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Solar conference brings together industry leadersBy Ashley Reimersareimers@ourcoloradonews.com

Representatives of the Colora-do solar industry packed the Wes-tin Westminster last week during Solar Power Colorado, the state’s largest business to business solar conference and expo.

This year’s three-day event, Feb. 4-6, was sponsored by Colo-rado Solar Energy Industries As-sociation, COSEIA. The theme was “The Path to a Million Solar Roofs,” based on a campaign fo-cused on a strategic approach to reaching the equivalent of a mil-lion solar roofs in Colorado by

2030 through solar projects of all sizes, from utility-scale to com-mercial residential.

“This event brings together some 400 solar businesses in Colorado,” said COSEIA executive director Neal Lurie. “It’s an oppor-tunity for people in the industry to come together and identify more job opportunities, more opportu-nities to grow within the industry and an opportunity to discuss in-novative ways to drive down solar costs to consumers.”

The conference featured a kick-off reception with former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter, then two full days of solar presentations and programs from some of the

top leaders in the industry. Those who attended also had the op-portunity to check out the latest solar technology and equipment in the exhibit hall. Lurie said the reason for the million solar roofs campaign is to have a platform to discuss, in a relatable way to the general public, the fact that the solar industry is growing.

“People can relate to what it looks like to see a solar roof,” he said. “With today’s lower solar costs, it’s providing tremendous opportunities for people to save money on their electricity bills.”

Lurie said what’s great about solar energy is that people can predict what their energy bill will

look like each month. He said with solar power, business are able to plan their budget accordingly when it comes to their utility bills, which is a great benefit.

“Solar is entirely predictable,” he said. “It removes the economic risks that families and businesses have in terms of their utility bills.”

Lurie said the goal of the con-ference was to lay the foundation for “The Path to a Million Solar Roofs.” He said some ways to achieve this goal is to work with cities and counties to be to help them become more solar-friendly and also work with policy makes to remove some of the policy bar-riers that can make it more diffi-

cult for consumers to go solar.“It’s also really important to be

involved in public outreach and connect with those who want to go solar,” he said. “We are also work-ing to re-enforce the importance of building strategic partnership with like-minded organizations.”

For more information on CO-SEIA or Solar Power Colorado, visit www.coseia.org.

Democrats roll out gun-control packageOpponents see liability measure as banBy Vic Velavvela@ourcoloradonews.com

Democratic state lawmakers on Feb. 5 unveiled a gun-control legislative package, which in part calls for required background checks for all gun buyers and strict liability for owners and sell-ers of assault weapons.

But the ideas aimed at curb-ing gun violence, which were an-nounced by leaders of the General Assembly’s controlling party dur-ing a morning press conference inside the state Capitol, were im-mediately met with stiff opposi-tion by gun-rights advocates.

Democratic leaders — who were joined at the event by people whose lives have been affected by gun violence — announced eight pieces of “gun safety” legis-lation, which they said is needed in the wake of shooting massacres that continue to make headlines around the country.

“As a civilized society, we can-not stand back and wait for an-other Columbine, another Au-rora,” said House Speaker Mark Ferrandino, D-Denver.

Some of the efforts announced Feb. 5 came as no surprise — gun-control legislation has been high on the list of priorities for Demo-crats this session. But perhaps the bill that will cause the great-est amount of ire for Republicans and gun advocates is one aimed at creating strict financial liability

for makers, sellers and owners of assault weapons.

Senate President John Morse, D-Colorado Springs, who will sponsor the Assault Weapon Re-sponsibility Act, said his bill will make assault weapons makers, sellers and owners “liable for 100 percent of the damage” caused by “military style” assault weapons that are used in the commission of crimes.

“The sickness of violence is spreading through America like a plague,” Morse said.

Morse insisted that the legisla-tion would not constitute a ban on assault weapons, and that it would not impact handguns, bolt action rifles and shotguns.

But Morse’s bill was met with ridicule by conservatives.

“That’s a frightening prospect,” said Sen. Greg Brophy, R-Wray. “I can’t believe how extreme that is.”

Brophy quipped that the ban is a “clever,” back-door way of ban-ning assault weapons because it would create an environment where gun makers would stop manufacturing their products out of concern for being held finan-cially liable, if those weapons get in the wrong hands.

Brophy said that holding es-sentially every party associated with an assault weapon liable is akin to “holding Coors and 7-Elev-en liable” when someone robs beer from a convenience store and then gets drunk and causes a drunken-driving accident.

Dudley Brown, executive direc-tor of Rocky Mountain Gun Own-ers, said Morse’s bill is “a function-

al ban” on assault weapons. He also said that people who com-mit gun crimes “should be held accountable the same way” as people who commit crimes with knives or other types of weapons.

The legislative package con-tains other types of gun control efforts. Rep. Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora — whose son was shot to death in 2005 before he was scheduled to testify in a murder trial — is sponsoring two bills that would require background checks for all gun buyers, as well as a ban on high-capacity magazines used in certain types of weapons.

“They have no place in our communities and they have no place in our streets,” Fields said of ammunition-feeding devices that accept more than 10 rounds of bullets.

Other Democratic bills would address mental health issues; keep domestic violence offend-ers from possessing guns; require in-person training for those who seek concealed carry permits; and take other actions.

Count Brophy and Brown among those who are staunchly

opposed to all the efforts put forth by Democrats Feb. 5.

“None of these ideas that (Democrats) were talking about today will make anybody safer,” Brophy said.

Brown said that he intends to pound the proverbial pavement in opposition to Democratic ef-forts’.

“We’re going out in legislators’ districts … and tell gun owners, ‘This is what (lawmakers) are do-ing to your rights,’” he said.

It’s unknown at this time how many of the bills will end up be-ing supported by the Democratic Party’s leader, Gov. John Hicken-looper, who did not attend the Feb. 5 event.

Eric Brown, Hickenlooper’s spokesman, said in an emailed statement: “The governor sup-ports universal background checks and is open to a discussion about magazine limits and other ideas designed to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people.”

As for Morse’s bill, the gover-nor’s office intends “to carefully study the liability legislation pro-posed by Sen. Morse and appreci-

ate his effort to put a creative idea on the table.”

Hickenlooper was scheduled to meet with the president of the National Rifle Association Feb. 7, in a meeting that was set up prior to the lawmakers’ press confer-ence.

Democrats feel the public is on their side in this debate. Certainly, they have the support of at least a few people who lost loved ones in recent gun violence tragedies.

One of them is Jane Dough-erty, a Denver resident whose sister, Mary Sherlock, a psycholo-gist at Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Elementary School, was gunned down during the mass shooting that occurred there in December.

“She lost her life running to-ward a gunman, armed with an assault weapon, an AR-15,” Dougherty said at the press con-ference. “Assault weapons are weapons of war. They belong on the battlefield. They have no place in a home.

“We must do better,” she con-tinued. “We must make changes. We are here to tell our elected leaders: Enough!”Senate president John Morse talks in the west foyer of the state Capitol during a press confer-

ence on a comprehensive gun safety plan Feb. 5.

Victims of the Aurora theater shooting bow their heads while holding photographs of their lost loved ones. Jessica Watts, right, talks about losing her cousin in the Aurora shooting last July as well as one of her former high school classmates to gun violence during a press conference on Feb. 5. Photos by Andy Carpenean

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Civil unions bill gains Senate approvalOnly one Republican votes in favor of measure

By Vic Velavvela@ourcoloradonews.com

Same-sex couples in Colorado are one step closer to the realization of civil unions following the passage of a bill in the state Sen-ate on Feb. 11.

Senate Bill 11 — which would allow gay couples to enter into commit-ments similar to marriage — passed the General Assembly’s upper chamber with unanimous support from Democrat.

There was no debate on the bill before final passage.

The Feb. 11 vote became a foregone

conclusion after the Senate provided pre-liminary passage three days earlier, follow-ing a session in which several lawmakers gave passionate — and often personal — speeches, both in support and opposition of civil unions.

Sen. Pat Steadman, D-Denver, an open-ly gay lawmaker and bill sponsor, gave an emotional speech on Feb. 8.

“This is a moment that we have waited for,” Steadman said. “If two people are lucky enough to have found one another, why should the state of Colorado stand in their way?”

Steadman’s longtime partner, Dave Mis-ner, died of pancreatic cancer last year. Sen. Linda Newell, D-Littleton, choked back tears as she spoke in support of Steadman’s bill, referring to Misner’s death, as well as her brother’s struggles with coming out of the closet.

“This vote is for my brother Bill, and my friend Dave,” Newell said.

Republicans unsuccessfully offered

amendments to the bill, including one from Sen. Owen Hill of Colorado Springs that would have exempted practically any per-son or entity that objected to civil unions from providing services for those couples.

But Steadman said that such an amend-ment would fly in the face of non-discrimi-nation laws. Steadman also implored those who hold strong religious beliefs, “Don’t let your free exercise run my life.”

“Get thee to a nunnery,” he told those seeking religious exemptions to his bill. “Go live a monastic life. Colleagues, this is not Mount Sinai. This is the Colorado Senate.”

Republicans also failed in their attempts to put civil unions on the ballot, rather than leave the issue up to lawmakers.

In 2006, Colorado voters rejected a ref-erendum that sought benefits for same-sex partners that were similar to civil unions.

“The overriding feeling that comes to mind for me ... disappointment,” said Sen. Kevin Grantham, R-Canon City. “I’m disap-pointed that the people of this great state

cannot be trusted with a second chance at the ballot box.”

Sen. Ellen Roberts of Durango was the lone Republican to vote for the bill.

“I believe this bill supports family val-ues,” Roberts said.

Roberts also said that it’s important to note that her gay Senate colleagues are about more than just fighting for gay-rights issues.

“This issue is only one dimension of a homosexual person’s identity,” she said. “I prefer to look at them much more as multi-dimensional persons.”

The bill now heads to the House of Rep-resentatives, where it died last year. This is the third consecutive year that legisla-tors have taken up civil unions, but it is ex-pected to pass the Democratic-controlled House, and then be signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper this time around.

“Well, third time’s a charm, isn’t it?” Steadman said.

CapitolReport

Customer tackles gunman at WalmartSta� Report

A verbal disturbance at a Westminster Walmart led to the arrest of a man now fac-ing felony and misdemean-or charges.

Cassidy Rhoads, 33, is being held at the Jefferson County Jail on charges of felony menacing, posses-sion of a weapon by a pre-vious offender, unlawfully carrying a concealed weap-on, reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct, after attempting to pull a hand gun at a customer on Feb. 8 at the Walmart store at 9499 Sheridan Blvd.

Around midnight, Rhoads began shouting and causing a disturbance in the

parking lot of the store, ac-cording to police reports. A customer asked Rhoads to stop being so vulgar, which further upset Rhoads and led to a verbal argument between the two. Rhoads reached for a handgun in his pants, but was tackled by another customer in the parking lot.

Investigator Trevor Ma-terasso said several cus-tomers and store employ-ees pinned Rhoads on the ground until police arrived, while a Walmart loss-pre-vention employee held the gun until it could be given to officers.

“During the struggle Mr. Rhoads hit his head on the pavement and was knocked

unconscious,” Materasso said. “He was transported to a local hospital by the West-minster Fire Department. Mr. Rhoads is prohibited from possessing firearms due to his criminal history.”

Police believe drugs may be a contributing factor to Rhoads’ behavior. Materas-so said residents should use caution when confronting individuals that are upset or causing a disturbance.

“By confronting these individuals you potentially become a focus of their anger and put yourself in a position to be seriously in-jured,” he said. “We prefer you call 911 when someone is causing a disturbance.”

SO MUCH INSIDE THE WESTSIDER THIS WEEK

CapitolReport

Sports: Holy Family holds o� Pinnacle 46-45. Page 17

Opinion: Columnist Vi June shares her experience on the campaign trail.Page 7

Hoops: Girls basketball: Gators win fourth straight.

Boys basketball: Thornton tops rival Northglenn. Page 18

Statehouse: NRA leader responds to proposed gun control legislation.Page 4

Life: “No Dogs Allowed” a production with laughs aplenty for children.Page 15

Business: Open house encourages professional women. Page 5

HAVE A LEGISLATIVE QUESTION?Email your ideas to Colorado Community Media Legislative Reporter Vic Vela at

vvela@ourcoloradonews.com or call him at 303-566-4132.

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Civil unions bill gains Senate approval cannot be trusted with a second chance at the ballot box.”

Sen. Ellen Roberts of Durango was the lone Republican to vote for the bill.

“I believe this bill supports family val-ues,” Roberts said.

Roberts also said that it’s important to note that her gay Senate colleagues are about more than just fi ghting for gay-rights issues.

“This issue is only one dimension of a homosexual person’s identity,” she said. “I prefer to look at them much more as multi-dimensional persons.”

The bill now heads to the House of Rep-resentatives, where it died last year. This is the third consecutive year that legisla-tors have taken up civil unions, but it is ex-pected to pass the Democratic-controlled House, and then be signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper this time around.

“Well, third time’s a charm, isn’t it?” Steadman said.

Police deal with cuts Vacant positions, cancelled community programs result By Glenn Wallace gwallace@ourcoloradonews.com

Editor’s note - This story is part two in a three-part series, looking at how $3.1 million in reductions to Jefferson County’s 2013 operating budget impacts the pro-grams and people involved.

Jefferson County’s biggest department — the $90.6 million Sheriff’s Department — was handed an equally big $500,000 op-erating budget cut, as part of the shrinking 2013 county budget.

Sheriff Ted Mink said that big budget goes toward a big job, including the run-ning of the county jail, courtroom security for the First Judicial District, security for presidential candidates and all fi re mar-shal duties for unincorporated county land. According to Mink, after paying for all the “have-tos,” and adjusting his de-partment to absorb the half-million dollar reduction, there is not a lot of room left over for the “want-tos.”

Those “wants” are getting larger all the time, too.

“The big ticket item right now is school resource offi cers,” Mink said.

The SRO program takes a deputy from patrol duty and stations them at a “home school,” where they spend the bulk of their day. Following recent mass shootings, in-cluding the one at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut, Mink said there have been calls to station SROs at every elementary school.

Wayne Holverson, the patrol sergeant in charge of the SRO program, said he has 10 offi cers to spread between the 56 schools in unincorporated Jefferson County, with all fi ve high schools supplied with an SRO, and with other offi cers spread between the middle schools.

“To put a deputy in all 32 (elementary schools) would be about $3.58 million,” Holverson said.

At a time when the department is look-ing at having to cut back on patrol assign-ments in general, Mink said he has had to look at reducing the SRO program, instead of increasing it by millions.

Chatfi eld High School SRO Garrett Kel-ley and Holverson said the benefi ts of the SRO program extend far beyond simply being “armed security.”

“We do teach a lot. Since the Jessica Ridgeway case, we’ve developed a stranger danger program that we do for every ele-

mentary student” Holverson said.He added that several deputies also

teach special curriculum programs on sexting and bullying, particularly for mid-dle schools. The SRO for Dakota Ridge High School has been a part of the faculty for 14 years now.

“If I tried to move (the SRO) out of there, it would be an absolute uprising,” Holverson said.

Kelley, in his fi rst month as an SRO at the 2,000-student school, said administra-tors seemed to appreciate having an im-mediate response from law enforcement.

“It’s personally fulfi lling, too, being able to council students on things on occa-sion, like `What do I do about this parking ticket,’ or `How do I handle this situation,” Kelley said.

Holverson said that any scaling back of the SRO program would likely have hid-den costs that would blunt any cost sav-ings. Especially at the larger high schools, he said, SROs end up handling a large volume of reports for thefts, harassment, sexting, etc. He said that workload would end up taking a patrol offi cer off his or her beat.

Other programs, that Mink said ben-efi ts the community, are also facing elimi-nation, depending on the Sheriff Depart-ment’s budget situation: the Reserve Peace Offi cer Academy Program, Citizens Academy and other volunteer and com-munity outreach events.

“Beyond the core mission, everything else gets the cost to benefi t examination,” Mink said.

Then there is the general pay for the de-partment.

“We haven’t had a salary increase in about fi ve years,” Mink said. And when asked if that has had a detrimental impact on department morale, he doesn’t hesitate to say, “Oh defi nitely!”

The department’s salaries, now in the bottom 30th percentile for metro area law enforcement agencies, have led to a climb-ing turnover rate, now up to 7 percent. As those positions come open, Mink said he will be keeping them vacant longer. Up to 25 positions will sit open this year, as the department tries to cut down on person-nel costs, which makes up three-fourths of the department’s total expenses.

Mink said his department was work-ing on cost savings, and on reducing ex-penses, and that it was possible that the department could get through the year without eliminating any programs.

“But one big event, like the Lower North Fork Fire, and it blows all of our pro-jections out of the water,” he said.

Je� erson County Sheri� ’s Deputy Garrett Kelley stands in front of Chat� eld High School where he serves as a school resource o� cer. Due to department cut backs, the Sheri� ’s O� ce reports some programs are being impacted. Photo by Glenn Wallace

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Donate to Jessica’s park fund at the Colorado Garden & Home Show

Come visit booth 1513 at the Colorado Garden & Home Show from Feb. 9-17 at the Colorado Convention Center. Donations for the renovation of Jessica Ridge-way Memorial Park will be accepted.

The booth has a model of a public art piece that will be installed at the park, purple ribbons and note cards that can be left for Jessica’s family. In January, the Colorado Gar-den & Home Show awarded a $50,000 grant toward the park.

In addition, they donated the booth space at the show, which attracts approximately 60,000 attendees, helping to further realize the goal

of $450,000 needed for the park.

Join the city in raising money for childhood cancer research

Join the city of Westminster team as we raise money for childhood cancer research. Every year, thousands of men, women and children have joined the St. Baldrick’s Foundation by making a do-nation or shaving their heads to support childhood cancer research.

The Westminster “shave your head” event will take place from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, March 3 at Salon StELLEr, 9100 W. 100th Ave., Westminster.

Sign up to join our team as a “shavee” or make a dona-tion online at http://www.stbaldricks.org/events/cityof-westminster.

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Je� co takes stance on gun control Commissioners vote 2-1to oppose any newgun control measures By Glenn Wallace gwallace@ourcoloradonews.com

The national debate between gun con-trol proponents and Second Amendment defenders came to Jefferson County last week when commissioners debated the wording of a resolution on the issue.

A line of 52 area residents spoke before the Jefferson County Board of Commission-ers at the Jan. 5 regular meeting.

After three hours of testimony, the three-member commission voted 2-1 to approve a resolution that strongly urged that the U.S. Congress and state Legislature should not “entertain consideration of any new legislation that would infringe on constitu-tionally protected rights under the Second

Amendment through any means.”The majority of the speakers, including

women and retired military, gave their sup-port for the resolution, and gun rights in general.

Among them was Jared Gates, who was a student survivor of the Columbine High School massacre.

“Gun control does not work,” Gates said, adding that the Columbine assailants would have likely focused on killing more with the bombs they had brought, even without guns.

Tom Mauser, who lost his 16-year-old son in the Columbine High School massa-cre, was among the speakers who opposed the resolution. He said the country has the easiest access to guns of industrialized na-tions, and the weakest gun control laws.

“And we also have the highest homicide by fi rearms rate of any of them. This is no coincidence, commissioner,” Mauser said.

Golden City Councilwoman Saoirse

Charis-Graves also spoke in favor of gun control measures.

The Golden council passed a resolu-tion last October supporting efforts to close loopholes and improve background checks for gun purchases.

Commission Chair Donald Rosier pro-posed the resolution “in support of the Sec-ond Amendment” at a staff briefi ng a week prior. At the Jan. 5 meeting the resolution was placed on the regular County Commis-sioner’s regular meeting business agenda.

“I feel our constitutional rights, our per-sonal liberties are on the verge of being eroded,” Rosier said as he introduced the resolution.

District 2 Commissioner Casey Tighe presented his own version of the resolution at the meeting that instead asked legisla-tors “to continue to work at fi nding reason-able solutions to reduce gun violence and advance public safety while supporting the Second Amendment.”

“I felt the (Rosier) resolution indicated that we would support not having debate, and I think this is a conversation that we need to have,” Tighe said.

“In no way did I intend that sentence to mean no discussion,” Rosier said, before mentioning how President Obama’s own children enjoyed armed security, while sup-porting gun control laws.

District 1 Commissioner Faye Griffi n said she wanted to “mark out bits on one which I think should be added to the oth-er,” adding that she appreciated Tighe’s at-tempt to come up with wording that would encourage dialogue.

However, she later made the motion to accept Rosier’s version without any chang-es, which passed 2-1.

In explaining her change of mind, Grif-fi n said that in part it was the diffi culty in defi ning what the “reasonable solutions” recommended by Tighe’s resolution would entail.

NRA president says liability plan ‘foolish’ Democratic Senate leader not backing down By Vic Vela vvela@ourcoloradonews.com

The president of the National Rifl e Association on Feb. 7 said it would be “foolish” for Colorado state lawmakers to push for legislation aimed at m a k i n g assault-weapons m a n u -f a c t u r -ers, sell-ers and o w n e r s l i a b l e for crimes that are committed with those fi rearms.

But the legislator who is pushing for that kind of law, Senate President John Morse, D-Colorado Springs, said he still plans on crafting a type of bill aimed at holding those asso-ciated with “killing machines” re-sponsible for the damage they are capable of infl icting.

Morse was one of a handful of top local lawmakers whom NRA Presi-dent David Keene met with during his Feb. 7 visit to Colorado.

Keene’s Colorado trip came two days after Democratic legislators unveiled eight gun-control bills aimed at curbing fi rearms-related violence. Four of those bills were in-troduced in the House of Represen-

tatives the day of Keene’s visit.Keene, speaking with reporters

in the Capitol following his meeting with Morse, said he told Democratic lawmakers that he intended on fi nd-ing common ground on issues such as gun background checks and mak-ing sure guns don’t get in the hands of criminals or those with mental health issues.

But Keene made it clear that he would not support any effort to hold gunmakers and sellers liable for damages caused by assault weap-ons, saying that federal law shields those groups from any civil liability.

Keene said that any attempt at that type of legislation would be nothing more than a “feel-good” measure.

“You cannot sue them because someone uses their perfectly legal product and misuses it,” Keene said.

Keene also told Colorado Com-munity Media in a private conversa-tion that the NRA is not concerned about the politics of the gun debate, in spite of some polling evidence that shows the public supporting at least some types of gun-control efforts, in the wake of recent mass shootings around the country.

“We are not going to compromise the Second Amendment rights of our citizens to do things that don’t work,” he said.

Morse, who announced his plans

to pursue the Assault Weapon Re-sponsibility Act during a Democrat-ic-led press conference at the Capi-tol Feb. 5, said he is still working on how his legislation will be crafted. The former police offi cer said he is aware of federal laws that protect the gun industry from liability and that, if it turns out he cannot target makers and sellers of military-type assault weapons, he could envision legislation intended to at least hold owners and possessors of assault weapons liable.

Morse lamented the “amaz-ing protection that the gunmakers get,” but said he does hope the NRA is serious about fi nding common ground.

“I don’t know if at the end of the day they are going to support any (part of the Democratic gun pack-age), but I know the people of Colo-rado support all of it.”

Keene also met with Gov. John Hickenlooper, who supports some Democratic gun control efforts, but has not yet endorsed Morse’s pro-posal. Hickenlooper did not address the media, but his offi ce issued a statement after his meeting with Keene, saying that, “While we might not agree on a number of things, there will certainly be places where we can fi nd common ground.”

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Democrats propose child-welfare reforms Training, reporting plan aims to head o� abuse By Vic Vela vvela@ourcoloradonews.com

Gov. John Hickenlooper and other Dem-ocratic state leaders announced a series of reforms Feb. 6 to the state’s child welfare system, which are in part aimed at prevent-ing child abuse before it happens.

The proposals include the setup of a statewide child abuse reporting hotline, more training for child welfare casework-ers, and other efforts designed to protect

JEFFCO NEWS IN A HURRY

Good News nominees soughtThe Good News Steer-

ing Committee is inviting nominations from the community on behalf of groups or individuals who have made a positive impact in the community. Twelve honorees will be se-lected and honored at the 2013 Good News Breakfast.

This year’s Good News Breakfast theme will be “Spiritual Values: Inspir-ing Stories that Enrich our Communities.” The event will be 7 a.m. Tuesday, April 16, at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 W. 6th Ave. in Golden.

Anyone in Jefferson County can nominate a person or a group. Nomi-nations must be submitted by Thursday, Feb. 28. To be considered, the nominee(s) must have made a positive impact in Jefferson County and meet one or more of the following criteria: The person’s(s) actions were fueled by an inner spark to make a difference and demonstrated compassion, tolerance, responsibility, and a concern for oth-ers; they helped to unite, heal, and/or inspire others to build stronger com-munities; and/or Created bridges among people of different perspectives and views.

Nominations available at www.goodnewsjeffco.org.

Completed nomination forms may also be mailed to: Good News Celebration, c/o Lesa Moseley, Jefferson Center for Mental Health, 4851 Independence Street,

Suite 200, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033, or email lesam@jcmh.org.

For more information about nominations, con-tact Jeanne Oliver, 303-432-5174 or jeanne@jcmh.org.

Open Space volunteer open house

Discover how you can protect and promote the great outdoors and heri-tage of Jefferson County at the annual Jefferson County Open Space (JCOS) Volunteer Recruitment Open House from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, at Lookout Mountain Nature Center.

“When you volunteer for Jefferson County Open Space, you encounter the best of all worlds,” said Teddy Newman, 2012 Volunteer of the Year. “The public is very appreciative of your knowledge andser-vice. And the other volun-teers become like family.”

Volunteers are needed to monitor birds, frogs and flora throughout the county, as well as to serve as museum tour guides, park hosts, trail inspectors and trail builders.

For more information, go to the JCOS Volunteer webpage of jeffco.us/parks or call Volunteer Services Administrator Jana Johns, 303�271�5925.

Cat burglar on the prowlStarting on the early

morning of Feb. 2 and into the morning of Feb. 4, four homes were burglarized in south Jeffco. In three of the

burglaries, the residents were home. The residents were either asleep or unaware someone was in their home.

The suspect(s) en-tered the homes through

unlocked rear doors or windows. The items stolen include wallets, purses, jewelry and cash.

Three different neigh-borhoods were affected include Powderhorn,

Westridge and Meadow Ranch subdivisions.

Anyone with informa-tion regarding these crimes are asked to call the Jeffco Sheriff’s Office tip line at 303-271-5612.

The Sheriff’s Office would like to remind citizens to lock their doors and windows, and to re-main vigilant of suspicious activity in their neighbor-hoods.

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Join the city in raising money for childhood cancer research

Join the city of Westminster team as we raise money for childhood cancer research. Every year, thousands of men, women and children have joined the St. Baldrick’s Foundation by making a do-nation or shaving their heads to support childhood cancer research.

The Westminster “shave your head” event will take place from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, March 3 at Salon StELLEr, 9100 W. 100th Ave., Westminster.

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Je�co takes stance on gun control“I felt the (Rosier) resolution indicated

that we would support not having debate, and I think this is a conversation that we need to have,” Tighe said.

“In no way did I intend that sentence to mean no discussion,” Rosier said, before mentioning how President Obama’s own children enjoyed armed security, while sup-porting gun control laws.

District 1 Commissioner Faye Griffin said she wanted to “mark out bits on one which I think should be added to the oth-er,” adding that she appreciated Tighe’s at-tempt to come up with wording that would encourage dialogue.

However, she later made the motion to accept Rosier’s version without any chang-es, which passed 2-1.

In explaining her change of mind, Grif-fin said that in part it was the difficulty in defining what the “reasonable solutions” recommended by Tighe’s resolution would entail.

Open house encourages professional womenBy Ashley Reimersareimers@ourcoloradonews.com

Women’s Business Network isn’t just a resource, it’s also a support system for the members involved.

The network was established in 1987 for women in the northwest Denver area to encourage business success and growth, as well as empowerment for business women.

Christine Jensen of Cherry Creek Mort-gage in Arvada is secretary of the WBN and has been a member for 18 years.

What appealed to her about WBN, was the fact that the network was dedicated to women committed to being excellent in their profession.

She said 18 years ago, a business wom-an’s world was much different than it is to-day.

“Twenty years ago it was unique to see a woman in the board room,” she said. “But now that’s common place.”

Jensen said the women in the WBN are committed to growing each other’s busi-ness and helping each other make those important contacts.

She said she’s learned from her fellow

members, and looks forward to meeting with them on a regular basis.

On Feb. 7, WBN hosted its first open house at the DoubleTree Hotel in Westmin-ster, inviting business women in the north metro area to connect with other profes-sional women.

The event was free and encouraged women to bring along their female col-leagues.

Newly elected WBN President Dee Ja-cobson said she hopes to establish the open house as an annual event.

“We believe there is a huge need in the north metro Denver area for businesswom-en to support each other in an organized way,” she said.

The WBN meets for weekly meetings to share best practices with a focus on busi-ness growth through referrals.

The group also has weekly promotions of spotlighted individual businesses to al-low members to become each other’s virtu-al sales force as well as monthly open forum mastermind meetings.

For more information, visit www.wbn-colorado.com.

The members of the Women’s Business Network: front row, left to right, Sarah Gutierrez, Barbara Salage, middle row, left to right, Sonia McCloskey, Katherine Anderson, Dee Jacobson, Carrol Grant, back row, left to right, Joni Reents, Christine Jensen, Samantha Nicoletti, Pam Mogensen, Terrie Cooper, Cathy Burr, Jessica Anderson and Heidi Casler. Not pictured is Colette Cribari, Heather Florence and Michelle Mathiesen. WBN is a Northwest Denver-area group that gains its strength from its members’ exceptional degree of commitment to each other’s professional and business growth. Photo by Provided

Democrats propose child-welfare reformsTraining, reporting plan aims to head o� abuseBy Vic Velavvela@ourcoloradonews.com

Gov. John Hickenlooper and other Dem-ocratic state leaders announced a series of reforms Feb. 6 to the state’s child welfare system, which are in part aimed at prevent-ing child abuse before it happens.

The proposals include the setup of a statewide child abuse reporting hotline, more training for child welfare casework-ers, and other efforts designed to protect

children.“We want to make sure we keep our kids

healthy and safe, and make sure we stabi-lize families,” Hickenlooper said at a Capi-tol press con-ference.

The reforms, which have been dubbed “Keeping Kids Safe and Fami-lies Healthy 2.0,” is a follow-up effort to changes to the child welfare sys-tem that Hickenlooper announced about a year ago.

The hotline streamlines the current re-

porting system, one where all 64 Colorado counties have their own child abuse hot-lines.

Hotline workers, along with child case-workers, also will receive more training to help them investigate abuse cases.

The plan also allows families involved in child welfare referrals, ones that may not rise to the level of abuse or neglect cases, to receive services and support aimed at pre-venting abuse.

The governor’s plan also calls for greater transparency, through the development of a website where the public can keep tabs on efforts taking place inside the child welfare system.

And the plan calls for modern technol-

ogy, such as the use of smart phones and tablets to help caseworkers with their work-loads.

Hickenlooper will seek funding for his proposals by asking the Legislature to set aside $22 million in next year’s budget.

The governor also said that Colorado will receive $8 million in federal funds in each of the next five years, which will also go to-ward funding reforms.

The governor was joined at the press conference by legislators who will be in-volved in drafting the bills.

“We may not be able to prevent every child death by abuse, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try,” said state Sen. Jeanne Nicholson, D-Black Hawk.

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OPINIONS / YOURS AND OURS

“I work in retail, so it’s kind of like ‘Just take a breath and get through it.’ I work at a grocery store and Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day are the two biggest days for � owers, so I just kind of bear it. It’s sad that I feel that way, but that’s how it is with a lot of holidays.”

- Zoe Hindman, Arvada

What is your opinion of Valentine’s Day? People often have mixed views of Valentine’s Day, often seeing it as a “Hallmark holiday” or seeing it as a romantic day to show someone how much you care. We took time to ask locals what they think of the day. We quizzed locals on a sunny Friday morning at Two Rivers Craft Coffee Company at 7745 Wadsworth Blvd. in Arvada.

“I think it’s a great day to celebrate your loved ones and fairly lonely for people who don’t have one. I think it’s a 50-50. If I had a lady, I’d spoil her.”

- Nathan Salley, Arvada

“I like Valentine’s Day. It’s a good day to show you love someone special, show that you care and do something extra you wouldn’t do every day.”

- Casey O’Daniels, Aurora

“I personally think it’s fun. Being engaged, I look forward to a lot more coming up. I’m really in love with her and we’re going to have many more, so it’s fun to look ahead and celebrate being in love.”

- Justin LeVett, Golden

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

On C-470, toll lanes best way to go The group tasked with devising a plan

to improve C-470 made the right call last week when it decided to pursue the con-struction of new lanes that would come with a toll. It’s not a solution everyone will embrace, but when looking at how to ar-rive at a more-motorist-friendly highway, the truth is, there is no perfect path.

It’s going to take money. It’s going to take time. And while the work is being done, it’s going to be inconvenient.

So why do anything?Clearly, the Denver metro area is grow-

ing and much of that growth is taking place near C-470, which snakes from Interstate 25 to Interstate 70. The population along the 27-mile corridor is expected, by some estimates, to swell by more than 30 percent over the next 20 years.

Already, some stretches of the highway see more than 100,000 vehicles a day. Dur-ing morning and afternoon rush hours, the road is plenty congested now.

Throw in thousands of extra vehicles per day, and the future of the road as a preferred, or even viable, route doesn’t look bright. That’s not acceptable for a corridor that includes areas like northern Douglas

County, which is quickly becoming a mag-net for businesses to open and relocate.

So when the C-470 Corridor Coalition took up the task of brainstorming improve-ments in 2011, it was an important step. The coalition’s decision-making commit-tee is made up of representatives from Littleton, Centennial, Lone Tree, Highlands Ranch and from Douglas, Arapahoe and Jefferson counties.

The group’s focus, for now, is on the 13-mile stretch from I-25 to Kipling, identifi ed as the swath most in need of immediate assistance.

After months of doing research, reach-ing out to communities and polling residents, the coalition was left with three logical choices: toll only new lanes, toll all lanes or try to raise taxes (sales or prop-erty).

To be sure, the Feb. 7 decision to move

forward on the plan for a minimum of one new express toll lane in each direction was neither hasty, nor uninformed.

Tolling all lanes was the least-popular option in public polling and was rightfully dismissed.

An all-toll highway might have back-fi red by keeping too many motorists away and costing municipalities more headache, gridlock and construction costs through the wearing down of local arterial roads.

A property-tax increase surely would have been voted down, but there was some support in citizen polls for a sales-tax hike. We agree, however, with local offi cials who said such a measure could be unfair to communities located in the new taxing district.

“I think we see it as a competitive issue having a retail tax here that we (wouldn’t) have in other locations, just outside the boundary,” said Lone Tree Mayor Jim Gun-ning, whose city is home to the popular Park Meadows mall.

Imposing a toll only on new lanes makes the most sense, and as it would not require an election like the taxing options, would be the quickest to implement. It’s

also the most fair: It would be a motorist’s decision to use the new lanes and thus pay the fee. We venture to guess many would pony up to zip along at a quicker, less-encumbered pace.

As mentioned, the plan, which carries a tentative price tag between $230 million and $350 million, isn’t perfect. The coali-tion acknowledges there may be a need to fi nd additional funding sources if revenue from the toll lanes doesn’t fully pay for the project. It’s not an insignifi cant risk, but it is one worth taking, given the potential reward.

The group plans to take some time to refi ne the conceptual design and cost esti-mates and there are environmental, traffi c and revenue studies that must be done before anything is fi nal.

Even if everything goes as planned, it could be up to two years before construc-tion begins. And that doesn’t cover the second-phase, from Kipling to I-70, which a different set of offi cials will get to work on shortly.

So while we’re not there yet, at least we’re not stuck in rush-hour traffi c, wish-ing for a magical way out.

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WE’RE IN THIS TOGETHER

Westy becoming too high priced What may be a quick buck decision

today can cause long-term negative con-sequences. Housing prices in Westminster already tend to be higher than adjacent areas and recent actions by Westminster’s mayor and City Council are pricing more people out of this local housing market.

What is the council’s intention and thinking in mandating additional costs for new residential construction? Roof tops (new housing units) equate to sustaining retail development and re-development. And what about work force housing op-portunities for future workers at the West-minster Center and other new employ-ment opportunities?

Creating higher housing costsTwo obvious examples of council’s ac-

tion to jump single family detached hous-ing (SFD) costs focus on increased water tap fees and a new mandate to require fi re sprinkler systems. In both cases, there were other options to consider, but council chose to jump the costs to the developer, who in turn has to pass the increased costs onto the home buyer. If I told you that effective Jan. 1, sprinkler system require-ments add an additional cost of $1.61 to $2.50 per square foot, would you, as a pro-spective home buyer, be concerned? On a 2,500-square-foot home, that would be an extra cost of $4,025 to $6,375.

Then effective Jan. 1, 2014, the cost of a water tap for that same detached home will jump a whopping 40 percent! That equates to a total fee of $27,890 or an increase of $6,661 per home. Together, these two actions add more than $10,000 to $12,000 in additional costs.

Survey is tellingIn the north area, only the councils

of Westminster and Federal Heights had implemented the 2009 code provision mandating sprinkler systems for SFD homes.

That means home builders in cities like Thornton, Broomfi eld and Arvada, which compete with Westminster for new

development, will have a clear advantage on construction costs and pricing.

All residents, regardless of whether they have a sprinkler system in their home, pay taxes to fund the $12,525,053 Westminster Fire Department budget. We all get the same fi re prevention, fi re suppression and EMS services for our tax dollars. Yet, all new SFD houses will have an additional fi re protection cost that goes on their 30-year mortgage.

Seems like an unfair double cost. This should be decided by the home buyer; not the council. In these tough times, you would think Westminster City Council would be more sensitive like other coun-cils about causing housing costs to jump higher, right?

Issues worthy of reconsiderationWestminster is a city of approximately

34 square miles. Build out of the city is on city planners’ minds as they bring forward proposed changes to the City’s Compre-hensive Land Use Plan (CLUP).

Remaining residential designated land is on the wane. It is important the council protect remaining residential land and makes sure it does not all get built at the high end of the price range. Rethinking the affordability of new housing is among the issues that need to be fully debated in the upcoming mayoral and council races. Let’s remember — we are not Cherry Hills Village!

Bill Christopher is former city manager of Westminster and used to represent Dis-trict J on the RTD board of directors.

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As mentioned, the plan, which carries a tentative price tag between $230 million and $350 million, isn’t perfect. The coali-tion acknowledges there may be a need to fi nd additional funding sources if revenue from the toll lanes doesn’t fully pay for the project. It’s not an insignifi cant risk, but it is one worth taking, given the potential reward.

The group plans to take some time to refi ne the conceptual design and cost esti-mates and there are environmental, traffi c and revenue studies that must be done before anything is fi nal.

Even if everything goes as planned, it could be up to two years before construc-tion begins. And that doesn’t cover the second-phase, from Kipling to I-70, which a different set of offi cials will get to work on shortly.

So while we’re not there yet, at least we’re not stuck in rush-hour traffi c, wish-ing for a magical way out.

Face to face with voters For the life of me I can’t fi gure out

why the Westminster City Council candidates are already out cam-paigning for the November election.

Back in the day (I like that say-ing) in 1965 when I ran for a seat on council, I was roundly criticized for beginning my campaign in August for the November election. The way I fi gured it was that as a woman candidate, a mother of fi ve little ones 8 and under and a hostile good ‘ol boy network against me, I needed to knock on every door. Back then the city was much smaller, prob-ably about 10,000 compared to the 120,000 today.

Quali� edI have lots of tales to tell about

running in that time when there were only a few women running for any offi ce. Naturally, the fi rst criticism was “Don’t you think you should stay home and tend to your kids?” The next criticism was “What makes you think you are qualifi ed?” to which I replied, “I looked it up in the city charter and I am because I’m 21 years and older, been a resident for one year or more and not in default to the city.”

Set-upOf course I was “set-up” at the

candidate forums with loaded ques-tions. Many times I came home and cried but I persevered because I believed I could serve the citizens and still be a good mother.

It was a tough campaign as the mayor and several other elected councilors were also running. They had name recognition and they didn’t want to have a woman sitting in any council seat.

Going door to doorMy campaign slogan was “Elect

June in November” and that became my mantra in all my subsequent elections (eight in all). The yard signs didn’t go out until October but the door to dooring was ongoing from August forward.

Out of the mouth of childrenOne Saturday morning I was

knocking on doors and Karen, 8, and Nancy, 7, were with me. I knocked on a door east of Federal Boulevard and a big burly guy answered. I introduced myself and asked for his vote. His replay was, “It’s against my religion to vote for a woman” and he slammed the door shut. As we walked back to the sidewalk Karen asked, “Mommy, what church does he go to?” And that same day a lovely Japanese woman inquired about

my staying home and raising my children.

Neighbors were greatThe neighbors were terrifi c. They

babysat, made signs and put out a few hundred yard signs. On election night, not knowing how this would all turn out, the big issue was sup-posedly about our water issue but it had turned in a women issue.

We wonWhen the votes were counted we

had won big, and we celebrated with a huge group of supporters at Mama Mia’s Restaurant late into the night. And all the naysayers had to eat a lot of crow.

From then on more and more women ran and were elected. The rest is history!

Quote of the Week“The Mayor shall be a conserva-

tor of the peace and shall have no veto power.” — Westminster City Charter

P.S. Happy Valentine’s DayStay well, stay involved and stay

tuned.

Vi June is past Democratic state representative for House District 35. She is a former mayor of Westminster and a former newspaper publisher. A Westminster resident for more than four decades, she and her husband, Bob, have fi ve grown children and eight grandchildren.

YOUR VIEWS

Thanks for the depthI have been negligent

in not communicating my appreciation for your fi ne coverage of local news. I’ve been particularly appre-ciative of Michael Alcorn’s columns, for his in-depth perspective on whatever issue is under discussion.

In the Jan. 31 edition of the newspapers, for example, Mr. Alcorn gave a well reasoned partial solu-tion to minimizing gun-produced harm to children in schools. His column then goes deeper, stating that the basic cause for the heinous school events is our culture, what it has degenerated into, and that guns are merely implements of a cul-ture that fosters such acts.

Having traveled this sod for over four score years, my generation stands indicted for inadequately defend-ing against the poisoned cultural stew that sickens America today. Over the years have I acted pur-posely/intentionally on my knowledge in attempting to protect this great nation by voicing opposition to the 1960s music, college pranks, and its breeding ground for radical politi-cal action which continues to haunt us nationally to this day; jumping up and down advising others about the tripe being peddled in university classrooms antithetical to this na-

tion’s founding principles; coaching Congress that sound economic principles must be applied at both the personal and national government levels to assure prosperity; voicing abhor-rence for the continued taking of life at both ends of life’s journey; voicing reasoned disapproval of the culture’s addiction to violence and sexual license; trumpeting my concern for ever increasing govern-ment intrusion at every level; advocating actively for authentic improve-ment in this nation’s public schools; defending against the continuing and glaring diminished of Christianity and religious freedom, etc?

Have I, has my genera-tion? Speaking for myself, No! My thanks to Mr. Alcorn for going deeper.

Larry HarrisonLakewood

Taking exception to gun control resolution

Two of the three Jef-ferson County commis-sioners recently agreed to send our state and federal lawmakers a resolution that purportedly represents the sentiments of the nearly 600,000 residents of Jef-ferson County in regard to gun control legislation. This proposal was drafted by Commissioner Don Rosier and fi rst presented at the commissioners’ meeting

on Jan. 26. It was not linked with their meeting agenda online for citizens to review.

The Jefferson County League of Women Voters testifi ed at the commis-sioners’ meeting on Feb. 5, objecting to this lack of transparency in govern-ment, the need for better accountability to residents and the importance of soliciting citizen input on such a controversial issue.

The League of Women Voters believes that limit-ing the accessibility and regulating the ownership of handguns and semiauto-matic weapons is necessary to protect the health and safety of citizens. We take exception with this resolu-tion stating that neither the U.S. Congress nor the Colorado General Assembly should entertain consid-eration of any new legisla-tion for any aspect of gun control, claiming any action would infringe on Second Amendment rights.

The resolution justifi es its cause by claims such as “… tyrants have recognized that a disarmed popula-tion is readily dominated,” and further claiming that gun control laws implicitly assume the guilt of law-ful fi rearms owners. The resolution urges Congress to reject international treaties, including those with the United Nations, which might stand in the

way of restricting fi rearms access, sale and ownership. The resolution also cites a study from the Centers for Disease Control claiming gun control doesn’t reduce crime. We note that Con-gress, responding to pres-sure from the NRA and Gun Owners of America, forbade the CDC from receiving funding for researching gun violence in 1990, basically shutting it down.

In our opinion, this reso-lution – which is confronta-tional in nature — does not refl ect the majority view of the people in our county. As one citizen expressed in public testimony, Jef-ferson County is now a “purple” county, with equal representation of all party affi liations and approaches to governing, and this is a “deep red resolution.” League objects to many parts of this resolution, especially its accusatory tone with no willingness to consider any new ap-proaches to solving the tragic violent nature of our society. As Commissioner Griffi n said, “This resolu-tion says we won’t listen to anything new.” What a sad document to present to our state legislature and the U.S. Congress from our county.

Ann Taylor RouxPresident of League of

Women Voters of Jefferson County

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different fl avors, the fl avors are rotated

introduced “Tipsy Cupcakes,” with

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Coca-Cola, Jagermeister and Red Bull,

a White Russian and a Bloody Mary.

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a Cupcake at 5680 W. 88th Ave. in Westminster.

After about a year of planning and

hard work, Forster and Wirth-Klein-

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the area, Once Upon a Cupcake, 5680

W. 88th Ave. in Westminster, on Dec.

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elementary school. “I had over 300

kids so I learned to keep things going

And fun is just what the shop tries

to bring with its bright pink walls, car-

toon cupcake characters on the wall

and coloring books on the table for to

entertain children when they visit.

Once Upon a Cupcake even hosts

events such as birthday parties or

showers for up to 15 guests. Once

Upon a Cupcake, 5680 W. 88th Ave.,

Westminster, is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday through Thursday and from

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and Satur-

days. The shop is closed Sundays.

“Pink Elephant,” a strawberry and

cherry fl avored cupcake with a straw-

berry jam fi lling, and “Hey Jude,” an

Earl Grey lemon and lavender cup-

cake, are donated to charity.

can’t fi nd anywhere else, as well as

chocolate whoopie pies with marsh-

While the bakery offers dozens of “Pink Elephant,” a strawberry and

While the bakery offers dozens of

different fl avors, the fl avors are rotated “Pink Elephant,” a strawberry and

cherry fl avored cupcake with a straw-

berry jam fi lling, and “Hey Jude,” an

Earl Grey lemon and lavender cup-

chocolate whoopie pies with marsh-

While the bakery offers dozens of “Pink Elephant,” a strawberry and

While the bakery offers dozens of

different fl avors, the fl avors are rotated HIGHLANDS RANCH 1.10.13

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C-470 talks in final stretchCoalition expects

to make expansion

decision soonBy Ryan Boldrey

rboldrey@ourcoloradonews.com

After months of public outreach, town

halls and community surveys, the C-470

Corridor Coalition expects to decide by

March or April how to pursue expanding

the busy freeway corridor from Interstate

25 to Kipling Street.

“I think overall people are saying there

is something that needs to be fixed when

it comes to the congestion,” said Jack Hil-

bert, a Douglas County commissioner who

serves as chair of the coalition’s policy com-

mittee.According to the coalition, eastbound

travelers from Kipling to I-25 face delays of

more than 11 minutes during the morning

rush hour, and westbound travelers are de-

layed as much as 18 minutes in the evening.

Growth along the corridor is expected to

increase by more than 30 percent over the

next 20 years.

Beginning with a series of telephone

town halls in July, the coalition has been

busy presenting three options to citizens

and area business leaders: tolling any addi-

tional lanes and keeping the existing lanes

free; tolling all the lanes, old and new; and

raising property or sales taxes to pay for ad-

ditional new lanes.

“The one thing that has come across

clear,” Hilbert said, “is that there is just no

way in the world you could go back and toll

existing roadways. No matter what is decid-

ed, existing (lanes) will remain free.”

Hilbert said the coalition is leaning to-

ward a decision to toll any new or addi-

tional lanes to pay for construction and

maintenance. He said this will be discussed

heavily at the coalition’s January and Feb-

ruary meetings, when they go over results

from a recent telephone survey conducted

by Hill Research Consultants.

“If we go that route, construction could

start in early 2014, if not sooner,” he said.

“If we pick a financing option that requires

a vote (raising taxes), that obviously pushes

it out further. But I don’t think those two

options are what I am hearing citizens say.

I’m hearing citizens say `yeah, fix it, but we

want someone else to pay the taxes.’”

Raising taxes was a popular option in the

early town hall surveys, but according to

Hill’s survey only 9 percent of people were

in favor of increased property tax and 42

percent favored increasing sales taxes. De-

spite the higher numbers, 42-41, in favor of

sales taxes over tolling one new lane, the re-

port suggested that there was not sufficient

support to secure passage in an election as

required by TABOR.

Possibility of four lanes now

Hilbert said there is a possibility that

C-470 could expand sooner rather than lat-

Stay aware, legislators tell businesses

GOP lawmakers

speak to local alliance

By Jane Reuter

jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com

State leaders urged Douglas County

business owners to stay aware and get in-

volved in issues that could impact them as

lawmakers take their seats at the state Capi-

tol for the new legislative session.

Democrats have regained control of the

Colorado House, and maintain their ma-

jority in the state Senate, and Republican

members of the Douglas County legislative

delegation said that could impact business

owners. Four of them were on hand for a

Douglas County Business Alliance-spon-

sored legislative kickoff session held Jan. 3

at Lone Tree’s Sky Ridge Medical Center.

“The bills you need to be cautious about

aren’t going to be the ones grabbing the

headlines, so it means you really do have

to pay attention,” outgoing House Speaker

Frank McNulty said. “They’re the ones that

are going to have the highest impact on the

economy.”

McNulty urged business owners to

“show up at the state Capitol,” testify and

bring supporters when issues of concern

are on the table.

From left, state Rep. Chris Holbert, state Rep.-elect Polly Lawrence and outgoing state House Speaker Frank McNulty address the Douglas County Business Alliance on Jan. 3 during

a legislative kicko� session. Photo by Jane Reuter

Co�man to focus on veteran assistance

Congressman sees

di�erence between

self, fellow Republicans

By Ryan Boldrey

rboldrey@ourcoloradonews.com

A 20-year veteran of the U.S. armed

forces, Congressman Mike

Coffman (R-Aurora) plans

to focus much of his efforts

in the new congressional

session on veteran affairs.

The recently re-elected

representative for Colo-

rado’s 6th District said that

he intends to focus on is-

sues ranging from transi-

tion into the citizen work-

force to how the country

can better take care of vet-

erans suffering from post-traumatic stress

disorder.

“I think the real concern is in looking at

the unemployment rates for veterans, par-

ticularly those coming out of Iraq and Af-

ghanistan, and how it is significantly higher

than the general population,” Coffman

said.One way Coffman hopes to defeat this

is by working from the inside out. Near the

close of the last session he introduced a bill

that would force the Department of Veter-

ans Affairs to hire qualified veterans before

hiring from the outside.

“Only about a third of the people that

work (in the VA) have actually served in the

military,” Coffman said, “and I just think

that there’s a culture there that’s not re-

sponsive to the veterans. … In my experi-

ence, people who have served in uniform

are much more likely to understand the

challenges of those who are in the military

and are getting out of the military.”

It’s Coffman’s military background that

also has him in the midst of a movement to

restructure some recent cuts to the Depart-

ment of Defense.

“I think we need to go forward with these

cuts,” he said, “but I think they could be

done in a way that doesn’t compromise our

national security. There was no attention to

detail paid to these cuts. I think that they

thought it would never happen, so the no-

tion was `let’s just do an across-the-board

cut to the Department of Defense.’

“It just isn’t rational. We’re cutting pro-

grams that are essential and giving the

same weight to programs that are essential

to our national security to programs that

probably should have gone by the wayside

a long time ago or have little value.”

Coffman said he fancies himself differ-

ent from many members in his own party

in that a lot of Republicans don’t support

any cuts to defense spending. Some of the

things on the table in Coffman’s eyes in-

clude: troop levels in Europe; whether U.S.

allies should be more involved in cost-shar-

ing; whether we should retain some of our

permanent overseas bases; are there func-

tions being handled by active-duty military

that could be handled by the reserve at a

cheaper cost; and are there weapons sys-

tems that are being developed that aren’t

critical.“I’m looking at being very specific in

coming up with cuts that I think will realize

the same dollar amount but will not com-

promise our security,” he said.

Co�man

MIKE COFFMAN’S VIEWS

On �scal resolution: “I like the tax piece, the fact that

most of the Bush tax cuts remain permanent for the vast

majority of American people I thought was a win. On the

negative side, it wasn’t at all balanced with cuts, and we

are, in fact, going to spend even more money now. We’ve

got to be serious about the de�cit and the debt and this bill

certainly wasn’t serious about it at all.”

On proposed high-capacity magazine ban: “Person-

ally, I feel that there ought to be a limit. I think this notion

that there shouldn’t be any regulations at all is wrong. That

said, the question about high-capacity magazines should

be decided by state legislatures, because there will inher-

ently be varying standards for di�erent parts of the coun-

try. I feel that 100 rounds is too much but that is an issue

that must be debated and decided by the Colorado General

Assembly and not in Washington, D.C.”

Legislators continues on Page 19

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was established by Alison

Botsford for her father Hal

Botsford who was an avid

aviator. The organization

gives $1,000 or more grants

the area, Once Upon a Cupcake, 5680

W. 88th Ave. in Westminster, on Dec.

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mallow fi lling.

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Botsford who was an avid bub opened the fi rst cupcake shop in

the area, Once Upon a Cupcake, 5680

W. 88th Ave. in Westminster, on Dec.

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tion endeavors. The fund

was established by Alison

Botsford for her father Hal

Botsford who was an avid

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aviator. The organization

gives $1,000 or more grants 50 different types of cupcakes, from

traditional fl avors to ones customers

can’t fi nd anywhere else, as well as

chocolate whoopie pies with marsh-

mallow fi lling.

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was established by Alison

Botsford for her father Hal

Botsford who was an avid ARVADA 1.17.12

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Candelas construction under way with housing options

Dozens of homes being built in

new sustainable development

By Sara Van Clevesvancleve@ourcoloradonews.com

New homes — and much more in the

coming years — are starting to pop up in

west Arvada.The homes are part of the Candelas resi-

dential and commercial development.

Candelas is at Indiana Street and Can-

delas Parkway, just north of Coal Creek

Canyon Road. The proposed Jefferson Park-

way would run generally southeast of the

residential area. The residential portion of

Candelas is being developed by Terra Causa

Capital and GF Properties Group.

The neighborhood offers something for

everyone, said Creig Veldhuizen, a manag-

ing director with Terra Causa Capital.

“All of our builders so far, we have five of

them all in the same community, are offer-

ing different products and at different price

points,” Veldhuizen said. “They all have

different features and architectural flairs.

There’s a product for everyone.”

Builders include Century Communi-

ties, which offers homes starting in the

$300,000 range, and Richmond American,

which offers homes starting in the $500,000

range and higher. The other two confirmed

builders are Standard Pacific, with homes

starting in the low $300,000s and Ryland

Homes, starting in the low $300,000s. Both

made solar panels standard on the roofs of

their houses. The fifth builder has not been

confirmed. While the homes are all differ-

ent, the entire neighborhood is committed

to being sustainable and using renewable

energy, Veldhuizen said.

“When we went through the zoning pro-

cess, Arvada had some very high hopes for

the property in terms of making it a sustain-

able community,” Veldhuizen said. “They

held us to those standards and we shared

that vision.”Sustainability can be seen throughout

the community, Veldhuizen said, from so-

lar-powered street lights and tiles to solar

panels on the roofs of homes. The biggest

sustainability feature of the community,

though, is its recreation center.

“The recreation center is a $3 million fa-

cility,” Veldhuizen said. “It’s that expensive

because we’re committed to sustainability.

It’s going to be LEED silver certified, and it

may reach LEED gold.”

LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Envi-

ronmental Design, certification means the

building meets green standards set by the

U.S. Green Building Council.

The recreation center will be heated and

cooled by a geothermal heat pump system

and will feature 15 kilowatt solar panels on

the rooftop to offset most of the electricity

used, as well as many other sustainable fea-

tures, Veldhuizen said.

The most significant sustainability fea-

ture Candelas has though is its sustainabil-

ity trust, he said.“It’s the first of its kind in the state of

Colorado,” he said.Each builder who buys lots in Candelas

pays a fee of $3,000 per lot into the trust be-

fore building. If they build the homes with

qualified renewable energy systems, such

as solar panels, geothermal heat pumps

and other technology, they get a rebate of

the majority of the fee.

If the builder chooses not to build the

homes with sustainable qualities, the fee

sits in the trust and is available to the home-

owner to use to retrofit their home with sus-

tainable improvements, Veldhuizen said.

More than just sustainable living is

drawing residents out to Candelas though.

“One thing is the natural beauty of the

sites and the view,” he said. “Residents have

a 360-degree view from any home site. They

can see Standley Lake, the Flat Irons, down-

town Denver and Pikes Peak on the Front

Range. The natural beauty of the site is one

of the most defining characteristics of it.”

The coming development over the next

few years is another draw, Veldhuizen said.

Candelas, including residential, com-

mercial and open space will include 1,500

acres.The development, once completed,

will feature 1,500 single family, detached

homes, 1,000 or more higher-density units

and several million square feet of retail and

commercial space.“It’s kind of a city within a city of Ar-

vada,” Veldhuizen said. “They’ll integrate

and complement each other. There’s a tre-

mendous amount of open space in the

plan. Between parks, open space and trails

systems, we’ll have nearly 200 acres of open

space. There’s a significant commitment to

open space and building area where resi-

dents can enjoy the views and outdoor rec-

reational aspect of the community.”

Its proximity to Boulder, Golden, the

mountains and other locations where peo-

ple “work, dine and play” is another selling

point, Veldhuizen said.

So far, about 30 homes are under con-

struction and nine homes are already built

and occupied.Charlie McKay with Church Ranch Com-

panies, the commercial developer, said de-

velopment hasn’t started yet for the com-

mercial part of the community, but there

has been interest from convenience stores

and grocery stores to build there, as well as

some other potential clients.

“We’ve been at it for many years and

we’ll continue to work on it for many years,”

McKay said.For more information about Candelas,

visit www.liveforward.com.

The new Candelas neighborhood is taking shape with houses in the low $300,000s off Highway 72 and Candelas

Parkway in west Arvada. Photo by Andy Carpenean

Governor outlines challenges

State of State covers gun

control, civil unions, marijuana, economy

By Vic Velavvela@ourcoloradonews.comGov. John Hickenlooper acknowledged

that “there are no easy solutions” to issues

involving guns, but said a debate on how

best to deal with firearm-related violence is

something “our democracy demands.”

The Democratic governor, addressing

the General Assembly during his annual

State of the State speech Jan. 10, also prof-

fered his opinion on one area of gun con-

trol that is certain to be one of the most

passionately debated topics lawmakers will

take up this legislative session.

“Let me prime the pump,” Hickenlooper

said. “Why not have universal background

checks for all gun sales?”

That suggestion certainly caught the at-

tention of lawmakers on both sides of the

aisle.“It is just completely unenforceable,”

House Minority Leader Mark Waller, R-

Colorado Springs, said of Hickenlooper’s

call for all sales of guns — including those

involving person-to-person transactions —

be contingent on background checks.

But Democrats applauded the gover-

nor’s stance.“He made some risky points,” said Rep.

Tracy Kraft-Tharp, D-Arvada. “He wasn’t

afraid to jump into that.”

Gun control, one of many issues that

legislators are expected to take up over the

next five months of the session, was just

one area that Hickenlooper addressed. Eco-

nomic matters, civil unions and, of course,

regulating the marijuana industry were also

touched on during his 40-minute remarks.

Common ground soughtTaking on the issue of gun violence is a

top agenda item for this Democratic-con-

trolled General Assembly, especially on the

heels of last year’s Aurora theater killings

and the December massacre at Sandy Hook

Elementary School in Connecticut. But just

talking about guns has always been a dicey

political issue, as the governor acknowl-

edged.“Some point to guns, others to a violent

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State continues on Page 18 Stay aware, legislators tell businesses

GOP lawmakers

speak to local alliance

By Jane Reuter

jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com

State leaders urged Douglas County

business owners to stay aware and get in

volved in issues that could impact them as

lawmakers take their seats at the state Capi

From left, state Rep. Chris Holbert, state Rep.-elect Polly Lawrence and outgoing state House Speaker Frank McNulty address the Douglas County Business Alliance on Jan. 3 during

a legislative kicko� session. Photo by Jane Reuter

Co�man to focus on veteran assistance

Congressman sees

di�erence between

self, fellow Republicans

By Ryan Boldrey

rboldrey@ourcoloradonews.com

A 20-year veteran of the U.S. armed

forces, Congressman Mike

Coffman (R-Aurora) plans

to focus much of his efforts

in the new congressional

session on veteran affairs.

The recently re-elected

different fl avors, the fl avors are rotated

on a daily basis, with about eight to 10

available each day. Classic cupcakes

offered include ones such as “Birthday

Bash,” double chocolate, peanut but-

ter cup and “Red Queen,” a red velvet

cake cupcake.

“The cupcakes are really delicious

and really creative,” said Linda Le, an

employee at Once Upon a Cupcake.

“They always try to create new ones,

which I think will h

elp them with fu-

ture success.”

The shop’s custom cupcakes set it

different fl avors, the fl avors are rotated

on a daily basis, with about eight to 10

available each day. Classic cupcakes

offered include ones such as “Birthday

Bash,” double chocolate, peanut but-

ter cup and “Red Queen,” a red velvet

cake cupcake.

“The cupcakes are really delicious

and really creative,” said Linda Le, an

employee at Once Upon a Cupcake.

“They always try to create new ones,

which I think will h

elp them with fu-

ture success.”

The shop’s custom cupcakes set it

apart from other shops with fl avors

on a daily basis, with about eight to 10

available each day. Classic cupcakes

offered include ones such as “Birthday

Bash,” double chocolate, peanut but-

ter cup and “Red Queen,” a red velvet

cake cupcake.

“The cupcakes are really delicious

and really creative,” said Linda Le, an

employee at Once Upon a Cupcake.

“They always try to create new ones,

which I think will h

elp them with fu-

ture success.”

The shop’s custom cupcakes set it

apart from other shops with fl avors

Stay aware, legislators tell businesses

GOP lawmakers

speak to local alliance

By Jane Reuter

jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com

business owners to stay aware and get in

volved in issues that could impact them as

lawmakers take their seats at the state Capi

From left, state Rep. Chris Holbert, state Rep.-elect Polly Lawrence and outgoing state House Speaker Frank McNulty address the Douglas County Business Alliance on Jan. 3 during

a legislative kicko� session.

Co�man to focus on veteran assistance

Congressman sees

di�erence between

self, fellow Republicans

By Ryan Boldrey

rboldrey@ourcoloradonews.com

forces, Congressman Mike

Coffman (R-Aurora) plans

to focus much of his efforts

in the new congressional

session on veteran affairs.

“When I found out I h

ad

won the grant, I was elated,”

Persons said. “I have two

jobs and a family and I don’t

have the time or the mon-

ey to go to the bank to get

loans. So this is a big deal

for me because it allows me

to complete my ratings ear-

lier and achieve my goal of

While the bakery offers dozens of

different fl avors, the fl avors are rotated

on a daily basis, with about eight to 10

available each day. Classic cupcakes

offered include ones such as “Birthday

Bash,” double chocolate, peanut but-

ter cup and “Red Queen,” a red velvet

cake cupcake.

“The cupcakes are really delicious

and really creative,” said Linda Le, an

employee at Once Upon a Cupcake.

“They always try to create new ones,

Candelas construction under way with housing optionsThe coming development over the next

few years is another draw, Veldhuizen said.

Candelas, including residential, com

mercial and open space will include 1,500

The development, once completed,

will feature 1,500 single family, detached

homes, 1,000 or more higher-density units

and several million square feet of retail and

commercial space.“It’s kind of a city within a city of Ar

vada,” Veldhuizen said. “They’ll integrate

and complement each other. There’s a tre

mendous amount of open space in the

plan. Between parks, open space and trails

systems, we’ll have nearly 200 acres of open

space. There’s a significant commitment to

open space and building area where resi

dents can enjoy the views and outdoor rec

reational aspect of the community.”

Its proximity to Boulder, Golden, the

mountains and other locations where peo

ple “work, dine and play” is another selling

So far, about 30 homes are under con

struction and nine homes are already built

Charlie McKay with Church Ranch Com

panies, the commercial developer, said de

velopment hasn’t started yet for the com

mercial part of the community, but there

has been interest from convenience stores

and grocery stores to build there, as well as

Governor outlines challenges

talking about guns has always been a dicey

political issue, as the governor acknowl

edged.“Some point to guns, others to a violent

Sen. Evie Hudak, right, hugs Sen. Linda Newell Jan. 9 in the Senate chambers on the opening day of the legislative session. Photo by Courtney Kuhlen

State continues on Page 18

“When I found out I h

ad

won the grant, I was elated,”

Persons said. “I have two

jobs and a family and I don’t

have the time or the mon-

ey to go to the bank to get

loans. So this is a big deal

for me because it allows me

While the bakery offers dozens of

different fl avors, the fl avors are rotated

on a daily basis, with about eight to 10

The coming development over the next

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mercial and open space will include 1,500

The development, once completed,

will feature 1,500 single family, detached

homes, 1,000 or more higher-density units

and several million square feet of retail and

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vada,” Veldhuizen said. “They’ll integrate -

mendous amount of open space in the

plan. Between parks, open space and trails

systems, we’ll have nearly 200 acres of open

space. There’s a significant commitment to -

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Its proximity to Boulder, Golden, the -

ple “work, dine and play” is another selling

-

struction and nine homes are already built

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mercial part of the community, but there

has been interest from convenience stores

Governor outlines challenges

talking about guns has always been a dicey

political issue, as the governor acknowl-

“Some point to guns, others to a violent

State continues on Page 18

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RTD chief looks aheadGeneral manager Phil Washington outlines projectsBy Darin Morikidmoriki@ourcoloradonews.com

Regional Transportation District General Manager Phil Washington declared high ex-pectations as RTD continues several trans-portation projects targeted toward the Den-ver metro’s northern region.

Washington highlighted several projects during a Jan. 4 legislative breakfast hosted by Louisville-based nonprofit 36 Commuting Solutions at the Omni Interlocken Resort.

“The Denver-metro region will be the greatest city in the West,” Washington said. “I really believe that, and I believe that it can be done through the transportation investments that we’re making in this region.”

However, he said RTD’s journey to accom-plish these projects has not been an easy one.

In May 2012, the 15-member RTD board decided against placing a 0.4 percent sales tax increase on the general election ballot to fund FasTracks. This means if current finan-cial projections remain as they are, the North Metro and Northwest lines will not be com-pleted until 2042.

But Washington said he is convinced these two projects will be done way before the pro-jected completion dates and noted the trans-portation district has made significant strides in the past two years. In that time, Washing-ton said RTD has either begun construction or contracted work out for 77 percent of its planned FasTrack network projects, includ-ing the Gold, West Rail, U.S. Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), East Rail and Interstate 225 Rail Lines.

“Of course we’ve had our challenges, but I always like to say that it’s not all about the knock down — the knock down being the challenges — but the get up,” Washington said. “We’ve had these challenges, but we’re getting up off the canvas, and we’re getting them done pretty quickly.”

Washington also said work on the nearly 6.5-mile segment of the Northwest Rail Line to the future Westminster station is about 33 percent complete. This rail segment, which is being funded through RTD’s federally-funded $1.03 billion Eagle P3 Project, is also part of the planned Gold Line through Arvada and Wheat Ridge that is expected to be opened by 2016, according to current RTD projections.

Washington said he has high hopes for the 18-mile Colorado Department of Transporta-tion-led U.S. 36 BRT (bus rapid transit) proj-ect between downtown Denver and Boulder.

“We want bus rapid transit on U.S. 36 to be one of the best BRT systems in the country, so we are committed to that,” Washington said.

To achieve this goal, Washington said RTD is striving to offer BRT riders new ser-vices, such as free WiFi service and a cashless-fare collection option through its recently-launched Smart Card system.

Washington said the BRT project, which is dovetailed with the 17-mile U.S. 36 Express Lanes Project between Federal Boulevard in Westminster and Table Mesa Drive in Boul-der, is expected to be fully completed by the end of 2015.

“That is the opening day for bus rapid transit on U.S. 36, and if you know me, you know I do not miss deadlines,” Washington said. “We will meet that schedule.”

As a part of the U.S. 36 Express Lanes proj-ect, a new managed lane in each direction of the highway will be added to accommodate buses and high occupancy vehicles.

In all, Washington said RTD has pledged about $135 million to the completion of its BRT system and the U.S. 36 Express Lanes Project. Lori Frasier, a 36 Commuting So-lutions board chairwoman, said she was pleased with Washington’s positive message on the U.S. 36 BRT Project and said the pros-pects of a mixed bus and rail line will bring significant benefits for the region.

“We’re really excited about that,” Frasier said. “It kind of brings the best of buses and the best of rail together, so it will be a whole new experience for us.”

All work and all playHyland Hills chief retires a�er decades of expanding Water World

By Ashley Reimersareimers@ourcoloradonews.com

It all started at a Laundro-mat in 1969. Greg Mastriona had graduated college and was looking for a recreation job, when his wife Pam happened to run into the wife of the execu-tive director of the Hyland Hills Park and Recreation District.

“She told my wife that she was sure her husband would give me an interview,” Mastrio-na said. “I was very fortunate to be in the right place at the right time. That’s where is all started.”

Mastriona started his 43-year Hyland Hills career as a golf course assistant superin-tendent, before becoming the executive director in 1972.

Over the years he had an in-tegral part in growing the dis-trict, as well as becoming the visionary behind Water World.

But as of Jan. 1, he no longer leads the district; he’s enjoying the slower-paced life of retire-ment.

“I’ve been very fortunate to work for a great organization, board and staff,” he said. “We had a lot of teamwork, and I’m very proud of the staff, and I have so many good memories and experiences.”

Mastriona plans on taking in some golf and fishing during his retirement.

He said he doesn’t have any major plans, but looks forward

to traveling with Pam, who re-tired eight years ago.

The break is well-deserved after years of dedication to not only the Hyland Hills District, but the community.

His leadership and vision have resulted in many facili-ties including Adventure Golf & Raceway, the Greg Mastriona Golf Courses at Hyland Hills, the Ice Centre at the Prome-nade — a collaboration with the city of Westminster, the MAC (Mature Adult Center) and of course, Water World.

He said he’s also extremely proud of the many programs the district sponsors for chil-dren in the district.

“The best part of the job is seeing the smiles of the kids,” he said. “Knowing that the pro-grams and the facilities are be-ing used and enjoyed by the kids, that’s pretty neat. You can’t beat that.”

But before many of these fa-cilities and programs could be-come a reality, something had to be done about the lack reve-nue in the district when Mastri-ona became executive director in 1972. At that time, the district was burdened with debt.

That’s when Mastriona came up with the idea to build a wa-ter park. He says many people thought it was crazy to build a water park in Denver, but the idea soon proved to be a popu-lar one.

Mastriona went to the voters in 1979, and by a ratio of 14 to

1, a $2.7 million general obliga-tion bond issue passed to build the park.

The park began with just two water slides, but grew the fol-lowing year with the addition of the wave pool and four slides. Next came Surfer’s Cove and Thunder Bay in 1984, followed by River Country in 1986.

“River Country really put Wa-ter World on the map because it had tube rides and at that time all the slides were body slides,” he said. “We then built the first family ride, Raging Colorado, which allowed for people to interact on the ride. That was pretty cool.”

Since then, the park has grown to 48 attractions built over 67 acres, featuring rides like Voyage to the Center of the Earth, Mastriona’s favorite, and the most recent addition, the Mile High Flyer.

“Voyage was built in 1994, and we still have hour-long waits,” Mastriona said. “It’s a five-minute ride, that’s fast and features robotics. It’s still right on top, even though it is getting a little competition from the Mile High Flyer.”

Mastriona’s work in the field has made an impact in the community in more ways than one, but it’s also the work with his former employees that has made a great effect on those around him.

Joann Cortez, communica-tions director for the district, has worked for Mastriona for 15 years. She said as a boss, he never once raised his voice and always treated her with respect.

“If I had to go in a different way, Greg was direct about it and did in a kind, respectful way,” she said. “I think the aver-age tenure for the management staff is way over 20 years, and that is a testament to our leader. He’s just been great.”

It’s clear Mastriona will be

missed by the Hyland Hills family. Board president Don Ciancio said he has the high-est regard for his overall perfor-mance and commitment to the district. He said Mastriona did a superior job for the district and will remain a pillar for the Hy-land community and a valued resource for the district.

Going forward, Mastriona said he will take with him the many memories and experi-ences he’s made over the years, and will remember the great or-ganization, staff and board he worked with. But for those who need a little reminder of the for-mer director, just take a look in the top of his old desk.

“I always had a candy drawer that anyone could grab from, and I made sure and left it full,” he said.

Greg Mastriona, former executive director of Hyland Hills Parks and Recreation, stands next to a gondola at Water World. Mastriona has retired after 43 years. Photo by Andy Carpenean

IN THE KNOW

DID YOU KNOW?

Hyland Hills Park and Recreation District was established in 1955, and was the �rst park and recreation district in Colo-rado. The district serves nearly 110,000 residents in a 24-square mile area located in southwest Adams County and including areas of Westminster and Arvada located in Adams County, parts of Northglenn, Thornton and, Federal Heights. For more information on the district, visit www.hylandhills.org.

AWARDS EARNED BY GREG MASTRIONA

Colorado Special District Association Outstanding District Manager of the Year

Colorado Park and Recreation Associa-tion Manager of the Year and Fellow Awards

University of Northern Colorado Outstanding Alumni Award

Inductee to the World Waterpark As-sociation Hall of Fame

elementary school. “I had over 300

kids so I learned to keep things going

but still kind of fun.”

And fun is just what the shop tries

to bring with its bright pink walls, car-

toon cupcake characters on the wall

and coloring books on the table for to

entertain children when they visit.

Once Upon a Cupcake even hosts

events such as birthday parties or

showers for up to 15 guests. Once

Upon a Cupcake, 5680 W. 88th Ave.,

Westminster, is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday through Thursday and from

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and Satur-

days. The shop is closed Sundays.

elementary school. “I had over 300

kids so I learned to keep things going

but still kind of fun.”

And fun is just what the shop tries

to bring with its bright pink walls, car-

toon cupcake characters on the wall

and coloring books on the table for to

entertain children when they visit.

Once Upon a Cupcake even hosts

events such as birthday parties or

showers for up to 15 guests. Once

Upon a Cupcake, 5680 W. 88th Ave.,

Westminster, is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday through Thursday and from

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and Satur-

days. The shop is closed Sundays.

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School board member resignsGerken’s seat will be �lled within 60 daysBy Jane Reuterjreuter@ourcoloradonews.com

Douglas County School Board Vice Pres-ident Dan Gerken resigned the week of Jan. 7, and already has stepped down from his seat. He cited growing family and work ob-ligations.

Board President John Carson said the group will begin the process of finding his replacement during the Jan. 15 board meeting.

Gerken was elected to the board in 2009, and his term was set to expire in November. He did not re-turn calls for comment, but Carson said there is no mystery surrounding his resignation from the education reform-fo-cused board.

“We depend on people being willing to take a lot of time out of their lives and work and families to do this,” he said, noting board members invest at least 20 hours a month to the unpaid post. “Dan has served selflessly in that capacity for over three years now. I greatly appreciate what he’s done for our school district.”

Carson said Gerken first approached him about resigning shortly after the new year.

“I tried to talk him out of (resigning), but he made his decision,” he said.

Though the board has often been criti-cized for its fast-paced reform efforts, Car-son said he doesn’t believe that was a factor in Gerken’s resignation.

“If you run for office, you have to be pre-pared for that,” he said. “Speaking for my-self, the reason I got involved in public edu-cation was to make some changes in public education that I think have been needed for a long time. I know Dan felt that way as well.”

In seven years on the board, Carson said this is the fourth vacancy filled by appoint-ment.

“It’s not an infrequent occurrence,” he said.

The board has 60 days to fill the empty seat. Any candidate must live in Gerken’s district — District D — which extends from Castle Pines to the southeast corner of the county.

Potential school board candidates must be at least 18 years of age, a 12-month resi-dent and registered voter of the district, and have no direct or indirect interest in district contracts. All current school board mem-bers are registered Republicans, but the of-fice is officially nonpartisan.

“We’re just looking for people that are interested in improving public education, continuing to make our school district the best, and keep making it stronger,” Carson said.

Gerken, a father of two, lives in Castle Pines with his wife, Gina. He is chairman and co-founder of Gerken Taxman Inter-ests, a commercial real estate investment and development company.

Gerken Gov. John Hickenlooper gives his State of the State address to a joint session of the Colorado General Assembly on Jan. 10 at the state Capitol. Guns, marijuana, civil unions and the economy were among topics of Hickenlooper’s speech. More coverage, Pages 10-11. Photo by Courtney Kuhlen

AN OPENING STATEMENT

Procedure attacks cancer point-blankMan could get more time with familyBy Jane Reuterjreuter@ourcoloradonews.com

Father of three Timothy Forehand wants more time with his young daughters. A new procedure for patients with his form of liver cancer may give him several more months.

That’s a precious gift to a man who a year ago was told he likely wouldn’t survive for one more month.

Forehand underwent surgery to install the device that’s expected to extend his life Jan. 8 at Sky Ridge Medical Center. He among the first patients in the United States to undergo the process, and Sky Ridge is the first of a handful of centers permitted to perform it pending approval from the Food and Drug Administration.

The Dallas man was diagnosed with ocular melanoma in January 2012. The fast-growing eye cancer already had spread to his liver, where tumors typically are lethal.

“It’s a devastating diagnosis,” said Dr. Charles Nutting, who performed the pro-cedure. “Survival is only a couple months.”

The procedure performed last week concentrates chemotherapy treatment to Forehand’s liver, instead of his entire body, so high doses of cancer-fighting chemicals can saturate the organ. The idea, Nutting said, is to “try and really beat up the tumors as much as you can.”

The drug-infused blood is then collect-ed as it leaves the liver, filtered to remove as much of the chemicals as possible, and returned to the body. The method not only targets and intensifies the treatment, but minimizes side effects.

“Normally, in chemotherapy, you have to give so much poison the patient can’t handle it,” said Dr. Krishna Kandarpa, chief medical officer with the company that cre-ated the filtration device, Delcath Systems. “Now, you can isolate it to the liver instead of the whole body.”

The procedure is minimally invasive, requiring three small incisions into which catheters are inserted.

It is not a cure. Rather, it slows the tu-mors’ progress, typically prolonging the

lives of ocular melanoma patients by about six months. Some have lived an additional three to five years.

Even six months, Kandarpa said, is re-markable. “In the oncology world, people get excited if you get 15 days, a month (of life extension),” he said.

Forehand, speaking from his Dallas home three days post-surgery, said he was exhausted but looking forward to recov-ery and a return to his normal pattern. That means hanging out with 5-, 10- and 11-year-old daughters and his wife.

“We spend as much time as we can to-gether, and that’s a lot,” he said. “I don’t really worry about prognosis anymore be-

cause it’s all irrelevant. I don’t think one day at a time. I live my life the way anybody would. I do my best to enjoy my life with my family.”

Kandarpa sees its treatment in ocular melanoma as “a platform” from which re-searchers can work toward treating other tumors.

A significant delay in a tumor’s progress, Nutting said, is a step toward the cure he believes someday will come.

“What we’re trying to do is help mini-mize the impact of the disease, trying to make them feel better for a longer period of time until we can find that next magic bul-let,” he said.

Doctors and nurses prepare Timothy Forehand for surgery Jan. 8 at Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree. The Dallas man was diagnosed a year ago with cancer that has since spread to his liver. Photo by Courtney Kuhlen

‘What we’re trying to do is help minimize the impact of the disease, trying to make them feel better for a longer

period of time until we �nd that next magic bullet.’Dr. Charles Nutting

Gov. John Hickenlooper gives his State of the State address to a joint session of the Colorado General Assembly on Jan. 10 at the state Capitol. Guns, marijuana, civil unions and the economy were among topics of Hickenlooper’s speech. More coverage, Pages 10-11. Photo by Courtney Kuhlen

AN OPENING STATEMENTATEMENTA

Procedure attacks cancer point-blankMan could get more time with familyBy Jane Reuterjreuter@ourcoloradonews.com

Father of three Timothy Forehand wants more time with his young daughters. A new procedure for patients with his form of liver cancer may give him several more months.

That’s a precious gift to a man who a year ago was told he likely wouldn’t survive for one more month.

Forehand underwent surgery to install the device that’s expected to extend his life Jan. 8 at Sky Ridge Medical Center. He among the first patients in the United States to undergo the process, and Sky Ridge is the first of a handful of centers permitted to perform it pending approval from the Food and Drug Administration.

The Dallas man was diagnosed with ocular melanoma in January 2012. The fast-growing eye cancer already had spread to his liver, where tumors typically are lethal.

“It’s a devastating diagnosis,” said Dr. Charles Nutting, who performed the pro-cedure. “Survival is only a couple months.”

The procedure performed last week concentrates chemotherapy treatment to Forehand’s liver, instead of his entire body, so high doses of cancer-fighting chemicals can saturate the organ. The idea, Nutting said, is to “try and really beat up the tumors as much as you can.”

The drug-infused blood is then collect-ed as it leaves the liver, filtered to remove

Doctors and nurses prepare Timothy Forehand for surgery Jan. 8 at Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree. The Dallas man was diagnosed a year ago with cancer that has since spread to his liver.

‘What we’re trying to do is help minimize the impact of the disease, trying to make them feel better for a longer

period of time until we �nd that next magic bullet.’

The “Pink Elephant” supports the

Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald,

Tenn., while the “Hey Jude” supports

St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.

“We want to give back, so we’re

supporting animals, because we love

animals, and humans,” Wirth-Klein-

bub said.

Cupcakes not sold by the end of

the day are also donated to local food

banks. While the shop is new and has

been a learning experience, the sisters

are not new to the baking business.

Before opening the shop, they owned

their own cupcake catering business

while they were teachers at Parr El-

Earl Grey lemon and lavender cup-

cake, are donated to charity.

The “Pink Elephant” supports the

Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald,

Tenn., while the “Hey Jude” supports

St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.

“We want to give back, so we’re

supporting animals, because we love

animals, and humans,” Wirth-Klein-

bub said.

Cupcakes not sold by the end of

the day are also donated to local food

banks. While the shop is new and has

been a learning experience, the sisters

are not new to the baking business.

Before opening the shop, they owned

their own cupcake catering business

C-470 talks in final stretchCoalition expects

to make expansion

decision soonBy Ryan Boldrey

rboldrey@ourcoloradonews.com

After months of public outreach, town

halls and community surveys, the C-470

Corridor Coalition expects to decide by

March or April how to pursue expanding

the busy freeway corridor from Interstate

25 to Kipling Street.

“I think overall people are saying there

is something that needs to be fixed when

it comes to the congestion,” said Jack Hil

bert, a Douglas County commissioner who

serves as chair of the coalition’s policy com

mittee.According to the coalition, eastbound

travelers from Kipling to I-25 face delays of

more than 11 minutes during the morning

rush hour, and westbound travelers are de

layed as much as 18 minutes in the evening.

Growth along the corridor is expected to

increase by more than 30 percent over the

next 20 years.

Beginning with a series of telephone

town halls in July, the coalition has been

busy presenting three options to citizens

and area business leaders: tolling any addi

tional lanes and keeping the existing lanes

free; tolling all the lanes, old and new; and

raising property or sales taxes to pay for ad

ditional new lanes.

“The one thing that has come across

clear,” Hilbert said, “is that there is just no

way in the world you could go back and toll

existing roadways. No matter what is decid

ed, existing (lanes) will remain free.”

Hilbert said the coalition is leaning to

ward a decision to toll any new or addi

tional lanes to pay for construction and

maintenance. He said this will be discussed

heavily at the coalition’s January and Feb

ruary meetings, when they go over results

from a recent telephone survey conducted

by Hill Research Consultants.

“If we go that route, construction could

start in early 2014, if not sooner,” he said.

“If we pick a financing option that requires

a vote (raising taxes), that obviously pushes

it out further. But I don’t think those two

options are what I am hearing citizens say.

I’m hearing citizens say `yeah, fix it, but we

want someone else to pay the taxes.’”

Raising taxes was a popular option in the

early town hall surveys, but according to

Hill’s survey only 9 percent of people were

in favor of increased property tax and 42

percent favored increasing sales taxes. De

spite the higher numbers, 42-41, in favor of

sales taxes over tolling one new lane, the re

port suggested that there was not sufficient

support to secure passage in an election as

required by TABOR.

Stay aware, legislators tell businessesaren’t going to be the ones grabbing the

headlines, so it means you really do have

to pay attention,” outgoing House Speaker

Frank McNulty said. “They’re the ones that

are going to have the highest impact on the

McNulty urged business owners to

“show up at the state Capitol,” testify and

bring supporters when issues of concern

are on the table.

From left, state Rep. Chris Holbert, state Rep.-elect Polly Lawrence and outgoing state House Speaker Frank McNulty address the Douglas County Business Alliance on Jan. 3 during

Co�man to focus on veteran assistancerestructure some recent cuts to the Depart-

ment of Defense.

“I think we need to go forward with these

cuts,” he said, “but I think they could be

done in a way that doesn’t compromise our

national security. There was no attention to

detail paid to these cuts. I think that they

thought it would never happen, so the no-

tion was `let’s just do an across-the-board

cut to the Department of Defense.’

“It just isn’t rational. We’re cutting pro-

grams that are essential and giving the

same weight to programs that are essential

to our national security to programs that

probably should have gone by the wayside

a long time ago or have little value.”

Coffman said he fancies himself differ-

ent from many members in his own party

in that a lot of Republicans don’t support

any cuts to defense spending. Some of the

things on the table in Coffman’s eyes in-

Legislators continues on Page 19

Earl Grey lemon and lavender cup-

cake, are donated to charity.

The “Pink Elephant” supports the

Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald,

Tenn., while the “Hey Jude” supports

St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.

“We want to give back, so we’re

supporting animals, because we love

animals, and humans,” Wirth-Klein-

bub said.

the day are also donated to local food

banks. While the shop is new and has

in final stretchCoalition expects

to make expansion

After months of public outreach, town

halls and community surveys, the C-470

Corridor Coalition expects to decide by

March or April how to pursue expanding

the busy freeway corridor from Interstate

“I think overall people are saying there

is something that needs to be fixed when

it comes to the congestion,” said Jack Hil

bert, a Douglas County commissioner who

serves as chair of the coalition’s policy com

According to the coalition, eastbound

travelers from Kipling to I-25 face delays of

more than 11 minutes during the morning

rush hour, and westbound travelers are de

layed as much as 18 minutes in the evening.

Growth along the corridor is expected to

increase by more than 30 percent over the

Beginning with a series of telephone

town halls in July, the coalition has been

busy presenting three options to citizens

and area business leaders: tolling any addi

tional lanes and keeping the existing lanes

free; tolling all the lanes, old and new; and

raising property or sales taxes to pay for ad

“The one thing that has come across

clear,” Hilbert said, “is that there is just no

way in the world you could go back and toll

existing roadways. No matter what is decid

ed, existing (lanes) will remain free.”

Hilbert said the coalition is leaning to

ward a decision to toll any new or addi

tional lanes to pay for construction and

maintenance. He said this will be discussed

heavily at the coalition’s January and Feb

ruary meetings, when they go over results

from a recent telephone survey conducted

“If we go that route, construction could

start in early 2014, if not sooner,” he said.

“If we pick a financing option that requires

a vote (raising taxes), that obviously pushes

it out further. But I don’t think those two

options are what I am hearing citizens say.

I’m hearing citizens say `yeah, fix it, but we

want someone else to pay the taxes.’”

Raising taxes was a popular option in the

early town hall surveys, but according to

Hill’s survey only 9 percent of people were

in favor of increased property tax and 42

percent favored increasing sales taxes. De

spite the higher numbers, 42-41, in favor of

sales taxes over tolling one new lane, the re

port suggested that there was not sufficient

support to secure passage in an election as

Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald,

Tenn., while the “Hey Jude” supports

St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.

“We want to give back, so we’re

supporting animals, because we love

animals, and humans,” Wirth-Klein-

Cupcakes not sold by the end of

the day are also donated to local food

banks. While the shop is new and has

been a learning experience, the sisters

are not new to the baking business.

Before opening the shop, they owned

their own cupcake catering business

while they were teachers at Parr El-

Procedure attacks cancer point-blankMan could get more time with familyBy Jane jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com

more time with his young daughters. A new procedure for patients with his form of liver cancer may give him several more months.

ago was told he likely wouldn’t survive for one more month.

the device that’s expected to extend his life Jan. 8 at Sky Ridge Medical Center. He among the first patients in the United States to undergo the process, and Sky Ridge is the first of a handful of centers permitted to perform it pending approval from the Food and Drug Administration.

ocular melanoma in January 2012. The fast-growing eye cancer already had spread to his liver, where tumors typically are lethal.

Charles Nutting, who performed the procedure. “Survival is only a couple months.”

concentrates chemotherapy treatment to Forehand’s liver, instead of his entire body, so high doses of cancer-fighting chemicals can saturate the organ. The idea, Nutting said, is to “try and really beat up the tumors as much as you can.”

ed as it leaves the liver, filtered to remove

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New restaurant takes stir-fry to the next level

By Ashley Reimersareimers@ourcoloradonews.comWhen dining at HuHot Mongolian Grill

in Westminster, it’s more than just a meal,

it’s an experience.The new restaurant opened on Dec. 23

in the Orchard Town Center and is offering

a spin on Asian stir-fry.“HuHot allows people to create their own

meal just the way they like it,” said HuHot

Top Tier Colorado president Jay Warwick.

“People can make it as healthy as possible

if they want, and they can eat as much as

they want.”To start off the HuHot experience, guests

create their own custom stir-fry meal

with as many vegetables, noodles, meats

and sauces as desired. Once the creation

is complete, the bowl is handed off to a

grill chef who stir-fries the meal right in

front of them.As an all-you-can-eat restaurant,

guests can create as many stir-fry bowls as

they want.“The key words for us are fun, healthy,

different and unique. It’s an experience and

a conversation piece,” Warwick said. “It’s a

fun place to eat because not only do you get

to create your own meal just the way you

like it, hot, sweet or salty, you get to watch

people cook it and engage with the chefs.”

Manager Greg Thomas has been work-

ing in HuHot restaurants for 10 years. He

said the simplicity of the HuHot mod-

el and the atmosphere is what sets the

restaurant apart.“It’s very simple and there is so much

movement and so much going on to ob-

serve. It’s great for kids and families and

even for first dates,” Thomas said. “People

can actually care their food and see exactly

what goes into the food. It’s very simple and

if you like vegetables, this is the place.”HuHot Mongolian Grill also partners

with Home Front Cares, a nonprofit orga-

nization that provides responsive emer-

gency financial aid and other support to

Colorado service members, veterans and

military families.Warwick said every Monday a portion

of the sales are donated to Home Front

Cares and once a year a full day’s sales

are donated.“The average grant is about $1,000,” he

said. “The money helps out with every-

thing from rent to grocery money to car

payments. It’s such a good cause and it

fun to have the opportunity to be involved

with that.”HuHot also offers appetizers, desserts,

beer and wine. It is open from 11 a.m. to 4

p.m. for lunch and 4 p.m. to close for din-

ner every day and in the Orchard Town Cen-

ter, 14697 Delaware St. in Westminster. For

more information, visit www.huhot.com.

Criss Seal, national training chef for HuHot Mongolian Grill, left, gets flames going on a Mongolian grill as other chefs prepare dishes for customers at the new restaurant in the Orchard Town Center in Westminster, Thursday, Dec. 27. Photo by

Andy Carpenean

‘�e key words for us are fun, healthy, different and

unique. It’s an experience and a conversation piece.’HuHot President Jay Warwick

Lawmakers gear up for session

By Ashley Reimersareimers@ourcoloradonews.com

The election is over and now the real work begins for Colorado’s legislators. Some are veterans in their position, and some are rep-resenting their constituents for the first time.House District 35 Rep. Chery-

lin Peniston is beginning her last two-year term this year. She’s been representing the

Westminster area for the last six years, so she knows her way around the state Capitol. For this upcoming legislative

session, she is focusing on early childhood education, tanning limits for minors and expansion of

the Family and Medical Leave Act. She said she plans to bring up

the legislation on the Early Child-hood Readiness Commission, which was established through House Bill 09-1343.“The Early Childhood Readi-

ness Commission is a legislative body that is involved with what is happening in the state in early childhood education and health care,” she said. “I was carrying out that bill to continue it on and it got lost in the political cross fire. So I am working with Sen. Evie Hudak to get that put in place.”Last session Peniston’s tanning

bill, HB 1170, was postponed in-definitely. Peniston is bringing it back again for the upcoming ses-sion.

The bill notifies parents of their child’s use of commercial artifi-cial tanning devices by requiring parents to sign a permission form listing the potential risks and to stay on-site with a minor less than 14 years old.The last bill Peniston is work-

ing on is the expansion of the defi-nition of who can use the Family and Medical Leave Act. She said the bill would allow

for more people to be considered in using FMLA, like domestic part-ners, grandchildren and grand-parents.

“This will go along with the civil union bill that will definitely be passed this session,” she said. “This bill would take care of those other important family members.”

Sen. Jessie Ulibarri, who rep-resents District 21, is new to the legislative floor, but is ready to bring the wants and needs of his constituents in Westminster to the state level.

He said the legislation he is sponsoring this year reflects the concerns he heard from the com-munity members on their porches and in front of their homes during his campaign trail. He is focusing on stewardship

of taxpayer resources, financial security and community trust with law enforcement.He said he is working on a bill

to save Colorado millions of dol-lars be determining a better way to pay for the required hospital-ization and inpatient treatment

for the inmate population.“Other states, including Ala-bama, Washington and Louisiana, have adopted similar policies and have witnessed tens of millions of dollars in savings for their taxpay-ers,” he said.This year Ulibarri will be work-

ing with the Office of Economic Development and International Trade to encourage the growth of the advanced manufacturing in-dustry in Colorado. He said jobs are needed in Colorado that sup-port working families and the lo-cal economy.“I’ll be sponsoring legislation

that ensures individuals that have faced financial adversity during Lawmakers continues on Page 7

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Tom’s Urban 24 takes it up a notch

When Tom’s Urban 24, the 24-hour diner-ish eatery at 15th and Larimer, expands into other cities, chief concept officer Tom Ryan said the plan is to keep roughly 70 percent of the Denver menu, but reserve the other 30 percent to include local fare.

Immediate growth plans include two more Tom’s restaurants with one likely to be in California, said Stacie Lange, executive vice president of public relations for Con-sumer Capital Partners, parent company of Tom’s Urban 24 and the giant Smashburger chain.

Ryan and Lange invited Pat “Gabby Gourmet” Miller and I to a lunch tasting last week to sample dishes from the “Winter Menu” that recently debuted.

We nibbled on 14 new delightful dishes that, frankly, have much improved the cui-sine quality over my first experience at the restaurant right before it opened roughly 90 days ago.

“The old 90-day rule is really true,” Ryan said about what he asserts is the typical amount of time it takes a restaurant to work out the kinks. “It’s like rewiring your house with the electricity on.”

New menu items include pot pies with filet mignon or truffled lobster and shrimp; Stranahan’s whiskey barbecued ribs; open-faced Angus meatloaf platter; Urban super pho with egg, shrimp, chicken and duck confit; fried brussels sprouts with Asian vinaigrette; Tuscan kale and romaine chicken Caesar, and fried “Chickenlooper” with sweet corn pancakes served with syrup and butter.

Some of the new dishes are on the dinner menu only, available from 4-10 p.m. daily. Others appear on the breakfast, lunch and late-night menu from 10 p.m. to 4 p.m. Egg dishes have been added to the dinner menu because of customer demand.

In addition to expanding the Tom’s brand, Ryan said Consumer Capital Partners plans to reopen Tossa, the pizza and pasta place in Boulder that the company closed in Decem-ber, somewhere in the Denver region, but wouldn’t specify. He said the concept needed to be refined.

Zonta Club hits big 1-0The Zonta Club of Douglas County

recently marked its 10th anniversary with a luncheon at La Dolce Vita Restaurant in Castle Pines that was attended by club members as well as special guests, includ-ing Zonta district governor Sheila Davis and former district governor Mary Benoit.

Zonta Club of Douglas County is part of Zonta International, a global organization of executives and professionals working together to advance the status of women worldwide.

During the past 10 years, the Zonta Club of Douglas County has donated more than $60,000 to local charities, and gave more than $10,000 in scholarships to local high school seniors.

Members donated more than 900 hours of time to local nonprofits last year alone.

Trivia Night, the club’s major fundraiser, takes place April 20 at Kirk Hall at the Doug-las County Fairgrounds in Castle Rock.

Registration is open for teams and indi-viduals who want to compete.

More information: www.zontadistrict12.org/douglas or by contacting vice president

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Children theater show embraces cultural diversityBy Clarke Readercreader@ourcoloradonews.com

“It’s like a rock concert for kids.”That’s how actor Seth Caikowski de-

scribes the Arvada Center’s latest children’s theater production, “No Dogs Allowed.”

The show runs at the center, 6901 Wad-sworth Blvd., until April 12. Performances are at 10 a.m. and noon Tuesdays through Fridays, and select Saturdays at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Not only does “No Dogs” feature a wide range of musical numbers, from rock and rap to blues, it also features a highly interactive set and story that will have children of all ages clapping and cheering along with the story.

“This is the most technically complex show I’ve put on yet, and one of the most highly accomplished casts I’ve worked with,” said director Edith Weiss. “There’s not a purer sound than little kids’ laughter, and we want to squeeze every drop of hu-mor out of the script.”

The story is based on a book written by Sonia Manzano — “Maria” from Sesame Street — and follows Iris (Sarah Grover) and her Puerto Rican family in New York City as they go on a day trip to a nearby lake.

Iris sneaks her dog El Exigente (Rachel Graham) along, and all kinds of adventures ensue on the way and at the lake.

Weiss, who has directed and written many children’s plays, said it was impor-tant to her and the production that the bilingual nature of the characters and play be honored, and they received some help from a cast member.

“Sonia Justl (who plays Shorty) grew up in Brazil, and so we spent a whole rehearsal with her making sure we were getting pro-nunciations right,” said Caikowski, who plays Juan. “As a cast we really wanted to be respectful and honor the culture. We want-ed to share it.”

One of Weiss’ favorite things about “No Dogs” is the way that Spanish is used throughout, and how students react to it. She said that many underserved schools and student groups come to see the show, and many speak Spanish, and so it’s really exciting for them to hear the language used in the play.

With all her experience working to pro-duce theater for children, Weiss said the most important thing is that one should never talk down to them, but be honest.

“The kids are looking at everything, and they’re so attentive, but you always have to keep their attention,” said Norrell Moore, who plays Carmen. “This play re-ally connects with kids, and they get really involved.”

Moore added that the story really focus-es on problem solving, and shows children that the family on stage is just as silly as theirs are. Both Caikowski and Moore said that the family energy created on stage is a testament to how well the actors get along together. While all of this is part of the sub-text of the show, Weiss said that “No Dogs Allowed” is a show that children and adults should come for the singing, the dancing and the laughter.

“All we really want is the kids to leave with joy and laughter,” she said.

For tickets and more information, call 720-898-7200 or visit www.arvadacenter.org.Don Joe (Tyrell Rae) runs a deli and sells his wares in the Arvada

Center’s children’s theater production of “No Dogs Allowed.”

The cast of “No Dogs Allowed” brings culture, humor and energy to the story of a girl and her dog. Courtesy photos

IF YOU GO

WHAT: “No Dogs Allowed”

WHERE: Arvada Center

6901 Wadsworth Blvd.

WHEN: Through April 12

10 a.m. and noon Tuesdays through Fridays

Select Saturdays at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

COST: $8 to $10

INFORMATION: 720-898-7200 or www.arvadacenter.org

‘No Dogs Allowed’

out the laughssniffs

Rhonda Bolich-Lampo at rhonda@the-wealthypeople.com or at 720-344-2153.

Give LiveThe Grammy-nominated band DeVotch-

Ka will headline Give Live, a benefit concert for the Bonfils Blood Center, beginning at 8 p.m. Feb. 14 at the Paramount Theatre.

DeVotchKa, widely known for composing the score to the film “Little Miss Sunshine”, released its seventh album “Live With the Colorado Symphony” in November.

“Throughout the Colorado community, Bonfils is most known for collecting blood donations from our generous blood donors,” said Jessica Maitland, vice president of marketing and community operations. “This new benefit concert will give us the platform to share another important way our com-munity can help us save and enhance lives

— through financial contributions.”Reserved and VIP tickets available at

www.bonfils.org/benefitconcert.cfm.

Dinner, a show and ShortComedian and actor Martin Short is

the featured entertainer during the third annual Early Bird fundraiser, a benefit for the InnovAge Foundation, a nonprofit that channels community support and funding to enhance the independence and quality of life for seniors.

The early-evening event, from 4:30-9 p.m. Feb. 23 in the Seawell Grand Ballroom in the Denver Center of the Performing Arts, includes cocktails, dinner, auctions, music and Short’s comedy.

This is a chance to dress up, dine well, laugh loud and still make it to bed at a rea-sonable hour.

Tickets are $500 for dinner, Short’s

performance, a post-event reception and meet-and-greet with the comedian. Tickets for dinner and the show only are $250. And there’s a $100 ticket for the show only with general seating in the back of the ballroom.

RSVP by Feb. 15 at www.myinnovage.org.

Generous DeGeneresTalk-show host Ellen DeGeneres was

so flattered by Denver’s Curtis Hotel — a Doubletree by Hilton’s “Couples We Love Celebrity-themed Valentine’s Day Getaway” promotion — that she called the hotel during her show on Feb. 7 to reserve The Ellen & Portia package.

The DeGeneres-themed package includes a CD of “Now, That’s What I Call Dance” for your own private dance party, a bath of Blondies, a bottle of California red wine and two blonde wigs — all to honor the talk show host and her wife Portia de Rossi.

Connie, the unsuspecting Curtis Hotel desk clerk, answered the call while DeGe-neres disguised her voice to try to reserve the room for Feb. 14-16.

After a few funny moments, DeGeneres finally came clean and identified herself. But she sweetened the deal by promising to send several goodies from the Ellen DeGeneres show shop, plus said she’d fly Connie to be an audience member of her show.

You can see the segment at http://bit.ly/XNRM9i .

Other “Couples We Love” packages are available at www.thecurtis.com.

Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, restaurants, businesses, parties and people throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for Blacktie-Colorado.com. She can be reached at penny@blacktie-llc.com or at 303-619-5209.

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Parker: Martin Short to appear at Seawell Ballroom event

Holy Family holds o� Pinnacle 46-45Tigers get ninth straight victoryBy Jonathan Manessjmaness@ourcoloradonews.com

BROOMFIELD - The rest of Class 3A may have to take notice, because two of the tops teams in the state went at it Monday night at Holy Family gymnasium.

And it was a classic. A game that came down to the very last second and the very last posses-sion. But in the end Holy Family let out a big sigh of relief and pushed its winning streak to nine games by topping Pinnacle 46-45.

“Fortunately for us we found a way on our home court,” Holy Family’s David Sommers said. “Coach preaches about it, that every pos-session matters and that is what it came down to at the end.”

Holy Family is regarded one of the top schools in the state, and rightfully so. The Ti-gers, who are currently ranked No. 3 in the state, are a perennial state playoff squad and have only dropped two games this season -- one to 4A Broomfield and another to No. 8 University.

But Pinnacle has fallen under the radar, partly due to its not so impressive 10-7 record. But the Timberwolves difficult non-confer-ence schedule can be held accountable for that and losing by one point on the road to a top-five team may start getting Pinnacle, which is a perfect 10-0 in the Frontier League, some respect.

“I know I have a really good team,” Pinna-cle’s coach Lou Vullo said. “That’s why I sched-ule such a difficult non-league schedule. We knew we could hang with them.”

Pinnacle had the ball with a chance to win at the end, but senior Chase Phillips was called for traveling as he drove to the basket as the last ticks went off the clock.

The way the Timberwolves started the game, it was surprising that they had a chance to win. Pinnacle turned the ball over on four of its first five possessions and had 15 turnovers in the first half and the Tigers took advantage behind the play of Jarron Sprenger.

Sprenger scored eight of his 10 points in the opening quarter as Holy Family jumped out to an 19-12 advantage after the first quarter.

And sophomore Luke Golter took over in the second for the Tigers, scoring seven con-secutive points to push Holy Family’s advan-tage to 28-18 at halftime.

For Pinnacle, things went from bad to worse when starting point guard Sansom Ouk sprained his ankle and had to sit the rest of the game with a brace on his ankle.

“I think he’ll be alright,” Vullo said.The Timberwolves rallied in the second

half, thanks in part to the Tigers getting in foul

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3.9 three-pointers made a game, which is the second most in the state. Telles has made at least two treys in all 16 games he’s played and has also made fi ve or more in fi ve games. Against Clear Creek he hit seven three-pointers and scored 31 points.

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emy’s Emma Ander-son has taken this season, which is the third most in the state. She has twice taken two charges in a game, once against Peak to Peak and again against Bishop Machebeuf.

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tian’s Bryan Hodge is averaging, tops among all seniors. Hodge has had 12 double-doubles so far this season, and has twice brought down 20 or more re-bounds. He grabbed a season’s best 22 boards against Faith Baptist and then had 20 against Gil-pin County.

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Holy Family holds o� Pinnacle 46-45 Tigers get ninth straight victory By Jonathan Maness jmaness@ourcoloradonews.com

BROOMFIELD - The rest of Class 3A may have to take notice, because two of the tops teams in the state went at it Monday night at Holy Family gymnasium.

And it was a classic. A game that came down to the very last second and the very last posses-sion. But in the end Holy Family let out a big sigh of relief and pushed its winning streak to nine games by topping Pinnacle 46-45.

“Fortunately for us we found a way on our home court,” Holy Family’s David Sommers said. “Coach preaches about it, that every pos-session matters and that is what it came down to at the end.”

Holy Family is regarded one of the top schools in the state, and rightfully so. The Ti-gers, who are currently ranked No. 3 in the state, are a perennial state playoff squad and have only dropped two games this season -- one to 4A Broomfi eld and another to No. 8 University.

But Pinnacle has fallen under the radar, partly due to its not so impressive 10-7 record. But the Timberwolves diffi cult non-confer-ence schedule can be held accountable for that and losing by one point on the road to a top-fi ve team may start getting Pinnacle, which is a perfect 10-0 in the Frontier League, some respect.

“I know I have a really good team,” Pinna-cle’s coach Lou Vullo said. “That’s why I sched-ule such a diffi cult non-league schedule. We knew we could hang with them.”

Pinnacle had the ball with a chance to win at the end, but senior Chase Phillips was called for traveling as he drove to the basket as the last ticks went off the clock.

The way the Timberwolves started the game, it was surprising that they had a chance to win. Pinnacle turned the ball over on four of its fi rst fi ve possessions and had 15 turnovers in the fi rst half and the Tigers took advantage behind the play of Jarron Sprenger.

Sprenger scored eight of his 10 points in the opening quarter as Holy Family jumped out to an 19-12 advantage after the fi rst quarter.

And sophomore Luke Golter took over in the second for the Tigers, scoring seven con-secutive points to push Holy Family’s advan-tage to 28-18 at halftime.

For Pinnacle, things went from bad to worse when starting point guard Sansom Ouk sprained his ankle and had to sit the rest of the game with a brace on his ankle.

“I think he’ll be alright,” Vullo said.The Timberwolves rallied in the second

half, thanks in part to the Tigers getting in foul

trouble. Both Sprenger and Sommers had to sit in the third due to foul trouble and Pinnacle took advantage behind the play of Phillips and Danko Krcum.

The duo scored six straight points to get Pinnacle within three, but Holy Family’s Chuck Hollwedel hit a runner at the buzzer to ad-vance the Tigers lead to 36-31 going into the fi nal quarter.

“We talked about it at the halftime,” Vullo said. “I told the kids that we were right back in the game if we cut down on the turnovers. They stuck together and played the way we know how to play.”

Pinnacle’s opened the fourth quarter on 10-2 run and the Timberwolves got their fi rst lead of the game after a tip-in by David Pine-la. Chase Gonzales hit a jumper to extend the Timberwolves advantage to 43-40 with two minutes left in the contest. The Tigers re-sponded with a 6-2 run which was capped by a dunk by Sommers, who scored four of his six points in the fi nal quarter.

“(The dunk) was big for the energy, but we still had to work after that,” Sommers said.

Krcum scored a game-high 16 points, while Austin Brown and Devlin Granberg each had eight for Holy Family.

Pinnacle’s Chase Phillips drives to the basket against Holy Family’s Jarron Sprenger during Monday’s game at Holy Family. The Tigers won 46-45. Photos by Jonathan Maness

Holy Family’s David Sommers dunks the ball over Pinnacle’s Chase Phillips in the fourth quarter of the Tigers’ 46-45 vic-tory over Pinnacle on Monday. Jonathan Maness

Holy Family’s Luke Golter goes up for a layup in the second half of the Tigers’ 46-45 victory over Pinnacle on Monday. Jonathan Maness

HAVE A STORY IDEA?Email your ideas to Adams County Sports Jonathan Maness at jmaness@ourcoloradonews.

com or call him at 303-566-4137.

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Girls basket-ball: Gators win fourth straight Ahaneku gets second triple double of the season By Jonathan Maness jmaness@ourcoloradonews.com

ARVADA - Standley Lake has been on fi re as of late, cruising to a 59-33 win over rival Arvada West on Friday.

The Gators have now won four consecutive games and are tied for third in the Jeffco League with a 6-6 record.

Sophomore Casey Torbet led the way with 21 points, 10 re-bounds and six steals, while Haley Lopez added 16 points and Sara Shileny had 12 boards and four assists.

The Gators have improved their overall record to 10-9.

JEFFCO LEAGUE: Pomona (9-11, 4-9 JL) dropped its second game in a row, the Panthers lost to Lakewood 68-26 on Friday.

Kristen Seltenreich and Rachel Oester each had eight points to lead the way for Pomona.

METROPOLITAN LEAGUE: Jefferson Academy (8-8, 2-4 ML) ended its recent slide on Friday by getting a road victory over Faith Christian 52-46.

Sara Miller led the way with 12

points and eight rebounds for the Jaguars. Kyleigh Raff added 11.

5280 LEAGUE: Belleview Christian (15-2, 5-1 5280) got back on track Thursday by top-ping Denver Eagles Christian Homeschool 52-32.

Sydney Ahaneku had her sec-ond triple-double of the season with 12 points, 17 boards and 11 blocks. Kayla Iwahashi led the way with 16 points.

Rocky Mountain Lutheran (13-4, 2-3) topped Shining Mountain Thursday, 46-39.

Brittany Zemlicka led the way with 15 points, while Hannah Sievert added 12.

Community Christian (7-8, 2-4) beat Cornerstone Christian (3-10, 1-3) on Thursday 37-28.

Alex Quimby led the way with 15 points for the Crusaders.

FRONT RANGE LEAGUE: Ho-rizon picked up its third straight win on Friday, topping Fairview 56-39.

The Hawks set the tone early with a 17-7 lead after the fi rst quarter.

Ashley Rasmussen led the way for the Hawks with 15 points. Alyssa Rader added 12 and Kaylie Rader had 10.

Legacy (9-10, 5-7 FRL) ended its recent slump on Friday, beat-ing Boulder 56-43.

Courtney Smith led the way with 22 points, while her sister

Caitlyn had 21.Mountain Range (8-11, 1-11)

dropped its third straight game on Friday, losing 64-43 to Mon-arch.

EAST METRO ATHLETIC CONFERENCE: Westminster (6-13, 3-3 EMAC) won its second consecutive victory on Friday, topping Adams City 47-40.

Ariel Belfi ore and Veronica Recendez each had 10 points to

lead the way for the Wolves, who have won three of their past four games.

COLORADO 7 LEAGUE: Skyview (9-10, 2-6 Colorado 7) dropped a heartbreaker Thurs-day, losing to rival Fort Lupton 39-31.

FRONTIER LEAGUE: The Pin-nacle (6-9, 4-5 FL) couldn’t over-come a dismal fi rst half Friday night, losing to Clear Creek 42-38.

The Timberwolves were held to only nine fi rst-half points and were facing an 11-point defi cit at the half.

Karalyn Maestas led the way for Pinnacle with game-best 15 points, she also had fi ve rebounds and fi ve steals.

The Academy (7-10, 5-4 FL) struggled Friday night, losing 75-26 to Denver Science & Tech Stapleton.

Legacy’s Courtney Smith brings the ball up the court during Tuesday’s game against Horizon. The Hawks won 66-46.

Horizon’s Kayla Chand goes up for a basket while being guarded by Legacy’s Mackenzie Neely. Jonathan Maness

Boys basketball: Thornton tops rival Northglenn Community Christian picks up second straight win By Jonathan Maness jmaness@ourcoloradonews.com

THORNTON - The Thornton Trojans continued its strong play at home Friday night by topping rival Northglenn 58-34.

Samuel Shumate led the way with 17 points, while Donovan Go-mez-Onofre added 15.

The Trojans held a slight 17-13 lead after the fi rst, but locked down the Norse in the second quarter, allowing Northglenn only three points in the frame.

Thornton (12-8 overall, 4-2 EMAC) improved to 9-0 at home, while Northglenn dropped to 6-13 overall and 3-4 in the EMAC.

EAST METRO ATHLETIC CON-FERENCE: Westminster (1-18, 0-6) lost a tough one Friday night, fall-ing to rival Adams City 38-36.

The Wolves held a 15-13 advan-

tage at the half, but couldn’t hold off the Eagles in the second half.

Patrick Wilson led the way for Westminster with 12 points.

JEFFCO LEAGUE: Standley Lake (4-15, 3-9 JL) lost its third con-secutive game on Friday, falling to Arvada West 47-33.

Marcus Asmus led the Gators with 16.

Pomona (1-19, 0-13) lost to rival Lakewood on Friday 71-39.

Javis Larson had 12 points to lead the Panthers.

METROPOLITAN LEAGUE: Jef-ferson Academy (7-8, 2-5 ML) has been on a slide recently, losing its third consecutive game on Friday, falling 51-39 to Faith Christian.

Brody Hornaday had 17 points in the losing effort for the Jaguars.

FRONT RANGE LEAGUE: Hori-zon (8-11 overall, 4-8 FRL) dropped its second consecutive game Fri-day, losing to Fairview 64-42.

Jake Ralphs led the way with 11 points for the Hawks.

Legacy (6-11, 2-8) lost its sixth in a row on Friday, losing 70-56 to Boulder.

Mountain Range (5-14, 1-11) couldn’t stop its recent slide on Fri-day, falling to Monarch 63-37.

Jacob Taylor had a game-high 24 points for the Mustangs.

5280 LEAGUE: Community Christian (11-5, 5-1 5280) have picked up two straight wins, includ-ing a 58-33 win over Cornerstone Christian Academy (3-11, 2-4).

Charles Wittman led the way for the Eagles with 16 points, while Bryan Hodge had 14 points and 10 boards.

Belleview Christian (4-12, 2-4) topped Denver Eagle HomeSchool on Thursday, 48-37.

Allen Johnson led the way with 16 points, while Jameson Iiams added 12.

FRONTIER LEAGUE: The Acad-emy (10-6, 7-2 FL) struggled Friday night, losing 84-53 to Denver Sci-ence & Tech Stapleton.

COLORADO 7 LEAGUE: Sky-view (8-11, 4-4 Colorado 7) couldn’t get past rival Fort Lupton Thursday losing 45-25.

Alex Alcala led the Wolverines with eight points.

Locals sign letters of intent Sta� report sports@ourcoloradonews.com

The following schools have sub-mitted lists of athletes who signed letters of intent. Some of the lists include athletes who signed early in November as well as those who signed last Wednesday on National Letter of Intent day.

Holy Family: Alex Toderica, soc-cer, Denver University.

Horizon: Spencer Elliott, foot-ball, Chadron State; Makenzy Mitts, softball, Adams State; Gabby Pena-fl or, cross country, University of Missouri at Kansas City; Lindsey Pritchard, softball, Otero Junior Col-lege; Kaylie Rader, basketball, Wyo-ming; Chad Reffel, football, Western State; Dustin Rivas, football, Colora-do Mesa; Easton Robbins, football, Chadron State.

Legacy: Angelique Archuleta, softball, Kansas Wesleyan; Hannna Caress, softball, Colorado Christian; Jacob Davis, swimming, Brigham Young; Michael Danne, baseball, Kansas Wesleyan; Sarah Goodman, soccer, Hastings College; Mariah Latham, softball, Doane College; Skyler McWee, football, Colorado Mesa; Melanie Nun, cross country, Colorado; Phydell Paris, football,

Black Hills State; Bekka Prokaski, softball, Chadron State; Paige Reich-muth, softball, Adams State; Caitlyn Smith, basketball, Colorado School of Mines; Morgan Stacks, golf, John A. Logan College; Kara Walling, soft-ball, Colorado School of Mines.

Mountain Range: Preston De-Herrera, football, CSU Pueblo.

Northglenn: Andrea Pierce, soft-ball, Dordt College; Anne Seaholm, swimming, Adams State; Tristan Washington, football, Chadron State.

The Pinnacle: David Kerley, foot-ball, CSU Pueblo.

Pomona: Kadeem Ahmad, base-ball, Northeastern JC; Zach Ander-son, football, Western State; Zayne Anderson, football, Western State; Eduardo Belmar, soccer, Regis; Hayden Berge, swimming, Evans-ville (Ind.); Mitch Colon, football, CSU Pueblo.

Standley Lake: Emily Ashmore, soccer, Regis; Jarrett Bott, baseball, Otero JC; Shelby McBain, soccer, Adams State; Anthony Ochiato, football, Northern Colorado; Teal Schnurr, volleyball, Marquette; Jus-tin Seiwald, baseball, Central Ari-zona; Brooke Stevens, softball, Trini-dad State JC.

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In accord with C.R.S. 38-26-107 (1),notice is hereby given that finalsettlement will be made to CorporatePlumbing, Inc. located at 601 SherryDrive, Fort Collins, CO 80524 by theAdams County Housing Authority onTuesday, February 19, 2013 for Contract:12-021 M2M Creekside 092512 located at9189 Gale Boulevard, Thornton, CO80260. Any person, company, corporation,government, governmental subdivision oragency, business trust, estate, trust, lim-ited liability company, partnership, associ-ation, or other legal entity that has fur-nished labor, materials, sustenance,provender or other supplies used or con-sumed by the contractor identified aboveor any subcontractor thereof in or aboutthe performance of the work contracted tobe done or that has supplied laborers,rental machinery, tools, or equipment tothe extent used in the prosecution of thework whose claim therefore, has not beenpaid by the contractor or subcontractor,may in accordance with section 38-26-107(1) C.R.S., file with the Adams CountyHousing Authority Procurement Officer at7190 Colorado Blvd, Sixth Floor, Com-merce City, Colorado 80022, a verifiedstatement of the amount due and unpaidon account of such claim, which state-ment must be filed on or before 1:00 p.m.on February 19, 2013. Failure on the partof a claimant to file a verified statementprior to 1:00 p.m. on February 19, 2013will relieve the Adams County HousingAuthority from any and all liability relatedto the above referenced project, asprovided by law.

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In accord with C.R.S. 38-26-107 (1),notice is hereby given that finalsettlement will be made to BroomhallBrothers by the Adams County HousingAuthority on Tuesday, February 19, 2013for Contract: 12-020 M2M Creekside loc-ated at 9189 Gale Boulevard, Thornton,CO 80260. Any person, company, corpor-ation, government, governmental subdivi-sion or agency, business trust, estate,trust, limited liability company, partnership,association, or other legal entity that hasfurnished labor, materials, sustenance,provender or other supplies used or con-sumed by the contractor identified aboveor any subcontractor thereof in or aboutthe performance of the work contracted tobe done or that has supplied laborers,rental machinery, tools, or equipment tothe extent used in the prosecution of thework whose claim therefore, has not beenpaid by the contractor or subcontractor,may in accordance with section 38-26-107(1) C.R.S., file with the Adams CountyHousing Authority Procurement Officer at7190 Colorado Blvd, Sixth Floor, Com-merce City, Colorado 80022, a verifiedstatement of the amount due and unpaidon account of such claim, which state-ment must be filed on or before 1:00 p.m.on February 19, 2013. Failure on the partof a claimant to file a verified statementprior to 1:00 p.m. on February 19, 2013will relieve the Adams County HousingAuthority from any and all liability relatedto the above referenced project, asprovided by law.

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NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

In accord with C.R.S. 38-26-107 (1),notice is hereby given that final settle-ment will be made to H2O Degree loc-ated at 3580 Progress Drive, Suite L, Ben-salem, PA 19020 by the Adams CountyHousing Authority on Tuesday, February19, 2013 for Contract: M2M CreeksideUtility Monitoring 072011 located at 9189Gale Boulevard, Thornton, CO 80260. Anyperson, company, corporation, govern-ment, governmental subdivision oragency, business trust, estate, trust, lim-ited liability company, partnership, associ-ation, or other legal entity that has fur-nished labor, materials, sustenance,provender or other supplies used or con-sumed by the contractor identified aboveor any subcontractor thereof in or aboutthe performance of the work contracted tobe done or that has supplied laborers,rental machinery, tools, or equipment tothe extent used in the prosecution of thework whose claim therefore, has not beenpaid by the contractor or subcontractor,may in accordance with section 38-26-107(1) C.R.S., file with the Adams CountyHousing Authority Procurement Officer at7190 Colorado Blvd, Sixth Floor, Com-merce City, Colorado 80022, a verifiedstatement of the amount due and unpaidon account of such claim, which state-ment must be filed on or before 1:00 p.m.on February 19, 2013. Failure on the partof a claimant to file a verified statementprior to 1:00 p.m. on February 19, 2013will relieve the Adams County HousingAuthority from any and all liability relatedto the above referenced project, asprovided by law.

Published in the WestsiderFirst publication: February 8, 2013Last publication: February 15, 201300032973

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

In accord with C.R.S. 38-26-107 (1),notice is hereby given that final settle-ment will be made to H2O Degree loc-ated at 3580 Progress Drive, Suite L, Ben-salem, PA 19020 by the Adams CountyHousing Authority on Tuesday, February19, 2013 for Contract: M2M CreeksideUtility Monitoring 072011 located at 9189Gale Boulevard, Thornton, CO 80260. Anyperson, company, corporation, govern-ment, governmental subdivision oragency, business trust, estate, trust, lim-ited liability company, partnership, associ-ation, or other legal entity that has fur-nished labor, materials, sustenance,provender or other supplies used or con-sumed by the contractor identified aboveor any subcontractor thereof in or aboutthe performance of the work contracted tobe done or that has supplied laborers,rental machinery, tools, or equipment tothe extent used in the prosecution of thework whose claim therefore, has not beenpaid by the contractor or subcontractor,may in accordance with section 38-26-107(1) C.R.S., file with the Adams CountyHousing Authority Procurement Officer at7190 Colorado Blvd, Sixth Floor, Com-merce City, Colorado 80022, a verifiedstatement of the amount due and unpaidon account of such claim, which state-ment must be filed on or before 1:00 p.m.on February 19, 2013. Failure on the partof a claimant to file a verified statementprior to 1:00 p.m. on February 19, 2013will relieve the Adams County HousingAuthority from any and all liability relatedto the above referenced project, asprovided by law.

Published in the WestsiderFirst publication: February 8, 2013Last publication: February 15, 201300032973

CITY OF WESTMINSTERNOTICE OF CONTRACTOR'S

SETTLEMENT

Pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S.,notice is hereby given that on the 5th dayof March, 2013, at Westminster, Colorado,final settlement will be made by the Citywith Colorado Moisture Control, Inc.,hereinafter called the "Contractor," for andon account of the contract for the con-struction of a Project described asSemper Administration Building RoofReplacement.

1. Any person, co-partnership, associ-ation of persons, company, or corporationthat has furnished labor, materials, teamhire, sustenance, provisions, provender,or other supplies used or consumed bysuch Contractor or his subcontractor, orthat supplies rental machinery, tools, orequipment to the extent used in the pro-secution of the work, whose claim there-for has not been paid by the Contractor orthe subcontractor for the work contractedto be done, may file with the City a veri-fied statement of the amount due and un-paid on account of such claim.

2. All such claims shall be filed with theCity Attorney's Office, City of Westminster,4800 W. 92nd Avenue, Westminster,Colorado, 80031 by February 28, 2013.

3. Failure on the part of a creditor to filesuch statement prior to such final settle-ment will relieve the City from any and allliability for such claim.

Dated at Westminster, Colorado this 14thday of February, 2013.

CITY OF WESTMINSTER/s/ Martin R. McCullough

City AttorneyPublished in the WestsiderFirst publication: February 15, 2013Last publication: February 22, 201300033378

CITY OF WESTMINSTERNOTICE OF CONTRACTOR'S

SETTLEMENT

Pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S.,notice is hereby given that on the 5th dayof March, 2013, at Westminster, Colorado,final settlement will be made by the Citywith Colorado Moisture Control, Inc.,hereinafter called the "Contractor," for andon account of the contract for the con-struction of a Project described asSemper Administration Building RoofReplacement.

1. Any person, co-partnership, associ-ation of persons, company, or corporationthat has furnished labor, materials, teamhire, sustenance, provisions, provender,or other supplies used or consumed bysuch Contractor or his subcontractor, orthat supplies rental machinery, tools, orequipment to the extent used in the pro-secution of the work, whose claim there-for has not been paid by the Contractor orthe subcontractor for the work contractedto be done, may file with the City a veri-fied statement of the amount due and un-paid on account of such claim.

2. All such claims shall be filed with theCity Attorney's Office, City of Westminster,4800 W. 92nd Avenue, Westminster,Colorado, 80031 by February 28, 2013.

3. Failure on the part of a creditor to filesuch statement prior to such final settle-ment will relieve the City from any and allliability for such claim.

Dated at Westminster, Colorado this 14thday of February, 2013.

CITY OF WESTMINSTER/s/ Martin R. McCullough

City AttorneyPublished in the WestsiderFirst publication: February 15, 2013Last publication: February 22, 201300033378

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

In accord with C.R.S. 38-26-107 (1),notice is hereby given that finalsettlement will be made to CorporatePlumbing, Inc. located at 601 SherryDrive, Fort Collins, CO 80524 by theAdams County Housing Authority onTuesday, February 19, 2013 for Contract:M2M Creekside Boiler Economizers loc-ated at 9189 Gale Boulevard, Thornton,CO 80260. Any person, company, corpor-ation, government, governmental subdivi-sion or agency, business trust, estate,trust, limited liability company, partnership,association, or other legal entity that hasfurnished labor, materials, sustenance,provender or other supplies used or con-sumed by the contractor identified aboveor any subcontractor thereof in or aboutthe performance of the work contracted tobe done or that has supplied laborers,rental machinery, tools, or equipment tothe extent used in the prosecution of thework whose claim therefore, has not beenpaid by the contractor or subcontractor,may in accordance with section 38-26-107(1) C.R.S., file with the Adams CountyHousing Authority Procurement Officer at7190 Colorado Blvd, Sixth Floor, Com-merce City, Colorado 80022, a verifiedstatement of the amount due and unpaidon account of such claim, which state-ment must be filed on or before 1:00 p.m.on February 19, 2013. Failure on the partof a claimant to file a verified statementprior to 1:00 p.m. on February 19, 2013will relieve the Adams County HousingAuthority from any and all liability relatedto the above referenced project, asprovided by law.

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Roundup: Pomona wins Je� co League Championships Westminster third at EMAC Championships By Jonathan Maness jmaness@ourcoloradonews.com

LAKEWOOD - Pomona took fi rst in six different weight classes to win the Jeffco League Champi-onships.

Thomas Gutierrez (106 pounds), Travis Torres (113), Josh Rosales (120), Austin Marvel (138), Matthew Seifert (145) and Archie Colgan (160) all won their weight classes.

Raymond Robledo (132) was second to Bear Creek’s JT Garcia, while Ethan Wright (152) and Ra-mon Yslas (182) also placed sec-ond for the Panthers.

Standley Lake fi nished eighth at regionals, but didn’t have any wrestlers place.

EMAC LEAGUE CHAMPI-ONSHIP: Gabe Grimaldo (170)

fi nished fi rst to help the Wolves fi nish third at the League Cham-pionships.

Brighton took fi rst and Prairie View was second.

Westminster had 12 different wrestlers place - Alonzo Sotelo (106), Santos Valtierra (120), John

Fugita (132) and Christian Wood (195) all fi nished second.

Tomas Sanchez (152) was fourth, while Isaiah Santistevan (112), Matt Bryan (145) and Isaiah Villarreal (160) were fi fth.

Joe Merlos (138) was sixth, while Joe Bryan (126) and Jordan

Chavez (220) each placed sev-enth.

Northglenn’s Maurisio Garcia (112) took fi rst for the Norse and Rocky Nava (106) and Macario DeLara (160), Cruz DeLara (285) were third.

Zach Gastelum (132) was fourth and Michael Garcia (126) and Christian Schale (138) were fi fth for Northglenn.

Ryan Roche (120), Reggie Buckalew (145) and Bradley El-liott (182) also placed for the Norse.

Thornton placed 10th, behind a third-place fi nish by Levi LeBar-on (220) and a fourth-place fi nish by Dezmond Romero (106).

Also placing for the Trojans were, Miguel Trejo (126), Javier Stubbs-Hernandez (132), Kyle Durant (160) and Josh Cordova (170).

WRESTLING RANKINGS: Not surprising, but Pomona retains the top spot in Class 5A, while Mountain Range is ranked eighth.

Torres, Robledo, Colgan are all ranked No. 1 in their weight class for Week 9.

Rosales is ranked No. 2, while Wright and Marvel are No. 3 in their class.

Mountain Range’s Randy Boerner remains the top spot at 152 pounds, while Jorge Rodri-guez (285 pounds) is ranked No. 3.

Legacy’s Conner Casady (160) is No. 2, while Skyer McWee (220) is No. 3.

Holy Family is No. 6 in 3A, with Vincent Casados (113) and Joseph Prieto (126) are No. 2. Julian Pri-eto is No. 3 in at 120 pounds.

HOLY FAMILY RETAINS TOP SPOT: The Tigers’ girls basketball squad continues to hold the top spot in 3A.

Holy Family has won six in a row and are now 13-4 overall and 6-1 in the Metropolitan League.

Horizon girls (13-6 overall) are ranked No. 9 in 5A, while Bel-leview Christian (15-2) is No. 9 in 1A.

Westminster’s Gabe Grimaldo (170) � nished � rst to help the Wolves � nish third at the League Championships. Photo by File photo

Gators, Mustangs creating rivalry on ice Ralston Valley tops Standley Lake in OT By Jonathan Maness jmaness@ourcoloradonews.com

ARVADA - “Why Can’t We Be Friends” blasts over the loud speakers at the APEX Center as the Ralston Valley and Standley Lake hockey team battle it out on the ice.

Which is just fi tting for the matchup be-tween these two familiar foes in what has be-come one of Colorado’s most heated rivalries on skates.

“If you can’t get up for this game than I don’t know why you play,” Standley Lake’s coach Rich Pijanowski said. “These are al-ways fun games.”

The competition was apparent on Feb. 6 as both squads battled for each puck and during each face-off. And each team had its

fair share of time in the penalty box. Even Standley Lake’s goalie Tyler Goff took some time to recuperate in the third period after a save in which he was pelted with hockey sticks.

“They are obviously the closest team to us and a lot of our kids know their kids,” Ralston Valley’s coach Matt Schoepfl in said. “Games against Standley Lake are always circled. It is something that is building because both schools have put together good teams.”

And for the Mustangs it was a chance to get a little revenge on the Gators, who topped Ralston Valley earlier this season in a non-league game. And what better way than squeaking out a 3-2 overtime victory over their neighboring rivals. Greg Dyba found the back of the net to get the victory for the Mustangs after getting a pass from Tanner West at the 1:37 mark of overtime. West and Austin Resseguie also scored for the Mus-tangs, while Mitch McEwan and Connor Watkins each had goals for Standley Lake.

“It was such a relief,” Ralston Valley’s Joe Millar said. “We were so happy, we jumped all over each other like it was a state cham-pion game. We always want to beat Standley Lake.”

The Mustangs have done just that over the past two seasons, losing only once to the Gators in the previous fi ve meeting -- a 4-3 defeat earlier this season. And that loss was a bit of a wakeup call for Ralston Valley, which has won 12 of its past 13 games.

“It’s been a good run so far,” Schoepfl in said. “There are a good group of guys on this team and they are working hard. We are get-ting to the fun part of the season.”

Both teams have used the rivalry game to get their squads going.

The win has helped propel the Mustangs to a 2-0-1 record over their previous three games with only two games left in the sea-son. Ralston Valley gave Regis Jesuit its fi rst loss of the season Friday, beating the Raiders 2-1 Friday. The Mustangs also battled to a 4-4

tie with Resurrection Christian on Monday.Standley Lake rebounded to win its next

two games, beating Summit 1-0 Friday and then topping Pueblo County 6-1 in the home fi nale on Saturday.

“I think (Ralston Valley) loss is just what the doctor ordered for us,” Pijanowski said. “A rivalry game to get up and get going.”

And if fate has its way these two squads will once again meet in the playoffs. Last season Ralston Valley cruised to a 7-1 vic-tory over the Gators and advanced to the state title game.

“That would be fun to see them again in the playoffs,” Pijanowski said.

Before either squad can think about the postseason it needs to take care of business in the regular season. Standley Lake(11-5-2 overall, 8-3-2 Foothills League) closes out the season at Resurrection Christian on Friday, while Ralston Valley (14-2, 10-1 FL) travels to Mullen and Steamboat Springs to fi nish out the regular season.

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