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Marijuana task force wraps up work Group’s recommendations will be sent to Legislature By Tom Munds [email protected]

The Amendment 64 Implementation Task Force’s fi nal meeting focused on taxa-tion to develop recommended tax levels for commercial marijuana sales.

The recommendations made on Feb. 28 suggest a 15 percent excise tax that stores would pay at the wholesale level. It was also recommended that a special sales tax be implemented for recreational marijuana,

with an example of a 25 percent sales tax customers would pay when making pur-chases.

Any special voter-approved taxes would be in addition to the state’s 2.9 percent sales tax as well as any local sales taxes.

The task force discussed the issue and generally agreed that, if the state-imposed taxes were too high, users would turn to the black market for marijuana. One mem-ber suggested that keeping the total cost, including taxes, of legal recreational mari-juana less than the black market cost could bring an end to illegal pot sales.

However, members repeatedly noted that because of the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, no tax could be imposed without voter ap-

proval.As they wrapped up their discussions, it

was noted that recommendations will be assembled into a report that, in the next two weeks, will be forwarded to the General Assembly to use in establishing rules and regulations for the new recreational mari-juana industry.

Colorado voters created a whole new in-dustry in November by approving Amend-ment 64, which legalizes recreational use of marijuana by those 21 and older.

When Gov. John Hickenlooper signed the voter-approved amendment into law, he created the 24-member task force to es-tablish recommendations for regulating the new industry as guidelines for state legisla-

tive action.The governor spoke at the Feb. 28 task

force meeting. He thanked the members for the thousands of hours they put into devel-oping their recommendations.

“We are entering a new and different world,” Hickenlooper said. “No matter how thoughtful we are, not every area will be adequately addressed. I think there will be unanticipated negative consequences.”

He stressed the need for education and safeguards to keep marijuana out of the hands of those under 21.

“We need to let our children and young people know that, just because it is now legal doesn’t mean it is safe,” the governor said.

Gun-control measures advance amid uproar Two sides stake out positions in lengthy hearing By Vic Vela [email protected]

Seven Democratic-sponsored gun con-trol bills passed state legislative commit-tees on March 4, following a remarkable day where swarms of people fi lled the Capitol to make their voices heard on the most polar-izing political issue of the session.

The seven bills passed two Democratic-controlled Senate committees on party-line votes, following lengthy hearings that often became emotional — and sometimes got a little rowdy.

The fi rst bill hearing began just after 10:30 a.m., with passage of the seventh and fi nal bill of the day tak-ing place about 12 hours later.

There was plen-ty of buzz in and around the Capitol throughout much of the day — including honking vehicles that drove around the Capitol in circles all day long, in what was a grating display of displeasure from some opposed to the gun-control measures.

Those in favor of the bills also made their opinions known before the hearings start-ed. A press conference was held by gun vio-lence victims and family members whose lives have been affected by mass shootings, all of whom called for tighter gun laws.

One of them was Mark Kelly, the space shuttle commander and husband of former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona. On Jan. 8, 2011, Giffords was seriously injured in a shooting rampage while she was host-ing a constituent event outside a grocery store near Tucson.

The shooter, Jared Lee Loughner, used a Glock 18 semiautomatic handgun to fi re more than 30 rounds in a matter of seconds into the crowd, killing six people and injur-ing many.

Loughner ended up pleading guilty to several federal charges and is now serving life in prison.

After the press event, Kelly testifi ed in support of House Bill 1229, which requires universal background checks for gun sales

and transfers, telling members of the Sen-ate’s State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee that the bill would help keep weapons out of the hands of dangerous people like Loughner.

“Behind every victim lies a matrix of fail-ure and inadequacy,” Kelly said, referring to issues such as poverty and mental health. “The breadth and complexity of gun vio-lence is great. But that is not an excuse for inaction.”

But Sen. Ted Harvey, R-Highlands Ranch, did not take up Kelly’s call for action.

“Public policy should not be based on emotion,” Harvey said. “Public policy should be based on logic. Even if this (law) was in place in Arizona, it would not have stopped the shooter from getting the gun.”

Horns honk for � rearmsDisputes of the Kelly and Harvey kind

were hardly unique on March 4. All day long, through several hours of testimony and hallway conversations, there were point-counterpoints being made on a day of frenzied activity at the Capitol.

The two large committee rooms that held the hearings — including the Old Su-preme Court Chambers — felt more like phone booths for much of the day, as con-cerned citizens and members of the press packed the standing-room only affairs.

That’s not to mention the phenomenal lines that wrapped around the commit-tee rooms, which were full of Coloradans — predominantly Second Amendment ad-vocates — who showed up well in advance

of the fi rst hearing in hopes of having a chance to testify.

Mark Dunham of Conifer — who was sporting camoufl age gear and an “I Vote Pro-Gun” sticker on his chest — was sit-ting alone in a hallway, after having arrived at the Capitol about 9:30 a.m. It was 1 p.m. in the afternoon when he spoke with a re-porter, and he was still waiting for his name to be called.

“This is nothing,” he said. “These are just the people who could make it today. There’s a lot more of us, and I plan to stay in here the whole day, until it concludes.”

Meanwhile, there was wild theater go-ing on outside the Capitol. Vehicles made

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Mark Kelly speaks to reporters during a state Capitol press conference that preceded testimony on several gun control measures. Kelly’s wife is former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giff ords, who was shot during a political event in Tucson, Ariz. Following his remarks, the retired astronaut and Navy captain testifi ed before the Senate’s State, Veterans and Military Aff airs Com-mittee, in support of a bill that would require universal background checks on all gun sales and transfers. Photo by Vic Vela

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Young reader’s love lives on On book selection day, one of the most

special days at Iowa Elementary in Aurora, almost 2,000 new stories crowd the school library.

There’s “Diary of a Wimpy Kid.” And “Misty of Chincoteague.” And “The Good Dog.” And so many more.

But the best story isn’t in a book.It’s the one being written every time

Carole and Joe Hemmelgarn walk through the doors, hauling their load of books to lovingly place into the hands of every child there.

It’s the one being written every time students ask about Alyssa, their 9-year-old daughter.

“Do you miss her?”“Are you sad?”It’s the one being written with every hug

Carole and Joe, and the children, give to each other.

“It’s a gift,” Principal LuAnn Tallman says. “It’s a relationship. Someone else cares about them.”

And someone else cares about Alyssa, who died suddenly six years ago, breaking her family’s hearts.

“They talk of her as a personal friend,” Tallman says of her students. “We really consider Alyssa a part of our school.”

That means everything to Joe and Carole.

“As the years go by, people don’t ask anymore,” Carole says. “Kids are amazing. They’re not afraid to ask ….”

If you asked, you’d hear a story about loss and sorrow, but also about hope. And love. And books.

It begins, of course, with Alyssa.Doctors diagnosed the leukemia on Feb.

26, 2007. She was two months shy of her 10th birthday when she died 10 days later of complications from the treatment.

“The heartbreak, the heartache ….” Joe’s voice trails off.

Her bedroom, still as it was when she last slept in it, refl ects the boundless enthusiasm and diverse interests that

endeared her to so many. Under the bed is the board with the intricate city she spent a whole day folding out of scrap paper. In a large shadow box on the wall are the colorful googly-eyed puff ball creatures she made for each holiday, a picture of her fa-vorite go-with-her-everywhere white teddy bear with the red heart called Valentine, clothespin dolls she created, poems she wrote for her classes at Fox Creek Elemen-tary in Highlands Ranch.

She titled one “Upside Down.”Yesterday my brain fl ipped upside downAnd my train of thought crashedAnd thirty of my brain cells died … So please excuse my attention span in

Math.“She was a goofy kid,” Joe says. At the

beginning of fourth grade, she started wak-ing up at 4:30 every morning. “She made her breakfast, fed her lizard, played the guitar. It was almost as if she felt `I’m run-ning out of time here.’ ”

Her best friend was her younger brother, Griffi n, now 12. Smiley and fun-loving, Alyssa grew her hair to cut it off for wigs for cancer patients. She loved to ski, play soccer — and read. A book she was reading when she died, “The Fairy’s Return and Other Princess Tales,” still rests on her dresser.

That last Christmas, she had written her parents a note. Dear Mom and Dad, Thank you for caring for me. And loving me. Stay warm and help old and poor. Thank you. Love, Alyssa. Merry Christmas.

For Carole and Joe, the words took on

new meaning after her death.“When parents lose a child,” Carole

says, “there’s this need to give back or do something.”

They combined Alyssa’s love for reading with her compassion for the less fortunate and, a year later, in 2008, the Alyssa Cares Foundation was born. They decided to take books to schools where most of the stu-dents qualifi ed for free and reduced lunch, a marker of poverty, and where reading scores were low.

Iowa Elementary was the fi rst school. Today, four more elementaries partici-pate — Harrington, Doull and Swansea in Denver, and Paris, also in Aurora. Carole and Joe, with Griffi n and their volunteers, visit each school three times a year and bring enough books to give every child — from kindergarten to fi fth grade — one to take home, each time. So far, they have distributed more than 30,000 books, all bought with donations from individuals and corporations.

“We tell Alyssa’s story, about her love for reading,” Joe says. “The book is our way of having the introduction. We talk a lot about what it can do for you in your life. … The gateway to learning is reading, and everything becomes a little easier if you can read.”

But something else, a little bit magical, blossomed along the way.

“We did not see how they would con-nect with Alyssa,” Carole says. “She’s like this mentor. They want to read for her. They say, `We want to be like you, Alyssa.’”

And they want to share their stories, many of which, like Carole’s and Joe’s, are of struggles and loss. “Storytelling,” Carole says, “is so powerful.”

LuAnn Tallman, the principal: “The books are important, but it’s Carole’s and Joe’s relationship with the children that has made the biggest difference in their reading.”

Carole and Joe don’t forget. “They will recognize the kids and say, `We remem-

bered this book for you,’” Tallman says. “They’re willing to give freely of themselves to make these kids feel good about reading and feel good about life.”

The connection is evident in the plastic bin under Alyssa’s bed, packed tightly with more than 2,000 letters from children at the schools. A colorful wire sculpture that depicts Alyssa reading, from Harrington Elementary, sits on her dresser. Iowa El-ementary’s library is now named after her.

The foundation, Joe says simply, “keeps her memory alive. It’s creating some type of legacy, and I guess we just didn’t want her story to end.”

Every Christmas, Carole places under the tree a stack of gift-wrapped books for Alyssa. One by one, she’ll read them throughout the year, in the quiet of Alyssa’s bedroom or the loft at the cabin or her gravesite.

“I do read out loud and I talk to her,” Carole says. “I ask her what she thinks about the book. … It’s a connection — the book — and I don’t know why.”

Perhaps it just keeps the door open.Joe likes to tell the kids at the schools

“every book you open, the more doors you open, and the more doors open for you.”

One day, a young boy came up to him, book in hand. He turned a page. “Mr. Joe,” he said, “I’m opening a door here.” The boy smiled.

Joe smiled at the memory.A connection made.One more line in a story being written

one book at a time, one child at a time, by a little girl and the family who misses her.

That’s a story of hope. And of love.And that’s the best story of all.To learn more about the Alyssa Cares

Foundation, go to www.AlyssaCares.org.

Ann Macari Healey’s column about people, places and issues of everyday life appears every other week. She can be reached at [email protected] or 303-566-4110.

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Church’s Chicken lands new spot in Thornton By Darin Moriki [email protected]

Residents will now have more fast-food options following the approval of a Church’s Chicken plan to build in Thornton at 8661 Washington St.

City Council approved the res-taurant’s site plan during its Feb. 12 meeting.

According to the Church’s Chick-en website, there are six restaurant franchises located within the Den-ver-metro area, including one about seven miles away from the proposed Thornton franchise location at 7295 E. 64th Avenue in Commerce City.

Ward 1 City Councilmember Mack Goodman, who placed the lone dis-senting vote against the proposal, said he did not believe the proposal from Church’s Chicken was appropri-ate because there are numerous re-tail spaces located in that part of the

city, including the Plaza Las Americas shopping center.

City Planning Manager Mike Mal-lon said the restaurant’s development is consistent with the city’s Compre-hensive Plan and noted that it will be placed in an appropriate location next to other “quality community and neighborhood scale commercial cen-ters.”

Wesley Pouw, the owner of Arvada-based architectural fi rm Pouw & As-sociates Inc., agreed.

“We not only feel that the architec-ture and site plan complies with all of the city regulations but we also feel that it will be an asset to the commu-nity as well,” Pouw said.

SENTINEL NEWS IN A HURRY Moose Supreme Gov. James F. Henderson to visit Northglenn Lodge

James F. Henderson Sr., the supreme governor of the Loyal Order of Moose, will speak from 7-8 p.m. on Monday, March 25, at Northglenn Moose Lodge No. 2166, 11449 York St., as a part of his travels across the state. For more infor-mation about the event, contact the Moose Lodge offi ce at 303-457-3391.

Henderson was elected by Supreme Lodge del-egates to a one-year terms as supreme governor at the organization’s 124th International Convention in Tampa.

The Moose organization, headquartered in Mooseh-eart, Ill., consists of some 1 million men and women in about 1,800 lodges and 1,650 chapters throughout the United States, Canada, Britain and Bermuda.

North Metro Fire, Broom� eld Police to host charity bowling tourney

The North Metro Fire Rescue District and Broom-fi eld Police Department will host a bowling tourna-ment next month to benefi t the Broomfi eld-based non-profi t A Precious Child.

The event will be Sun-day, April 21, and will take place at Chipper’s Lanes, 100 Nickel St. in Broom-fi eld. Registration for the event will begin at 2:30 p.m., bowling will start at 3 p.m. and the event will end at 6 p.m.

All members of the community are invited to sign up to bowl with either the fi re or police, but space is limited to a total of 120 bowlers. There will be 24 teams in all, and each team will have a total of fi ve players — one bowler from either the fi re or police department will captain a team.

Teams will compete for the rights to the coveted Bowl for A Precious Child Trophy for the year. The cost to participate is $35 per individual bowler or $120 for a team of four through April 14. Late registration costs will be $40 per individual bowler and $140 for a team of four. The spectator fee is $10 per person, or $35 for a family of four to dine and root on your favorite team.

All proceeds from the event will benefi t A Pre-cious Child, a Broomfi eld-based nonprofi t that provides basic essentials, such as clothing, coats and school supplies, to children living in homeless shelters, foster homes, or facing a huge life challenge and otherwise without access to basic needs.

Members of the com-munity interested in participating can register for the event online at www.apreciouschild.org/events. For more informa-tion, contact A Precious Child’s Marketing Director Britta Robinson at: [email protected] or 612-559-1911.

SCHOOL NOTES

Scholarship applications now available forBrighton 27J seniors

The 27J Education Foundation is now accept-ing applications for a total of $4,000 in scholarships that will be awarded to graduating School District 27J seniors this year.

To be considered for a 27J Education Foundation scholarship, applicants must be a School District 27J graduating senior who has completed one full school year in District 27J and have a scholastic re-cord of 2.5 cumulative GPA or better.

Applicants must also have been actively involved in the community and/or school activities, and obtain and attach two written references to their applications — one from a member of the high school staff and one from a com-

munity member who has direct knowledge of the applicant’s community involvement.

Scholarship applicants must also enroll in a uni-versity, college, community college or vocational school as a full time (12 or more credit hours) or part-time (six credit hours) student — an award will be adjusted accordingly for part-time enrollment.

In addition to awarding four $1,000 scholarships, the Foundation will also help distribute the $1,000 Gene C.

Abbott memorial schol-arship as well as two $500 scholarships from Colorado Credit Union.

Interested students can obtain applications at their high school counseling of-fi ce or on the 27J Education Foundation webpage at www.sd27j.org.

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Presidential Ridge plan denied amid concerns By Darin Moriki [email protected]

Plans for a north Thornton resi-dential development that would border the Regional Transporta-tion District’s North Metro Line remains on hold for now while developers return to the drawing board.

Thornton City Council unani-mously voted to deny a conceptual site plan and comprehensive site plan amendment for the Presiden-tial Ridge property near East 100th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard during its Feb. 27 meeting. Mayor Pro Tem Val Vigil was absent.

The proposal — posited by Louisville-based real estate de-veloper Real Capital Solutions — called for the creation of 256 multi-family apartment units on 15.337 acres of vacant land. The plan also designated about six acres to open space, including a clubhouse, swimming pool, top lot with a playground, two barbe-cue areas, a fenced dog park and several walking trails.

The property, which was pur-chased by the developer in 2006, originally called for the build out of 123 to 126 townhome units to complement the construction of a Regional Transportation District North Metro Rail Line transit sta-tion and parking lot on the same site.

Those plans were scrapped sev-eral years later after the proposed station was moved to 104th Av-enue but not before the developer began the construction phase by paving roads through the develop-ment.

Since then, City Planning Man-ager Mike Mallon said the site has remained vacant.

Site developers said the new

proposal could have lifted up a blighted area and kick started de-velopment on a setback project, while nearby residents maintained the increased density of the devel-opment and traffi c through the area would generate more prob-lems than benefi ts.

Justin Hay, a planning and landscape architecture director at Greenwood Village-based land development consulting fi rm CLC Associates Inc., said the proposed two- to three-story heights for the multi-family units were intended to complement the development’s proximity to the planned Fas-Tracks line and cater to the chang-ing tastes of homebuyers and rent-ers.

“We want to focus on putting a quality product within the city and making sure the edges mesh with the context of the city in this area and region,” Hay said. “Putting in a high-quality product through new construction and breathing new life into this is site is really going to enhance the area.”

Ten nearby residents from the Riverdale Heights subdivision dis-agreed, saying the proposed de-velopment would have increased traffi c near their homes, generated a traffi c safety concern for chil-dren and spurred further parking troubles.

“I understand the need for growth, but by approving this re-quest, you’re asking us to change the way that our community is by putting up with more traffi c and people in our area,” said Annette Griffi n, who lives about half a mile from the Presidential Ridge site.

City staff will prepare a reso-lution outlining reasons for the denial and present it for the City Council’s approval during its March 19 public meeting.

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Students help to remember Sand Creek Massacre Northglenn Middle School creates memorials for historic Colorado event By Ashley Reimers [email protected]

Eighth-grade students at Northglenn Middle School spent nine weeks learning about the Sand Creek Massacre as part of their Westward Expan-sion unit.

Finally, after a lot of time and hard work, the students showed off how they believe the event should be remembered during a gallery event on Feb. 26 at the school.

The students created Sand Creek Massacre memorials displayed during the event. Teacher Lindsay Lohmann said these memorials were an accumulation of information the students had been gathering themselves throughout the unit.

“For this year’s Westward Expansion unit, we really wanted to focus in one subject, rather than do a broad spectrum,” she said. “We focused on one aspect, the Sand Creek Massacre, and really got in-depth with the subject.”

Lohmann said the students were given some background information, but it was up to them to fi gure out for themselves what they believe truly happened. She said what’s made this unit so exciting was all the different perspectives the students came up with on their view of the mas-sacre.

For Jakob Wilson’s memorial, he said wanted to show what happened on that horrible date of

Nov. 29, 1864. He said he wanted his memorial to teach people the events of that day.

“I want people to learn about the devastat-ing things that happened in Colorado,” he said. “I learned a lot from the project and it was a lot of fun. I liked how we got to fi gure things out for ourselves and use our imagination for the me-morial.”

Alison Armenta said this project has been

her favorite so far. She made a large memorial, spending a lot of time after school working on her piece.

She said she wants people to see her memo-rial and create their own thoughts on the histori-cal event.

“I really put my heart into this,” she said. “It was a tragic event and now I understand it and I hope other people do too.”

Northglenn Middle School eighth grader Jakob Wilson shows o� his Sand Creek Massacre memorial during a gallery event on Feb. 26 at the school. Photo by Ashley Reimers

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For the past year, representatives of Community Enterprise have been working on a project to promote healthy eating and active living in part of south Westminster and south Thornton.

Now, plans for that project are get-ting under way, encouraging residents to get involved in their community and life healthier lives.

Community Enterprise is a non-profit organization based in Com-merce City dedicated to engaging and uniting community members to build sustainable, healthy and inclusive neighborhoods.

For the past year, Karla Chavez and Lisa Schott with Community Enterprises, have been working with LiveWell Colorado, a nonprofit or-ganization committed to reducing obesity in Colorado by promoting healthy eating and active living. Com-munity Enterprises received $1.2 mil-lion grant from LiveWell Colorado to incorporate healthy eating and active living strategies over a nine-year pe-riod.

“We started doing surveys, assess-ments and interviews in the south Adams County area including West-

minster, Thornton and the Perl Mac neighborhood,” Schott said. “We asked them about their challenges related to being healthy and active in their community and the strengths in their community. From that, we start-ed putting together action plans.”

For both south Westminster and south Thornton, two of the action plans include a community farmers market and connecting with their lo-cal city officials and school districts to create more active opportunities and programs for adults and children.

For south Thornton, Schott said another action plan is to improve bus routes and services, particularly in the east-west direction along Washington Street. For south Westminster, Chavez said an additional action plan is to form neighborhood groups to im-prove neighborhood safety.

“The biggest challenge for all of the areas is communication,” Schott said. “People in all of these areas want to see improvements in communication. Whether it’s between English speak-ers and Spanish speakers, or residents and city officials, people just want to see improve communication.”

Schott said because the demo-graphics are changing so much in these areas, there is a unique popula-tion of white senior citizens who have lived in the area for years, and young

Hispanic families moving in to the area.

She said there are some tensions because the neighborhoods look dif-ferent, but she’s hoping through the action plans, those tensions can be eased and communication will im-prove.

“We hope people can learn from each other through these action plans and we can find out what gaps need to be filled for better communication,” Chavez said. “Like helping to get re-sources advertised in Spanish.”

Since it’s a nine-year project, Schott said as the actions plans emerge she and Chavez will be following the mo-mentum, continuing to learn about the priorities and new ideas in the ar-eas from the community.

“The needs in the communities will continue to evolve as the years go by so will continue to check in with the communities to learn what they want to work on as time goes,” she said.

Chavez and Schott host monthly community meetings to discuss the action plans and needs in the differ-ent communities.

For dates, times and locations of the meetings in all three areas, con-tact Chavez at [email protected] or Schott at [email protected].

Adams County deputy cleared in fatal dog shootingBy Darin [email protected]

An Adams County Sheriff’s Office deputy who fatally shot a dog at an unincorporated Adams County busi-ness in January will not face criminal charges.

The nearly two-month long inves-tigation stemmed from a Jan. 14 in-cident when Deputy Wilfred Europe shot an 8-year-old blue heeler and border collie mix named Ziggy during a burglar alarm response to the wrong address.

In a six-page letter addressed to Ad-ams County Sheriff Doug Darr, Adams County District Attorney Dave Young said there was not enough evidence to support a criminal animal cruelty charge against Europe.

“The issue in this investigation is the requirement that the prosecution establish that a person ‘needlessly kills’ an animal,” the letter read in part. “Given the facts and circumstances presented in this case, the evidence is insufficient to have a reasonable likeli-hood of success at trial in meeting our burden that Deputy Europe ‘needless-ly’ killed the dog beyond a reasonable doubt.”

The letter noted there were “sig-

nificant discrepancies” between the witness accounts provided by the dog’s owner Jeff Fisher and the two re-sponding deputies, Europe and Depu-ty David Slater.

The deputies consistently said they remained at a 20 to 25 feet distance away from Fisher after they opened the door to his business behind a building at 5460 Tennyson St. and that Europe shot Ziggy after kicking the dog to deter continual aggressive ad-vances.

The letter, however, stated Fish-er told investigators that deputies “forced entry and pointed a gun at his face” at the threshold of his door when Ziggy ran outside. Fisher said Ziggy walked about 15 to 20 feet away from the door and turned around to return to him when he was shot “numerous times in rapid succession.”

The necropsy performed on Ziggy revealed that the dog was shot one time in the upper back region at a downward angle and displayed sever-al blunt force-related trauma wounds to the front part of its body.

“The facts and evidence gathered from the scene appears to corrobo-rate the deputies’ version of events,” the letter read in part. “Such evidence is consistent with the deputies’ state-ments that Deputy Europe kicked the

dog in an effort to prevent an attack and it is certainly inconsistent with the theory that the dog was kicked af-ter being shot as bruising would not be present after the death of the animal.”

Adams County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. Paul Gregory said on Monday that the department most likely will not issue a statement on the decision as of press time.

Gregory said Europe, who was re-moved from patrol duty shortly after the shooting and reassigned to an-other Sheriff’s Office division, will continue to work in that division until further notice.

Wheat Ridge-based Animal Law Center attorney Jennifer Edwards, who is representing Fisher, said she and several other attorneys are still determining if there is any further le-gal recourse.

Edwards said she has been work-ing closely with Sen. David Balmer, R-Centennial, and Sen. Lucia Guz-man, D-Denver, to craft a bill aimed at providing more canine behavior train-ing for police officers and curbing law enforcement-involved dog shootings.

“We’re obviously disappointed with the decision to not prosecute Wilfred Europe, but it hasn’t deterred us in our mission to get justice for Ziggy,” Ed-wards said.

Rabid skunk discovered in north Adams CountyBy Darin [email protected]

Tri-County Health De-partment officials are urg-ing Adams County residents to get their pets and live-stock vaccinated against rabies after a dead skunk found on a private property in Brighton was found to have the viral disease.

The skunk was found on a northern Adams Coun-ty property just south of Weld County. There was no known animal or human exposure to the skunk.

Dr. Jennifer Brown, a Tri-County Health Department veterinarian and disease intervention specialist, said the most recent discovery in Brighton marked the first time a rabid skunk was found in a more populous area of the county.

“We haven’t had a hu-

man case of rabies in the entire state since the 1930s, and we definitely want to keep it that way,” Brown said. “There’s no reason for people to be alarmed, but we do want to put the word out so that they know what they need to do. Basically, this is nature’s way of telling us that we need to vaccinate our dogs, cats, or civilized livestock against rabies.”

According to the Tri-County Health Department website, rabies is a viral disease that affects the ner-vous system of humans and other mammals by caus-ing severe inflammation in their brain and spinal cord. The disease, which is trans-mitted in saliva through an-

imal bites, is nearly always fatal.

People or animals can also contract rabies, if a ra-bid animal’s saliva comes in contact with their eyes, nose, mouth or open wounds. Immediate medi-cal treatment is required af-ter exposure to an infected animal.

Brown said rabies in-fections in animals are typically characterized by hallmark neurological symptoms, such as confu-sion, a circling or staggering gait, seizures and excessive salivation.

Rabid animals may also exhibit abnormal behavior or temperament changes, such as increased aggres-

sion or isolation, irritabil-ity, restlessness or abrupt reactions to non-existent objects.

Brown said animals exhibiting any of these symptoms, especially wild skunks, should be reported to a public health official or veterinarian for rabies test-ing.

For more information about rabies or whom to call in response to a sus-pect animal, call COHELP, the statewide public health information line, at 1-877-462-2911.

Additional information about rabies is also avail-able at the Tri-County Pub-lic Health website at: www.tchd.org/rabies.htm.

Denver man charged in fatal bar shootingWestminster man dies a�er being shot at Chamucos Bar in �ornton

By Darin [email protected]

A 38-year-old Denver man has been arrested and charged with fatally shoot-ing a Westminster man at a Thornton bar last week after a late-night melee quickly escalated to gun-fire.

Thornton Police Depart-ment spokesman Sgt. Matt Kandt said the incident be-gan shortly before 1:30 a.m. Feb. 24 at Chamucos Bar, 8651 Washington St., when a brawl broke out among several patrons, including a group of three men and two women.

As that group was be-ing escorted out of the bar, Kandt said one person pulled out a weapon and fired shots inside the bar before fleeing the scene.

An unknown number of bullets struck 45-year-old Jose Antonio Horner-Torres of Westminster, who was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Horner-Torres later died from his injuries

on March 1.The alleged shooter,

Mario Oliveros, was later identified and arrested that same day without incident at a residence in the 9100 block of Gale Boulevard in Thornton.

Oliveros, who has been held at the Adams County Detention Facility since his arrest, was charged on Feb. 1 with two counts of felo-ny first-degree murder in Horner-Torres’ death, five felony counts of attempted first-degree murder for at-tempting to shoot other bar patrons, and one felony weapons possession charge by a previous offender.

Thornton Police De-partment spokesman Matt Barnes said on Monday that Oliveros’ mugshot was being withheld for “photo line-up considerations.”

Adams County District Attorney’s Office spokes-woman Sue Lindsay said Oliveros is scheduled to appear for his preliminary hearing on May 10 at the Adams County Justice Cen-ter, 1100 Judicial Center Drive in Brighton.

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OPINIONS / YOURS AND OURS

Looking forward to ‘sunshine’ this monthAmid what is traditionally Colorado’s

snowiest month, we are marking down a week of sunshine on our calendars.

Sunshine Week begins March 10. OK, it has nothing to do with the weather — it’s about open government and freedom of information.

Launched by the American Society of News Editors in 2005, the initiative is timed to coincide with the birthday of the “Father of the Constitution,” James Madison, on March 16.

As a media organization, we naturally embrace this national push for transpar-ency. So should you.

“Though created by journalists, Sun-shine Week is about the public’s right to

know what its government is doing, and why,” explains the website www.sunshine-week.org.

“Sunshine Week seeks to enlighten and empower people to play an active role in their government at all levels, and to give them access to information that makes their lives better and their communities stronger.”

Think of the information you have

access to that could make a difference in your daily life, your vote, your knowledge of the community.

• Crime rates in your city.• Salaries of public officials at all levels

of government.• Voting records of lawmakers.• Health-inspection records of local

restaurants.• Arrest reports, including the name, age

and address of crime suspects.• An accounting of who resides in the

county jail.• A list of convicted sexual predators in

your neighborhood.• Email exchanges of public officials.• A complete spending plan by your city

and county.The list goes on.Sunshine Week reinforces the need to

hold public officials accountable for mak-ing sure you can access this information. Media outlets across the country will bring you reports highlighting the importance of doing so, and we’ll do our part next week and beyond. For your part, take a few moments to think about the role access to information plays in our nation’s freedoms. Also, take time to learn more about the Colorado Open Records Act (there’s tons of information online).

And remember, your right to know doesn’t end with Sunshine Week on March 16.

OUR VIEW

No more than before. I would want marijuana treated like any other medication.

- Faye Heimerl,

Westminster

Yes, primarily because it gives children more access to it and that can cause increased risks, therefore increasing the possibility for children to use at a young age and abuse at a later age.

- Vanessa Vasquez,

Arvada

The risk is the second-hand smoke with people smoking in the house. The marijuana in the home is not the bad part, it’s the smoking in the home. People are poisoning their kids and that’s not fair. The smoke is horrible.

- David Hoogstra,

Westminster

No, I do not think having marijuana or plants in the house is in itself dangerous. What I worry about is the lifestyle choices the people who have those things make.

- Bethany Dieterle,

Thornton

Does legal marijuana in the home put children at risk?

Amendment 64 permits adults age 21 or older to not only possess an ounce of marijua-na for recreational use, but also to grow up to six plants in a private residence. We stopped by Zoe’s Coffee House in Westminster and asked if they think increased accessibility to marijuana in the home puts children and teens at risk for early use or abuse.

QUESTION OF THE WEEK The election campaign is overCheck, check, check ... we are still alive

and kickin’! While the federal budget cuts of $85 billion are now official, it remains to be seen just how much Americans will be affected.

It is truly a shame that President Barack Obama did not demonstrate some leader-ship to work out a better plan to cut the budget as opposed to a 2.4 percent across the board approach. It most likely could have been avoided, but Obama was dead set on extracting another tax increase from Congress.

He could have spent his time better working behind the scenes in those dark, smoky closed door inside the Beltway meetings, but instead he chose to be in campaign mode.

Mr. President, the election is over and you won! It is past time to stop the cam-paign trail approach to managing the federal government and its complex issues. And let’s not forget that it was his adminis-tration’s idea to impose the sequestration back in 2011.

Lack of con�denceWhile the cuts have been put in motion,

it is a small amount when looking at the task of trimming the federal appetite for spending. More prudent and longer term planning is needed to tackle this serious problem.

I have little faith or hope that the Demo-crats, Republicans and the president can accomplish what our country needs. Lead-ership, political gumption and not worry-ing about getting re-elected are all needed ingredients, but they lack all of these and I doubt that things will change.

Appalling behaviorAs the state Legislature continues to

move several gun-control bills forward, the level of anger, frustration and consterna-tion seems to be rising among some of the pro-gun crowd.

This is no surprise. Gun control, abor-

tion, tax increases and illegal immigrants seem to generate more emotion, deep-seated feelings and polarized thinking.

So, when it was revealed that Franklin Sain had sent racist and profanity filled emails and voice messages to state Rep. Rhonda Fields about her leadership in gun control legislation, it was no surprise. In one of the six emails he sent her, he stated “Hopefully somebody Giffords both of your *expletive* with a gun.”

Supposedly, he was referring to the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. But what was especially appalling and offensive was an unsigned letter that was sent during the same time line as his emails and calls to her. The letter refer-ences Fields’ daughter and stated “death to both” and “I keep my 30 round magazines. There will be blood! I’m coming for you!”

Fuzzy but not so fuzzyThe line between freedom of speech

and criminally threatening someone can be fuzzy. And we acknowledge that elected officials are expected to take more public abuse given their position. Nevertheless, no elected official should be expected to take the threats which Sain communicated to Rep. Fields. I hope the court finds him guilty of threatening her life and that of her daughter’s.

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Looking forward to ‘sunshine’ this month and county.

The list goes on.Sunshine Week reinforces the need to

hold public offi cials accountable for mak-ing sure you can access this information. Media outlets across the country will bring you reports highlighting the importance of doing so, and we’ll do our part next week and beyond. For your part, take a few moments to think about the role access to information plays in our nation’s freedoms. Also, take time to learn more about the Colorado Open Records Act (there’s tons of information online).

And remember, your right to know doesn’t end with Sunshine Week on March 16.

The election campaign is over

tion, tax increases and illegal immigrants seem to generate more emotion, deep-seated feelings and polarized thinking.

So, when it was revealed that Franklin Sain had sent racist and profanity fi lled emails and voice messages to state Rep. Rhonda Fields about her leadership in gun control legislation, it was no surprise. In one of the six emails he sent her, he stated “Hopefully somebody Giffords both of your *expletive* with a gun.”

Supposedly, he was referring to the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. But what was especially appalling and offensive was an unsigned letter that was sent during the same time line as his emails and calls to her. The letter refer-ences Fields’ daughter and stated “death to both” and “I keep my 30 round magazines. There will be blood! I’m coming for you!”

Fuzzy but not so fuzzyThe line between freedom of speech

and criminally threatening someone can be fuzzy. And we acknowledge that elected offi cials are expected to take more public abuse given their position. Nevertheless, no elected offi cial should be expected to take the threats which Sain communicated to Rep. Fields. I hope the court fi nds him guilty of threatening her life and that of her daughter’s.

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

Young professionals at work Entrepreneurs look to their own skills for employment By Ashley Reimers [email protected]

As the economy continues to change, people are looking at different alternatives for employment. Some go back to school to earn a degree and some start their own busi-ness.

For Dot Wright, the latter was her ticket to a career she loves.

Since 2009, Wright has been the president of the Arvada Chamber of Commerce. But during her college years, being in-volved in business wasn’t her plan. She was majoring in math education, with the goal of being a math teacher. That plan quickly changed once she started working for a company on the East Coast.

“I am an entrepreneur at heart, and I started to work at a small distribution com-pany as their offi ce manager,“ said Wright, 38. “Soon I was running every aspect of the company and then went on to work for an even bigger company and that’s where I learned everything I know about running a business, from these two organizations.”

Wright bought her fi rst business in 2006 when she moved to Colorado. After three years she was able to sell it for three times the amount she bought it for, all in the beginning of her career. She also started her own event planning business.

Others in the community are taking the same approach to their careers.

Glenn Plagens is the director of the Small Business Development Center at the Front Range Community College campus in West-minster.

The center is a resource for students, com-munity members and Colorado small busi-nesses seeking customized skills training, consulting services, business development and ongoing professional development.

Plagens works with young entrepreneurs looking to start new businesses, and since the recession, he said he’s seen a boost in in-terest from people wanting to start new busi-nesses.

“We see a whole spectrum of different businesses being started by young entrepre-neurs many times out of necessity because they are not getting employed,” he said “Since I have been on the job for the last two years we have increased our business advis-ing by 70 percent.”

The center provides free business advis-ing classes and business start-up classes, as well as help with marketing, to name a few.

Plagens said he also encourages entrepre-neurs and business owners to get involved in their local chamber of commerce’s.

“Especially for the younger generation, it’s important to make those face-to-face re-lationships because so many young people communicate through technology,” he said “The chamber is a great place to start to le-verage those relationships.”

When Wright joined the Arvada Chamber of Commerce in 2006 she had no idea that decision would change her life.

“I was just helping out the chamber, but soon I realized I loved the job so much,” she said. “I told myself that I needed to apply for this job because I love it so much, and I did. Now I get to help businesses all day be suc-cessful. How cool is that?”

Plagens also can’t complain about his job. After running a small business for 20 years, he said it’s nice to pass on the experience he’s learned to other business owners.

“I get to help people overcome their prob-lems and that has been really rewarding,” he said. “I think it’s a privilege to share my small business experience and knowledge in a place where I can be an advocate for people.”

Dot Wright became president of the Arvada Chamber of Commerce in 2009 and since then has fallen in love with her posi-tion. She works seven days a week helping other Arvada businesses. Photo by Ashley Reimers

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Weeks

This Week:Young Entrepreneurs

Editor’s Note: Look for mental health, libraries and returning from the battlefront among topics in upcoming weeks.

Keeping the memories alive of those we’ve lost I’m not going to get all riled up about

our government in Washington, D.C. In-stead I’m going to give all my time refl ect-ing on the friends and family who left us so early in this year.

Leaving usIt was early in the morning of January

the fi rst when our treasured friend Don Goreham left us.

Many of you will remember Don. For a number of years he was the editor of the North Valley World newspaper. Don was soft spoken and he had a good sense of humor. I sat across the desk from Don, and we shared many laughs.

GullibleOne year we decided to play an April

Fool’s Day prank on our readers. So we took a picture of Howard Hughes “Spruce Goose” airplane, put it on the front page of the paper and put in the cutline that it had landed at Standley Lake and would be there for viewing over the weekend. Of course it wasn’t there, it never fl ew at all.

But within hours of the newspaper article on the stands, the phone started ringing from folks who “saw” the plane on Standley Lake.

One father said he brought his three children out there and they saw it taking off. But the best “sighting” came from a lieutenant colonel stationed at Lowry Air Force who said he saw it land and take off.

Plenty of hintsSince April Fool’s Day was the same

day our paper came out we thought folks would see it as a joke.

However, many callers were angry at the joke we had laid on them. It backfi red when the colonel threatened to sue and a few others cancelled their subscriptions.

So, after a lot of laughs we had to apologize in the following week’s issue, but it remains in my memory as the “all-time” classic April Fool’s joke and Don’s friend-ship.

Also leavingMy dear, dear friend Sally Selander

also left us to mourn her death last week. I was the maid of honor at her and Carl’s wedding 62 years ago. What a lovely lady she was.

And we also mourn the loss of another close friend, Don Ciancio, who also left us last week.

It was a huge funeral for Don who was so active in Democratic politics. He, too, will be sorely missed. Adams County will never be the same.

Quote of the Week“When I die I won’t be a stranger. God

knows me because I talk to Him every day.” — My sister, Pudge Kettler

P.S. Let’s not forget Pope Benedict. He didn’t die but his seclusion will make us miss his gentle, prayerful life.

Stay well, stay involved and stay tuned.

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

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Mold forms in places that ei-ther are naturally humid, or where there has been a water problem caused by a leaking roof or pipe. Some mold may be hidden behind wallpaper, under carpets or in oth-er areas not easily seen. If not re-mediated quickly, mold can spread and cause neurological symptoms such as headaches, trouble con-centrating, short attention span, memory loss, dizziness, or it can cause or worsen allergies or aller-

gic reactions causing skin irrita-tion, rash, or pulmonary disease. It can even cause or aggravate life threatening chronic conditions, such as asthma, cancer or hyper-sensitivity pmenmontis (HP).

A judge in Elbert County suf-fered severe pulmonary reactions not too long ago which were finally diagnosed as being caused by mold that formed in the Elbert County courthouse. Ultimately, the mold was remediated, but not before the judge went through a hellish expe-rience fighting the symptoms.

Mold can grow indoors and out-doors, and it more prevalent in localities that have high humidity problems, unlike the dry climate that favors Colorado. Nonethe-less, mold does grow in Colorado and is especially prevalent in areas affected by water and structures built with damp or wet building materials.

The Center for Disease Control (“CDC”) does not recommend sampling for mold, since although there are many different types of mold, all of them present a health hazard. Mold can readily be rec-ognized by a damp or musty smell, and the areas that have been sub-jected to water leaks and improper drainage will generally have tell-tale water stains and marks that one can be sure either contain mold or will contain mold.

Once discovered, the mold should be remediated quickly. De-pending on how big the mold in-festation is, the cost of remediation will vary from several hundreds of dollars to many thousands. In any

case, drying out the affected areas may not be enough; the require-ment may be that all affected areas must be removed and replaced.

Mold damage has resulted in some monstrous jury verdicts in-cluding $14 million in Florida, $18 million in California and $32 mil-lion in Texas. Some well-known individuals have initiated mold law suits including Michael Jordan, Ed McMahon and Erin Brockovich.

As a result, insurance compa-nies now often have disclaimers for mold damage, so it is impor-tant to read the policy to deter-mine if such an exclusion exists. If it does, the insurance adjuster will generally attempt to deny cover-

age claiming that the homeowner caused the mold or contributed to its spread by allowing wet areas to fester. However, if the mold is caused by a sudden and accidental incident, such as a pipe bursting, the cost of remediation probably will be covered by insurance. The reasoning is that technically the pipe burst and that caused the claim, not the mold itself. Roughly 22% of all homeowners’ insurance claims result from “water damage” and “freezing”, which includes re-mediation.

Some insurance companies also offer mold riders to the general homeowners insurance policies. However, a mold rider could cost

an additional $500 to $1,500 a year on an existing policy, and more in humid climates. If your insurance carrier refuses to provide a rider because of the increased risk, some casualty companies might sell you a standalone mold policy if you are still concerned. However, the premiums for a standalone mold policy might range from $5,000 to $25,000, making the cost of the policy disproportionate to the val-ue of your home.

In short, the prevention of mold through safeguarding measures is, in the long run, far less expensive than remediating mold or carrying expensive insurance. The home-owner must make that choice. ■

MOLDJohn KokishKokish & Goldmanis, P.C. Attorneys At Law380 Perry St., #220 Castle Rock, CO 80104(303) 688-3535 [email protected]

To help prevent the growth of mold, the following steps are recommended:

• lower indoor humidity with air conditioners, de-humidifi-ers and exhaust fans

• inspect hoses & fittings on appliances, sinks and toilets• use household cleaners with mold-cleaning ingredients

like bleach• opt for paints and primers that contain mold inhibitors• clean gutters to avoid overflow and check roof for leaks• avoid carpet in wet areas like basements and bathrooms

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State in eye of TV �xers

Two business turnaround experts have added Colorado spots that need saving in this season’s TV episodes.

Hotel “fixer” Anthony Melchiorri, who has more than 20 years in the hos-pitality business and has turned around high-profile places, including The Algonquin in New York City, will tackle the Western Riviera Motel in Grand Lake on “Hotel Impossible” at 8 p.m. MST March 25 on the Travel Channel.

While the hotel needed some major overhauling, Melchiorri reportedly fell in love with Grand Lake.

“I will go on record saying it’s the most beautiful place I’ve ever been,” Melchiorri told Sky-Hi News. “I was blown away. Grand Lake is a piece of art. Every single time you turn around there is either frozen lake with a beauti-ful cloud over it, or there’s a part of the lake that’s not frozen with a sun over it, or there’s a mountain by itself or a for-mation of mountains. I’ve not seen the same landscape since I’ve been here.

“And then you take this beautiful town of Grand Lake that looks like the back lot of a Hollywood studio and you incorporate that with just beautiful, open-hearted people who know each other — it’s my favorite place, and it is the most beautiful place I’ve ever been. And I thought Alaska and Hawaii would be tops, and this surprised me.”

For more on Melchiorri and “Hotel Impossible,” go to www.travelchannel.com/tv-shows/hotel-impossible. For information on the Western Riviera, go to www.westernriv.com/.

Meanwhile, longtime food and bev-erage industry consultant John Taffer tries to save failing watering holes on Spike TV’s show “Bar Rescue.”

He and his crew traveled to Denver last year to turn around Zanzibar Bil-liards, 2046 Larimer. They spent four days filming, staff training and remod-eling the Ballpark-neighborhood joint.

The show’s third season premiered on Feb. 10, and Taffer’s travels this year will include Denver. Spike TV hasn’t an-nounced which bar Taffer will bring his brutal honesty to yet.

For more on the show, go to www.spike.com/shows/bar-rescue/.

Something old, something newOld Major, a restaurant that special-

izes in “farmhouse fare,” is a major addition to Denver’s cuisine scene.

During a delicious and informa-tive press event recently, chef/co-owner Justin Brunson (Masterpiece Deli), walked us through a multicourse tasting, which included wood-fired Pei mussels, black truffle and pista-chio sausages, the smoked fish plate, a vegetarian three-course tasting (which changes every Monday), pan-seared pork chop, pan-roasted Colorado striped bass, duck fat French fries, wood-fired Brussels sprouts and braised mustard greens. (We shared, trust me!) Not to mention the crust-crunchy pretzel rolls with mustard butter that precedes each meal.

What, no dessert? Are you nuts? Pastry chef Nadine Donovan delighted us with a crème caramel adorned with a crisp slice of bacon and a maple syrup sauce and her interpretation of baked Alaska.

Life-size models of Ice Age animals, including a Colombian mammoth, a saber-toothed cat, and a short-faced bear, are on display in “Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age” at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Photos provided by The Field Museum

By Tammy [email protected]

The words “mastodon” and “mam-moth” became part of Denver’s vernacular after the discovery of Ice Age fossils at Snow Mass in

2010.Crews from the Denver Museum of Na-

ture and Science found more than 6,000 bones of 41 kinds of animals, including mammoths, mastodons, camels and giant bison.

“Since the discovery in 2010, the Den-ver community has fallen in love with the Ice Age,” said Samantha Richardsan edu-cator at the museum.

Now visitors to the museum can view some of the discoveries from the site as part of the Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age exhibit, showing through May 27.

The exhibit was created by The Field Museum in Chicago, but DMNS added its own personal touches, including a section called Colorado’s Ice Age, where more than two dozen specimens are displayed.

The discovery at Snow Mass garnered international attention because, said

DMNS curator of vertebrate pale-ontology Joseph Sertich, “it’s the best high altitude ice age site in the world. Snow Mass is unique that it allows you to look at 90,000 years of time, it’s not just a snapshot.”

Sertich played a key role in the Snow Mass project, and said, “It’s nice now that a year and a half (later) we can present some of the preliminary findings.”

Some of the fossils unearthed from the dig are on display for the first time — in-cluding a mastodon humerus that was chewed on by a bear — and the exhibit gives details about the discoveries and the science emerging from the site.

There is also a work station set up in the exhibit where museum volunteers are cleaning elephant fossils from another dig site in Colorado.

“People are fascinated by the process of science and what paleontologists do,” Richards said, saying the work station is a great opportunity for them to see how fossils are taken from the field and then cleaned to prepare for museum exhibits.

Other highlights of the museum in-clude four life-size models of Ice Age ani-mals, including a Columbian mammoth, standing at 14 feet at the shoulder, which is one of the largest mammals to ever

walked in North America.As far as the overall experience, Rich-

ards said she hopes people “connect to the prehistoric past of Colorado — what the environment used to be like.”

In conjunction with the exhibit, the museum is showing the 45-minute IMAX film, “Titans of the Ice Age 3D,” through May 30. Computer-generated imagery and the 3D aspect puts the viewer up close and personal with how saber-toothed cats, woolly mammoths and other beasts migrated across the continents, adapted to the climate and offers theories on how they died out.

A life-size model of a saber-toothed cat and other Ice Age animals are on display in “Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age” at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.

An Ice Ageadventure

DMNS newest exhibit, 3D �lm features mammoths, mastodons

IF YOU GO

What: “Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the

Ice Age”

When: Through May 27

Where: Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001

Colorado Blvd.

Info: www.dmns.org

Parker continues on Page 16

The Sentinel 15March 7, 2013

FUN FACT:Mammoths were beasts weighing up to eight tons and mastodons were their shorter, stockier cousins.

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Our purpose is to Welcome All, Praise God, and to Care for the World.

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Risen Savior Lutheran Church3031 W. 144th Ave. - Broomfield303-469-3521 or www.rslc.org

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Sunday School & Adult Classes9:20 am - 10:40 amLCMSNorthglenn United Methodist Church

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Whetting our whistles were house red and white wines produced for Old Major by Infi nite Monkey Theorem owner Ben Parsons, and a variety of craft cocktails from bar manager Court-ney Wilson (formerly of Williams & Graham).

But enough about the food. The decor is a wonder on its own. The space, at 3316 Tejon St., was a roller-skating rink back in the day, and Old Major’s decor pays homage to its roots.

The hostess stand, for example, is on roller-skate wheels. The sconces at the entrance were fashioned from split buckets that held roller skates. The fl oor is from the original roller rink.

FinArt, a local designer and fabricator, designed many of the design ele-ments in the modern farm-house decor.

Dinner is served seven nights a week, and reserva-tions are available at www.opentable.com or by calling 720-420-0622. (Twenty per-cent of the 90-seat dining room is saved for walk-ins.) The website www.oldma-jordenver.com is a work in progress.

Moreno joins CBS4morning news

Britt Moreno, from KSAZ-TV in Phoenix, will be the new co-anchor of the “CBS4 Morning News” at 5 a.m., 6 a.m. and noon, beginning in early April. She will share the set with co-anchor Alan Gionet.

Moreno, who worked at the Phoenix TV station as a weekend morning anchor since 2010, is replac-ing Brooke Wagner, whose contract wasn’t renewed.

Before KSAZ-TV, Moreno worked at KRGV-TV in south Texas as a general as-signment reporter. Moreno, who is bilingual, is original-

ly from Austin, Texas. She attended Trinity University in San Antonio where she received degrees in com-munications and Spanish.

In her spare time, she enjoys the outdoors, read-ing, cooking and trying local restaurants.

Ford Big Apple boundKYGO-FM country

radio veteran Kelly Ford posted this on Twitter Friday after she landed at LaGuardia Airport: “If I can make it here I can make it anywhere. I’ve got a bit of news. After over 20 great years in Denver, I’m excited to begin a new broadcast-ing adventure at NASH-FM and thrilled to be a part of bringing country back to NYC. Thanks so much for all your support and encouragement.”

Congrats, Kelly! Hope the Big Apple doesn’t bite.

Play your way through ArvadaThe Arvada Visitors

Center just launched a new website: visitarvada.org — it’s all about the best ways to eat, drink and play your way through Arvada. The site is designed to be a resource for the locals and a great tool for visitors.

What the site offers:• Day-trip suggestions

(Single in the City, Date Night, Live it Up on A Budget)

• Shopping and dining directories

• Up-to-the minute event calendar

• Arvada “Top Things To See and Do” on home page.

Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, restau-rants, businesses, parties and people throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for Blacktie-Colora-do.com. She can be reached at [email protected] or at 303-619-5209.

Parker: Arvada Visitors Center launched new websiteParker continued from Page 15

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YOUR WEEK & MORE THURSDAY/MARCH 7

DAY AT Capitol House District 29 plans a Day at the Capitol, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, March 7, at the Colorado State Capitol, 200 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. Come watch a day’s work from the � oor to the committee room. We will have a light lunch together. You are welcome to come and go as you please. RSVP if you plan to attend by calling 303-866-2950 or by e-mailing [email protected].

MULTIMEDIA PERFORMANCE Marta Burton and Sheldon Sands present “Unbounded: Breaking the Chains of Modern Day Slavery,” a multimedia performance that draws upon the music, historical narratives and images of Jewish and African-American experiences of op-pression and slavery to raise awareness of those enslaved globally today. The concert will be performed at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 7, at Temple Emanuel, 51 Grape St., Denver. Tickets are available at http://www.mizelmuseum.org. For information contact Deanne Kapnik at [email protected] or 303-749-5019.

KIDS MUSIC Theater favorite Katherine Dines and her band will perform lots of really fun songs and little stories in this concert, which are sure to make the crowd wiggle, giggle and sing along. The show is at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 7, at the D.L. Parsons Theatre, 11801 Community Center Drive. Great for pre-k/kindergarten youth. Cost is $3.75 per person. Call 303-450-8800 for more information.

THURSDAY/MARCH 7, MARCH 14

MENTAL HEALTH Mental Health First Aid is a 12-hour certi� cation course that provides information about signs, symptoms and behaviors associated with various mental health conditions. It teaches an evidence-based � ve-step ac-tion plan for providing basic assistance to someone in the throes of a mental health crisis until appropriate professional, peer or family support can be engaged. There is no tuition fee; however, registration is mandatory. Register at [email protected] or contact Lindy Schultz at 303-853-3679. The classes are from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, March 7, March 14 at Community Reach Center, 11285 Highline Drive, Northglenn

FRIDAY/MARCH 8

WESTMINSTER WALKERS Improve your health and meet new friends by joining our walking club. These monthly meetings are held to track your progress and update you on health information. The next meeting is from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Friday, March 8, at St. Anthony North Hospital, 2551 W. 84th Ave., Westminster. The topic will be The Healing Properties of Aromatherapy. Call 720-321-8940 to register.

CONCERT WENDY Woo performs at 8:30 p.m. Friday, March 8, at The Exchange Tavern, 11940 Bradburn Blvd.,

Westminster. Call 303-469-0404 or visit http://www.exchangetavern.com/. The show is for all ages.

FRIDAY/MARCH 8-17

PLAYHOUSE PERFORMANCE Festival Playhouse and 11 Minute Theatre Com-pany present “Those Crazy Ladies in the House on the Corner,” by Pat Cook. What do you do when you have three geriatric sisters as patients and all they want to do is sit at home and talk to one another – all at the same time? You move another person in with them. At least, that is what Doc Lomax does when he has a new nurse needing a place to live. Performances are at the Festival Playhouse, 5665 Olde Wadsworth Blvd. Call 303-422-4090 or visit www.festivalplayhouse.com.

SATURDAY/MARCH 9

GAME DESIGN Join Anythink Wright Farms for an IMLS game design workshop from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, March 9. Sponsored by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, this workshop allows middle and high school students to learn all about video game design from the ex-perts. Students are encouraged to submit their designs to the National STEM Video Game Challenge for a chance to earn recognition and prizes, as well as money for their school. The IMLS Game Design Workshop will familiarize students with the process of game design from multiple perspectives, including game system elements and team member roles and responsibilities. Participants will design both simple digital and physical games, as well as learn the concept of the iterative game design cycle. Anythink is one of 20 organizations nationwide selected to host the workshop. Space is limited; registra-tion required. Visit our online calendar to register. The library is at 5877 E. 120th Ave., Thornton. Call 303-405-3200 or visit anythinklibraries.org.

PASSPORT DAY The Northglenn City Clerk’s o� ce will join the U.S. Department of State and other passport acceptance facilities across the country to participate in “Passport Day in the USA 2013” from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at City Hall, 11701 Community Center Drive. The o� ce will accept applications and take passport photos on site. No appointments are necessary. Call 303-450-8709 or visit www.northglenn.org/passports.

SATURDAY/MARCH 9; Recurring/Through March 30

ART SHOW Art Gallery 3698 presents its “Eggstravaganza Show,” with works by national award winning Westminster artist Laura Schiller, through March 30. Reception with refreshments is from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at 3698 W. 72nd Ave., in the historic Westminster art District. Artist of the month Betty Grace Gibson also will be showing. Call 303-487-1981 for information.

SUNDAY/MARCH 10

COMIC BOOK rabbi Chabad of Northwest Metro Denver plans a morning of fun, laughter and inspiration from 10 a.m. to noon Sunday, March 10, with the dynamic witty, entertaining and fascinating comic book rabbi and author Rabbi Simcha Weinstein. The program will be at the Chabad Center, 4505 W. 112th Ave., Westminster. A light brunch will be served. Rabbi Weinstein will sign copies of his book “Up, Up, and Oy Vey!” Reserva-tions can be made online at www.COJew-ish.com or by calling 720-984-5805.

SUNDAY/MARCH 10, APRIL 7, APRIL 21, JUNE 8-9

ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION North-glenn United Methodist Church continues to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2013. On Sunday, March 10, Dr. Jane Reicke, a former pastor, will bring the morning message. The Rev. Don Schlicting will give the sermon April 7, and the Rev. Jim Harris will preach April 21. A two-day celebra-tion will take place June 8-9. An antique car show and open house are planned for Saturday, June 8. Present members, for-mer members and interested neighbors of the church are invited.

MONDAY/MARCH 11

HEARING LOSS As part of the Healthy Living Series, meet Dr. Jerilyn Dutton and Dr. Leah Mitchell, audiologists with Hearing Rehab Center, as they guide you through the process of understanding how your ears and auditory system work, what happens when hearing loss occurs, and what options you or your loved one might have to address it. The program is at 1 p.m. Monday, March 11, at the North-glenn Senior Center, 11801 Community Center Drive. RSVP at 303-450-8801. For people ages 55 and over.

MONDAY/MARCH 11; COMING SOON/MARCH 16, 18, 23, 25; APRIL 6, 8

TAX ASSISTANCE Seniors’ Resource Center, in partnership with the Internal Revenue Service, is o� ering free tax help for those in need of help through the VITA Tax Assistance Program. The program provides assistance with state and federal income tax forms, as well as the Earned Income Tax Credit and rent and heat rebate forms. This tool is available to tax payers in need of assistance who earned less than $50,000 in 2012. Appointments are required; call 303-235-6921. Assis-tance available March 11, 16, 18, 23, 25; and April 6 and 8. Call 303-238-8151 or visit www.SRCAging.org for information, or if you are interested in volunteering.

MONDAY/MARCH 11, APRIL 1, MAY 14, JUNE 4

LECTURE SERIES Unique Lives & Experiences welcomes lecturers, artists and celebrities who will share perspec-tives from their lives. The series is at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in Denver. On Monday, March 11, the series welcomes Vicente and Marta Fox, Mexico’s former president and � rst lady. The series also includes Jane Goodall, primatologist and conservationist, on Monday, April 1; Sissy Spacek on Tuesday, May 14; and Dionne Warwich on Tuesday, June 4. The lectures begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available by calling 1-866-449-8118. Visit www.uniquelives.com.

TUESDAY/MARCH 12

COLORADO PREDATORS Sharp teeth, sharp vision and keen hunting skills make people take pause when they come across Colorado predators. Join local naturalists Tabbi Kinion from Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Kristen Libberton to learn more about the fascinating lifestyles of bears, lions, coyotes and other local wildlife. We’ll talk biology, play games and do activities to � nd out what it feels like to be the predator and their prey. Call ahead to register; 720-898-7405. The program is from 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Visit www.arvada.org/nature.

ART EXHIBIT “Sugar Beet Fields to Fields of Dreams” reception is planned from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, at The Armory at Brighton Cultural Center, 300 Strong St. Gabe Lopez, author of “From Sugar to Diamonds: Spanish/Mexican Baseball 1925-1969,” will provide

additional information about the exhibit and its history. Call 303-405-3230.

WEDNESDAY/MARCH 13

THEATER AUDITIONS The Creative Revolution Theatre Company will have auditions for “I Hate Hamlet” and “Politi-cally Correct Bedtime Stories” from 5-9 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, at TASHCO Art Gallery at the North Valley Tech Center, 500 E. 84th Ave., Suite C-1, Thornton. Callbacks will be Friday, March 15, time to be determined. Rehearsals begin the week of March 25 (Hamlet) and March 18 (Bedtime Stories). Performance for Bed-time Stories is April 3, and performances for Hamlet are May 3-5 at the Thornton Arts & Culture Center, 9209 Dorothy Blvd. Email [email protected] to schedule an appointment or for questions.

THURSDAY/MARCH 14

SPELLING BEE Compete with other spelling whizzes in the 60+ Spelling Bee, sponsored by the Arvada Press/Mile High News, Brookdale Senior Living’s Arvada Sterling House and Arvada Meridian, and Prime Time for Seniors Newspaper. Prizes and refreshments included. This is a free event, but both contestants and spectators must register by March 2. Contestants must be 60 and over. Sign up soon; space is limited. The spelling bee is from 1-3 p.m. Thursday, March 14, at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvad

THURSDAY/MARCH 14, MARCH 21

TAX WORKSHOPS The Colorado Department of Revenue o� ers free tax workshops on sales and use tax laws in Colorado. The workshops include information on many common sales and use tax topics, including but not limited to the liabilities businesses face when they are not in compliance with Colorado laws. The Sales/Use Tax Part 1 class is from 1-4 p.m. Thursday, March 14, and Part II is from 1-4 p.m. Thursday, March 21, in Wheat Ridge. Registration is required. Continuing Professional Education credits and training materials are available. For more information and to sign up for these workshops or other tax workshops o� ered by the Colorado Department of Revenue, visit www.TaxSeminars.state.co.us.

THURSDAY/MARCH 14 TO MARCH 23

SCARS PRODUCTION Red Rocks Community College theater arts and dance department, in collaboration with the RRCC College Gateway program, the Denver Foundation, Colorado Creative Industries, and the Terry Stevinson family, presents “Scars: Breaking the Cycle,” beginning March 14 at Red Rocks Community College. The show runs at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturdays through March 23. The production is based on real-life experiences of Red Rocks Community College Gateway students. After a two-week performance run at Red Rocks Community College, “Scars: Breaking the Cycle” will tour the Denver Metro area and be presented with community partners: The LIDA Project (April 13), D.L. Parsons Theatre at the Northglenn Recreation Center (March 29). For information and reservations, contact Leonard Madrid at 303-914-6458 or [email protected].

COMING SOONCOMING SOON/MARCH 15

INTERNSHIP APPLICATIONS Sen. Michael Bennet is accepting intern-ship applications from undergraduate students, recent graduates and graduate students for his Washington, D.C., and Colorado o� ces in Colorado Springs, Denver, Durango, Fort Collins, Grand Junction and Pueblo. To apply, visit http://www.bennet.senate.gov/services/intern-ships/. The deadline to apply is March 15, and the � rst summer session begins May 20. The second session begins July 8. This is an unpaid position. Contact Haley Martin at [email protected] for the D.C program or Alexis Harrigan at [email protected] for the Colorado program.

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THORNTON POLICE NEWS IN A HURRY Shoplifting: Offi cers

were dispatched Feb. 26 at 9:14 p.m. to a shoplifting in progress at Target at 1001 E. 120th. A loss prevention offi cer saw two men cutting merchandise packages open with knives and placing the items on their persons.

When offi cers arrived, they secured all entrances and exits to block the men as they tried to escape.

The merchandise – Xbox 360, two games, GPS and batteries – totaled $510 and was recovered. The two men, a 19-year-old and 20-year-old, both of Lochbouie, were issued summonses and later released.

DUI, child abuse, displaying false plates: An offi cer made a traffi c stop Feb. 26 at 11:11 p.m. in the 10100 block of Washing-ton Street. The plates had fi ctitious validation stickers but were in fact expired. When the driver, a 22-year-old Northglenn woman, was contacted, the offi cer detected a strong odor of burned marijuana.

The woman’s two pas-sengers, a 2-year-old girl and a 9-month-old boy, were released to the custody of a grandmother. The woman was issued a summons and later released.

Unlawful possession of controlled substance, pos-session of drug parapher-nalia and displaying fi cti-tious plates: Offi cers were dispatched Feb. 28 at 12:46 a.m. to a possible shoplifting in progress at Walmart in the 4600 block of 136th Avenue.

The suspect vehicle was contacted while heading westbound on 120th Avenue. The driver was placed into custody and issued a sum-mons for displaying fi cti-tious plates and having no proof of insurance. He was later released and his car was towed. His passenger, a 27-year-old Commerce City woman, was found to be in possession of a partially fi lled syringe, drugs and drug paraphernalia.

She was also taken into custody, processed and later released pending fi ling of formal charges.

Shoplifting: A 36-year-old Thornton woman was arrested Feb. 22 at 2:31 p.m. when she tried to steal merchandise from Walmart at 9901 Grant St. A loss prevention offi cer saw her select $155 in miscellaneous clothing and place them into Walmart shopping bags.

She then paid for several other items at the checkout, but did not pay for the items in the bags. She was issued a summons and later released on the scene.

Second-degree kidnap-ping, third-degree assault, domestic violence, obstruc-tion of telephone service: An offi cer met with a 29-year-old Thornton wom-an Feb. 23 at 1:30 p.m. in the police department lobby to take a report of an incident that occurred at 11801 N. York St. The woman said although a relationship with her boyfriend ended, they were still living together. She said he took her phone and refused to give it back.

They then got into a verbal argument at which time she ran from him. He grabbed her and pushed her into a wall.

When she tried to grab her phone to call 911, he kept it out of her reach and refused to let her leave the apartment. He began ver-bally threatening her if she left. Several hours later, he was distracted by something and she ran, but he chased her down and dragged her back to the apartment. He eventually allowed her to leave for work. When she was let go, she went to the police department to fi le a report instead.

The woman had bruis-ing on her chin and elbow. Other offi cers responded to the apartment and took the 31-year-old man into custody. He was processed and later transported to the Adams County jail.

Items in the police reports are compiled from public infor-mation contained in police department records. Charges or citations listed don’t imply guilt or innocence, and all people are presumed inno-cent until proven guilty.

continuous circles around the build-ing, with drivers who opposed the gun bills participating in what seemed like an endless horn-honking display. The blaring noise from outside was muffl ed, but was certainly audible from inside each of the committee hearing rooms.

One of the vehicles, a large-sized truck, fl ew a Tea Party fl ag and the Stars and Stripes as it circled around, and around and around.

“It’s just a zoo out there,” said Ju-liette Hidahl of Denver, who showed up in support of the legislation. “Peo-ple driving around, blasting their horns. And it really bothers me, them driving around with big (American) fl ags on their cars, because it’s sup-posed to hang in glory.”

As if that weren’t enough, a biplane fl ew above all the noise and hubbub, pulling behind it a sign intended for Gov. John Hickenlooper that read, “Hick, don’t take our guns.”

As for the activity where all the action was taking place, committee chairpersons at times had to pound their gavels whenever applause or the occasional commentary rang out from members of the audience.

One of the more lively encounters occurred during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, when committee member Sen. Jessie Uli-barri, D-Commerce City, asked Dud-ley Brown of the pro-gun-rights group Rocky Mountain Gun Owners if the organization had ever donated money to any members of the Judiciary Com-mittee.

“Yes, senator,” Brown said. “And we’re going to give money to your op-ponents, too.”

Brown’s comment was followed by

applause from the audience, and a pounding of the gavel from the com-mittee chairwoman, Sen. Lucia Guz-man of Denver.

Bills moving forwardEach of the following seven gun-

control bills passed their respective committees on March 4, on a 3-2 par-ty-line vote. The bills are expected to go before the full Senate on March 8. Democrats hold a 20-15 voting edge in the upper chamber, but it remains to be seen how many members end up voting for the measures.

The bills that started in the House of Representatives already have passed the lower chamber:

Senate Bill 195: Bans on-line training for those seek-ing concealed handgun permits.The gun bill that prompted the least amount of testimony.

But that was at the end of a long day, and it still resulted in a party-line vote.

Senate Bill 196: Places civil li-ability on assault weapon manu-facturers, sellers and owners, when their fi rearms are used in a crime.Could be the most controversial gun bill out there.

If an assault weapon is provided to someone who commits gun violence – and if the provider “reasonably should have known” that the person meant to do harm with the weapon – then a lawsuit could be fi led for damages as-sociated with the blood shed.

Opponents say the bill fl ies in the face of a federal law, which prohibits gun makers and dealers from being held liable in cases where their weap-ons are used in crimes.

Senate Bill 197: Restricts domestic violence offenders from having access

to guns. Several people testifi ed about how

their loved ones were murdered by killers with restraining orders who still were able to hold on to their guns.

Opponents say the bill is problem-atic, because domestic violence cases can be a matter of he said-she said.

House Bill 1224: Limits high-capac-ity ammunition magazine rounds to 15.Supporters say the fewer rounds a magazine can hold, the less carnage a shooter can infl ict.

Opponents say the bill is a “feel-good”, arbitrary bill that accomplishes nothing.

House Bill 1226: Bans concealed guns from being carried on college campuses.

Having guns on campus doesn’t make anyone safer, supporters argue. But opponents say victims become “sitting ducks” when they’re unable to defend themselves.

House Bill 1228: Requires those who go through gun background checks to pay the associated costs.Pretty simple, supporters say, if you want a gun, you should pay for your own background check.

Opponents say this is another mea-sure aimed at sticking it to gun own-ers.

House Bill 1229: Universal back-ground checks for all gun sales and transfers.

Supporters say this bill closes a loophole where people can obtain guns during private sales and trans-fers, without having to go through background checks that already are required at the retail level. Opponents say that the bill only penalizes law-abiding citizens from obtaining guns, and that criminals will fi nd a way to get them any way.

Guns: Control measures moving forward

Refuge o� ering free programs The Denver Metro Region is fortu-

nate to have three adjacent National Wildlife Refuges.

Most of the 545 refuges are typi-cally relocated in more remote areas of our states.

By contrast the local refuges are close to nearly 3 million urban dwell-ers, offering families and children the opportunity to study and enjoy the natural world of plants, fl owers, birds, waterfowl and even bison herds in the midst of a peaceful and quiet environ-ment free of urban traffi c and noise.

The spring calendar of events at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge near Commerce City offer a wide variety of experiences. On March 16 visitors will learn how to identify the variety of waterfowl in our area.

Game Days are set for March 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 during which morning

class guests will learn about birds, inspects, small animals and other refuge residents.

On April 7, 14, 21 and 28 visitors will learn the skill of creating wildlife, plants and insects in the form of art.

May offers a seven-mile biking tour to explore the depths of the refuge to hear and identify the sights and sounds of animals and birds.

Weekly “Wild Rides” for individuals or groups in the refuge bus provide free two-hour guided tours. Binocu-

lars and cameras are recommended.For experienced or novice anglers,

Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge waters have some of the most productive fi shing in the metro area.

The 6th Annual Fishing Frenzy set for April 6 provides prizes and recognitions in different fi shing categories. There will be information booths to learn about fi sh identifi ca-tion, fl y tying and the species of fi sh commonly found in waters along the Front Range.

This popular activity is the result of the partnering of the Commerce City Parks and Recreation, Bass Pro Shop and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Refuge and staff.

Call for more information and advance reservations for these free individual and family programs at 303-289-0930.

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EVENTS COMING SOONCOMING SOON/MARCH 16

PROM DRESS exchange The 2013 Prom Dress Exchange allows metro teens to shop for the dress of their dreams from thousands of gently-used and brand new designer items, including a limited selection of menswear. A valid student ID and a minimum donation will provide access to the event and an out� t. Seamstresses will be available onsite to do limited services. Those unable to donate won’t be turned away.The event is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 16, at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, 6000 Victory Way, Commerce City. Visit www.promdressexchange.org or follow us at facebook.com/promdressexchange. The nonpro� t is always looking for men’s formalwear items. Email [email protected] or 303-875-4783 to help with the event.

NATURE ADVENTURES Celebrate the wonders of nature with your child through short hikes, hands-on activities, crafts and books from 11-11:454 a.m. the third Saturday of each month at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Dress for the weather as we may spend some time outside. Di� erent topics each month. Open to ages 4-6 years and their parents. Admission is free, but you must call in advance to sign up, 720-898-7405. Visit www.arvada.org/nature.

TALES TO Tails Children in elementary school are invited to read to our wonderful dog volunteers from 10 a.m. to noon

Saturday, March 16, at Anythink Huron Street, 9417 Huron St., Thornton; or go to anythinklibraries.org. Join us on the third Saturday of each month. Tales to Tails is an excellent program for children who are learning to read or just need a little practice. Our patient dogs love to listen and they never criticize. Please call 303-452-7534 or come in to make an appointment.

COMING SOON/MARCH 20

CAMPFIRE SERIES Debugging the Bug, a program explaining that butter� ies, millipedes, roly-polies and spiders are not bugs, is from 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Dust out the cobwebs of your biology brain while warming your bodies by our camp� re. Leave knowing what it means to be an arthropod, and with a toasty warm marshmallow. Feel free to come in your PJ’s. Taught by Charlotte Sandkuhler. Sign up in advance. Weather date is March 27. Visit www.arvada.org/nature.

AMERICAN WEST Join Active Minds from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, for an exploration of how the West was opened and won. We’ll tell the story from a variety of perspec-tives, from the early explorers who ventured into the unknown to the fortune seekers who raced to the Gold Rush. We’ll also include the often brutal elements of what was known at the time as “Manifest Destiny” including con� icts with Native Americans as well as Spanish Mexico, all of which added signi� cant territory to the United States. This free program will take place at Covenant Village of Colorado, 9153 Yarrow St.,

Westminster. RSVP at 303-403-2205.

COMING SOON/MARCH 20, APRIL 17

WEDNESDAYS AT 2 Covenant Village o� ers a monthly series featuring expert speakers on a variety of educational and entertaining topics. All programs are at 9153 Yarrow St., Westminster. Admission is free, but seating is limited. Call 303-403-2205 for directions and reservations. Come early for refreshments and fellowship; lectures begin at 2 p.m.

MARCH 20: The American West, presented by Active Minds.

APRIL 17: Tibet, presented by Active Minds.

RECURRING EVENTSRECURRING/THROUGH MARCH 16

INSTRUMENT DRIVE Colorado Public Radio kicks o� its annual instrument drive on Friday, March 1. The community program is designed to promote and strengthen music educa-tion and appreciation in Colorado. Coloradans are encouraged to donate their band or orchestra instruments through March 16 at one of 13 drop-o� locations, including Golden Music Cen-ter, Music and Arts (Westminster) and Rockley Music Company (Lakewood). After they’re donated, instruments are repaired by Colorado Institute of Musical Instrument Technology, and then Colorado Public Radio works with the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation to match refurbished instruments with the needs of underfunded school music programs in Colorado.

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SentinelSPORTS18 The SentinelMarch 7, 2013

Roundup: Holy Family girls are No. 2 seedBelleview Christian girls get No. 3 seedBy Jonathan [email protected]

BROOMFIELD - The Holy Family girls basketball team are well on its way to bringing home another state title.

The Tigers, who had won four con-secutive state titles before losing in Sweet 16 last season, were chosen the No. 2 overall seed in this year’s Class 3A state tournament by Colorado High School Activities Association on Sunday.

The Tigers open the state tourna-ment at home on Friday at 4:30 p.m. when they host 31st-seeded Sheridan (12-11 overall) in the opening round of the state tournament.

Holy Family (17-5) won the Metro League District Tournament last Satur-day, when the Tigers beat Bishop Ma-chebeuf Buffaloes 59-46 in the Metro League championship game at Manual High School.

The Holy Family boys are the No. 3 seed and will host Buena Vista on Friday at 6 p.m.

The Tigers came close to getting the top seed in the tournament, but lost to Kent Denver Sun Devils 45-41 on Satur-day in Metro League District champion-ship game at Manual.

Holy Family finished the district tourney 2-1, beating Jefferson Academy 52-50 and Peak to Peak 52-43.

With the victory Kent Denver has the No. 1 seed and Colorado Springs Chris-tian is the second-seed.

Bruins get No. 3 seedBelleview Christian girls swept the 1A

District 8 tournament, winning all three of its games and is the No. 3 seed at the regional tournament which is played at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling.

The Bruins will face the winner of No. 4 Pawnee and No. 9 Otis on Saturday.

Belleview Christian got some revenge on rival Jim Elliot Christian on Mar. 2, beating the Warriors 43-33 in the title match.

Sydney Ahaneku led the way with 22 points, 11 boards and eight blocks, Jim Elliot beat Belleview Christian earlier this season 43-37.

Je�erson Academy gets No. 28 seedThe Jefferson Academy girls basket-

ball team earned the No. 28 seed for the Class 3A state tournament.

The Jaguars will face fifth-seeded Moffat County on Friday in the opening round.

Jefferson Academy (10-12) won one of three games at the regional district tournament, beating Peak to Peak 42-38.

The Jaguars lost 50-24 to Holy Family and 52-44 to Kent Denver.

The Jaguars’ boys basketball team put up a good fight at the Metro District tournament, but fell short of its state bid.

They opened the tourney by giving Holy Family a scare, before falling 52-50. Jefferson Academy (9-11 overall) then lost to Faith Christian 53-40 on Mar. 1 to get knocked out of the tournament.

Brody Hornaday was the Jaguars’ leading scorer this season with 18.4 points, while Bryson Sharpley also av-eraged 14.3 points and was Jefferson Academy’s leading rebounder with 9.5 boards a game.

Hawks beat Bruins; advance to Great EightHorizon to face top-seeded Regis Jesuit �ursdayBy Jonathan [email protected]

DENVER - The Horizon Hawks weren’t about to let their season end Tuesday night.

Not with a trip to the Great Eight on the horizon, and a rematch with top-seeded Regis Jesuit.

The No. 3 Hawks rolled into Cherry Creek Tuesday and topped the No. 2 Bruins 59-51 in the Sweet 16 round of the Class 5A girls basketball tournament.

“From the get-go we were saying this was not going to be our last game,” said Horizon senior point guard Gabby Martinez, who had nine points in the victory. “We wanted to put the pressure on them.”

Coach Greg Hahn and his team spent the past few days watching tape on Cherry Creek’s second-round victory over Boulder. One thing that stood out was how the Bru-ins jumped out to a 17-0 lead in the opening quarter.

“We knew we needed to jump on them,” Hahn said. “We needed them to respond to our pressure, and I think it surprised them a bit because we haven’t pressured that much this year.”

The Hawks pressure not only took the Bruins out of their game, it helped Hori-zon’s offense get rolling behind the strong

play of Alyssa and Kaylie Rader.From the opening tip-off Horizon domi-

nated the post behind the Rader duo and the Hawks jumped out to a 22-10 lead in the opening period. A basket by Kaylie Rader pushed Horizon’s lead to 30-12. The Bru-

ins did close the half on 7-2 run to cut the Hawks lead to 13.

The big lead didn’t deter Cherry Creek in the second half; the Bruins forced Horizon into three turnovers to start the half and went on an 8-1 run to cut the Hawks lead to six.

That was when Jimenez took over, the senior point guard drained a trey and then fed Alyssa Rader to put the Hawks up 42-34 going into the fourth.

A basket by Jimenez and a trey by Lauren Bennett sealed the victory for the Hawks.

“Gabby was great. She hit a three and was very patient,” Hahn said. “She showed a lot of senior leadership.”

This the furthest Horizon (18-7 over-all) has advanced in the tournament since 2007, when the Hawks got as far as the Final Four.

Alyssa Rader scored a game-high 20 points, while Kaylie Rader had 16 points, 12 rebounds and six blocks.

The Hawks won’t have much time to cel-ebrate; they face Regis Jesuit Thursday at the Denver Coliseum.

The Raiders, who topped Fort Collins 54-40 on Tuesday, beat Horizon 54-51 on Dec. 13. Junior guard Justine Hall had a game-high 21 points and four steals for the Raid-ers.

Regis Jesuit (23-2) only losses this season were to Fairmont (Ohio) 43-35 and Thun-derRidge 57-53.

“It’s going to be tough, it’s going to be a battle,” Hahn said. “They are a very good team and we played them close the first time we faced them.”

Horizon’s Kaylie Rader blocks Cherry Creek’s Mikeala Eppard during Hawks’ 59-51 win over Cherry Creek on Tuesday. Photos by Jonathan Maness

Horizon’s Gabby Jimenez drives to the basket during the Hawks’ 59-51 win over Cherry Creek on Tuesday.

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Roundup: Holy Family girls are No. 2 seedBelleview Christian girls get No. 3 seedBy Jonathan [email protected]

BROOMFIELD - The Holy Family girls basketball team are well on its way to bringing home another state title.

The Tigers, who had won four con-secutive state titles before losing in Sweet 16 last season, were chosen the No. 2 overall seed in this year’s Class 3A state tournament by Colorado High School Activities Association on Sunday.

The Tigers open the state tourna-ment at home on Friday at 4:30 p.m. when they host 31st-seeded Sheridan (12-11 overall) in the opening round of the state tournament.

Holy Family (17-5) won the Metro League District Tournament last Satur-day, when the Tigers beat Bishop Ma-chebeuf Buffaloes 59-46 in the Metro League championship game at Manual High School.

The Holy Family boys are the No. 3 seed and will host Buena Vista on Friday at 6 p.m.

The Tigers came close to getting the top seed in the tournament, but lost to Kent Denver Sun Devils 45-41 on Satur-day in Metro League District champion-ship game at Manual.

Holy Family finished the district tourney 2-1, beating Jefferson Academy 52-50 and Peak to Peak 52-43.

With the victory Kent Denver has the No. 1 seed and Colorado Springs Chris-tian is the second-seed.

Bruins get No. 3 seedBelleview Christian girls swept the 1A

District 8 tournament, winning all three of its games and is the No. 3 seed at the regional tournament which is played at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling.

The Bruins will face the winner of No. 4 Pawnee and No. 9 Otis on Saturday.

Belleview Christian got some revenge on rival Jim Elliot Christian on Mar. 2, beating the Warriors 43-33 in the title match.

Sydney Ahaneku led the way with 22 points, 11 boards and eight blocks, Jim Elliot beat Belleview Christian earlier this season 43-37.

Je�erson Academy gets No. 28 seedThe Jefferson Academy girls basket-

ball team earned the No. 28 seed for the Class 3A state tournament.

The Jaguars will face fifth-seeded Moffat County on Friday in the opening round.

Jefferson Academy (10-12) won one of three games at the regional district tournament, beating Peak to Peak 42-38.

The Jaguars lost 50-24 to Holy Family and 52-44 to Kent Denver.

The Jaguars’ boys basketball team put up a good fight at the Metro District tournament, but fell short of its state bid.

They opened the tourney by giving Holy Family a scare, before falling 52-50. Jefferson Academy (9-11 overall) then lost to Faith Christian 53-40 on Mar. 1 to get knocked out of the tournament.

Brody Hornaday was the Jaguars’ leading scorer this season with 18.4 points, while Bryson Sharpley also av-eraged 14.3 points and was Jefferson Academy’s leading rebounder with 9.5 boards a game.

Pinnacle gets 18th seed at state tourney�e Academy girls are 27th; boys are 31stBy Jonathan [email protected]

DENVER - The Pinnacle boys basketball team will have a tough road ahead in the Class 3A state basketball tournament.

The Timberwolves, who were second in the Frontier District tournament, received the 18th seed to open the state tournament and will face Colorado Academy on Friday in the opening round of the 3A tournament.

Pinnacle was well on its way to winning the district tournament, but the Timber-wolves couldn’t get past Denver Science & Tech Stapleton the title match on Saturday. The Knights rallied in the fourth quarter to top Pinnacle 61-58.

DSTS has one of the biggest kept secrets in the state in 7-foot senior Davis Carter, who had 12 points and 12 rebounds to go with six blocked shots.

The Knights held a 30-23 advantage at the half, but the Timberwolves rallied back in the third and held a one-point advantage going into the final quarter.

DSTS’s Alexander Neal led all scorers with 18 points, while Chase Gonzales had

a team-high 17 for Pinnacle. Chase Phillips had 13 rebounds for the Timberwolves.

The Knights are the No. 8 seed in the tournament.

Pinnacle went into the district tourna-ment with a perfect 12-0 record in the Fron-tier League, the Timberwolves even beat DSTS 46-45 earlier this season.

The Academy girls (11-12 overall) will open the state tournament as the No. 27 seed and will face sixth-seeded Pagosa Springs in the opening round.

The Wildcats won three of four games at the district tournament. Their lone loss came to Bennett, 42-25, in the quarterfi-nals. Academy topped Sheridan 48-46 in the fifth place match.

Brittany Watts scored 14 points to lead the way for the Wildcats.

The Academy boys are the 31st seed at the state tourney, the Wildcats open the tournament against No. 2 Colorado Springs Christian. The Wildcats fell to Clear Creek 57-51 on Saturday in the fifth-place game. Academy advanced to the fifth-place game after rallying to beat Platte Canyon 94-75.

The Wildcats outscored the Huskies 36-6 in the fourth quarter, Zach Telles led the way by hitting nine three-pointers and scoring 54 points.

Telles is currently sixth in the state in scoring with 23.8 points a game, he is the top scorer in 3A.

Pinnacle’s Chase Phillips drives to the basket against Holy Family’s Jarron Sprenger during a game at Holy Family on Feb. 11. File photo

Thornton boys basketball team knocked out of playo�sHorizon falls to Dakota Ridge in opening roundBy Jonathan [email protected]

DENVER - The Thornton boys basketball team had its season come to a disappoint-ing end in the opening round of the Class 5A state basketball playoffs.

The Trojans fell behind early and couldn’t recover, before losing on the road to Liberty High School on Feb. 27, 68-43.

The two squads traded opening baskets, but the Lancers scored the next 16 points and held an 18-4 advantage after the open-ing quarter. After that the Trojans were forced to play catch up.

“It wasn’t how we wanted to finish the season, but I’m proud of the kids they never gave up,” Thornton coach Sercan Fenerci said.

The Trojans struggled to stay with the much bigger Lancers, who provided threats in the post and on the perimeter.

Junior AJ Bohuslavsky carved up Thorn-ton for 19 points, draining four treys in the game. He even scored eight of the Lancers’ first 10 points. While the Trojans struggled to stop Bohuslavsky, 6-foot-6 Mike Ende was giving Thornton’s offense fits. Ende had a block and nine rebounds, while the Tro-jans only shot 28 percent from field.

Liberty held a 34-14 lead at the half, and Thornton got within 16 after back-to-back baskets by Daezionte Henderson. However, the Lancers closed the third quarter on a 12-2 run.

Donovan Gomez-Onofre led the Trojans with 12 points, while Henderson chipped in 11.

Gomez-Onofre is one of nine seniors on the squad, which finished the season with a perfect 11-0 record at home. Also gradu-ating is the Trojans’ leading scorer Samuel Shumate, as well as Romeo Brewer, Isaiah Hardy, Aaron Gonzalez, Fernando Romero, Russell Willoughby, Nikola Denev and Dan-iel Talavera.

“They were a fun group to coach, we are going to miss them,” Fenerci said.

The Trojans finished the regular season third in the East Metro Athletic Confer-ence with a 6-3 record in conference and an overall record of 14-10.

Horizon boys also dropped its first-round matchup to Dakota Ridge, falling 63-58 on Feb. 25.

The game remained close for the first three quarters, but the Eagles closed out the game by outscoring the Hawks 23-16 in the fourth.

Dillion Harshman and Dustin Rivas led the way for Horizon with 13 points each.

The Hawks finished the regular season 11-13 overall and 7-9 in the Front Range League. Horizon will also graduate a large group of seniors, 10 of the 12 players on the roster are seniors — including Harsh-man, who led the Hawks with 10.1 points a game. Rivas and Jake Ralphs, who are both seniors, each averaged 9.3 points

Senior Steven Sumey led the squad with 3.7 assists and 3.1 steals a game.

Also graduating for the Hawks are Jordan Gravage, Allen Erdmann, Chad David, Cody Ybarra, Chad Reffel and Erik Maki.

SPORTS QUIZ1) Who was the last Texas Rangers pitcher before Yu

Darvish in 2012 to have five straight starts of at least sev-en strikeouts?

2) In 2012, Carlos Beltran became the eighth member of the career 300 steals/300 homers club. Name four of the first seven to do it.

3) Coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady have made five Super Bowl appearances together. Name three coach/QB pairs to have made four trips.

4) When was the last time before 2012 that Creighton won an NCAA men’s basketball tournament game?

5) How many times was Montreal’s Steve Shutt on a Stanley Cup-winning team?

6) Who was the last American soccer player before Abby Wambach in 2012 to win the FIFA women’s World Player of the Year award?

7) Who was the first boxer to have been featured on a Wheaties box?

Answers1) Bobby Witt, in 1987.2) Barry Bonds, Bobby Bonds, Andre Dawson, Steve Fin-ley, Willie Mays, Alex Rodriguez and Reggie Sanders.3) Tom Landry and Roger Staubach, Marv Levy and Jim Kelly, and Chuck Noll and Terry Bradshaw.4) It was 2002, when the Bluejays beat Florida.5)Five.6) Mia Hamm, in 2002.7) Muhammad Ali.

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RECURRING/THROUGH MARCH 18

ART EXHIBIT Art From the Heart, a juried exhibit of art by Colorado artists, will be on display at the College Hill Library from Feb. 4 through March 18. The library is at 3705 W. 112th Ave., Westminster, at the far west end of Front Range Community Col-lege. Enjoy a variety of art media and techniques from traditional oils and watercolors to abstract collage and impressionism. Art From the Heart is sponsored by the Paletteers Art Club and the SCFD and can be viewed during library hours. Call 303-466-2512.


ART SHOW The “Art for the Young at Heart” art show runs through March 20 at the Community Recreation Center of Apex, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Enjoy the colorful creations of artists ages 50-plus and local school children. Sponsored by North Je� erson County Schools and the Scienti� c and Cultural Facilities District. Call 303-425-9583.


PRESCHOOL FUN Jody Weiland teaches about a di� erent kind of animal from 10-10:45 a.m. Wednesdays from March 6-27 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. This four-week session includes fox, ants, raccoons and coyotes. Enjoy a glimpse into their wonderful worlds, using books, stories, crafts, and games. Program for ages 3-6 years. Sign up early; call 720-898-7405 or visit www.arvada.org/nature to register and for information on costs.

RECURRING/THROUGH MAY 26

SPRING EXHIBIT Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art presents its spring exhibit “The Museum of Broken Relationships,” through May 26. Visit bmoca.org, email [email protected] or call 303-443-2122 for information. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art is at 1750 13th St., Boulder.

RECURRING/MONTHLY THROUGH May

FAMILY CONCERTS The Music Train and Swallow Hill Music

presents the family concert series, at 4 p.m. the second Sunday of each month through May at Swallow Hill Music Association, 71 E. Yale Ave., Denver; and at 4 p.m. the third Saturday of each month through May at the D-Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada. For information and tickets, visit http://ridethemusictrain.com.

LOOKING AHEADLOOKING AHEAD/MARCH 25-26

PASSOVER SEDERS Chabad of Northwest Metro Denver invites the community to their annual Passover Seders in Westminster. The First Seder Night is from 6:15-9:30 p.m. Monday, March 25, at the Rocky Mountain Room at Front Range Community College, 3465 W. 112th Ave., Westminster. This easy to follow and early � nish Seder is geared for individuals, couples and families of all ages who appreciate an early � nishing Seder but don’t want to miss out on the beautiful Seder traditions and meaningful commentary. The pre-Seder children’s arts and crafts program beginning at 5:30 p.m. and early � nish makes this Seder a great choice for families with young children.

THE SECOND Seder is from 8-11:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, at Chabad of NW Metro Denver, 4505 112th Ave., Westminster. Rabbi Benjy and Leah Brackman of Chabad of NW Metro Denver Jewish Center open their family Seder to the community for this more traditional and in-depth Seder. This Seder will include all the traditions including a nightfall start. The younger members of the Brackman family will enrich the Seder experience by providing commentary, explanations and songs. To RSVP and for more information, visit www.COJewish.com/seder or call 303-429-5177.

LOOKING AHEAD/MARCH 27

ART STOP Anythink and Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art have teamed up to bring you an art-making workshop each month. Join visiting artist Heather Cherry and express yourself through a variety of art media, with the emphasis on creativity and fun. Registration required and limited to 20 students; appro-priate for ages 5-12. The workshop is from 4-5 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, at Anythink Huron Street, 9417 Huron St., Thornton. Call 303-452-7534 or visit anythinklibraries.org.

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