, promising a brighter economic future.

5) Completion of the beltway will save people time and money by reducing commute times, cut down on air pol-lution, and promote economic devel-opment in northern Jeffco. We need to find a way to work together to make this project viable.

State House District 24

1) Please use three words

to describe your leader-

ship style.

2) Describe the skills and

experience that make you

the best candidate for the

job.

3) Please list your top

three priorities if elected.

4) What actions should

be taken in regard to

drought and wildfires

challenges statewide and

locally?

5) What are some state

priorities that will effect,

or benefit your district?

QUESTIONS

TERMSWinners of state House seats serve two-year terms. Please note ques-tionnaires were sent to House District 24 candi-dates E.V. Leyen-decker (R), and Christian Althen (L) but were not returned with re-sponses.

SUE SCHAFERIncumbentParty: DemocraticAddress: P.O. Box 1004, Wheat Ridge, CO 80034Background: As a career educator, small business owner, and mother I am a moderate, common-sense legislator who works with all sides to improve our quality of life.Contact: www.sueschafer.com; [email protected]; 303-918-2660

1) Bipartisan, pragmatic, informed.

2) As a legislator with a proven biparti-san track record I have sponsored and passed 19 bills that are good for work-ing families, a clean environment, se-niors, and students of all ages. I listen to and learn from constituents about what issues they feel state government should address, from improving job opportunities to addressing housing and transportation needs. I know how to work with all the relevant parties to come to practical solutions to these of-ten complex issues.

3) 1) Create a sustainable economic cli-mate for jobs growth; 2) Provide access to 21st century education and work-force development for people of all ag-es; and 3) Implement the health benefit exchange so more Coloradans can find affordable health insurance.

4) Water conservation strategies will be key to combating the worst effects of droughts. Preventive measures, such as clearing dry underbrush, can help diminish the rapid spread of wildfires. Citizens living in high fire-danger ar-eas should be urged to protect their homes, for example by using fire-resistant building materials. Wildfire emergency response resources must be maintained.

5) The priorities for central Jefferson County and the state must be educa-tion and workforce development for citizens of all ages—K-12, college, com-munity college, and trades and tech-nical education. It’s also important to promote and improve job opportuni-ties in Colorado while protecting the health of our precious land, water and air.

Amendment 65 continues on Page 11

Jefferson County Commissioner District 2

QUESTIONS

Arvada Press 11October 18, 201211-ELECTION-PAGES

Question backs campaign fund limits amend the U.S. Constitution to allow limits on election spending.

According to Elena Nunez, who is work-ing on the campaign to get Amendment 65 passed, it’s a chance for voters to stand up to big money and signal they would like to see a change in how elections are run.

“It’s a way for constituents to communi-cate their priorities to elected offi cials,” she

said. “Colorado voters have a long history of supporting reforms to level the playing fi eld.”

She said that voters are seeing the ef-fects that people and organizations with a lot of money to spend on elections are having, they are looking for a way to make their voices heard that this is not OK.

There is no organized opposition to the amendment, but according to the state’s

ballot information booklet, the argument against passing 65 is that a ballot measure cannot require elected offi cials to vote in support or against measures or issues.

With this being the case, the amend-ment has no practical effect.

“Those who advocate for more restric-tive campaign fi nance laws should instead support congressional candidates who will pursue such changes,” the book states.

Another argument in opposition is that

the measure could lead to restrictions that limit free speech.

“Individuals and organizations should not be restricted in how they spend money to promote the ideas and candidate they support,” according to the booklet. “Fur-ther, candidates and campaigns should be free to spend any contributions received from supporters.”

Nunez said the campaign right now is working on getting the word out to vot-

ers about the amendment, but if it passes, then the real work will begin on Nov. 7.

That is when efforts will begin to get an amendment to the constitution about campaign fi nance.

“We’ve seen the infl uence of big money, with so much being spent on attack ads,” she said. “This is a way for people to stand up to big money and infl uence reform.”

Amendment 65: Measure encourages reforms Amendment 65 continued from Page 10

Jefferson County Commissioner District 2

QUESTIONS

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

2) Describe the skills and experi-ence that make you the best can-didate for the job.

3) Please list your top three priori-ties if elected.

4) Education funding has been a topic of discus-sion lately. How do you view cur-rent education funding?

5) What do you make of the Jef-ferson County Parkway project?

TERMSWinner of the District 2 county commissioner race will serve a four-year term. In other races, incumbent Commissioner Faye Griffi n and District Attor-ney candidate Pete Weir are running unop-posed. District Attorney Scott Storey is term limited.

JOHN ODOM IncumbentParty: Republican Address: 1530 Arbutus Court, Golden, CO 80401 Background: I am a lifelong resident of Jefferson County. I attended Jefferson County pub-lic schools. I earned my bach-elor’s degree from Metro State University in Chinese. I earned my MBA in International Trade from The Thunderbird School of Global Management in AZ.Contact: www.johnodom.org

1) Management style in 3 words; Hire smart people!

2) My fi rst term here as a Jef-ferson County Commissioner has been very successful. With-in weeks of being appointed commissioner, we cut planned spending in Jeffco by tens of mil-lions of dollars. While the USA had its credit rating downgrad-ed for the fi rst time in history, Jefferson County had its credit rating upgraded by Moody’s and Fitch. Jefferson County is the only city, county or govern-ment in Colorado that achieved this. Just a short time ago, our external auditor came back with results of the countywide audit and gave us the “highest marks possible.” I will continue to work with my fellow commis-sioners to safeguard taxpayer dollars and ensure that Jefferson County remains a great exam-ple of fi scal responsibility!

3) Maintain a fi scally conserva-tive approach to government. Maintain a high level of custom-er service in all areas of county government. Economic devel-opment/jobs, jobs, jobs!

4) I believe the problems with education in Jefferson County and elsewhere cannot be solved by borrowing and spending more taxpayer dollars.

5) I strongly support the com-pletion of the Jeffco Parkway/Beltway and believe it to be a critical piece of the economic turnaround we need so desper-ately in Colorado.

CASEY TIGHE Party: DemocratAddress:14405 W. Colfax, No. 23, Lakewood, CO 80401Background: Longtime Jef-fco resident, married with two sons. Former Audit Director for the Colorado Department of Transportation, former chair of the Jefferson County Audit Committee. Practiced law in Arvada for several years.Contact: Tigheforjeffco.org 303 588-6212

1) Collaborative, open, respon-sible

2) With over 20 years of expe-rience as an auditor, I under-stand how to make govern-ment more effi cient, effective and accountable. I have the vision to lead Jefferson County forward with sensible growth. I will engage the citizens and work full time on improving county government.

3) My priorities are land use, economic development, bud-get and fi scal responsibility. These issues are interrelated and I will work to achieve a bal-ance for the county on each of these priorities. We can use our land resources wisely, while promoting economic growth and being fi scally responsible.

4) We cannot expect to thrive in the future if we do not invest in the education of our children now. I support 3A and 3B.

5) There is a legitimate need for transportation improvements in northwest Jefferson County. There are also legitimate con-cerns expressed by communi-ties impacted by the parkway. Too many questions remain unanswered concerning the parkway, so we need to contin-ue to work at fi nding a solution that is acceptable to all the cit-ies in the County. I am commit-ted to the hard work required to fi nd a solution that balances the need for transportation im-provements with the need to address the concerns of those impacted by the parkway.

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MATT COHEN IncumbentAddress: 11287 W. 26th Place, Lakewood 80215Background: Current RTD director District M, 2nd vice chair of the RTD Board of Di-rectors, chair of the FasTracks Committee, CDOT Liaison, Contact: www.cohen4rtd.com, 303-717-5623

1) Collaborative, passionate, visionary.

2) I have served in this posi-tion for the last four years through the worst economic downturn since the Depres-sion, and I have not been afraid to make the tough de-cisions necessary to keep the RTD fi scally sustainable for the long term. I understand how service decisions are made, and I favor policies that better serve the needs of the rider while still ensur-ing fi nancial responsibility of the taxpayers’ dollars. My experience in the Legislature in terms of getting things done is very valuable

3) 1) Seamlessly transition-ing into operational service on the West Rail Line 2) Maximizing technological advances with regards to the bus fl eet and how service is provided and 3) Finding an answer for “how do we com-plete the FasTracks project sooner rather than later?”

4) I hope to see vigorous in-vestment and a rebirth of the area that the West Rail will serve, and I hope to see greater mobility options in Jefferson County now that the train will fi nally be pull-ing into the station.

5) Four billion worth of proj-ects are either under con-tract or under construction so getting all of those proj-ects done is priority one. I abide by the mantra of “build as much as we can, as fast as we can, until it’s done.” I think it’s imperative to solve the conundrum of the northwest and northern congestion issues.

NATALIE MENTEN Address: LakewoodBackground: Colorado resident since 1971 and Lakewood 1990 to present. Co-owner of an automotive service facility. Contact: 303-647-8900, www.NatalieMenten.com, [email protected]

1) Innovative, frugal, prin-cipled.

2) For years I’ve publicly ad-vocated for increased trans-parency in government spending. Transparency in-vites public involvement and quickly identifi es budget sav-ings, allowing government agencies to provide a bigger bang for the buck. I’ve vol-untarily worked to reduce taxes that especially affect limited income households and protect property rights, helping those in need is a re-warding civic duty.

3) Advocate for full transpar-ency of the Regional Trans-portation District, including that purchases made with public credit cards, by check and contracts be posted on the internet. Steer RTD back to concentrating on provid-ing affordable transportation with more options to serve the needs of those who use it occasionally or regularly to get to the doctor, work, school or the grocery store. Identify excess properties owned by RTD, which pro-duce zero property taxes, and sell them. Adding these properties back to the tax rolls will produce more prop-erty taxes to support proj-ects such as social services, libraries and schools.

4) I hope the results show promises were kept and those most in need of afford-able, convenient transpor-tation are served well.

5) Ensure that we learn from past mistakes before the other transit lines are built out. Increase transportation options by wisely allocating our budget without increas-ing taxes.

QUESTIONS

Arvada hosts international guests By Sara Van Cleve [email protected]

The city of Arvada re-cently received national recognition when Dep-uty City Manager Mi-chele Hovet was named a Champion of Change by the White House for her work with government transparency.

Just a few weeks later, the city received interna-tional recognition when a delegation from Dubai visited Oct. 9. The delega-tion is touring several cit-ies in the United States to learn about innovations and different government programs.

“It is an excellence pro-gram we created to im-prove the performance of government employees,” said Maryam Mubarak Walid Khamis Alserkal, the head of the Excellence Initiative of the Executive Council of Dubai. “It was organized by the ruler of the city to open a channel through programs … to enhance knowledge and expand experiences.”

During its visit in Col-orado, the delegation toured parts of Denver

and Arvada and met with employees from Open Colorado, a website cre-ated by the city of Arvada that focuses on transpar-ency in government.

While in Arvada, the delegates toured Olde Town, visited with lead-ers in the Arvada commu-nity and government and toured the new housing development at Candelas.

“I was just talking to (Mushira Ghuloum Mo-hamed Ali Alzarooni, the assistant manager of Gov-ernment Services to the Executive Council), she wants to continue her education, and I was en-couraging her to target Arvada,” Alserkal said. “I think she should settle here and fi nd educational opportunities around the city.”

During their visit, Ar-vada Economic Devel-opment Director Hazel Hartbarger spoke to the delegates about the role of AEDA and the important role businesses play in the city.

Deputy Police Chief Gary Creager also spoke to them about the role the Arvada Police have in the community, both in terms of preventing and

responding to crime and in improving the quality of life for citizens.

“We form a partner-ship with the businesses,” Creager told the delegates. “We want to reduce crime to make the city more at-tractive to people who live here and work here.”

One of the delegates asked Creager how safe Arvada is compared to others cities in Colorado and the nation.

“It’s one of the safest in the Denver metro area, other than Cherry Hill,” Creager said. “It’s one of the safest cities over 100,000 people in the na-tion.”

Chris Longshore, infor-mation systems manager with the city, shared with the delegates what the city is doing in terms of increasing data transpar-ency, including informa-tion about crime, maps, fi nancial information and more.

“The trust of our citi-zens is vitally important if we want to move the com-munity forward,” Long-shore said.

Through Open Colora-do, Arvada and other gov-ernmental bodies across Colorado are able to put all of their data in one cen-tral location for citizens to fi nd. The website also posts all of the fi nancial information of the city on their website.

“That’s very brave,” said Abdulla Mohammed Haj Qassim, the consultant and head of neurosurgery of the Dubai Health Au-thority.

“People have to pay taxes, they need to know where the money is go-ing,” Alserkal said to Hag Qassim.

Alserkal said the del-egates learned about a lot of new things during their trip to Arvada and will have to consider them along with the things they learned in other American cities.

“We were fortunate enough to have a group from Dubai here who wanted to fi nd out some of our best practices,” said Arvada Mayor Marc Wil-liams. “They were very, very impressed with what is going on here in Arvada. We’re getting local, re-gional, national, and now international recognition for the great city we have.”

Dubai delegates Mushira Ghuloum Mohamed Ali Alzarooni, left, the assistant manager of Government Services to the Executive Council of Dubai, Maryam Mubarak Walid Khamis Alserkal, the head of the Excellence Initiative of the Executive Council, and Khalid Nasser Abdulrazaq Alrazooqi, the general director of E-Services Sector of the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Aff airs of Dubai, listen as Arvada Economic Development Association Executive Director Hazel Hartbarger discusses the importance of bringing businesses to Arvada. Photo by Sara Van Cleve

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But by this end of this year, he and his volunteer team will

Biechele believes the deconstruction program’s rise in pop-ularity has a lot to do with the benefi ts it affords homeowners. “On our full-size kitchen deconstructions, we’ve saved clients hundreds of dollars on their remodeling projects,” says Biech-

But fi nancial reward isn’t the only incentive that attracts do-

He has found that many of his clients gain a sense of relief and pride when they’re able to put their old items to use rather

“We hated the idea of just throwing (our cabinets and ap-pliances) away and we knew that trying to sell it would be a challenge and a headache. Fortunately someone told us about Habitat for Humanity and we checked out the deconstruction and donation services,” said Sue, a homeowner in Douglas County. “We couldn’t have been more pleased to help out a good cause and not contribute further waste to our land-fi lls.”

To fi nd out more about the deconstruction program or to schedule a project preview, contact Corey Biechele at 303-960-4811 or at [email protected] or visit www.HabitatDenverDeconstruction.org.

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Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver’s Deconstruction Program offers homeowners a way to reduce the cost of their remodeling, scraping or demolition projects by offering free re-moval of old household items and materials.

Habitat works directly with homeowners to identify materi-als in their home suitable for resale.

Then the professionally led and trained Deconstruction Vol-unteer Team carefully removes the items for donation to Habi-tat’s ReStore Home Improvement Outlets.

This unique recovery program reduces the costs of home improvement projects, provides homeowners with a tax de-duction for donated materials, and helps support Habitat for Humanity’s mission to eliminate poverty housing in Denver.

Selling everything from household appliances and cabinets to furniture and building materials, Habitat’s ReStores gener-ate the revenue that helps to support Habitat’s administrative

But by this end of this year, he and his volunteer team will have completed over 100.

Biechele believes the deconstruction program’s rise in pop-ularity has a lot to do with the benefi ts it affords homeowners. “On our full-size kitchen deconstructions, we’ve saved clients hundreds of dollars on their remodeling projects,” says Biech-ele.

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Boulder bombs on booze biz

Is Boulder crying in its beer? While the city may have thought it would get the only Trader Joe’s in Colorado with a liquor license, Denver snagged that shot.

When both stores open next year, Denver customers will be able to buy liquor and check out in an attached area of the store. The grocery and liquor sections will share a common entrance, but liquor sales must be completed sep-arately.

How did Denver grab the liquor biz from Boulder?

“We’re a better and bigger market so they can sell more (liquor) here,” said a source close to the deal. “Our process (to obtain a liquor license) is faster and cleaner, and Boulder blabbed about getting a liquor store. Denver kept its mouth shut.”

The initial hearing — the fi rst step in the liquor license process — will be held at 9 a.m. Oct. 26. The store will have to jump through a few city-required hoops before getting the fi nal sign-off.

Both Boulder and Denver Trader Joe’s stores are expected to open around the same time next year.

Tops and Temps“I Can’t Help Myself” but I’m on

“Cloud Nine” because The Four Tops and The Temptations will provide the entertainment for Saturday Night Alive, the signature fundraiser for The Den-ver Center for the Performing Arts, on March 2. Tickets are now on sale at www.denvercenter.org/sna.

Jamie Angelich and Mimi Robersonwill chair this year’s event, which in-cludes one of the chi-chi-est silent auc-tions, surprise box sale, dinner, desserts and dancing in the Seawell Ballroom.

Individual tickets start at $375 and corporate tables of 10 start at $6,000.

Bountiful harvestHarvest Week, a series of pop-up

dinner parties paying homage to Colo-rado’s produce and producers, features 36 of EatDenver’s independent restau-rants, which will host the dinners at Grow Haus, 4751 York St., through Fri-day.

Snapshots of the nuclear age Rocky Flats Cold War Museum traces history By Clarke Reader [email protected]

Rocky Flats may be closed, but its ef-fects still cast a shadow.

In an effort to offer a place for discus-sion from all parties, and to show all gen-erations what the birth and progression of the nuclear age looked like, the Rocky Flats Cold War Museum has opened in Olde Town Arvada, 5612 Yukon St.

“We want to show the story of Rocky Flats from multiple perspectives — the environmental issues, the life of the workers and the people who protested it,” said Conny Bogaard, project manag-er. “The goal is to build a platform where the community can come together to ex-amine the legacy.”

The museum’s inaugural exhibit is “Behind the Atom Curtain: Life and Death in the Nuclear Age,” an Atomic Photographers Guild collection of photos of the landscapes, people and aftermaths of nuclear testing and power plants. The exhibit runs through Nov. 30.

The exhibit is curated by Robert Del Tredici, the founder of the Atomic Pho-tographers Guild, and features not only photos of the history of Rocky Flats, but also of the Trinity Explosion in Al-amogordo, N.M., and photos from Yo-

shito Matsushige, the only photographer allowed to photograph Hiroshima after the bombing.

The social impacts are also document-ed with photos of protests after the disas-ters at Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima.

“This exhibit is partly a story of Colo-rado and local concerns, but it also shows the global concern,” Bogaard said.

Local photographer Carole Gallagher, who has spent years documenting the lives of those affected by nuclear use, has a display of her works about people who lived near the testing in Nevada.

Gallagher, who grew up in New York City, said she was raised during the time of great fear of a nuclear strike being im-minent.

“I always wondered what happened to the people who lived near the testing areas,” she said. “So in my work I focused on workers, downwinders and atomic veterans.”

Gallagher said she really came to ad-

mire the workers at these sites, who really put their lives on the line for their coun-try. Many of Gallagher’s stark, black and white photos, show people who lived in Nevada while nuclear tests were going on and were told that they were safe, only to develop a wide-range of health issues, including a variety of cancers and bone diseases.

“This exhibit really has captured the fi rst moments of the nuclear age, and when it will end we don’t know,” Galla-gher said.

Bogaard is careful to note that the mu-seum and its exhibit is not a condemna-tion of nuclear power or Rocky Flats, but is a place that brings to light issues about nuclear use that still are up for debate.

“We raise a lot of questions, and it’s not necessarily about having the answers,” she said. “Instead, we want it to be some-thing people think and talk about, and come away with a new understanding.”

The museum is open noon to 4 p.m. on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

Photographer Carole Gallagher stands next to her exhibit Oct. 11 at The Rocky Flats Cold War Museum, 5612 Yukon St. in Arvada.

A photograph on display showing one of 20 In� nity Rooms at Rocky Flats at The Rocky Flats Cold War Museum, 5612 Yukon St. in Arvada. Photos by Andy Carpenean

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I have been homeowners for over 15 years in Golden. Our children have attended the Je� erson County School District Schools, Maple Grove, Ky� n Elementary, Bell Middle and Golden High School. We really loved our school System. Gold-en is like a small Mayberry Town, tucked in the foothills and we have it all. Gol� ng, Biking, Hiking, and a tight knit community. We are very supportive of our Downtown Businesses.

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Help Wanted

2 Homemakerneeded to work in Castle Rock. 2days 3hours, 3 days 2hours aweek. Reliable, dependable, exp.preferred. Call Personal TouchSenior Services (303)972-5141

Canty’s FinancialStrategies

5720 Zephyr St, Arvadais hiring data-entry BookkeepingAssistant and Tax Preparer. Must

have experience with 10key,must pass background check.QuickBooks, Microsoft Office,

W2, 1099 production experiencea plus. Must be self motivated,punctual and detail oriented.

Call (303) 424-8757 for positionsor apply at location

Caregivers Needed:Looking for experienced, qualified,& compassionate caregivers in theCastle Rock area. We have

openings now to fill. Please callPreferred Care at Home at303.680.7938.

ComputerInovant, LLC, a Visa Inc. companycurrently has openings in our High-lands Ranch, CO location for Net-work Support Engineers (123886)to support all the processing opera-tions for Visa Inc., including com-pany networks, systems, and ap-plications, and be responsible forphysical engineering and support ofVisa facilities and lab environment.Apply online at www.visa.com andreference Job#. EOE

Corporate StaffAccountant -Monarch Investment in Franktownis looking for an experienced staffaccountant to join our propertyaccounting team. Bachelors inAccounting/Business and 2-5 years of experiencepreferred. Email resume &references [email protected].

Help Wanted

Drivers:OTR Refrigerated TEAMSand SolosSolos up to $.40 cpm,Teams up to $.44CDL-A, 1yr Exp, Clean MVRDavid 800-635-7687 *1055M-F 8a-4p only.EXPERIENCED

FOSTER PARENTSNEEDED!

Savio House is currently seekingexperienced foster/group home

parents to live on site at ourpremier group center located in

Lakewood. Applicants mustprovide a loving, nurturing, home

environment to children in thecustody of the Department of

Human Services. Qualificationsinclude: HS diploma or above, at

least 21 years of age, ability topass motor vehicle/criminal and

background check. Lucrativereimbursement for highly qualified

candidates.

For details contactRebecca at 303-225-4108 or

Tracy at 303-225-4152 GAIN 130 LBS!Savio House needs foster

parents to provide temporary carefor troubled teens ages 12-18.Training, 24 hour support and$1900/month provided. Must

complete precertification trainingand pass a criminal and motor

vehicle background check.Call Michelle 303-225-4073

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Help Wanted

Need ResidentialSnow Removal

Sidewalk & driveway in Arvada303-425-1263

Part TimeSpanish Teachersand assistants needed for SouthEast Denver area for Spanish

program at Elementary Schools.Please e-mail your resume to:[email protected]

or fax 303-840-8465

PART TIME WORK!!!

College Students / HS SeniorsFLEX SCHED. / GREAT PAY!!!

Cust. Sales/Service / No Exp ReqAll Ages 17+ / Cond. apply.

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Arvada: 303-426-4755Aurora: 303-337-7135

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PRN RN, LPN or MAArapahoe Park Pediatricsseeks an experiencedPRN RN, LPN or MA.Applicants must have thefollowing qualifications:2-3 years pediatric RN, LPN or MAexperienceEMR or EHRGiving immunizationsDetail orientedTeam environmentFast paced environmentCommunicate efficientlyand effectivelyEmail resume [email protected] "APP RN"in the subject line.

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SeniorMetallurgical Engineerfor Newmont International ServicesLimited (Englewood, CO) Maintainall laboratory operations. Reqs:Doctorate* in Metallurgical Engg &1 yr exp which must incl: projectmgmt of gold extraction; prepara-tion of proposals & quotations;

mineral processing testwork forflowsheet dsgn & optimization;heap leach simulation; exp w/

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reference job number 121740.

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NOW HIRING

I.T. Support TechnicianIT Support Technician, City of Black Hawk. $49,010 – $66,308 DOQ/E. Unbelievable benefit package and exceptional opportunity to serve in Colorado’s premiere gaming community located 18 miles west of Golden. The City supports its employees and appreciates great service! If you are interested in serving a unique historical city and enjoy working with diverse populations, visit www.cityofblackhawk.org for application documents and more information about the City of Black Hawk. Requirements: AA degree from a regionally accredited college or university in Computer Science, Information System, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field; minimum of three (3) years progressive experience in a data processing and client server environment, with installation/maintenance on computers and training of staff. Working experience with OS installs on workstations and servers, setup users on network and Exchange, TCP/IP networks DNS, Active Directory, adding extension to Avaya IP Office, ability to restore servers; valid Colorado driver’s license with a safe driving record. Work scheduled is Mon-Fri 8 am – 5 pm with rotating on-call duty to include evenings, weekends and holidays. To be considered for this limited opportunity, please submit a cover letter, resume, completed City application with copies of certifications and driver’s license to: Employee Services, City of Black Hawk, P.O. Box 68, Black Hawk, CO 80422, or fax to 303-582-0848. Please note that we are no longer accepting e-mailed applications. EOE.

NOW HIRING POLICE OFFICERS

The City of Black Hawk is now hiring officers into it’s growing police force. $54,033 - $73,104 DOQ/E. Unbelievable benefit package and exceptional opportunity to serve in Colorado’s premiere gaming community located 18 miles west of Golden. The City supports its employees and appreciates great service! If you are interested in serving a unique historical city and enjoy working with diverse populations visit www.cityofblackhawk.org for application documents and more information on the Black Hawk Police Department. Requirements: High School Diploma or GED, valid Colorado driver’s license with a safe driving record and at least 21 years of age. Candidates must be Colorado Post certified by January 1, 2013. Applications submitted early will be processed first. Candidates who submitted applications within the past 6 months will not be considered for this position vacancy. To be considered for this limited opportunity, a completed City application, Police Background Questionnaire and copies of certifications must be received by the closing date, Friday, October 26, 2012 at 4:00 P.M., MDST, Attention: Employee Services, City of Black Hawk, P.O. Box 68, Black Hawk, CO 80422, or by fax to 303-582-0848. Please note that we are no longer accepting e-mailed applications. EOE.

BUS DRIVERSAPPLY AT:www.adams12.org orCALL 720.972.4068 for more information

NOW HIRINGFOR 2012 - 2013 SCHOOL YEAR

A premier company in Sedalia is seeking positive, reliable individuals, preferably from the South Denver area (Sedalia, Columbine, Castle Rock, Highlands Ranch, Littleton, Centennial, Southglenn, Lone Tree) to join an erosion control company performing Labor and Equipment Operator duties. M – F 6:30am – 5pm. Experience necessary. Don’t miss your chance to work for a highly respected Colorado company.

Requirements:• ExperiencewithErosionControl.• Abilitytopassadrug,alcohol,andbackgroundscreen.• MUSThavereliabletransportation.

To apply for these positions, join us at one of our application ses-sions being held at 1 PM on the following dates:

• 10/18/12 • 10/23/12 • 10/25/12

These application sessions begin promptly at 1:00 PMat the location listed below:

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Public Notice

Legal Notice of Application

Notification is hereby given that KeyBank National Association, 127 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio 44114 has filed an application with the Comptroller of the Currency on October 18, 2012 as specified in 12 CFR 5 in the Comptrol-ler’s Manual for National Banks, for permission to relocate the Lakewood branch from 333 South Allison Parkway, Lakewood, Jefferson County, Colorado 80226 to the corner of Alameda Avenue and Vance Street, Denver, Jefferson County, Colorado 80226.

Any person wishing to comment on this application may file comments in writ-ing with the Deputy Comptroller, Central District, 440 S. LaSalle Street, One Financial Place, Suite 2700, Chicago, Illinois 60605 within 30 days of the date of this publication. The nonconfidential portions of the application are on file with the Deputy Comptroller as part of the public file. This file is available for public inspection during regular business hours.

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Auctions

Public Auction:Adams County Self Storage5999 Pecos St.Denver, CO 80221303-477-3844On November 8, 2012 at 2 p.m.

Instruction

French For KidsFrench lessons for 3-12 year olds atParker Library. 1/2 hour or hour les-sons and discounts for more thanone child. I thought French in theCherry Creek Schools. Minored inFrench in College and have been toFrance. $40/hour or $25/half hour.Flexible schedule. Call Carla @303-694-6222

Instruction

Robin's Piano StudioPrivate piano lessons ages 5 andup; Piano Readiness classes forages 3-5 Member of the NationalGuild of Piano Teachers

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Lost and Found

Lost small blackfemale dog, medical issueshelp bring home. Lost WednesdayAugust 15 in Golden/Lakewoodarea. Reward 303-718-6943

Misc. Notices

Want To Purchaseminerals and other oil/gasinterests. Send details to:P.O. Box 13557Denver, CO 80201

Personals

Active Senior Lady wouldlike to meet active senior gentle-man 75 + for fun and friendship.Castle Rock area Call MJ at 303-660-6548

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Livestock

2010 Grass FedMiniatureHereford Steerabout 650-700Lbs. $700.00303-803-4216

GARAGE & ESTATE SALES

Garage Sales

CRAFTERS WANTED:St Rose of Lima craft fair.

Nov 17 & 18.Contact Tammy @

[email protected]

MOVING -CASTLE ROCK4567 Dusty Pine Trail

Saturday Oct. 20th 8am-noon.TV'a, VCR's + movies, Nancy

Drew games, walkie talkie, comp.monitor, key board, mouse, deepfryer, humidifier, twin sheet sets,

shoes, power washer andfurniture, pet carriers, bike seat,drafting instruments, guy stuff.

Moving sale2800 W 110th Ct.,

Westminster.Oct 19-20 7-1pm.

Furniture, xmas, housewares,games, books, music, crafts

MERCHANDISE

Arts & Crafts

Family in ChristChurch

5th Annual Craft Fair

Friday, October 19, 10am-4pm & Saturday, October 20, 9am-3pm

11355 Sheridan Blvd.,Westminster

Suggested admission isnonperishable

food for the Growing HomeFood Pantry.

Café and Cookie Walk availableto support

our Nursery & Children’sMinistries.

Wanted Crafters /Vendors

November 17th forEnglewood High Schools'Annual Holiday Sale benefitingEHS special needs students andEnglewood Unleashed Chili Cook

Pleas call 303-806-2239for reservation

Firewood

Bulk FirewoodLogs, various hardwoods,

random links, you load, you haul.$60.00 for pick up load.

Split firewood also available.303-431-8132

Firewood

Firewood SalePonderosa Pine split $165 a cord

$95 a half cord$55 a quarter cord

Pick up onlySmaller sizes $120 a cord

303-746-0444

Furniture

Cut/Split/Deliver$202.25 a cord for Pine, Fir &Aspen some areas may requirea delivery charge.Scrap Metal hauling also available303-647-2475 or 720-323-2173

For SaleWicker Wing back chair and foot-stool $130, Antique Sewing table$75, Pewter collection $190. Dollhouse $200, Other items too nu-merous to mention. Please call 303-815-4795

Kids OakTwin Bedroom Set

with loft bed, desk 5 drawers &shelves, plus 5 drawer dresser,

sold with mattress.$500 303-972-5813

Red VictorianStyle Couch,

scroll armrests, beautiful tapestryfabric, Black beaded trim $199

303-688-5200

Tempurpedic AlluraKing size mattress with low profilesand colored box. New condition,$2,000 (less than half the price of

a new mattress). LocationHighlands Ranch

golf club area community.303-517-6817

Lawn and Garden

Craftsman9hp 28" two stage,

wheel driven snow thrower.$400 cash, you pick up.

303-986-9153 Alice

Health and Beauty

For Women Only"The Pileggi Technique"for all weight and health issues.The creator of the Lymph Stretch,Personal trainer,house calls available.Call Miss Gina @ (719)689-0657Very Reasonable.

New and UsedStair LiftsLong time insured Colorado dealerA American Stair Lifts$1350 used-$2350 For new. (303)466-5253

Miscellaneous

Electric Lift 20' workingheight with out riggers & with tip

trailer. 303-425-0753

Musical

Lowrey Carnival OrganPerfect condition rarley played.Original price $12,000 asking

$3,000. 303-467-1884

Wanted to Buy

We Buy + Consign50's & 60's furniture, lamps,art, teak, signs, fun & unusualhousehold pieces & antiques.Mod Mood 303-502-7899

PETS

Dogs

PurebredBlack Labs

for sale.Good Hunting/Family Dogs,

Smart, HealthyCalm & Gentile nature,

Mom & Dad onsite,Ready to go.

Call Nancy (303)688-9523or (720)272-7315

Lost and Found

HAVE YOU SEENNIGHTWIND?

We are missing our son's belovedcat. Nightwind is a 9 year old maleMaine Coon (Black/Tan Tabby)

declawed indoor cat. If you haveany information on Nightwind,please contact 303-908-2693.ASAP. Thank you.

Lost CatFriday October 5th in Mesa ViewEstates in Golden

"Peaches" Tortoise - Brown w/flecksof gold, 1 year old. Had collar withinformation. $100 reward 303-216-2600 720-849-2209

Autos for Sale

Majestic Towing& Recovery, LLC

999 Vallejo Street,Denver, CO 80204

720-775-2702Please be advised the following

vehicles are for sale:01. 1989 Silver Honda Civic Vin

#05233602. 1996 Blue Ford Crown Victoria

Vin #19794103. 2001 White Nissan Sentra Vin

#49217404. White Chevy Silverado

Vin#296642

Boats and Water Sports

12 Ft AlumFishing Boat,

with swivel seats, boat trailer,trolling motor, oars, accessories.

Excellent condition $685.303-250-5019

Wanted

DONATE YOUR CAR, TRUCK,BOAT, RV; Running or not, to thedevelopmental disabled. Taxdeductible! 303-659-8086. 12years of service

Wanted Wanted

Trucks, 4x4's,SUVs Bought.303-455-4141

We Buy CarsTrucks, SUVs & Vans

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Adult Care

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Alarm Systems Carpentry

Carpenter/Handyman:Semi retired but still ready to workfor you! 34 years own business.Prefer any small jobs. Rossi's:303-233-9581

Carpet/Flooring

Thomas Floor Covering

303-781-4919

~ Carpet Restretching~ Repair ~Remnant Installs

Residential & Commercial

In home carpet& vinyl sales

Carpet Cleaning

Aquaman CarpetCleaning LLC

$20 per room basic clean

Non toxic solutions

Pet specialist

30 day guarantee

Call Josh 720-626-1650

Cleaning

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12 yearsexperience.

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Cleaning

EncoreHome Cleaning LLC

Home & Office Cleaning ServiceDependable,

Weekends Available,Free Estimates

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House KeepingResidential and commercial

21 years ExperienceReferences available on request

303-431-5227

Cleaning

Just Details Cleaning ServiceWhen “OK”Just isn’t good enough

-Integrity & Quality Since 1984For more information visit: JustDetailsCleaningService.comCall Rudy303-549-7944 for free est.

Computer Services

Cowboy Consulting 303-526-2739

Concrete/Paving

All Phases of Flat Work by

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concrete. Quality workReasonable rates, Lic. & Ins.

"Small Jobs OK!"303-514-7364

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Sidewalks, Tear Out, Replace,Colored. Reasonable Rates

Office 303-840-7347Mobile 303-902-1503

FBM ConcreteDriveways, patios, stamp &

colored concrete.All kinds of flat work. 25yrs exp.

Free estimates(720)217-8022

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J-Star ConcreteDriveways, Stamped &

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720-327-8618

Navarro Concrete, Inc.Commercial/Residential quality

work at reasonable prices.Registered & Insured in Colorado.

303-423-8175

Construction

Massa Construction 303-642-3548

Drywall

A PATCH TO MATCHDry wall repair specialist. 30yrs.

Experience, InsuredSatisfaction guaranteedCall Ed 720-328-5039

Sanders Drywall Inc.All phases to include

Acoustic scrape and re-textureRepairs to full basement finishes

Water damage repairsInterior paint, door & trim installs

30+ years experienceInsured

Free estimatesDarrell 303-915-0739

Electricians

HIGHLANDS HOMEIMPROVEMENT, INC.

303-791-4000

FREE EstimatesA+

General Repair & RemodelPaul Boggs Master Electrician

Licensed/Insured/Guaranteed

Affordable Electrician20 yrs experience

Remodel expert, kitchen,basements, & service panel

upgrades.No job too small. Senior disc.

720-690-7645

Complete Res / Com Service

Panel & meter, Hot tub, A.C,Furnace, Ceiling & Attic Fans,

Kitchen Appliances,Interior & Exterior Lighting, TV,

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Switch & Outlet Replacement,Back up Generators,

Aluminum Splicing & Repair

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Radiant LightingService **

Electrical Work All types. Honestand reliable, licensed & ins.

Free estimates.Craig (303)429-3326

Fence Services

BATUK FENCINGCedar, Chain-link Install& Repair. Quality Work

10 yrs. exp.Free Estimates.

Sr. Discount.303-750-3840

D & D FENCINGCommercial & Residential

All types of cedar, chain link, iron,and vinyl fences. Install and

repair. Serving all areas.Low Prices.

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BY THE NUMBERSNumber of state

champi-onships C h e r r y C r e e k

High School has won in its history. The boys ten-nis team won title No. 200 on Oct. 13

Number of different p l a y e r s who scored t o u c h -downs for

Faith Christian in last week’s 55-0 win over Machebeuf. Deven Ty-ler scored three times to pace the Eagles. Also reaching the end zone were Alex Albright, Bay-lor Hunstad, Gunnar Caldwell, Aaron Aguero and Rory Gishwiller.

GAME OF THE WEEK

SOFTBALLClass 3A/4A/5A state

championshipsFriday and Saturday, Aurora Sports Park

The softball season wraps up with the two-day tournament to de-termine the state’s best.

THEY SAID IT

“We can’t turn over the ball like that, it puts us in a big hole and just really hurts us a lot. We just weren’t executing and weren’t getting any-thing done and that was really the difference.”

Pomona running back Chris Marquez after the Panthers turned

over the ball � ve times in a loss to rival Ralston Valley

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Mustangs knock off top-ranked Pomona Ralston Valley takes advantage of fi ve turnovers By Daniel Williams [email protected]

ARVADA - Five Pomona turnovers were the difference in a tightly con-tested game that Ralston Valley won 23-22 Friday night at North Area Athletic Complex.

In a matchup between two of the best teams in the state, the top-ranked Panthers dropped to 5-2, 2-1 and the No. 4 Mustangs improved to 6-1, 3-0 in a dramatic four quarter thriller that could have went either way.

“We can’t turn over the ball like that, it puts us in a big hole and just really hurts us a lot,” Pomona junior run-ning back Chris Marquez said. “We just weren’t executing and weren’t getting anything done and that was really the difference.”

Ralston Valley went to work imme-diately, driving the ball down field on their opening drive before settling for a 33-yard field goal by Collin Root.

In their next possession, a contro-versial pass interference call at midfield on 3rd-and-16 extended Ralston Valley’s drive.

The Mustangs took advantage of their opportunity and junior quarter-back Jacob Knipp went 33 yards down field and nearly into the end zone one play later.

Ralston Valley sophomore running back Andrew Winfield punched the ball in from 2 yards out to give the Mustangs a 9-0 lead. The Mustangs would miss a two point conversion play.

Pomona’s struggles continued on their next possession when Marquez fumbled the ball away at Ralston Val-ley’s 25 yard line at the end of the first quarter. But Pomona would stop the bleeding and the Mustangs at midfield on a 4th-and-four.

Pomona then went on attack getting their own pass interference call which

set up a 20-yard touchdown run by Marquez. Junior Allyson Thimsen - all 105 pounds of her - banged through the extra point.

But Ralston Valley went right back on the attack working the ball down the field with a blend of passes and runs. That set up a 17-yard touchdown pass that senior receiver Hunter Price had to wrestle away from Pomona senior de-fensive back Ricky Rodriguez for a 16-7 lead.

Pomona would commit their second turnover of the game with five minutes left in the first half when senior quar-terback Alec Feland was picked off by Ralston Valley senior Spencer Svejcar at the Mustangs’ own 27 yard line.

“We started to get it going in the sec-ond half, but the turnovers just killed us,” Pomona Feland said. “I just wasn’t good enough today, it is on me. I have to be better.”

But Pomona’s defense would do their job and get their offense the ball back and the Panthers would go on an 89-yard drive capped by a Marquez 14-yard touchdown with less than two minutes to go in the first half to cut their deficit to 16-14.

Midway through the third quarter Ralston Valley benefited from another questionable pass interference call on 3rd-and-4 which extended their drive into Pomona territory.

The Mustangs again capitalized on their opportunity and used the rest of the quarter to move the ball downfield. Wingard would then score his second touchdown of the night on a 3-yard touchdown run extending the Mus-tangs’ lead 23-14.

Pomona’s defense would come up big in the fourth quarter when senior Mitch Colin intercepted his second ball of the night and then brought it 36 yards into Ralston Valley territory. Po-mona senior Deshon Mayes would then catch an 11-yard pass for a touchdown making it 23-22.

Ralston Valley got the ball back only to punt the ball 16 yards four plays later, leaving it in their territory for Pomona. Driving all the way to Ralston Valley’s 9-yard line and the verge of taking their first lead of the game with under 4 min-utes to go, Svejcar intercepted Feland in the end zone. It was Feland’s fourth interception of the game.

“We had opportunities, a lot of them. We just made way too many mistakes,” Pomona coach Jay Madden said.

Still with one last shot with just un-der three minutes left in the game Po-mona’s defense forced 4th down-and-3 at their 40 yard line. But Wingard would brake through Pomona’s defensive line for a first down and then one play later he broke a 21-yard game-sealing touch-down run - his third touchdown of the game.

“That Pomona team is a really good group of players, they are resilient,” Ralston Valley coach Matt Loyd said. “We had to keep battling and keep bat-tling and we didn’t give up.”

With the win Ralston Valley moves into first place in the Metro North.

Pomona has two games left on their regular season schedule and will play Friday at Fairview at 7 p.m. Ralston Valley hosts Arvada West Friday at 7:30 p.m. at NAAC.

Ralston Valley junior quarterback Jacob Knipp leans forward to get more yardage against the Pomona Panthers defense Friday at the North Area Athletic Complex.

Ralston Valley senior wide receiver Hunter Price celebrates after scoring a touchdown against Pomona’s Ricky Rodriguez. Photos by Andy Carpenean

Sports roundup: State softball set for this weekend A-West earns No. 5 seed By Daniel Wiliams [email protected]

The state 3A/4A/5A softball tour-nament starts this Friday at Aurora Sports Complex.

5A qualifi ers include: No. 5 Ar-vada West plays No. 12 Grandview at 10 a.m. at Complex B.

4A qualifi ers include: No. 6 Wheat Ridge plays No. 11 Thompson Valley Friday at 12:15 p.m. at Complex C.

No. 11 Ralston Valley plays No. 6 Rock Canyon at 12:15 p.m. at Com-plex B.Golden senior Kyger recognized

Golden senior Kellen Kyger has been selected as the IBM High

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Crosswinds not a problem at cross country meetJeffco’s best runners meet as season’s end nearsBy Jim [email protected]

LITTLETON - Drizzly rain and cold wind didn’t slow down cross country par-ticipants at Saturday’s 4A/5A Jefferson Country cross country meet at Clement Park.

Actually, Arvada West Conner Lock-wood said he used the cold conditions to his advantage.

“When it’s colder the ground is harder and you can push off better and get more distance and improve your times,” Lock-wood said.

Lockwood was the boys’ 5A meet win-ner completing the course in 16:14. His teammate Nicolas Sevcik finished fourth at 16:48, and Arvada West’s boys took third in the team event.

“The wind made it a little tough but we just powered through it and got the job done. We have a good team,” Lockwood said.

Pomona won the 5A boys team event with a total team time of 1:24:37. Marcelo Laguera, Jon May, Thomas, Gavin Mason, Michael Berthoud, Stephen May and Isa-iah Ybatta combined for the victory.

Dakota Ridge’s McKenna Spillar was the winner of the 5A girls finishing with a time of 18:56.

“It’s my senior year and one of my goals was to win a cross country race and it was just my day,” Spillar said. “I was hurt earlier in the season [with an ankle injury] so I told myself to just go run your heart out and I am happy that my hard work paid off.”

Ralston Valley produced the 5A girls’ team winner finishing with a time of 1:41:50. The winning team consisted of Nicole Hahn, Caitlin Hess, Alicia Thomp-son, Giulianna Vessa, Samantha Beding-er, Lydia McCracken and Shelbie Ralston.

In 4A, Evergreen dominated the meet, starting with boys’ winner Jackson Sayler who finished in 16:53.

After Sayler won individual boys, Ev-ergreen’s Sammy Skold was the solo girls’ winner finishing in 19:36.

Evergreen would wrap up their im-

pressive afternoon by winning the girls team event, finishing with a group time of 1:42:29. Sammy Sklod, Camille Mo-rales, Caitlin Schmitt, Jane Jensen, Emily Schulz, Annie Trimarco and Blair Bokel-man combined for the win. Evergreen’s boys also took second in the team event.

“We live up there in the mountains so we try to use those tough conditions to our advantage,” Evergreen coach Angie Harrington said. “Plus we had a bunch of colds we were fighting to get over so this was a great day for us.”

The 4A boys’ team winner was Conifer, who finished with a combined time of 1:29:01.

Kevin Johnson, Ian McGhie, Mitch Hoffman, Mike Fera, Trevor Bickmore, Dylan Reed and Josef Gruber made up Evergreen’s winning unit.

Surprise performances included the combined effort from Golden. The De-mons had three girls finish in the top 11 in the individual race, led by Olivia Treit-man who finished third overall at 20:00.

Golden’s boys had four top 16 finishers which they converted into a third place team finish with a score of 1:30:44.

4A and 5A regional’s began this week on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in various locations depending on region.

Lakewood’s Olivia Hayden finishes first for the Tigers during the 4A varsity girls 2012 Jefferson County League Cross Country Meet Friday.

Wheat Ridge Farmers Brian Whitfield competes in the 4A varsity boys 2012 Jefferson County League Cross Country Meet Friday.

D’Evelyn’s Evan Verbal competes during in the 4A varsity boys 2012 Jefferson County League Cross Country Meet Friday.

Dakota Ridge’s McKenna Spillar competes during the 5A varsity girls 2012 Jefferson County League Cross Country Meet Friday. Photos by Andy Carpenean

Sports roundup: State softball set for this weekendA-West earns No. 5 seedBy Daniel [email protected]

The state 3A/4A/5A softball tour-nament starts this Friday at Aurora Sports Complex.

5A qualifiers include: No. 5 Ar-vada West plays No. 12 Grandview at 10 a.m. at Complex B.

4A qualifiers include: No. 6 Wheat Ridge plays No. 11 Thompson Valley Friday at 12:15 p.m. at Complex C.

No. 11 Ralston Valley plays No. 6 Rock Canyon at 12:15 p.m. at Com-plex B.Golden senior Kyger recognized

Golden senior Kellen Kyger has been selected as the IBM High

School Hero of the Week by the Colorado High School Activities As-sociation.

The 6-foot-5, 250-pound tight end/defensive linemen was nomi-nated for by head coach Mike Jo-seph for his outstanding leadership.

His selection will be recognized on 850 KOA. Additionally, the Den-ver Broncos and IBM will hold a re-ception in March at Sports Authority Field to honor Kellen and the other award recipients.

A-West blows out BoulderArvada West football defeated

Boulder 56-35 Thursday at North Area Athletic Complex.

The Wildcats (2-5, 1-2) scored 35 second half points to beat the Pan-

thers (2-5, 0-3).A-West will now face one of the

best teams in state in Ralston Val-ley (6-1, 3-0) Friday at 7:30 at North Area Athletic Complex.

Demons tough season continuesGolden’s football team fell 46-24

to George Washington Saturday at All City Field in Denver.

Golden senior running back Paris Salas carried the ball 40 times for an impressive 182 yards.

However, Patriots senior running back Garry Hill ran the ball 28 times for 243 yards.

The Demons (1-6, 0-2) will face Standley Lake (5-2, 1-1) Friday at 7 p.m. at NAAC in a 4A Mountain meeting

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Lakewood, Ralston Valley battle for state berthTigers tie game on penalty kick in final five minutesBy Daniel [email protected]

A win for either team would have put them in great position to qualify for state.

However, after Lakewood and Ralston Valley’s 1-1 tie at North Area Athletic Complex on Tuesday both team’s post-season aspirations are still up in the air.

Down 1-0 for most of the contest the Tigers (6-4-3) hung around and then dra-matically found a way to tie the Mustangs (9-4-1) and force overtime.

“Three points was what we wanted but getting out of here with one point af-ter being down for most of the game is a good thing. Everyone stepped it up in the second half when we needed to,” Lake-wood coach Tom Noor said.

The first 20 minutes of the game was a defensive grind out as both teams strug-gled to get it going offensively.

Ralston Valley finally started to find some rhythm and at 22:50 sophomore Peter Hendricks craftfully passed a ball off of his chest and right into the wheel-house of senior Kyle Breckenfelder who launched a ball at the goal.

But Lakewood goalie Fox Maikovich made an athletic save to prevent a goal.

The Mustangs broke through at 18:52 when senior Reece Bolin beat defend-ers towards the left side of the goal forc-ing Maikovich collapse on the ball. This allowed Bolin to easily center a ball that senior Lorenzo Politano buried for a 1-0 lead.

At the eight minute mark in the first half Lakewood senior Brandon Fac-tor nearly became the x-factor when he drilled a ball from midfield that Ralston Valley goaltender Davis Oaks could not control off his chest. The ball bounced right on to the foot of freshman Charlie Caswell but the frosh kicked the ball just over the goal.

At 34:06 in the second half Brecken-felder beat Lakewood defenders up the middle of the field and launched a left

footed shot that Maikovich had to fully extend to barely save.

“We have to be better at finishing when we get opportunities,” Brecken-felder said. “Sometimes we goof up and don’t get the goal that we need. If we play consistent we can be a contender for state.”

With just over ten minutes left in the contest Ralston Valley freshman Logan Graybill shook his defender and then drilled a ball from the top of the box that went off the right goalpost and nearly right back to him.

But solid defense from both teams

prevented either team from generating many real scoring opportunities in the second half.

On the verge of getting shutout Lake-wood caught a break with 5:37 left in the game.

Lakewood senior Andrew Thomp-son was questionably tripped and was awarded a penalty kick which he easily converted tying the game.

“I just went up there and kicked it in,” Thompson said. “You really don’t want to think about it, you just have to go up there and kick it through.”

Less than a minute later Ralston Val-

ley sophomore Jordan Quinslik beat his defender and scored what looked to be the game winning goal. But he was called offside.

Both teams traded punches in over-time but neither team was able to gener-ate any legitimate scoring chances and the game ended in a tie.

Arvada West (12-1, 7-0) clinched the 5A Jefferson Country league title with their 2-0 victory over Bear Creek on Wednesday. That leaves Lakewood and Ralston Valley sitting with Chatfield (10-3-1, 5-2) and Stanley Lake (8-4-2, 3-2-2) as four teams with two league losses.

Ralston Valley Mustangs junior Trey Wager inbounds the ball against Lakewood Monday at the North Area Athletic Complex. Photo by Andy Carpenean

Locals make state tennis tournament but exit earlyQualifiers hope to parlay experience into future successBy Daniel [email protected]

DENVER - Qualifying for state as a high school tennis player is perhaps the hardest things to do in high school sports and is quite a feat in itself.

Add the pressure of being a freshman playing No. 2 singles on center court at Gate Tennis Center in front of hundreds of people and you have Arvada West’s Andrew Gillette on Thursday.

The 5A boys’ tennis season concluded last weekend at Gates Tennis Center in Denver, with the 4A boys end-ing their season at Pueblo City Park in Pueblo.

And Gillette’s special season wrapped up with a 6-0, 6-1 loss to Grand Junction’s Jacob Lapkin.

“I was a freshman on center court in front of hun-dreds of people and I kind of let that nervousness affect my play,” Gillette said. “I think I could have beaten him if I was playing my best but it was definitely a learning experience and I hope to come back next year and dom-inate.”

Elsewhere, Lakewood’s No. 1 doubles team of Stephan Liu and Adam Zimmerman also had their season ended by Cherry Creek’s Hans Bergal and Jace Blackburn 6-2, 6-3.

However, considering Bergal and Blackburn finished as the runners up to the state champs, it took one of the best doubles teams in the state to bring down Lui and Zimmerman.

In 4A, Golden wrapped up their impressive season by sending two teams to state in Pueblo. Golden’s No. 3 singles player junior Logan Hulet fell to Aspen’s Brad Broeking 6-3, 6-1, and their No. 4 doubles team consist-ing of Tim McLane and Kyle Taylor as beaten by eventual

second in state finishers from Colorado Academy Zach Turner and Will McDermid 6-1, 6-1.

“We didn’t advance but we learned a lot about what it takes to compete at that level,” Hulet said. “I think that I wanted it so bad that I didn’t play as well as I normally play. But I have an offseason fitness plan, I plan on play-ing a lot of tennis and I plan on really going after it next year.”

5A state champions include: No 1. singles: Hayden Sabatka, Highlands Ranch, def. Spencer Weinberg, Grand Junction, 7-6 (5), 6-3; No 2. singles: Connor McPherson, Cherry Creek, def. Ignatius Castelino, Fair-view, 6-3, 6-2; No 3. singles: Will Ro, Cherry Creek, def. Alec Leddon, Fairview, 6-1, 6-4; No 1. doubles: Kevin Chen/Tommy Mason, Fairview, def. Hans Bergal/Jace Blackburn, Cherry Creek, 6-2, 6-4; No 2. doubles: Con-nor Petrou/Jake Miller, Cherry Creek, def. Chad Curd/Michael Vartuli, Arapahoe, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4; No. 3 doubles: Dan Kapriellian/Noah Reiss, Cherry Creek, def. Ben Kra-henbuhl/Nick Blanco, Fairview, 6-0, 6-2; No. 4 doubles: Gifford Mellick/Harshil Dwivedi, Cherry Creek, def. Ka-mran Shabaz/Max Petrak, Fairview, 6-4, 6-4.

4A state champions include: No. 1 singles: Harrison Lang, Niwot, def. David Mitchell, Kent Denver, 6-4, 6-2; No. 2 singles: Jesse Ruder-Hook, Colorado Academy, def. Spencer Lang, Niwot, 7-6(1), 6-3; No. 3 singles: Andrew Venner, Cheyenne Mountain, def. Keenan Kaltenbach-er, 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-3; No. 1 doubles: Cole Benson/Austin Hampton, Cheyenne Mountain, def. Carter Pentz/Drew

Pasma, Niwot, 6-2, 6-1; No. 2 doubles: Mac Mease/Noah Forman, Colorado Academy, def. Matt Clancy/Nathan-iel Rocks, Cheyenne Mountain, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4; No. 3 dou-bles: Colt Sessions/Carsten Lux, Cheyenne Mountain, def. Jon Payne/Andrew Thompson, Kent Denver, 6-2, 7-6(2); No. 4 doubles: Matt Ryan/Michael Sheldon, Air Academy, def. Zach Turner/Will McDermid, Colorado Academy, 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-2.

Lakewood’s Adam Zimmerman returns a shot during a No. 1 doubles match. Zimmerman and teammate Stephan Liu had their season ended by Cherry Creek’s Hans Bergal and Jace Blackburn 6-2, 6-3. Photo by Jonathan Maness

‘We didn’t advance but we learned a lot about what it takes

to compete at that level.’Logan Hulet

color. It could also be a behavior change like someone parking in the garage when they always parked in the driveway.”

Joly said because the FBI suspects someone in the community knows the individual they are seeking, they are hop-ing people report even the smallest of behavior changes they notice in other people.

“The suspect can be anyone from your neighbor, friend, and ultimately, your family member,” Joly said. “That is why we are asking the community to contact us with any sort of information, even if the change in behavior is very small.”

Joly said the suspect could very well be in the immediate area. The FBI assumes

the person is a man, because statistically speaking, that is normally the case, he added.The FBI is investigating hundreds of possible leads using a variety of re-sources. Anyone with information or tips on the investigation is encouraged to call 303-658-4336.

Ridgeway was last seen by her mother Sarah Ridgeway around 8:30 a.m. on Fri-day, Oct. 5, walking down the driveway of her home on West 107th Avenue and Moore Street in Westminster.

Ridgeway normally met friends at Chelsea Park three blocks away from her home, but police reported her friends said she didn’t show up.

Jennifer Andrews lives in a neighbor-hood near Chelsea Park. She said since

Ridgeway’s disappearance she’s been praying and hoping the little girl would come home safely. After hearing the news that Ridgeway’s body was found, Andrews said it was hard to accept.

“I have two children of my own, and this whole thing has been so hard,” she said. “Everyone wanted so badly for Jessi-ca to be home and safe, so to realize that’s not happening, is really hard.”

Memorials have been set up at Kens-ington and Chelsea parks. Friday was also “wear purple day” in support of the Ridgeway family. Jon Parker chose to wear purple on Friday because even though it was a small gesture, it was something he knew he could do to support the family, he said.

“I don’t have any children, but this tragedy still hits home,” he said. “It’s been hard to accept that something like this can happen in our community.”

Upon receiving the news, Gov. John Hickenlooper released the following statement on the Ridgeway case:

“This is an unthinkable end to an un-thinkable crime in our community. It is with a profound sense of sorrow that we learned of Jessica Ridgeway’s death. On behalf of all of Colorado, we offer our deepest sympathies to her family and friends. The Colorado Department of Public Safety and other federal, state and local agencies involved in the case will continue to provide all of the support they can as the investigation continues.”


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The recently opened Kachina South-western Grill inside the Westin Westmin-ster has added happy hour and late-night dining options to the menu.

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Brothers Jeff and Michael Miceli and their sister Kim Miceli-Vela opened their fi rst eatery in 2004 in downtown Denver.

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MEET THE artist The Wheat Ridge Cultural Commission has scheduled three Meet the Artist events where local artists and their works will be highlighted. The fi rst event is 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, and will feature glassworks crafted by Debra Sanders. The event is at Catspaw Yoga, 4430 Cody St. Light refreshments will be served. Patti Barry-Levy is the featured artist Nov. 15 at FirstBank, 4350 Wadsworth Blvd. The Jan. 17 event features painter Katie Hoff man at Home Instead, 6191 W. 44th Ave. Contact Milly Nadler at 303-319-0690.

CHILDREN’S CHOIR Clear Creek Children’s Choir is accepting new members, ages 8-14, through Oct. 18 for its fall season. Rehearsals are 4:30-6 p.m. Mondays at Foothills Elementary School, 13165 W. Ohio Ave., Lakewood. Members come from across Jeff erson County. The choir will give several per-formances including a collaboration with Lutheran Chorale. For registration and other information, go online to CCCchoir.wordpress.com.

FRIDAY/OCT. 19

NATURAL HEALTH Learn about various natural health treatments and options at a health talk Friday, Oct. 19, at the APEX Center, 13150 W. 72nd Ave., Arvada. For more information or to sign up, call 303-467-5337. The talk will last 20-45 minutes. Practitioners will bring handouts, sample needles, herbs, cupping, moxa tools, etc., answer questions and give demonstrations.

CUBA AS we mark the 50-year anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis this month, join Active Minds for a past, present and future look at our communist neighbor to the south. Cuba: 50 Years After the Missile Crisis is a free program and is 1:30-3:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, at Westland Meridian, 10695 W. 17th Ave., Lakewood. RSVP at 303-232-7100.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY/OCT. 19-20, OCT. 26-27

CREEPY CRAWL Central City’s fourth annual Creepy Crawl is a 60-minute walking tour of the city’s most-avoided historic landmarks and off -limits areas of 150-year-old buildings. Tours are between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Oct. 19-20 and Oct. 26-27. New tours leave every quarter hour. Check-in is required at Century Casino’s lower level banquet room. Arrive 10 minutes before tour begins. Purchase them at King Soopers, online at www.ticketswest.com or by phone at 1-866-464-2626. For information, go to www.centralcityparkway.com/creepycrawl.

PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER Colorado ACTS pres-ents “Angel Street,” based on the movie “Gaslight,” a Victorian psychological thriller. Content may not be suitable for children younger than 10. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19-20 and Oct. 26-27 at 9460 W. 58th Ave. Visit www.coloradoacts.org or call 303-456-6772 for ticket information.

MURDER MYSTERY The Edge Theatre, of Lakewood, performers present murder mystery dinner theater, “The Altos: Like the Sopranos, Only Lower” for four weekends, Oct. 19-20, Oct. 26-27, Nov. 2-3, Nov.

9-10, at The Briarwood Inn, 1630 8th St., Golden. Cocktails at 7 p.m., the show starts at 7:30 p.m. Visit http://www.thebriarwoodinn.com/events_upcom-ing.html for ticket and show information.

FRIDAY THROUGH Sunday/Oct. 19-21

QUILT SHOW See more than 70 quilts at the quilt show at Echter’s, 52nd Avenue and Garrison Street, Arvada, from Oct. 19-21. The show is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 19, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 20, and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 21. Visit http://rmqm.org.

SATURDAY/OCT. 20

HALLOWEEN FUN Lookout Mountain Nature Center will host Halloween Tales and Trails 1-4 p.m. and 5-8 p.m. at the center, 910 Colorow Road, Golden. Don a costume an enjoy a guided hike, campfi re stories, Halloween crafts and more. In the center, a bat cave, bear den and interactive exhibits will be open to registered participants. Spots fi ll quickly; donation for participation is suggested. Go online to lmnc.jeff co.us or call 720-497-7600 for more information and to register.

MOVIE SHOWING In celebration of women’s right to vote, “Iron Jawed Angels” is playing at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at the AMCSOJ church, 5975 Miller. This choice for our monthly “Movies that Matter” shows a group of passionate and dynamic young women, led by Alice Paul (Hilary Swank) and her friend Lucy Burns (Frances O’Connor), who put their lives on the line to fi ght (without violence) for American women’s right to vote less than 100 years ago. Event is free.

CEMETERY TOURS Helping people relate to the past using character reenactments and accurate accounts of history is one of the main draws for this year’s improved Golden Cemetery Tours conducted by Golden History Museums. Ticket holders will meet six people from Golden’s past including one of Golden’s fi rst female pioneers, Mary Boyd, who attended the fi rst organized church service in the least likely of places, the Ford brothers’ saloon. All but one of the “ghosts” are new this year, so attendees from previ-ous years will see many new performances. The tour is Saturday, Oct. 20. The fi rst tour starts at 2 p.m. and subsequent tours will run in 20-minute intervals. The last tour leaves at 5:40 p.m. Cider and cookies will be provided. Reservations recommended. Buy tickets by calling 303-278-3557.

SUNDAY/OCT. 21

JEWISH GENEALOGY The Jewish Genealogical Society of Colorado announces an annual all-day seminar on Jewish genealogy from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, at Congregation Rodef Shalom, 450 S. Kearney St., Denver. Professional genealogist Rafael Guber travels from New York City to present three lectures: Demystifying Words in Jewish Genealogy; Shame, What Happened to Our Female Immigrant Ancestors at Ellis Island; and The Jewish Antiques Road Show: You Show, I Tell. Admission fee covers all-day access, kosher lunch and society mem-

bership through December 2013. RSVP required. Carpools coordinated from Boulder. www.JGSCO.org or [email protected].

SKATING PARTY Lace’EmUpSkating plans free skat-ing parties 4-5 p.m. Sundays, Oct. 21, Dec. 2, Jan. 13, Feb. 17, March 24, May 5 and June 9 at Foothills Ice Arena , 2250 S. Kipling St. in Lakewood. Registration required at www.LaceEmUpSkating.com.

OPENING CONCERT The Jeff erson Symphony Orchestra opens its 60th season with “An Afternoon at the Opera” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, at the Green Center, Colorado School of Mines campus in Golden. Season and individual tickets can be purchased at www.jeff symphony.org or by calling 303-278-4237. You also can visit the Jeff erson Symphony offi ce at 1204 Washington St., Golden, or buy tickets at the door on the day of the concert.

JAPANESE ARTS The 28th annual Arts and Crafts Showcase will feature unique Asian arts and crafts from Denver’s Japanese-American community. It will be 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, at Simpson United Methodist Church, 6001 Wolff St., Arvada. Call 303-428-7963 or visit www.simpsonumc.com.

CONCERT SERIES St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 9200 W 10th Ave., Lakewood, presents its 2012-13 concert series. Season and individual tickets are available. Email [email protected] or call 303-279-2932. All concerts take place in the St. Paul Sanctuary. Concerts are:

OCT. 21: Local women’s quartet Attune and The Blues Brethren band perform at 3 p.m.

NOV. 18: Confl uence a cappella choir will present “The War Between Men and Women,” based on James Thurber’s cartoon series of the same name, at 3 p.m.

DEC. 16: On the third Sunday of Advent this year is the Festival Service of Lessons and Carols, at 3 p.m. This service features the St. Paul’s Church Choir and Confl uence, a child soprano singing the traditional opening verse, and this year the Park Hill Brass Quintet.

FEB. 24: Confl uence will present a Sacred Music Con-cert at 3 p.m. This is the fi rst concert by Confl uence completely devoted to sacred music. It will begin a very old Mass (from the late 1400s) by Josquin de Prez. Journey with us through the renaissance, baroque, classical eras and end with some beautiful, modern sacred compositions.

APRIL 28: Confl uence will present an a cappella program titled “Salut Printemps” (Welcome Spring). This program will feature Debussy’s piece of the same name for piano and women’s voices, and will be fi lled with the glorious sounds of spring’s return.

MAY 19: The Parish Choir of St. Paul’s will wrap up the year with its excellent Variety Show at 1:30 p.m. after the end-of-year Parish Picnic. New this year: the staff of St. Paul’s will present a number in the show.

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John W. Ellington of Arvada passed away on October 3, 2012. He is sur-vived by his wife, Marjo-rie, their 2 children and 2 grandchildren. Memorial to be held on Saturday Oc-tober, 20 at 11:00 at the Ar-vada Church of God - 7135 West 68th Ave.

John W. Ellington

Golden Transcript L1April 12, 2012

Government Legals ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed bids for the construction of City ofArvada Project No. 12-SR-01 entitled2012 Sanitary Sewer Main Replacementwill be received at the office of the CityEngineer until 10:00 am on October 24,2012 and then publicly opened and readaloud.The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Ad-vertisement for Bids, Information for Bid-ders, Special Conditions, Addendum whenissued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, and BidSchedule forms, and the Project Draw-ings (12”x18”) may be examined at the fol-lowing locations:City of Arvada Engineering Division - 8101Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado 80002Dodge Plan Room – 1114 W. 7th Avenue,Suite 100, Denver, Colorado 80204iSqFt Plan Room, 1312 17th Street, Suite115, Denver, Colorado 80202Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System atwww.rockymountainbidsystem.comNo cost bid documents may be obtainedat www.rockymountainbidsystem.com onor after October 4, 2012. Bid documentsmay also be obtained at the office of theCity Engineer upon payment of $30.00 perset, which is non-refundable.ESTIMATED QUANTITIES OF THE MA-JOR ITEMS OF WORK ARE:2,000 LF Remove 8” VCP, install 8” PVCSanitary Sewer Main1,500 LF Install 12” PVC Sanitary SewerMain by pipe bursting existing 10” VCP20 EA Furnish and Install 4 foot diametermanhole55 EA Reconnect existing sewer servicepipeMiscellaneous items include traffic control,manhole connections, etc.Bidders, subcontractors and suppliersmust be familiar with the current City ofArvada Engineering Code of Standardsand Specifications for the Design andConstruction of Public Improvements,dated July 19, 2011, which will be com-bined with the Bid Documents to form theContract Documents for the Project. Acopy of the Standards may be obtainedfrom the office of the City Engineer upon anon-refundable payment of $30.00. Hold-ers will be notified when supplemental re-visions and additions are available as theyare adopted. The Standards are alsoavailable at no cost on the City's web siteat www.arvada.org. Holders are respons-ible for keeping current their City of Ar-vada Engineering Code of Standards andSpecifications.The Project Engineer for this work isTimothy R. Hoos, P.E. at 720-898-7644.CITY OF ARVADA/s/ Patrick Dougherty, P.E., City EngineerPublication Dates: October 4, 2012 October 11, 2012 October 18, 2012Wheat Ridge TranscriptArvada Press

CITY OF ARVADANOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

Notice is hereby given that disbursementsin final settlement will be issued by theFinance Director at 10:00 a.m., October30, 2012 to Richdell Construction, Inc. forwork related to Project No. 94640 – Sun-rise Ridge Phase III and performed underthat contract dated September 19, 2011for the City of Arvada.Any person, co-partnership, association ofpersons, company or corporation that fur-nished labor, material, drayage, susten-ance, provisions or other supplies used orconsumed by said contractor or his sub-contractors in or about the performance ofthe work contracted to be done by saidRichdell Construction, Inc. and its claimhas not been paid, may at any time on orprior to the hour of the date above stated,file with the Finance Director of the City ofArvada at City Hall, a verified statementsof the amount due and unpaid on accountof such claim.Dated this October 3, 2012/s/ Christine A. Koch, City ClerkDates of Publication: October 11 & 18,2012Wheat Ridge TranscriptArvada Press

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BIG TALK Join us for this informa-tive and empowering discussion for women, and explore how we think and what we think. Discussion will be 6:30-8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22, in Golden. Call Roslyn 303-953-2344 to reserve your spot. Discussions are limited to six participants.

MONDAY/OCT. 22, OCT. 29

CANINE FITNESS More than half of American dogs are overweight, and 20 percent are obese. The next Monday night talk at Training With Grace will focus on agility. Learn the importance of play and rewards and start our work on the flat, acquiring a good connection and under-standing of body language basics including learning hand and body signals using targeting and shaping techniques. Answer questions about what breed, size and age is appro-

priate for this sport. Talks are from 6-8 p.m. every Monday at Training With Grace, 9100 W. 6th Ave., Lake-wood. Visit www.trainingwithgrace.com or call 303-238-3647. Other upcoming talks:

DOUBLE DOG management, Oct. 29: This class is for families over-whelmed by a multi-dog household. Ana will show you how to read body language in order to prevent argu-ments in the home and how to set appropriate boundaries for mutual respect among all family members.

TUESDAY/OCT. 23 AND THURS-DAY/OCT. 25

VOTING CHANGES Changes to voting rights laws will affect a lot of voters this November. Find out how they will affect you at two Jefferson County League of Women Voters programs: The first is at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, at the Highlands Rescue Team Building, 317 S. Lookout Mountain, Golden. Call El-len, 303-526-7446. The second is at

9:15 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 25 at 1575 Kipling St., Lakewood. Call Marian, 303-445-0270. For answers about candidates’ positions, local ballot issues and to build a personalized sample ballot, visit www.VOTE411.org. For information about the League of Women Voters, visit www.lwvjeffco.org.

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 24

OPEN HOUSE. Jefferson County’s Transportation and Engineering Division, along with its design engi-neer, Merrick & Company, is hosting a public open house from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, regarding improvements to West Chatfield Avenue. The open house will be at Falcon Bluffs Middle School, 8449 S. Garrison St., Littleton. Members of the project team will be present to answer questions and discuss the design of the proposed improve-ments on West Chatfield Avenue from West Ken Caryl Avenue to South Garrison Street. For informa-

tion, contact Brad Bauer, Jeffco Transportation and Engineering, 303-271-8495.

CONCERT JEANNE Jolly will perform at 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, at the Buffalo Rose in Golden. Tickets available at the door. Visit www.jeannejolly.com or www.buffalorose.net.

THURSDAY/OCT. 25

ART DISPLAY An evening of exceptional fine art will be on display 5:30-9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at the Golden Hotel, 800 11th St., Golden. This show, titled “One Night Stand,” is in its second year and is open to the public. The artists are all professional women who are award winners in their fields of expertise. For information, call Tricia Bass at 303-808-1770 or email her at [email protected].

FUNDRAISING EVENT Circle of Friends, an event to benefit Marla Swanson, is a night of food, fun, drinks and a silent auction. The event is from 5:30-9:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25 at Guarantee Bank, 26800 W. Colfax Ave., Golden. For information on tickets and other details, call Mo Lukens at 720-319-1076.

COMING SOONCOMING SOON/OCT. 26

TRICK OR treat Olde Town Arvada will have its trick-or-treat street from 5-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26. This is a family fun event that is a safe way for children to enjoy the fun of trick-or-treating. Event includes a haunted house, costume contest and more. Tickets are $2 per child.

JAZZ CONCERT The Lakewood Cul-tural Center presents jazz harmonica virtuoso Gregoire Maret at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, in the 316-seat

theater at 470 S. Allison Parkway. Tickets are available by calling 303-987-7845, going online to www.Lakewood.org/CulturalCenter or visiting the Lakewood Cultural Cen-ter Box Office. Senior, student and group discounts are available. There is free, well-lit parking on-site.

SALES BOOST Learn the best practices for boosting holiday sales from 7:30-9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at Boettcher Mansion, 900 Colorow Road, Golden. Program is led by Steve Parry with Sandler Training by Sales Productivity Consultants. Register by Oct. 22. For informa-tion on costs and to buy tickets, call Andrea LaRew at The West Chamber, 720-399-5652 or [email protected].

OKTOBERFEST EVENT Three Toma-toes Steakhouse and Club presents Oktoberfest at the Club, featuring six courses paired with AC Golden Brewing Company features. Seating is limited. Call 303-277-8755 or visit www.ThreeTomatoesSteakhouse.com for pricing information and other details. The club is at 3050 Illinois St., Golden.

PARANORMAL INVESTIGATION The Grant-Humphreys Mansion, one of Denver’s most historic landmarks, will be the location for a paranormal investigation from 8 p.m. to mid-night Friday, Oct. 26. Take part in a real ghost hunt conducted by a team from The Other Side Investigations and visit many of the mansion’s hot spots where activity has been detected in the past. Refreshments will be served. Call 303-620-4933 for tickets and more information. All proceeds benefit the educational programs of the Grant-Humphreys Mansion, 770 Pennsylvania St., Denver.

COMING SOON/OCT. 26-27

UPCOMING CONCERT. Thumpin’ will perform at 9:30 p.m. Oct. 26-27 at Hoffbrau in Arvada. The Oct. 27 show is a Halloween party; wear your costume. For information, show times and more check out our bandpage on Facebook or twitter @thumpinband. For booking informa-tion, use our contact page, or call 303-416-5695.

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Je� co mayors take aim at gun law Offi cials part of coalitionfor better gun checks By Glenn Wallace [email protected]

A national campaign to reduce gun violence received a boost Oct. 11 when Golden became the fi rst municipality to offi cially support efforts to close loop-holes in gun background checks.

Golden City Council voted 7-0 to pass a resolution supporting the national Fix Gun Checks Act after hearing public tes-timony from an Aurora theater shooting survivor, as well as local NRA members.

“I’m very thankful to be here to share my story tonight,” shooting victim Ste-phen Barton told council.

“I remember the tear gas canister fl y-ing across the theater,” Barton began, re-lating the story about how one night out at the movies during a cross-country trip became a horror show.

Barton said after experiencing “the blinking light of his muzzle and the blind-ing pain of shotgun pellet” that tore into his face and chest, he received numerous condolences from state and federal law-makers.

“And while those (condolences) were appreciated, I was told that it was simply too soon to talk about guns, out of re-spect for me and the other survivors and victims. But in reality, it was too late,” he said.

Barton became a spokesperson for the Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a group that purports to seek gun law reforms that re-spect the Second Amendment while re-ducing gun violence.

“I don’t think we should take guns away from law abiding citizens. But I do think we should do a better job of tak-ing them out of the hands of those who should not have them,” Barton said, stat-ing that 34 Americans a day are murdered with fi rearms.

The Fix Gun Checks Act seeks to ac-complish that goal, requiring better re-porting of criminal and mental status to the national gun check database, as well as requiring all private gun sales to also go through the background check pro-cess.

Golden resident Charlie Sturdavant also spoke before the council, identify-

ing himself as a lifelong National Rifl e Association member and a gun safety instructor. He said that no strengthening of background checks would stop people from going insane or from keeping crimi-nals from using illegal channels to get fi rearms.

“But the fi x gun checks act, I can sup-port that,” Sturdavant said

Still, he cautioned the council about supporting “other measures” that may be endorsed by gun control advocates.

“Those other measures might mean trampling on our Second Amendment rights,” Sturdavant said.

District 1 Councilor Saoirse Charis-Graves, who said she served as a fi rst re-sponder at the Columbine school shoot-ing, was the one to make the motion to accept the resolution, which passed unanimously.

Across Colorado, there have been 13 mayors (including Lakewood’s Bob Mur-phy) who have joined the Mayors Against Illegal Guns coalition, though only Gold-en has passed a supporting resolution to date.

“But I believe there will be following resolutions,” said Golden Mayor Marjo-rie Sloan.

Aurora theater shooting victim Stephen Barton addresses Golden City Council Oct. 11 during public comment about the Fix Gun Checks Act and other measures to reduce gun violence. Photo by Andy Carpenean

MORE ARVADA NEWS IN A HURRY Arvada Police to host stranger awareness classes

A volunteer with the Arvada Police De-partment is hosting three classes for par-ents and children about stranger aware-ness. The classes will discuss ways for parents to talk to children about stranger awareness and resources available to help keep children safe.

The classes will be from 3-4 p.m. Sun-day and from 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave. and from 1-2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, at Sound Body, Sound Mind Fitness, 14615 W. 64th Ave. The classes are free. For more infor-mation email [email protected].

League of Women Voters to host discussion on Colorado’s voting rights laws

Changes to voting rights laws may affect many Colorado voters this election season and the Jefferson County League of Women Voters is trying to decrease the

impact by hosting a discussion open to all. The nonpartisan group will discuss major voting rights laws and recent changes to Colorado’s voting rights during a meeting at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, at Sportline, 6543 Wadsworth Blvd.

Everyone is welcome to attend the meeting. For more information, call 720-898-0821.

AEDA recognizes top Arvada businesses, individuals with awards

The Arvada Economic Development Association recognized top businesses re-cently with its 18th annual “Going Places” Business Appreciation Awards. Seven businesses were presented with Outstand-ing Business of the Year awards for their respective industries.

The businesses of the year were Arvada Beer Company, Arvada West Auto and Truck, Beau Jo’s, Bliss Frozen Yogurt, Com-tec, McDonald’s and Super Tees.


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Children navigate their way through a miniature corn maze built outside of the Arvada Library in Olde Town during the 16th annual Festival of Scarecrows Oct. 13. Other activities for children and families included visits with fi refi ghters, infl atables, crafts and season-themed fun.

Cole Marziano, 2, climbs on a pumpkin entered in the Giant Pumpkin contest hosted by the Arvada Gardeners during the Festival Commission’s 16th annual Festival of Scarecrows on Oct. 13 in Olde Town Square.

Attendees at the 16th annual Festival of Scarecrows in Olde Town Arvada go for a hayride led by a tractor provided by Wild West Ranch in Arvada on Oct. 13.

A scarecrow stands outside The Rising Church, 7500 W. 75th Ave., and greet Arvadans at the 16th annual Festival of Scarecrows on Oct. 13 in Olde Town Arvada.

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BOOK SALE Je� erson County Library Foundation and Friends will host the fall Whale of a Used Book Sale Oct. 26-28. Donated books, CDs and DVDs are accepted at all Je� erson County library locations, but larger donations need to be taken to the Je� erson County Library Foundation and Friends o� ce or the Lakewood Library. Call the foundation o� ce at 303-403-5075 to schedule a time for a drop-o� at 10790 W. 50th Ave., Ste. 200, in Wheat Ridge. To donate books at the Lakewood Library, go to the door on the east side of the Lakewood Library next to the garage doors. Book donations help fund lit-eracy programs such as the Traveling Children’s Library and the Summer Reading Club.

COMING SOON/OCT. 27

SEED PICKING Volunteers are needed for the � rst pick of native prairie seeds used to re-vegetate Rocky Flats, about halfway between Golden and Boulder on Highway 93. The pick is 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays, Oct. 13 and Oct. 27. Crew leaders will give training on

identi� cation of native species, show how to pick seeds and what weeds to avoid. A great chance to learn about the ecology of the native prairie in a beautiful setting. Get information and register at http://tinyurl.com/SeedPick. For directions to the pick site, email Jean at [email protected] or Paul at [email protected].


HALLOWEEN TOWN Colorado Rail-road Museum, 17155 W. 44th Ave., Golden, presents its trick-or-treat train from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, and Sunday, Oct. 28. Catch a ride behind the historic locomotive in vintage passenger cars hosted by conductors and engineers in full cos-tume. The trick-or-treat train departs every 30 minutes, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Visit all the town’s special stops to � ll your treat bag and tickle your funny bones. Try a visit to the “not so spooky” haunted railcar or the Olde Railroaders silly graveyard, and

get a picture of yourself in costume in front of our pumpkin patch. Call the museum at 303-279-4591 or visit www.ColoradoRailroadMuseum.org for more details.

COMING SOON/OCT. 28

BLOOD DRIVE Christ on the Moun-tain Parish Community Blood Drive is Sunday, Oct. 28, from 8 a.m. to noon at 13922 W. Utah Ave., Lakewood. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact Julie Hayes at 303-988-2222 or [email protected].

PET HOWL-OWEEN Paws ‘n’ Play’s 7th annual Pet Howl-oween sends dozens of dogs trick or treating to Olde Town merchants for tasty treats and a costume contest in the Olde Town Square. Categories are Best Group/Theme, Best Individual and Crowd Pleaser. Register in advance at Paws ‘n’ Play, 7403 Grandview Ave., Arvada. All proceeds donated to local pet charities. Call 303-420-2525.

KABBALAH COURSE Chabad of Northwest Metro Denver and the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute will present “The Kabbalah of You: A Guide to Unlocking Your Hidden Potential,” the institute’s new six-session fall course that begins the week of Oct. 28. The courses will be in Westminster and Arvada. Call 303-429-5177 or visit www.myJLI.com for registration and other course-related information.

COMING SOON/OCT. 28 TO JAN. 19

QUILT DISPLAY Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum presents “Crazy Quilts: Victorian Fancies and Beyond” and “Crazy Quilts in Everyday Life: Photographs from the Janet Finley Collection” from Oct. 28 to Jan. 19. An opening reception is planned from 5-8:30 p.m. Nov. 2, featuring crazy quilt collector Patty Brown. The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum is at 1213 Washington Ave., Golden. Call 303-277-0377.

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