Oprah Gives DSST $1,000,000

Ballot Guide 2010

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Oprah Gives DSST $1,000,000 Students at DSST gathered to watch an Oprah show about the new movie, “Waiting for Super - The students above are shown as they hear the announcement that DSST is one of six schools in the man,” which highlights the problems that many students have gaining access to a quality education. country to receive one million dollars in order to expand their program to include more students, (Story on page 10) East Corridor construction has begun. What will Stapleton’s transit development look like? By Carol Roberts ecent groundbreakings were celebrated at both ends of the East Corridor—DIA and Union RStation. And halfway between the two, another groundbreaking celebration was held for the Central Park Boulevard overpass at I-70. Although not part of the East Corridor commuter train project, that major new thoroughfare passes right next to Stapleton’s transit stop. The combination of a commuter rail stop and a major highway interchange with wide open land sets up Stapleton as a place with huge potential for transit oriented development. (continued on page 30)

Left: Dirt was flying as dignitaries broke ground for the new Commuter Rail Train Hall, located on the west side of Union Station, which is the terminus for the East Cor - ridor. Left to right are: Jennifer Schaufele, DRCOG Execu - tive Director; Phil Washington, RTD General Manager; Lee Kemp, RTD Board Chair; Denver Mayor John Hicken - looper; Judy Montero, Denver City Councilwoman; and Elbra Wedgeworth, Denver Union Station Project Author - ity Board Chair.

Ballot Guide Our 12-page ballot guide starts on page 11. The guide contains the League of Women Voters’ de - scriptions and pro and con arguments on refer - enda and initiatives as well as statements from northeast Denver’s local candidates.

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Active Minds Seminar The Active Minds Seminar continues MCA District Delegates Needed this month on Thursday, October 14 at District delegates are residents who are elected annu - 7pm. We are hosting the Active Minds ally by their peers to represent the interests of that Seminars in the Stapleton MCA Com - district to the Stapleton MCA Executive Board. Dele - munity Room at 2823 Roslyn Street. gates must consider and approve the annual opera - The doors will open at 6:30pm and the tional budget of the MCA. District delegates act as seminar will begin at 7pm. This program the primary advisory committee to the MCA Board is free and open to the public. CALENDAR and Executive Director, giving input on a variety of The topic for October is Colorado Events in or near Stapleton that are FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC or are nonprofit events. community matters such as events, programs and Ballot 2010 . The fall 2010 Colorado bal - (See pages 23 - 26 for more events.) capital improvements. lot promises to stir up strong emotions in Each delegate is elected at the Annual Meeting of the state. With a variety of complex is - Members in each delegate district scheduled for No - sues coming to a vote, it is important Thursday, October 7th OCTOBER vember 10 at 6:30pm and shall serve for the follow - that we understand the ballot and what is Stapleton Community Meeting Monday, October 18 ing calendar year (January–December) . A delegate at stake. Join Active Minds for an objec - DSST, 6pm doors open and info. SCFD Free Day –Denver Museum of Nature may be reelected, and there shall be no limit on the tive review of the ballot issues and a pres - tables, 6:30pm meeting starts. and Science 303-322-7009 www.dmns.org number of terms a delegate may serve. entation of the arguments on each side of Development updates, presentation and Owners wishing to be nominated to serve as a dis - the proposals. Sunday, October 17 discussion of TOD (see story page 1) trict delegate should send a letter of interest and a The November topic is Cuba; Past, Pumpkin Patch 8:30am-12:30pm and introduction of RTD candidates on brief bio to the Stapleton MCA Executive Director at Present & Future . It is schedule for the November ballot. The Green* 2823 Roslyn St. , Denver CO 80238 to be received Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 7pm. Thurs., Oct. 21 & Sun. Nov. 7 no later than Friday , October 15. Email letters to del - For more information about Active Denver Zoo - SCFD Free Days [email protected] . Minds, please go to http://www.active - www.denverzoo.org 303-376-4800 OCTOBER mindsforlife.com/index.html. Pumpkin Patch Saturday, October 23 Our final Farmers Market is scheduled for Sunday, Winter Welcome Every Sunday (through Oct. 17) SUN Electronics Recycling Event, 8am –1pm October 17 from 8:30am –12:30pm on The Green. The annual holiday lighting and door Stapleton Farmers Market, 8:30am–12:30pm Central Park-Xenia St and MLK (see p. 26) The Green* [email protected] We will have a DJ at this market to provide some fes - decorating is around the corner. Mark tive fall music and The Urban Farm will be providing your calendars for Friday, November 19 Thursday, October 28 Saturday, Oct. 2 & Nov. 6 horseback rides in the field north of The Green. from 6 –8pm. For more information, Stapleton Activities, Inc. Potluck 6:30pm SCFD 1st Saturdays Free –Denver Art Museum - We began a new tradition last year by incorporat - please check the November Front Porch www.denverartmuseum.org MCA Community Room [email protected] ing our annual pumpkin patch with the market. or go to our website at www.stapleton - Sunday, October 3 Shoppers will receive a coupon every time they spend community.com. SCFD Free Day –Denver Museum of Nature and $5 at a vendor booth. Coupons can be redeemed at Science 303-322-7009 www.dmns.org TWheustresrldy aCrye,ekOCcletaonubp,e4:r30 2– 86:30pm Stapleton Rocks…a concert for a cause! For exact location contact the pumpkin patch for a free pumpkin. The more Thanks to everyone who came out and Tuesday, October 5 Lucia Correll [email protected] you spend, the larger your pumpkin! This offer will supported our terrific local bands in our League of WomenVoters—Pros and Cons of be good while our pumpkin supply lasts. second annual Stapleton Rocks Concert. Ballot Issues. Fellowship Hall, Montview Presbyte - Thursday, October 28 rian Church, 1980 Dahlia St. 5 –7:30pm. Denver Botanic Gardens - SCFD Free Day New Resident Social Stapleton Home Services sponsored the www.LWVDenver.org 720-865-3500 www.botanicgardens.org The New Resident Social schedule has changed. We quad bungee and slide that allowed us to donate a larger portion of the proceeds to Tuesday, Oct. 5 & Nov. 2 will not meet in October, but we plan to meet quar - NOVEMBER our charities. Children's Museum, Target Tuesdays terly and will begin with the Annual Meeting on No - The staff of Gravity Play (quad 1st Tuesday nights free, 4 –8pm, cmdenver.org Wednesday, November 10 vember 10 at 6:30pm in the MCA Community Room. Please feel free to join us and have your ques - bungee & slide) deserves a giant round of Wednesday, October 6 Denver Zoo - SCFD Free Days www.denver - zoo.org 303-376-4800 tions about the community answered, find out what applause for their full day of work to 1st Wednesday's Home-based Business Group make the event fun for everyone. I also 5–6pm Twisted Olive, Northfield 303-375-8100 is going on in the community, or just come to meet Wednesday, November 10 your neighbors. want to thank Mountain Day Camp Thursday, October 7 MCA Annual Member’s Meeting 6:30pm (climbing wall) for donating their time MCA Community Room Stapleton Activities, Inc. Stapleton Community Meeting 6:30 pm on Saturday. [email protected] The monthly potluck for this group is DSST, 2000Valentia Street, Our bands even contributed to the the fourth Thursday of each Sunday, October 10 Wednesday, November 10 charities. “Control Tower” designed and New Resident Social 6:30pm month. The October potluck The 25th Anniversary One Sky One World Kite sold their own T-shirts and donated their MCA Community Room will be Thursday, October Fly, 10am-4pm. Central Park in Stapleton proceeds to the charities. “Wabash Can - [email protected] 28 at 6:30pm in the Sta - www.oneskyoneworld.org nonballs” invited their guitar students to pleton Community Room Wednesday, October 13 Thursday, November 11 join them on stage , and as a part of the Active Minds Seminar 7–9pm, doors open at at 2823 Roslyn St. Bring Denver Zoo - SCFD Free Days band’s contribution , they donated a por - 6:30. Cuba; Past, Present, & Future. MCA Com - an item to share. The www.denverzoo.org 303-376-4800 tion of each of those students ’ weekly les - munity Room. [email protected] beverages, plates and son fee to the charities. This is what Monday, October 18 utensils will be pro - Active Minds Seminar 7–9pm, doors open at 6:30. Saturday, November 13 makes this community so terrific ! Denver Zoo - SCFD Free Days www.denver - vided by the Colorado Ballot 2010. MCA Community Room. If you have any questions or comments zoo.org 303-376-4800 MCA. [email protected] about the information above, please feel Friday, Nov. 19 free to contact events@stapletoncommu - Winter Welcome-Annual holiday lighting nity.com or call the MCA office at 29th Avenue Town Center 6:00-8:00pm 303.388.0724. h [email protected] Porc f Front ons o t The missi orma Diane Deeter es sub (see f lcom ents s Director of we cal ev y idea ing lo stor *At The Green, 29th Ave. and Roslyn; Sponsored by Staple - om and s. m Programming and Events upc .25) ssue ail.co ton MCA, For info. email [email protected] n p re i @gm o futu leton for hStap (See page 26 for recurring monthly events and meetings) tPorc l Fron Emai Sponsored by Stapleton MCA

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October 2010 2 Stapleton Front Porch Premium Fishwrap* by Jon Meredith ...... to hear that spiel from me. Moreover, as I There are too many major issues to Exercising Our Civic Duty or Not! told Phil, I am beginning to feel the same solve to have members of Congress way. I am simply beginning to think that thinking solely about power and re- our votes do not count. I am not talking election. We have been on the precipice I ran into my old neighbor and good much-bedraggled Republican candidates. I about Bush V Gore when they didn’t of a depression for almost three years, we friend, Phil Yarter, in the Stapleton King was stunned when he responded that he count the votes. I am looking at the are fighting two wars, we don’t make Soopers a few days back. Phil lost his wife may just sit this one out. Not vote! This is a actions of our government. Congress has almost anything here anymore, our this year and I was truly interested in how man who has been at the polling place as an an approval rating in the teens which has infrastructure is crumbling and we owe he was doing without her. Phil wouldn’t election judge all the years I lived in his held steady since the 2004 election, China all of our money. say anything about the loss or the grief neighborhood. A person who always has a through Republican and Democratic It is time for legislators to end this and hardship that go along with it. I well reasoned and logical response to any leadership. The “throw the bums out” partisan squabbling and get some heard that he canceled his Fourth of July political argument. A real, very principled approach has been in vogue for a long problems solved. pool party this year, which is a long and rational Republican (those are hard to time and any newcomers say they will After I finished my rant, Phil said he standing Park Hill tradition, so I was find). bring change, then get elected and felt the same way. I asked him “are you honestly a little worried about him. Phil said he didn’t like any of the nothing changes. really not going to vote?” As usual, Phil wanted to talk politics, candidates on the Colorado ballot this There is too much money in politics and “No, I’ll find someone to vote for” he which is something I never shy away year. He went on to say that candidates too many people paid to lobby for replied “You?” from except in this column...until now. A never talk about the issues that matter to outcomes that benefit corporations and not “I’ll end up voting too, because I have Wyoming native, Phil is an old-line all Americans and when they are voted people. The Citizens United case decided never seen a bumper sticker on a car that Republican, one of the very few in Park into office they forget about their last January by the Supreme Court allows said ‘Don’t blame me, I didn’t vote!’” Hill. When he told me the Republicans constituents and campaign promises. unlimited campaign donations by Jon Meredith lives in Stapleton. He can in Park Hill caucused at his home, I They pander to lobbyists, not Corporations. Candidates will be like be reached at [email protected]. asked if they all fit in his front hall constituents. NASCAR drivers in their victory speeches. *Fishwrap is a slang term that started closet. Normally, I would tell Phil about civic “I would like to thank Exxon/Mobile, in the ‘30s and refers to the transient value I immediately wanted to know where he duty and the paramount right of any AT&T, Microsoft and Jimmy John’s for of yesterday’s newspaper. stood on the upcoming mid-terms and the American citizen. I knew Phil didn’t need making this election victory possible.”

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Stapleton Front Porch 3 October 2010 Local Program Trains Professionals in Disaster Response ommunity College of Aurora (CCA) recently unveiled its come the central point where new state-of-the art Disaster Management Institute on information from all the var - Cthe college’s Lowry campus. The Institute features a fully ious agencies pours in. functional Emergency Operations Center, the heart of any suc - The new Emergency Op - cessful disaster management operation. Centers like this one be - erations Center will give CCA students and working professionals experience and training in management of disasters of all types and sizes. Classes at the Institute are taught by emergency management and homeland security professionals, in - cluding police officers, fire - fighters, and emergency medical professionals, and the facility uses some of the most advanced technology available.

Top left: Disaster Management Institute Director Clinton Ander - sen answers questions from U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter about the Emergency Operations Center. Perlmutter was instrumental in ob - taining funding for the Institute.

Top right: A trainer demonstrates a portable emergency manage - ment simulator that can be used for training away from the campus or for simulations in the field. The joystick moves a figure in the simulation, which is an avatar of the participant himself.

Above: The control room where the simulations and training are monitored and supervised.

Above: At this tornado simulation, ACC students from the film and theatre departments played the injured vic - tims. Their role playing required more than merely acting as injured bodies, some played hysterical relatives of the dead or badly injured, allowing trainees to experience the wide range of challenges associated with a disaster. These simulations are monitored in the control room and video taped for further study by the trainees. Though it is a simulation, the wreckage and injured bodies all appear very real.

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October 2010 4 Stapleton Front Porch Punum Bhatia, executive director of Monarch Montessori of Denver, looks on as her mother, Achla Jetley, who is visiting from India, tells preschool students about her country. She is holding a small model of the Taj Mahal. New Montessori School Opens Near Stapleton onarch Montessori of Denver, lo - teachers, including all the teachers at cated at 11200 E. 45th Ave. (just Monarch Montessori. Mnorth of I-70 and east of Havana), “Montessori is a very concrete, hands- opened this fall and will have a grand open - on method of learning where we believe ing celebration open to the public on Octo - that a child is intrinsically motivated,” says ber 7 from 5 to 7:30pm with a ribbon- Bhatia. “We provide an environment that cutting ceremony at 5:30pm and tours provides a child with interests, needs and throughout the evening. Currently the choices appropriate for him or her. We school serves children six weeks through show them how to do a lesson, then give Kindergarten in six preschool classrooms, them freedom to work with that lesson. five infant rooms and five toddler rooms— Everything we’re doing is helping them to and they plan to expand through the 5th become independent human beings from grade. The school is open from 6:30am to the get-go,” Bhatia said. “By the time the 6pm and healthy meals are served daily with school year comes to an end in May, I ex - the guidance of a nutritionist. The school is pect them to have independence, including a part of the Denver Preschool Program, re - dressing themselves, serving food, having ceiving a 3-star Qualistar rating. (Qualis - good eye-hand coordination, a good sense tar.org.) Children can attend for five half days of order that will help them in mathemat - or five full days. The classrooms are built ics, and also literacy skills, social skills, re - with one-way windows to allow child devel - spect for themselves and their teacher, and opment students and parents considering the good self-esteem.” As children progress, school to observe the classes. “They will have all this besides learning to The executive director, Punum Bhatia, read, write and do some math work, and started training Montessori teachers in 1994 have leadership skills as well.” and has trained Montessori teachers For information, call 303-565-4165 or throughout the world. In the past eight go to: www.monarchm.com or e-mail: years in Denver she has trained about 125 [email protected].

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Stapleton Front Porch 5 October 2010 . e u l By Nancy Burkhart B New Northfield Restaurant n a tapleton’s sustainability e c Offers Sustainable Seafood has drawn a new restau - O s

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o Wyland’s sister restaurant, Guy Sean Bernal, vice president of culinary devel - r p Harvey’s Perfect Spot, is now opment for Wyland’s Ocean Blue. “We’re o t open and has rescheduled their o being responsible as to how we purchase—we h opening celebration to Oct. 22 P from 7 to 10pm. are all conservationists. It’s our duty to pro - Wyland’s art in their Fairview, Texas restaurant. tect the oceans because we want to have oceans and fish for the future. For example, Atlantic salmon from Chile: what they’re fed drops to the bottom and kills the coral. So, we wouldn’t buy it.” Bernal, who lives in Miami, is well known for his seafood cuisine in hip Miami restau - rants. He created the menus and developed the recipes for food offered at all of Wyland’s Ocean Blue locations nationally. The North - field restaurant’s chef, Lucas Zoumas, will have a page in the menu of recipes Bernal has End-of-Summer created. The restaurant is a family place, a sports Above: Stapleton dogs got their turn in the F-15 place and a couple’s place that includes “a pool at the annual Dog cool, hip lounge that you can bring your kids Daze event held just be - to,” according to Bernal. “We want every - fore the pool is drained. body to feel comfortable. Our focus is going Approximately 300 dogs to be very, very fresh fish,” he said. “We will and owners showed up, and the event raised have seven or eight fresh fish on the menu. about $1200 for Denver We also have shell fish. We’ll have the exotic Animal Shelter. and the plain on the menu.” Above right: Free per - The Wyland in Wyland’s Ocean Blue is in - formances on the Green ternationally acclaimed artist and conserva - of the musical, Happy tionist Robert Wyland. He is known for Days, kicked off a new working to develop environmental awareness partnership between Sta - with a series of outdoor murals of whales and pleton MCA and the Au - rora Fox Theatre. There is other sea life. His murals and other artworks already talk about making will decorate the Northfield restaurant and it an annual event, per - will be offered for sale. haps as a kick-off for Wyland’s Ocean Blue is located at 8336 summer activities in the Northfield Blvd. The restaurant will be open future. Sunday through Wednesday from 4pm to Lower middle: Control midnight, and Thursday, Friday and Saturday Tower performs at Sta - from 4pm –2am. There will be happy hours pleton Rocks, a 12-hour- long showcase for neigh - twice daily from 4 to 7pm and 9pm to mid - borhood bands. A crowd night with live music on Fridays and Satur - of 1500 to 2000 attended days from 9pm to midnight. For more throughout the day and information, call 303.574.0449 or visit raised $3000 for the www.wylandsoceanblue.com. WISH Foundation and Odyssey School.

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Stapleton Front Porch 7 October 2010 .Ta. .k.e. a. .H. .ik. e. . A Raptor’s Quandry —

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o over the streets of Park Hill, and we even discovered huge h P stick Black-billed Magpie nests embedded in Ash trees Roosting bald eagles were discovered at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal in 1986. throughout Lowry. During a recent easterly drive along MLK Boulevard, my Transformation Now Complete eagle-eyed family spotted a pair of dossal hawks perched on Former Environmental Cleanup Site Becomes Premier Urban Wildlife Refuge top of the southern perimeter fence at the Bluff Lake Nature Preserve. Marko found his camera under the seat and I eased he vision of transforming the Arsenal from an envi - tended from Fort Morgan to Denver. our minivan into a prime viewing location. With the pas - ronmental cleanup site into a premier urban na - In the future, the Service will expand the tour route for its senger window down, Marko focused his camera on these “T tional wildlife refuge has been fulfilled,” says “Wild Ride” guided tours through the northern part of the Charlie Scharmann, U.S. Army program manager at the site, allowing visitors to experience new sections of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal. Refuge. Additional nature and environmental education pro - On October 15th the transfer of 2,500 acres of Arsenal grams have been added and the Refuge is open six days a week land from the U.S. Army to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife serv - (closed on Mondays). ice will bring the Refuge to its final size of more than 15,000 Although the Refuge is expanding, the Army will perma - acres. The land transfer will make official the completion of nently retain 1,000 acres that include landfills and consolida - the Refuge and the end of all significant environmental tion areas that are not open to the public. The Army will cleanup. All fieldwork related to the cleanup of soil and struc - provide long-term monitoring and maintenance of those areas tures concludes this fall, within budget and a year ahead of to ensure the environmental cleanup remains fully protective schedule. The Army and Shell Oil Co. conducted the cleanup of public health and the environment. at a total cost of $2.1 billion. Groundwater treatment will continue until all water leav - The Environmental Protection Agency certified that ing the Arsenal meets federal and state standards. In addition, cleanup work in the area was complete and the land has been Two juvenile hawks sunning themselves along Havana Way the Army will work with the EPA, Colorado Department of near the Bluff Lake. Photos by Marko Babiak deleted from the National Priorities List of environmental Public Health and the Environment and Tri-County Health cleanup sites. The new land lies primarily in the northeast Department to complete a comprehensive evaluation of the raptors and began to fill up his memory chip. The birds did and central interior areas of the Arsenal. The acreage includes cleanup every five years. not flinch, nor were they the least bit skittish. We admired rolling prairie, a historic ditch built in the 1800s to irrigate Information provided by the Rocky Mountain Arsenal Public them for at least 30 minutes before we finally drove off. As I farmland and land that was once part of a wagon trail that ex - Affairs Office looked back at them in my rearview mirror, an uneasy feel - ing came over me. Was I witnessing the beginning of a cycle of wild birds acclimating to our bustling urban setting with - out realizing the consequences that may be waiting for them Karl Lo–Awarded a Five Star Real Estate in the days ahead? A couple times a year I requisition an owl, hawk or eagle Agent Based on Customer Satisfaction! to be displayed at a school function. These birds arrive from Presented by 5280 Magazine one of our Front Range bird rehabilitation centers along with a painful story of how the creature made its way to the facility. As we city folks encroach on wild habitats and As one of Stapleton’s first homeowners and Realtor since 2002, I've worked with wildlife adapts to us (for example songbirds coming to our backyard feeders), conflict, if not collision, occurs. Annu - and become close friends with hundreds of homeowners in this great community. ally hundreds of birds of prey collide with cars, windows With so many years of new homes and resales experience, I offer an inside track and power lines. Many die where the incident occurs, while to both Buyers and Sellers. Experience matters, especially in Stapleton!

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October 2010 8 Stapleton Front Porch HGTV Selects Stapleton for 2011 Green Home Giveaway .b.y M. a.rk.o .an.d J.oh.n.Ba.bi.ak ...... Coexisting With Us . V T G H m o r f f n o i s s i m r e p h t i w d e s u o t o h P Construction status of the HGTV Green Home being built in Stapleton is shown above as of early September. The home will be the subject of an HGTV special program and the furnished home, along with a vehicle, will be given away in June 2011. By Carol Roberts clude furnishings and a vehicle, will air several times in the GTV will build its fourth HGTV Green Home in spring. Stapleton. The 2,400-square-foot, custom-built Yarborough says last year there were over 17 million en - H“green” home now being built will be given away tries and anyone can enter the contest, which will be held as part of the HGTV Green Home grand-prize package between April 14 and June 2, 2011. Online entries are lim - next spring. ited to one per person per day and there is no limit to the HGTV Green Home offers an opportunity to display number of mailed entries that can be submitted. The win - the latest products for the ever-evolving standards of sus - ner will be announced in late June. tainable living, according to Jack Thomasson, HGTV Yarborough explained that all the entries are placed in House Planner. The exterior of the Green Home has a mod - lots of approximately 60,000. Lot numbers get put on ping ern prairie look and the interior features open spaces that pong balls and in the final drawing a ping pong ball is se - flow together. The home is being constructed by Infinity lected, then an entry from that lot number gets picked at Eye to eye with a city bird of prey. Home Collection of Denver using construction and design random. Mailed entries are stored in a warehouse and elements that are known to contribute to an energy-effi - HGTV uses a computer program that allows them to make others are recovered by a Good Samaritan, delivered to cient, cleaner and healthier living environment. a random selection from the online entries. Last year more rehab centers and are nurtured back to near absolute According to Emily Yarborough of HGTV, the home is than 95 percent of the entries were online. health. Most never regain their ability to fly. They are used expected to be completed in January and the hour-long A video and more information about the home are avail - in environmental education outreach programs sponsored HGTV special on the Green Home giveaway, which will in - able at HGTV.com/greenhome. by the centers or loaned to licensed nature parks, refuges or preserves in our state for similar programming. As excited as I get when I see a Great Horned Owl fly - ing overhead at dusk through Stapleton or a Sharp-shinned Hawk hiding in a backyard Austrian pine tree ready to pounce on over-wintering House Sparrows, I have come to realize that this is a setup for a small natural disaster, with the bird being the victim of man-made circumstances. If only we could sway these animals to stay in their wild habi - tats. But then again, it is we humans who are making their habitats smaller and smaller by developing more and more land. The birds know no better, as they are creatures of adaptation. And sometimes they are so adaptive to their urban surroundings that it leads to their very own demise.

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Stapleton Front Porch 9 October 2010 Environmental Assessment Underway for MLK Extension from Havana to Peoria he extension of Martin Luther ing it eligible for Federal funding if King, Jr. Boulevard (MLK) from available. While Federal funding as - THavana Street east to Peoria Street sistance is not assured and there is and Fitzsimons Parkway has long been currently no specific schedule for part of the Stapleton Development Plan. construction of the MLK extension, This project will connect Denver and the there is widespread support for the Stapleton community with the Fitzsimons project. The regional nature of this redevelopment and Fitzsimons-Anschutz project will create an important link Medical Campus. The MLK extension between Denver and Aurora. will include a 4-lane, median-divided The EA is expected to be complete roadway and a wide, multiuse path for within the next few months, and will pedestrians and bicycles. This improve - be reviewed by the Colorado Depart - ment is one of several planned routes that ment of Transportation (CDOT) and will provide pedestrians, cyclists, and trail the Federal Highway Administration users connectivity to the Sand Creek Re - (FHWA). Additional information gional Greenway. will be published about the project as Forest City has engaged consultants to the EA advances. prepare an Environmental Assessment Information provided by URS Cor - (EA) for the project. The study is being poration. URS project contact is Kelly performed to meet requirements of the Maiorana at 303-299-7834. National Environmental Policy Act mak -

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League of WomenVoters (LWV) Information forVoters ...... Page 12 LWV Information on Referenda—Amendments P, Q, R ...... Page 13 LWV Information on Constitutional Initiatives—60, 61, 62, 63 ...... Page 14 LWV Information on Statutory Initiatives—101, 102 300 ...... Page 16 Statements from State House, Senate and RTD Candidates, “Why you should vote for me.” ...... Page 19 Position Statement from Park Creek Metro District Opposing Amendments 60, 61 and 101 ...... Page 21 A New Interactive Website to HelpVoters Quickly Understand the Fiscal Impact of Ballot and Budget Issues ...... Page 22

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US Senate State Senate 33 Rep Ken Buck Dem Mike Johnston Dem Michael F. Bennet Rep Lisa Ringle US Congress Dist. 1 Dem Diana DeGette State House See map on p. 18 Rep Mike Fallon DIST 6 Lowry Governor Rep Joshua Sharf Rep Dan Maes Dem Lois Court Dem John Hickenlooper Can Tom Tancredo DIST 7 Stapleton & E. Park Hill Secretary of State Dist 7 Dem Angela Williams Dem Bernie Buescher Dist 7 Rep Pauline Olvera Rep Scott Gessler Treasurer DIST 8 W. Park Hill Rep Walker Stapleton Rep Therese-Marie O'Sullivan Dem Cary Kennedy Dem Beth McCann Attorney General Dem Stan Garnett RTD Rep John Suthers Dist B Barbara Deadwyler CU Regent Dist B Miller Hudson Rep At Large Steve Bosley Dist B Melvin E. Bush Dem At Large Melissa Hart Lib At large Jesse B. Wallace Rep Dist 1 Alex Maller Dem Dist 1 Michael Carrigan

Stapleton Front Porch 11 October 2010 Contact the League’s VOTER HOTLINE at Statewide issues appearing on the ballot may be of Valid U.S. military card; 303-863-VOTE (8683) for: two types: Copy of current utility bill or paycheck or gov - Voter information ernment check showing name and current ad - Amendments to the Colorado dress; Ballot information Constitution Ballot issue speakers FAA photo pilot’s license; May be referred to the voters by a two-thirds Certified naturalization document; The League of WomenVoters of Col - vote of both houses of the General Assembly Valid Medicare or Medicaid card; orado Education Fund is not responsible for or may be proposed by citizens using the Certified copy of birth certificate; or the accuracy or fairness of the arguments of ei - initiative process. Only the voters (not the Valid student ID card with photo. ther side. The pro and con statements are a legislature) can change the constitution. These compilation of the material submitted by pro - proposals are called amendments. If you have difficulty voting at your polling ponents and opponents of each ballot issue. place, see an election judge about obtain - Those identified with a number are citizen ing a provisional ballot. BALLOT ISSUES 2010 BY Copyright © 2010 . All rights reserved. This work initiatives , and those identified with a letter LEAGUE OF WOMEN may not be reproduced in whole or in part by any are referred by the General Assembly. ELECTION CALENDAR 2010 means without permission of the League ofWomen Amendments to the Revised Statutes October 4 - Last day to register for General VOTERS OF COLORADO Voters of Colorado Education Fund . May be referred to the voters by a majority Election. October 18 - 29— Early voting for the Gen - EDUCATION FUND For information about membership in the vote of both houses of the General Assembly eral Election. League of WomenVoters, or may be proposed by citizens using the initia - VOTE ON ELECTION DAY, October 26— Last day to apply for a mail-in Mail: 1410 Grant Street, B-204 tive process. Although approved by voters, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 ballot to be mailed to you. Denver, CO 80203-1855 amendments to the Colorado Revised Statutes October 29 —Last day to apply for mail-in bal - The League of WomenVoters of Col - Call: 303-863-0437 may subsequently be changed by the legislature. lot in person. orado Education Fund has prepared Email: [email protected] These proposals are called propositions and November 2— General Election. this information as a public service to pro - Website: www.lwvcolorado.org are changes to the statutes. mote civic responsibility by providing non - Local or regional issues may also be on the bal - partisan information about the issues that THE BALLOT lot for a vote of the citizens. CANDIDATE INFORMATION citizens will be asked to vote on at the www.vote411.org is a non-partisan source November 2, 2010 election. Issues are placed on the ballot by: VOTING REQUIREMENTS that.allows you to compare candidates side by The League of WomenVoters of Col - Referendum— A proposal by the Legislature side. The website provides answers on key is - Identification is required for voting at all polling orado Education Fund promotes in - which is referred to citizens for a vote. sues from Colorado statewide candidates. places. One of the following forms is required: formed participation in government by Races covered are US Senate, US Congressional Initiative— A proposal by citizens who have Valid Colorado driver’s license; providing non-partisan educational infor - Districts, Governor, Attorney General, State gathered the required number of signatures Valid Colorado identification card; mation on topics of public concern and on Treasurer, Secretary of State, State Legislators (five percent of the total number of votes cast Valid U.S. passport; the processes of government. for Secretary of State in the previous general (Senate and House), CU Regents, State Board of election) Education and RTD Directors.

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October 2010 12 Stapleton Front Porch Don’t skip the judges! Go to The last two Secretaries of State (i.e. Mike Coff - vote of the people. At this time, over two- aires who operate www.knowyourjudge.com for information man and Bernie Buescher) have recommended thirds of other states have created a process to hotels, restaurants, about the Colorado Judges that are up for re - that these games of chance be moved to the temporarily move their seats of government in ski resorts or air - tention and who will be on the November bal - Department of Revenue. case of an emergency. ports on public lot, plus information about Colorado’s judicial property are exam - Those opposed say: Those in favor say: merit selection and retention system. Additional ples of private individuals and entities who information about judges who appear on the The Department of State has regulated bingo Since the Colorado Constitution does not pro - hold taxable possessory interests. ballot for retention can be found in the Blue and raffles for over 50 years. The system has vide a process to temporarily move the state While a ski resort, hotel or airport opera - Book which is mailed to homes of all registered worked very well. There is no need to change it. seat of government during a disaster emer - tor may have a valuable possessory interest voters. It is also available online at gency, this amendment will provide the legal The state will have an estimated one-time cost and, therefore, may pay significant property www.leg.state.co.us .Click on Ballot Issues. authority and a process for the temporary of $116,000 to move bingo and raffles to the tax to the Colorado counties in which they movement of state government. Department of Revenue. This cost will be taken operate, this is not the norm. Most posses - REFERENDA out of bingo and raffles’ revenue , and thus de - This proposal would enable state government sory interests in Colorado are leases of crease the amount of money that can be used officials to respond to a disaster emergency agricultural land with an average value of AMENDMENT P for the nonprofits’ charitable programs. without requiring a statewide vote on whether only $51, generating a tax of about $1, de - REGULATION OF GAMES OF CHANCE to move the state seat of government. pending on local rates. Starting in 2012, AMENDMENT Q those agricultural leases and other posses - A referred amendment to section 2, Article TEMPORARY LOCATION FORTHE STATE Those opposed say : sory interests that have a market value of XVIII of the Colorado Constitution concerning SEAT OF GOVERNMENT The governor and legislature already have the $6000 or less would be exempted from the regulation of games of chance by an author - Colorado property tax if this proposed A referred amendment to section 3, ArticleVIII power to address a declared disaster emer - ity specified by the state legislature. amendment to the Colorado Constitution is of the Colorado Constitution establishing a gency. This proposal may be unnecessary . adopted. This $6000 threshold would be in - Major Provisions: process for moving the seat of government in a creased every two years to account for in - disaster emergency. Transfers the licensing of games of chance such AMENDMENT R flation. as bingo and raffles, from the Department of Major Provisions: EXEMPT POSSESSORY INTERESTS IN Those in favor say: State to the Department of Revenue; REAL PROPERTY Creates a process for moving the state seat of This proposal would help Colorado coun - Allows the state legislature to change the de - government to a temporary location in case of a A referred amendment to section 3, Article X ties avoid spending more money than they partment of oversight; and declared disaster emergency; of the Colorado Constitution eliminating prop - collect for very small tax payments. For ex - erty taxes for an individual or business who re - Allows the state legislature to change the cur - Allows the governor to declare a disaster emer - ample, a lease to graze cattle on public agri - ceives a private benefit worth $6000 or less rent minimum period of five years that a corpo - gency; cultural property valued at $6000 may ration or organization has been in existence from using government owned real property. result in a property tax of only $121 (de - Creates a process for declaring the disaster with a dues-paying membership during the en - Major Provisions: pending on local tax rates). The county in tire five years in order to qualify for a license . emergency. The process must include a date for which the lease is located must further when the temporary location for seat of gov - Eliminates property tax for businesses or indi - share that $121 with local school districts, Background: ernment expires. Allows the legislature to desig - viduals who receive a benefit worth $6000 or special districts, municipal governments and Colorado law allows certain nonprofit charita - nate a temporary seat of government; less from the use of government owned real junior colleges. The cost of administering, property; and ble organizations to use bingo and raffles to Defines a “disaster emergency” as the occur - collecting and enforcing that tax often ex - raise money. Since 1958, the Department of rence or imminent threat of widespread or se - Adjusts the threshold of the exemption for in - ceeds the amount of tax collected. State has regulated these games by issuing li - vere damage; flation. Those opposed say: censes, collecting fees, conducting inspections and imposing penalties. The Department of Rev - Defines a “state seat of government” as the lo - Background: This provision would undermine the Col - enue currently regulates casino gambling includ - cation of the Colorado legislative, executive and orado Constitution’s requirement that taxes judicial branches; and Governments don’t pay property tax on the ing licensing casinos and their employees, property they own. However, under current be charged uniformly for all taxpayers. The conducting audits, and approving casino gam - Does not change the process for permanently law, if the government allows a private individ - fact that a tax bill is very small is not a valid bling devices. It also operates the Colorado Lot - moving the state seat of government. ual or business to use the property to make reason to carve out an exception to that tery. money; the value of that lease, permit, license, important principle. Amendment R would Background: unfairly benefit some users of public lands Those in favor say: concession or other agreement to use the The Colorado Constitution designates Denver public property is subject to property tax as a and waterways, and would increase (how - The Department of Revenue regulates most as the state seat of government. Currently, the possessory interest. Ranchers whose cattle ever minimally) the cost of local govern - games of chance in the state and it has estab - legislature is prohibited from moving the state graze on public lands; rafting companies who ment services for other taxpayers. lished a framework to monitor these activities. seat of government out of Denver unless ap - use public waterways; and private concession - It makes sense to consolidate all such activities proved at a general election by a two-thirds under one department to make it more effi - cient.

Stapleton Front Porch 13 October 2010 CONSTITUTIONAL water systems, parks, libraries and hospitals with property tax rev - recreation centers, police departments, fire departments and enue. Most schools receive about 37% of their funding from prop - INITIATIVES other vital local services.Virtually all local governments will see erty taxes. However, in some school districts the percentage is reductions in property tax revenues. School districts will lose sig - much higher , up to 77% , while in others, the percentage is as low as nificant property tax revenue over 10 years. AMENDMENT 60 5%. PROPERTYTAXES Approval of this amendment will result in fewer teachers and At this time, yearly property tax collections by local governments larger classes. The required backfilling for lost revenues would An initiated amendment to section 20, Article X of the Col - are limited by the constitution.Voter approval is required to in - shift more school funding to the state, and other state depart - orado Constitution concerning property tax. crease property tax rates or retain revenue beyond constitutional ments would suffer as a result. limits. Major Provisions : Requiring enterprises and authorities to pay property taxes on Enterprises such as the University of Colorado, DIA, municipal air - Directs the state to annually audit and enforce all property land and equipment would likely create new tax obligations which ports, many county landfills, and the Division of Wildlife do not cur - tax requirements enacted here. This amendment supersedes would be passed on to rate-payers. It could include higher rates rently pay property taxes. conflicting laws, opinions, and constitutional provisions and for hunters and anglers from the Division of Wildlife, increased tu - shall be interpreted to favor the taxpayer; Currently, property owners may vote only in special district elec - ition for higher education students and their families from col - tions wherever they own property regardless of their primary leges and universities, and increased rates for all users of water Allows Colorado property owners to vote on property tax place of residence. and waste services from local water authorities and landfills . issues wherever they own real property; Those in favor say: Directs all governmental districts to allow petitions to lower AMENDMENT 61 property taxes ; This proposal lets citizens petition for lower property taxes, and vote on property tax issues wherever they own property. It allows LIMITS STATE AND LOCAL BORROWING Requires that all property tax elections be held in November citizens more control of their local governments. It prevents taxa - and be separated from debt issues; An initiated amendment to section 3, Article XI of the Colorado tion by non -elected boards (e.g. Denver Water Board and other Constitution, which denies or limits debt in any form for state and Requires enterprises and authorities to pay property taxes. boards). The proposal ends specified property taxes that violate local governments. Lower local tax rates will offset the increase in revenue; state voter approval laws. Major Provisions: Forbids enterprises and nonelected boards from levying It taxes government-owned businesses to broaden the tax base, Bans the state from incurring any debt by loans in any form; mandatory fees or taxes on property; using the new money to lower everyone’s property tax rates and Requires that future property tax rate increases expire to reduce unfair government competition with private businesses. Forbids the state and all its enterprises, authorities, and other within 10 years; Reduction of property taxes could allow private businesses to de - state political entities from borrowing, directly or indirectly, vote more of their income to expanding their companies. money or other items of value for any reason or period of time Directs that an extension of expiring property tax rates is a after 2010. Borrowing includes general obligation bonds, certifi - This proposal lowers property taxes by phasing out part of school tax increase; cates of participation, revenue bonds, tax anticipation notes, and property taxes over 10 years, replacing the eliminated tax with Repeals prior actions to keep excess property tax revenue. borrowing by “any other name”; state aid. State replacement is guaranteed by both existing state law All future actions expire within 4 years; and this proposal. It means no net revenue change to schools. Allows local districts, enterprises, and authorities to borrow only Requires non-college school districts to phase out half of after voter approval in a November election. Bonded debt must Property taxes have soared since tax limits passed in 1992 and are their 2011 property tax rate that doesn’t pay debt by 2020. be repaid within ten years and the total cannot exceed ten per - spiraling out of control. Senior citizen property taxes doubled this State aid shall replace reduced revenue yearly; and cent of assessed taxable value of real property in its jurisdiction; year. Property taxes hurt fixed-income homeowners most. Tenants and Repeals all voter approved property tax increases, extensions and consumers pay property taxes with higher rents and higher and abatements which occurred after 1992. prices. Lower taxes will strengthen the economy and create jobs. Requires all current debt must be repaid by its original due date and taxes must be reduced by the amount of the payments even if Background: Those opposed say: the payments did not come from tax revenues, i.e. payments were Currently in Colorado , individuals and businesses pay prop - In hundreds of elections across the state since 1992, voters ap - made from user fees. erty tax on the value of their land, homes, buildings, and busi - proved increases for local spending for towns, schools, counties and Background: ness equipment. This money goes to counties, cities, schools special districts. All of these would be overturned. Local control and special districts, with school districts and counties receiv - and accountability are usurped by restricting community support Colorado’s original constitution in 1876 held that the state should ing most of the money. and management of budgets. be debt free and “shall not contract any debt by loan in any form”. The advent of the automobile and the expansion of industry com - Local governments pay for police and fire departments, roads, This proposal would have a devastating impact on schools, libraries, bined with the demands of WWI and WWII created the need for roads, bridges, schools and many other government services. Bonded debt became an option for financing the long term capital projects (constructing roads, bridges, buildings, etc.) that state and local governments needed to build and maintain. Today, state and local governments use both long and short term debt for financ - ing capital projects as well as for smoothing out the revenue Experience the Character of stream created by tax collection. Those in favor say: This proposal reaffirms the meaning of the 1876 constitutional ban on state debt. It encourages fiscal restraint by requiring a a Wonderland Home. pay-as-you-go spending plan. It reduces the tax burden on our children, who must repay our current government overspending. ARTISAN PLAZAS DENVER TRADITIONS Debt is expensive because it includes both interest and principal Townhomes starting in the Homes starting in the payments.Voters should have the right to vote on any local gov - upper $100s upper $200s • Final Closeout in Progress– • Ranch & Two-Story Homes Down to Final Seven Units • Awesome Oversized Lots– • Immediate Occupancy thru Limited # & Selling Quickly! 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October 2010 14 Stapleton Front Porch ernment debt. Local governments may still bor - Colorado’s Consti - row after voter approval. All existing debts must tution guarantees a be paid. person inalienable Borrowing is the same as spending money one rights, equality of does not have. Government must set budget pri - justice and due orities and limit borrowing. Current economic process of the law. problems were caused by excessive debt. Too Section 3 grants inalienable rights to all per - much borrowing jeopardizes a government’s fi - sons. These rights are those which are innate nancial ability to pay for services and to repay its to all – the right to live, to be happy, to be debts. free, to own property and to be safe. These Those opposed say: rights can only be limited by the government to protect the public. This proposal practically eliminates Colorado’s ability to build or expand any of its capital infra - Section 6 opens the Colorado courts to all structures such as schools, roads, hospitals, col - persons regardless of their individual ability to lege buildings, light rail, water and sewer systems, pay. and prisons until they can be paid for in cash. Section 25 grants due process of the law to all Borrowing to pay for critical infrastructure needs persons. Due process obligates the govern - is not bad; it is a sensible financial tool that en - ment to establish and carry out uniform pro - ables businesses, families, and governments to in - cedures before an individual’s rights can be vest in the future. Not allowing borrowing would removed. Current practice applies these con - be similar to a family buying a house without a stitutional provisions to persons who have mortgage . been born. The Colorado Constitution does not include a definition for ‘person’. This amendment will collapse Colorado’s econ - omy, create loss of public and private sector jobs, Those in favor say: and drive investment elsewhere. All persons are created at the beginning of bi - ological development, and, whether born or AMENDMENT 62 unborn, deserve equal rights and protections APPLICATION OFTHE under the law. DEFINITION OF PERSON By defining a human being in the Colorado Bill of Rights as a person from the time of biologi - An initiated amendment to Article II of the Col - cal development, this measure could establish orado Constitution, adding a new section defin - the legal foundation to end the practice of ing the term “person” to include every human abortion in Colorado. being from the beginning of biological develop - ment of that human being. The new section will Because the term “person” is not currently use the definition of person in sections 3, 6, and defined in the Colorado constitution, rights 25 of Article II. have been inconsistently applied to the born and unborn. This proposal ensures that all per - Major Provisions: sons in Colorado would receive equal rights Defines a person as a human being from the be - granted by the constitution. ginning of the biological development of that Those opposed say: human being; This amendment could limit a woman’s health Makes the definition of “person” applicable to care options in many ways including: the sections of the Colorado Constitution that prohibiting abortions, even for victims of rape relate to protecting the rights of all persons in or incest, or when a woman’s life is endan - the following ways: gered by the pregnancy; ensures full rights to life, liberty, and property; making emergency contraception and com - allows open access to courts for every person; monly used forms of birth control unavailable; and restricting treatment for miscarriages, tubal pregnancies, and infertility; and protects a person by ensuring due process of restricting some stem cell research which law; and could affect all Americans. Does not define “biological development”. This measure is a clear and extreme violation Background: of privacy of the medical relationship between a woman and her doctor.

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Stapleton Front Porch 15 October 2010 The amendment would be a legal nightmare be - government will pressure the states to cause it could impact literally thousands of laws. pass laws limiting health care choices. It could clog our courts with lawsuits about This proposal would help state officials property rights, inheritance issues, etc . resist federal government demands.

AMENDMENT 63 Those opposed say: HEALTH CARE CHOICE This proposal may mislead voters into thinking An initiated amendment to Article II of the Col - that they can avoid participating in federal health orado Constitution, adding a new section pro - care requirements. However, a state constitu - hibiting the state, at the request of the United tional amendment cannot supersede a federal States government, from requiring a person to law. If passed, this initiative will certainly wind up participate in a public or private health insurance in federal court , which will cost Colorado tax - plan. payers money to argue the case. Nothing in the federal plan forbids fee-for-ser - Major Provisions : vice. In fact, Colorado has no law preventing Makes health care choice a constitutional right; people from paying directly for health care. Forbids the state from adopting or enforcing any policy that requires a person to join a health in - The federal health care act provides exemptions surance program; for those who have financial hardships and for Preserves one’s right to make direct payments to those who have religious beliefs against receiving a doctor for health care services; health care. Allows doctors to receive direct payment for such services (fee-for-service); STATUTORY INITIATIVES Prohibits state tax dollars from being used to en - force any law that requires a person to join a health plan; and PROPOSITION 101 Exempts the following health care programs: INCOME,VEHICLE AND Worker’s compensation and similar plans regulat - TELECOMMUNICATIONSTAXES/FEES ing health care; An initiated amendment to the Colorado Re - Medicare and Medicaid plans; vised Statutes, title 39, article 25 concerning lim - Any public plan the state offers if the plan is ap - its on government charges. proved by voters; and Mandatory emergency care provided by hospitals Major Provisions: and other health care providers. Reduces or eliminates in the next four years, taxes and fees on the purchase, lease, rental and Background: registration of vehicles; This year the United States Congress passed a Reduces the specific ownership tax to $2 for health care bill that requires all citizens to partici - new vehicles and $1 for used vehicles. All regis - pate in a health care plan, either private or public, tration, license, and title charges combined shall by 2014. A person will have the right to partici - total $10 yearly per vehicle; pate in a health plan of his/her choice, but a Reduces the state income tax rate from 4.63% health plan will be required. This includes mem - to 4.5% in 2011, and eventually to 3.5%; bers of Congress and their staffs. Redefines vehicle fees and telecommunication This health plan may be provided by one’s work - fees as taxes, thus requiring voter approval in place. Employers with over 50 employees may the future to create or increase fees on vehicle Our Row Homes made affordable decide to offer their own health care plans. A purchases, registrations and rentals, or to in - $2000 penalty per employee will be imposed for crease telecommunication fees; and living in Stapleton very attractive. those large employers who do not offer a plan. If Eliminates all fees/taxes on telecommunication an employer with fewer than 50 employees offers services, except 911 fees, which vary from Now own a 29 th Drive Row Home a health care plan, that company would receive a county to county. 911 fees must be a frozen at tax credit for doing so. Otherwise , individuals 2009 rates. for the cost of renting. would have to obtain a health care plan on their Background: own. The government will subsidize the individ - ual’s plan on a graduated scale. For a family of Currently, the state government collects income $949. 00 amonth makes it happen! four with an income of $78,000-$90,000, the tax from individuals and businesses. This tax is government subsidy would be 35%. The subsidy the primary funding source for the state govern - increases to 95% for incomes of $30,000 or less. ment. The penalty for not joining a program would be When a person purchases a new or used vehi - $95 a year or 1% of one’s income, whichever is cle, state and county sales taxes are assessed.Ve - higher. Exemptions are given for financial hardship hicle registration fees are based on the weight, or religious beliefs. age, and value of the vehicle which is being regis - tered. Fees are used primarily for roads and Medicare and Medicaid plans will remain with few bridges, but a portion goes to the Colorado changes; most changes affect providers and how State patrol, to snow plowing and to emergency they are paid. Health care providers and hospitals medical services. would still be required to provide emergency At this time, counties collect a specific owner - medical care. Insurance companies would be re - ship tax which is based on the age of the vehicle. quired to service all citizens regardless of pre- The tax declines over time as the vehicle gets existing conditions and they would not be able to older. Revenue from this tax is distributed to set annual caps on reimbursement payments. each county’s schools, cities and special districts. The specific ownership tax is collected when the Those in favor say : car is registered – whether the vehicle is owned This proposal leaves decisions regarding health or leased. care to each person. Individuals should have the At this time, state and local sales taxes are col - right to pay for the health care they want and to lected from users of telecommunication serv - TheThe RowRow HHomesomeess aatt 229th99tth DriveDrive TheThe CentralCentral PParkark RRowooww HHomesomeess choose that care which they feel is appropriate ices. The state collects fees to provide phone Starting @ $135,200 Starting @ $141,800 for their needs. This amendment preserves vol - access to rural portions of the state and to as - JillJill PricePrice 720-949-1696720-949-1696 JillJill PricePrice 720-949-1696720-949-1696 untary participation. sist the deaf, the blind and low income people. SalesSales oofficeffice locatedlocated aatt 29th29th DDrr & GenevaGeneva SSt.t. SalesSales oofficeffice locatedlocated aatt 29th29th DDrr & GenevaGeneva SSt.t. This proposal retains the fee-for-service choice. If [email protected]@newtownbuilders.com [email protected]@newtownbuilders.com Local fees may include television franchise fees. the fee-for-service choice is abolished, many peo - There are also 911 fees which vary by county. ple will be unable to get the health care they ® need. Currently the establishment or increase of vehi - NewNeeww TToTownoowwn BuildersBuilderrss cle or telecommunication fees does not require WeWe makemake savingsaving energyenergy beautiful.beautiful. If the new federal health care law is declared un - voter approval . newtownbuilders.comnewtownbuilders.com constitutional, the federal Those in favor say: Recently doubled registration fees were taxation *Payments*Paayymenntttss aarerree basedbaassed oonn ttoday’soday’s 4.875%4.875% iinterestnnttteerreeesst raterraattee forfor a 3300 yyeyearear FFHAHA fifixedxxeed raterraattee pprogramrroogrraam wwithith aann AAPRPR ooff 55.448%.448% aandnd a 3.5%3.5% downdoowwn payment.ppaayment. 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October 2010 16 Stapleton Front Porch without voter approval. This proposal would reduce vehicle sales taxes and ownership taxes over four years. The proposal greatly reduces tax complexity and paperwork. A better, fairer, simpler tax system creates a stronger economy with more jobs. Colorado taxes are regressive. The impact is proportionately greater for low-income people than for those with higher in - comes. This proposal reduces that unfairness by lowering taxes on basic needs such as vehicles and phones. The financial relief pro - vided by this proposal benefits most those who have the least . This proposal reverses recent illegal, excessive registration in - creases , and sets that fee at $10 per vehicle for everyone . The av - erage is now over $80 and only $4 goes to processing costs. School revenue is unaffected because existing law requires full state replacement of changes in car ownership tax revenue. Government is losing millions yearly when it subsidizes phone service for ineligible welfare recipients. Except for 911 charges, this proposal would end state and local taxes on phones, cable, in - ternet, etc . Those opposed say: One visit to the Montessori Academy of At MAC you will find: Colorado and you will understand what A quarter of the state’s revenue from income tax would be elimi - • Children ages 2 months—6 years old makes us different. Our Downtown nated at a time when the state budget has been severely reduced • Mixed age classrooms by the recession. Funding for services including roads and schools Denver location is spacious and beautiful • Personal attention & individual learning would be impacted with no regard for the actual cost. as well as designed to specifically meet • Montessori Certified Teachers The strength of both the state and local governments will be un - the needs of the small child. Our highly • Emphasis on respectful choices dermined by slashing revenue. This proposal weakens the govern - educated and professional staff are 2500 Curtis Street ment’s ability to provide services necessary for economic among the best in Denver. The peaceful 303-623-2609 ext: 114 • A curriculum based on independence, recovery and growth. Job loss could reach an estimated 73,000 joy found in every classroom makes it Web: order, concentration & coordination workers. clear why MAC is a place for all children. MontessoriAcademyOfColorado.org • Joyful learners! It will reduce transportation investment by hundreds of millions of dollars. The amount of the car registration fee would revert back to the 1919 level when the state had far fewer paved roads. Most of this revenue supports the maintenance and building of roads and bridges throughout the state. All taxes on rental vehi - cles , that are often paid by tourists , will be eliminated. Telecommunication fees which help provide services to rural areas and lower-income and disabled populations will be signifi - cantly reduced .

PROPOSITION 102 CRITERIA FOR SETTING BAIL ANDTYPE OF BOND

An initiated amendment to the Colorado Revised Statutes requir - ing that only defendants arrested for a first offense, non-violent misdemeanor may be recommended for release or actually re - leased to a pretrial services program’s supervision in lieu of a cash, property or professional surety bond. Major Provisions: Allows the release of a defendant by a judge to a pretrial services program on an unsecured (no money or property) bond. The charge must be the defendant’s first offense, and the offense must be a nonviolent misdemeanor. In all other cases, the judge must order that the defendant pay a secured bond in order to be re - leased; and Lists pretrial services that may be used. Background: In most cases, an individual who has been arrested for a crime is guaranteed by the constitution the right to reasonable bail. The court sets the amount of bail that the accused must pay to be re - leased from jail. If the accused fails to appear in court, the bail is forfeited to the court. The court may allow a defendant to pay his bail with cash, property, or the aid of a bail bondsman (surety). A defendant may also be released on a personal recognizance bond (a promise to return to court for trial). Judges may also release a defendant to a pretrial services program. These programs assess the accused and determine the risk to the community and the likelihood that the accused will return for trial. Some programs also provide services to the accused within the community, such as alcohol/drug treatment and/or testing and monitoring. Failure to comply with the requirements of the program could result in the defendant being returned to jail. At this time, ten counties in Colorado offer pretrial service programs. Those in favor say: WESTERRA Defendants who receive only pretrial services without paying a )&-14 secured bond are more likely to skip their court dates. Requiring defendants to post a secured bond provides a financial incentive to appear in court. (&5 :06 1-"$&4 The private bail sector ensures that defendants appear in court at no cost to the taxpayers.

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Itʼs PUMPKIN Time at Park Hill UMC INITIATIVE 300 EXTRATERRESTRIAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION Celebrate AUTUMN An initiated Ordinance in the City and County of Denver re - quiring the creation of an extraterrestrial affairs commission at Park Hill UMC to help ensure the health, safety, and cultural awareness of Denver residents and visitors in relation to potential encoun - PUMPKINS ARRIVE ters or interaction with extraterrestrial intelligent beings or October 3rd @ 12:30pm their vehicles and fund such commission from grants, gifts and donations. FALL FESTIVAL MAJOR PROVISIONS: Jumping Castle, Games & more! Obtains and provides the most accurate, complete , credible and October 10th, 12:30 –3pm relevant information available to city government personnel and residents about extraterrestrial intelligent beings on earth. WEEKLY WORSHIP Assists residents in reporting sightings and refers them to the Contemporary Gospel –9am proper and appropriate public /private service agencies. Traditional –11am Develops protocols for peaceful and diplomatic contact with Sunday School during worship extraterrestrial beings in the event of contact. Childrenʼs Choir @ 10am Requires that funding for the Extraterrestrial Affairs Commis - sion comes entirely from grants, gifts and donations. Park Hill Commission consists of seven regular volunteer members ap - United Methodist Church 5209 Montview Blvd proved by the mayor who shall give preference to four resi - SM Between Forest and Glencoe dents of Denver. Each approved member must be a grow your spirit with us knowledgeable expert in some area related to extraterres - 303-322-1867 • www.phumc.org trial intelligent beings or their vehicles.

Those in favor say: Since 2001, the Disclosure Project, a non-profit research proj - ect, has interviewed over 400 military officers, government officials, astronauts and pilots who collectively have affirmed the government ’s cover-up of extraterrestrial visitors and their advanced technologies. All Americans have a right to know about suppressed extra - terrestrial technologies for: curing life-threatening diseases, creating jobs, finding cleaner energy sources and learning bet - ter ways of environmental cleanup. The ETA Commission requires no city budget funding. The money will come from grants, gifts and donations. There is no risk since the Denver City Council can repeal the ETA Commission ordinance after six months. Pro Website : www.extracampaign.org Those Opposed Say: 1. Supporters promote belief in extraterrestrial visitations based on stories, not hard evidence. The Denver City government should not be used as a platform to pro - mote a belief system . 2. Supporters provide no guarantee that grants, gifts, and do - nations will actually be forthcoming to avoid a taxpayer cost. 3. Because there are no standard criteria in “knowledge of extraterrestrials,” the Mayor would have no objective basis for evaluating applicants’ credentials for appointment to the commission. 4. Although supporters claim the initiative is needed to force disclosure of government information on extraterrestrial technology, it does not bestow any power to actually do this . Con Website : www.denveretcommission.org

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I have kept my campaign promise to work on Q build the kind of community that provides the fertile ground fixing our state’s fiscal knot by sponsoring for civic and business growth. This is what I believe and this is E. 1st legislation to remove the 6% allocation for - what I will work for. I will bring the small business perspective mula that would have made it very difficult to provide the serv - that is needed under the gold dome. I ask for your vote. ices Coloradans expect as we come out of this recession. Web: angela4colo.com Phone: 720-283-3380 I have also worked to make our ballot clearer by passing a law 6 Email : [email protected] that requires differentiation between constitutional amendments and statutory changes. I think you want to know when you’re Boundaries of House Districts 6, 7 and 8. being asked to make a change to our state’s constitution. State House District 8 As I campaign again asking for your vote, I continue to reject Special Interest Political Action Committee contributions. I DO State House District 7 Beth McCann, DEM NOT accept PAC money so I am accountable ONLY to my con - I currently represent HD 8. I work stituents. I pledge to continue to work to represent you well. I Pauline Olvera, REP hard to pass sensible legislation that is know we won’t always agree, but I will always try to be available I am the only candidate in this race that was responsive to my constituents. Some of to you. not hand picked to push thru an agenda. I my priorities are: Thank you for the honor of serving you. I hope I’ve earned am a citizen of the community who, like 1) Implementation of the National your continuing support – Lois many others, is tired of political favors being Health Care Act – We need to ensure Web: Loiscourt.com Phone: 303-355-3546 played with our electoral system at the ex - that Colorado implements the complex Email: [email protected] pense of our children and our community. provisions of national health care reform in a sensible and ef - Since I have accepted no money from any ficient manner. The Colorado insurance exchange must en - Joshua Sharf, REP special interests, when I enter the State House I will owe no favors. sure that insurance companies provide affordable and easily I’m asking for your vote to represent you in My sole purpose is to bring “true” representation back to the peo - understood policies that will be readily available. our State House of Representatives because ple of HD 7 and ensure that their voice is at the forefront of the 2) Funding for Higher Education - I am a member of the the issues that we are facing as a state call state legislature. legislative advisory panel for the Higher Education Commis - out for new, energetic representation in the With my business background I will work not only to bring sion which is exploring ways to ensure access to quality af - state capitol, not the same, tired, government- efficiency to our state government but also to change the way fordable higher education in Colorado including community things get done. Rest assured I am not naive in knowing that this centric ideas that have dominated our think - colleges. (continued on page 20) ing for the last two years. is a very large order but I am willing to take it on with all dili - You have been making tough choices right through this reces - gence. I will approach my duties with the utmost guardianship. sion, now it’s time for our state government to begin making its My only vested interest is the welfare of my community and con - Thérèse-Marie own choices. Colorado has shed 160,000 private-sector jobs, but cern for my home state. our state government has been expanding. The voters of HD6 It is time for me and others like me start putting ourselves O’Sullivan, REP are adults, and understand that we simply cannot afford to con - out there to try to make things better for our community. People are not being listened to by the tinue spending at this rate. Web: pauline4house7.com Phone: 303-669-6280 career politicians––we want less govern - We cannot continue to raise taxes on people who have been Email: [email protected] ment intrusion into our lives. I wish to out of work for the better part of a year. We can, and must, es - be the articulate voice of the people of tablish a stable regulatory and taxation environment for the en - Angela Williams, DEM HD 8. My platform is based on Less trepreneurs and small business owners, like those in Lowry and government with a commitment to reigning in government in - It is time for some real-world experience Cherry Creek, who create the jobs in our economy. terference in practically every aspect of our lives. I am a fiscal and business savvy in the legislature. I have I have spent my entire career in the private sector, and hold an conservative, responsible and prudent when it comes to allo - been in the trenches – worked in the cor - MBA and an MS Finance from the University of Denver. My prior - cating money and will work diligently to prioritize spending porate world, been through a layoff, started ities are your priorities, and I have the education and experience and eliminate wasteful, poorly managed or redundant pro - my own business and raised my son as a sin - to make them our state government’s priorities. grams. I am not intimidated by scare tactics and fear-monger - gle mom. Web: SharfColorado.com Phone: 303-520-7503 ers. I will challenge the status quo to find solutions that best Through it all, I learned the value that Email: [email protected] serve the people. (continued on page 20)

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October 2010 20 Stapleton Front Porch RTD District B Park Creek Metro District Resolution Advocates Melvin Bush associations to problem solve their commu - Voter Opposition to Amendments 60, 61 and 101 RTD faces many challenges nity public transportation needs, hear and that require fresh ideas and pilot those ideas with cost effective solutions. WHEREAS, the Park Creek Metropoli - WHEREAS, the cumulative and de - positive solutions. The econ - I will investigate why RTD is losing ridership, tan District (“District”) is a quasi-munici - structive nature of Amendment 60, omy has crippled the FasTracks work to rebuild public confidence to regain pal corporation and political subdivision of Amendment 61 and Proposition 101 program and the combination and increase usage to generate additional rev - the State of Colorado and a duly organized would encourage existing businesses to of fare increases and service enue. I will work to ensure commuter rails and existing special district pursuant to leave Colorado and deter prospective busi - cuts threaten our ability to for the East Corridor in District B is com - Title 32, Colorado Revised Statutes; and nesses from locating in Colorado, which provide affordable public transportation to those pleted on time and on budget. I believe if we WHEREAS, if Amendment 60, would result in substantial job losses, a de - who need it most. listen to what people are trying to tell us and Amendment 61 and/or Proposition 101 cline in property values, and erosion of the As your representative on the RTD Board, I will: change how we do things, we can have the pass, the District will suffer substantial rev - State and local tax base; and • Work to complete FasTracks as quickly and ef - best transportation system in the country. ficiently as possible Twitter: Deadwyler for RTD Board enue reductions, and the District’s ability WHEREAS, the Colorado Fair Cam - • Focus on the economic development, job cre - Facebook: Barbara Deadwyler For RTD Board to function effectively and provide the most paign Practices Act authorizes special dis - ation and work force development opportuni - Web: deadwylerforrtdboard.com basic level of service will be impaired; and tricts to adopt resolutions of support or ties of the FasTracks program Phone: 303-574-9160 WHEREAS, if Amendment 60 passes, opposition to ballot issues, and it is the de - • Seek to improve mobility options within Dis - the District’s property tax revenues will be sire of the Board of Directors (“Board”) of trict B and across the metro-area Miller Hudson cut substantially and, as a result, the Dis - the District to express its unanimous oppo - • Promote sustainability and environmental Looking ahead, economic trict will be forced to eliminate or reduce sition to Amendment 60, Amendment 61 stewardship growth will be strongest maintenance and irrigation of in-tract and Proposition 101; and My community involvement is extensive. I am a in those metropolitan parks, mosquito control within open space NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RE - graduate of the Transit Alliance’s Transit Academy areas currently investing areas, maintenance and irrigation of street SOLVED by the Board of Directors of the and the Chamber’s Leadership Denver program. I in transit. That's why it is medians owned by the District and the Park Creek Metropolitan District that the have served on the FasTracks Citizens Advisory critically important for Committee since its inception six years ago, includ - RTD to complete the City and County of Denver, and similar Board hereby expresses its strongest possi - ing two-years as co-chair. Now I would like to put FasTracks system proposed to voters. Not programs and services in the future; and ble opposition to Amendment 60, Amend - my experience to work for you on the RTD Board. only is this fair to our northern neighbors, WHEREAS, if Amendment 61 passes, ment 61 and Proposition 101; and further Finally, I am immensely humbled to be endorsed who are paying taxes for a plan that promised large projects will likely become unafford - the voters of the District are encouraged to by many leaders of our party including former them service, but the value of FasTracks will able for the District, because Amendment vote “NO” on Amendment 60, Amend - Mayor Wellington Webb, former State Representa - be diminished if we fail to link the entire re - 61 requires bonds to be paid off within 10 ment 61 and Proposition 101 at the No - tive Wilma Webb, RTD Board member Chris Mar - gion together. years; and vember 2, 2010 General Election. tinez, Councilman Michael Hancock, Democratic Those of us living in District B need to nominee for House District 7 Angela Williams and closely monitor the deployment of the Air - Denver Auditor Dennis Gallagher. 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Adopt a Sophisticated Cat- Denver Dumb train rides, kids activities, pumpkin patch, corn maze rides, harvest vegetables all included in admis - DENVER EVENTS Friends League FREE adoptions of cats 6 and (through 10/31 ); prices vary . Botanic Gardens at sion. 9040 Hwy 66, Platteville. Free Wednesday Activities for Seniors . 1st Wed., older. 303.771.5772, www.ddfl.org Chatfield , 8500 Deer Creek Canyon Rd , Littleton . www.millerfarms.net 10 am, Crafts and light lunch ; 2 nd Wed ., 12 pm, Lunch - www.botanicgardens.org eon and entertainment ; 4th Wednesday , 12 pm, Light HARVEST FESTIVALS AND HALLOWEEN HEALTH AND WELLNESS lunch and bingo. Reservations by Fri . before 2nd Wed . 10/9 Saturday- Jack -O-Launch at Pumpkin - program . Barbara Tonn at 303.439.7554; for 4th Wed . EVENTS Fest. Pumpkin launching, hayrides, pumpkin patch, 10/1 Friday- Healthy Living through the music and kids activities. 9am –4 pm. Historic De - Mediterranean Lifestyle. Interactive work - program , Carla Helling at 303.807.0619. At Bosworth Through 10/31- Anderson Farms Fall Fest. laney Farm , 170 S Chambers Rd. FREE . www.auror - shop on health-promoting aspects of Mediter - House, 1400 Josephine St . Sponsored :Assistance Pumpkin patch, corn maze, barrel train and agov.org ranean lifestyle, by Peter Brubaker, PhD , and League of Denver. more. 6728 County Rd 3¼, Erie . www.anderson - fellow presenters. 9am –4pm. Lumber Baron Inn. farms.com 10/01 Friday- First Friday Art Walks: Santa Fe Through 10/31- Crazed Cornfield Maze . $149. [email protected] or Pumpkin patch, kids ’ activities, barrel rides corn 303 .517.5815. Arts District . www.artdistrictonSantafe.com Through 10/31- Cottonwood Farms . Straw maze, mini corn maze . SE corner104th Ave and bale maze, 1 .5- acre corn maze, pumpkin patch, 10/7Thursday- Embracing Birth With Hyp - Riverdale Rd ,Thornton . North Denver’sTennyson Artwalk. Tennyson St . farm animals, wagon rides ($3) ; admission free . nosis . 7– 8pm. Learn about benefits of hypnosis www.crazedcornfieldmaze.com and 44th Ave. www.denverartwalk.squarespace.com 75 th and Arapahoe , Boulder. www.cottonwood - for calmer, more comfortable, shorter birth. FREE. Fertile Ground Integrated Wellness Center , Cherry Creek Arts District. www.cherrycree - farms.com 10/29 Friday to 10/3 Sunday- Boo at the Zoo . 1091 S Gaylord St. RSVP : Jennifer Welch, knorth.com Trick or treat stations, animal demos, family -friendly Through 10/31- Rock Creek Farm . U-pick- 303 .393.1062. entertainment. www.denverzoo.org Through 10/7- Richard Stephenson: Art Ex - ’em pumpkin patch, straw bale maze, corn maze 10/7 Thursday- Because Life Happens. Find hibit. O’Sullivan Art Gallery at Regis University . with 5 miles of paths, farm animals . Admission 10/29 Friday to 10/31 Sunday- Trick orTreat out what happens to your gift of life after you 303.964.3634, academic.regis.edu/osullivan free . 2005 S 112th St , Broomfield . www.rock - Street atThe Children ’s Museum . Trick or give blood. Program /tour of Bonfils lab facilities, creekfarm.com treat stations, Halloween activities , entertainment 717Yosemite St . 4– 5pm. FREE. RSVP : founda - Through 10/27- The Spirit of Peru. FREE art ex - included in museum admission. www.mychildsmu - Saturdays in October- Berry Patch Farms [email protected] , 303.739.4000. Repeats 11/3 , hibit of Peruvian Artist Carlos Palma and others. Art seum.org Students League of Denver, 200 Grant St. Country Harvest Days. 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Corn maze, hayrides, barrel gallery.com milepark.org rides, barnyard and pumpkin canon included in (continued on page 24) 10/2 and 10/9 Saturdays- FREE Learn to Com - admission ($5 –$12). Pumpkins sold separately. Through 11/15- Miller Farms Fall Harvest post classes . Offered by Denver Recycles. 10/2 is 64001 E Hwy 36, Byers. www.mayfarms.com Festival . Corn maze, petting zoo, fire truck, tractor Worm Workshop about worm composting tech - niques. Registration required, 720.865.6810 or Saturdays and Sundays in October- Sun - www.denvergov.org/DenverRecycles flower Farms Kids Farmfest . Pony rides, col - lect eggs, farm animals and more for $6 10/04 Monday- Blessing of the Animals. 10:30– admission. Closed 10/31 ; open November Sun - 11:30am. Bring 4-legged friends to Dumb Friends days. 11150 Prospect Rd , Longmont. www.sun - League, 2080 S Quebec St. for brief ceremony held in flowerfarminfo.com Sheilagh R. Malo Pet Memorial Garden. FREE. 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RSVP : museum.org 303.363.5189 10/26Tuesday- Global Nuclear Prolifera - leases every Friday! www.HarkinsTheatres.com tion. 5:30-6:30 pm. Tattered Cover, 2526 E Col - Art Students League of Denver- Now regis - Guy Harvey ’s Perfect Spot Bar & Grill, 10/19Tuesday- “BeyondTime Out: How to fax . tering fall programs for kids and teens at Grand Opening 10/22 , 7– 10pm. RaiseThoughtful Children & KeepYour 303.778.6990 or www.ASLD.org . 11/2Tuesday-The G.I. Bill. 10am. Jewish Wyland ’s Ocean Blue Grand Opening Tues - Sanity .” with pediatricians Maya Bunik , MD , Chil - Community Center, 350 S Dahlia St. RSVP: Lil day, 11/16, 7-10pm. dren ’s Hospital, and Jennifer Kempe-Biermann , Shaw , 303.316.6359 The Art Garage in Park Hill registering for MD , Kaiser Permanente Pediatrics . 6:30– 8pm , classes, ages 4 and up. www.artgaragedenver.com TheTwisted Olive - 303.373.8100 Lowry Early Learning Center, 957 Ulster Way. 10/7Thursday and 10/8 Friday- Bringing Out www.TwistedOlive.com .Weekly live entertainment. FREE. RSVP : 303.962. 2616 or sarifmilehighmontes - the Best in Organizations and in Through 10/10- Ringling Bros. and Barnum Martini Society- 5pm, Every Tuesday –Sunday sori.org. Sponsored by Mile High Montessori ; People. How clients can achieve business /cultural / and Bailey Circus. Denver Coliseum . Tickets : Spoken Word/Poetry- 9pm , Every Wednesday individual goals, managing employee performance , www.ticketmaster.com or Coliseum Box Office. Bass Pro Events - 720.385.3600 LECTURES AND DISCUSSIONS practices that waste time /money , what to do about www.BassPro.com Aurora Central Library, 14949 E Alameda it. $299 /person. Contact :TomYagos , 303.888.0147, Through 1/2/11-Tutankhamen:The Golden 10/1, Friday - Mounting Scopes and Bore Sight - Parkway: Free admission ; no registration re - [email protected] . Sponsor : Regis Univ . School of King and the Great Pharaohs. Denver Art ing (Every Fri . in Oct .) quired. www.auroragov.org/powerofone or Management. Register : www.regionlin.com/execu - Museum, 13th at Broadway and Bannock. Tickets : 10/2, Saturday - Introduction to Fly Fishing 303.739.6600 tive_institute . Ticketmaster or Tickethorse, $16.50 up . www.tut - (Every Sat . in Oct .) 10/10 Sunday- The Evil of Faction: How denver.com 10/6, Wednesday- Fall Brown Trout Fishing the U.S. Got aTwo-party System . 2pm LIBRARIES MUSEUMS (Every Wed . in Oct .) For info on library programs, check events 10/6, Wednesday- Using Underwater Cameras Active Minds – Info on all sessions, www.Active - Aurora History Museum , 15051 E Alameda calendar at denverlibrary.org. and Fish Finders for Ice Fishing (Every Wed . in MindsForLife.com . FREE. Parkway. 303.749.6666 or auroragov.org . Oct .) 10/5Tuesday- KingTut . 10am. Jewish Com - Park Hill Library , 4705 Montview Blvd . 10/10 Sunday- Internment Film Series: 10/7, Thursday- Saltwater Fishing (Every Thurs . munity Center, 350 S Dahlia St. RSVP: Lil Shaw , Closed Mondays, Wednesdays and Sundays. Part II . Ages 12 and older. 1pm. Discover his - in Oct .) 303.316.6359 Registration required for some programs, tory/personal experiences of Japanese Ameri - 10/7, Thursday- Learning to Use GPS (Every 720.865.0250. 10/11 Monday- Gold! 2:30– 3:30pm. Spring - cans interned at World War II relocation Thurs . in Oct .) brooke, 6800 Leetsdale Dr. RSVP: Thursdays- Storytime with a Craft. For camps. FREE . Part III shown on 10/24 Sunday. 10/12, Tuesday- Fly Tying for Beginners 10/16 , Saturday- Basic Pistol Safety 303.331.9963 kids who can sit and listen to short stories, par - 10/20 Wednesday- Working the Land: ticipate in songs and simple craft. 10:30am . Craft 10/28 ,Thursday- Hunting Pheasants on the 10/14 Thursday- Colorado Ballot 2010. Building a Life Lecture . 1pm. Colorado na - limited to first 30 kids . High Plains 7– 8pm. Stapleton Master Community Assoc , tive , author Fran Cirbo tells stories of growing up on Eastern Colorado plains. Learn what it 2823 Roslyn St . RSVP: 303.388.0724 Thursdays and Fridays- Book Babies. For ba - Improv Comedy Club and DinnerTheatre – took to survive droughts, dust bowls , weather bies 6– 23 months with par - Tickets: 303 .307.1777 www.ImprovDenver.com challenges farmers faced in ’20s, ’30s , ’ 40s. ent /caregiver. Share books, 10/1–10/2, Friday –Saturday - Arnez J Bring a lunch. $4 ($3 Aurora residents) songs , finger plays. 11:15am. 10/7 –10/10, Thursday –Sunday - TJ Miller Fridays-Tales forTwos . Sto - 10/23 Saturday- Amache . Ages 8 and older. 10/14 –10/17, Thursday – Sunday - Pablo Fran - rytime for 2- year -olds and care - The Amache Preservation Society, led by cisco givers. Stories, songs, movement founder John Hopper, preserves /educates 10/28 –10/30, Thursday –Saturday - Todd Glass activities. 10:30am. about Colorado ’s only Japanese internment camp, Amache. Students from Granada H .S. ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARSENAL NATIONAL Schlessman Family Library , present illuminating talk about history /life at WILDLIFE REFUGE 100 Poplar St (1st and Que - Amache. FREE . 2 pm . bec) . 720.865.0000. Closed Reservations required for these popular for remodeling 9/20 to early Through 10/31- Moving Portraits: Illus - programs. 303.289.0930.To get to refuge , November. trating Native America. Western Native take I -70, exit north on Havana St, enter at American art colorful depictions of move - 56th and Havana. Free unless noted. ment/ceremony /natural life. Artists : Woodrow 10/5 Tuesday -TuesdayTots: Do Bats Go KIDS AND FAMILIES Wilson Crumbo, J.D. Roybal, Harrison Begay, Boo? 10– 11am. Bats are “boo”-tiful! Hang out 10/1 Friday-Tales from the and others from Aurora History Museum in a cave, eat juicy bugs, make bat trick-or-treat Jungle. Free weekly storytime Hensler Collection. 9am –4 pm Tues .– Fri .; 11-4 sack.Young naturalists ages 2– 5. at JCC with professional story - Sat . and Sun. tellers /entertainers for kids 1–5. Parent /guardian must accompany all children. 10:30am. Repeats 10/8, 15, 22, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Repeats Tuesday 10/26. Montview and Colorado Blvd. 29. RSVP: 303.316.6336. 10/9 Saturday - Bike the Refuge. 1– 3pm. www.dmns.org www.jccdenver.org. 350 S Feel cool, crisp air ; see colorful fall leaves riding Dahlia St. Begins 10/8 Friday- IMAX- Hubble 3D nar - through cottonwood, poplar, elm and ash rated by Leonardo DeCaprio. Under the Sea in groves . Bring helmet /water. Fat, puncture-proof 10/10 Sunday- One Sky One 3D narrated by Jim Carrey.Various times. Tick - tires recommended. World International Kite ets $8/age 3 –18; $10/adult. Fly for Peace. Kids / pet pa - 10/9 Saturday - Sunset PhotoTour. 2– 5pm. rade, live music, food vendors, 10/21Thursday- Science Lounge. Cock - The Refuge landscape provides a showcase for kite flying. FREE. Stapleton Cen - tails and entertainment every 3rd Thurs . of photographing bison, deer, hawks, coyotes, tral Park , 10 am –4pm . month. 6:30-9:30pm. $8 /members /$10/ non - birds, etc . members. www.oneskyoneworld.org/den - 10/23 Saturday - Sunrise PhotoTour . 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October 2010 24 Stapleton Front Porch NT LISTINGS Refuge Roundup Oct. 16 To submit information for the Front Porch Live Animals, Hayrides, Performances and More “Local Event Listings ” By Sherry James,Visitor Services Man - formances by Rudy Grant and the Email information in the following two-sentence description. Time. List ager, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Branded Band and watch shooting format by the 15th of the month to cost or if free. Location. Contact Flying rap - tricks by Buffalo Bill [email protected]. Events information. tors and and Annie Oakley. will be run subject to space available. Press releases for suggested stories dancing Also featured will be Date in numerical format (mm/dd), day should be sent separately to horses will an exhibition by Jose of week- Name of Event. A one- or [email protected]. take center Torres and his Danc - stage at ing Horses and live 10/16 Saturday - Refuge Roundup 2010. Fridays in October- Lowry ElementaryYouth Refuge cavalry drills by the 9am –3pm. Free family celebration Farmer’s Market. 2:30– 4pm. North entrance Roundup Buffalo Soldiers of Tours /hayrides on first -come, first -served basis. Lowry Elem . School , 4001 E Cedar Ave. lemer - 2010 on Sat - the American West. [email protected] 10/28Thursday - Waterfowl ID . 8–11 am. A urday, Oct. In addition, cowboys naturalist helps identify these quack-tastic visi - Live Music at Soiled Dove . Voted 2008 Denver’s 16, at the from An Open tors ; then visit the lakes to try your new skills. best live music venue, The Soiled Dove located at Rocky Range Experience 7401 E 1st Ave in Lowry. Tickets: 10/30 Saturday -The Great Pumpkin Mountain will give lessons on www.soileddove.com Hayride. 1– 3pm. Come in costume ; search for Arsenal Na - roping and wran - wildlife and “The Great Pumpkin .” “Treats” for 11/09, Tuesday - William "Bill" Roberts Open House. tional gling, and the South finding right number of pumpkins along hayride Tour the school. Principal and teachers will talk Wildlife Platte Valley Histori - trail and for unique costumes. about learn ECE and kindergarten programs. Refuge. cal Society will help SPORTS & FITNESS 6:30pm. 2100 Akron Way. This free visitors master family event archery. 10/2 Saturday- DaVita Kidney Awareness 5K THEATER Family Run/Walk . Free advance online registra - will take Western crafts 10/1 to 11/7- Angels in America, Part 1: Millen - Jose Torres and his Dancing Horses tion ; $20 day of. Stapleton Central Park 10am. place from 9 and games for chil - nium Approaches. Vintage Theatre, 2119 E 17th will perform at the Refuge Roundup. 303.364.6615, www.kidneyawarenesstime.org a.m. to 3 Ave. 303.839.1361, www.vintagetheatre.com dren of all ages will p.m. and give roughly 2,000 visitors be offered throughout the day, and visi - 10/3 Sunday- Komen Race for the Cure. 5K 10/21 to 10/23-Thursday –Saturday- Twelve an opportunity to celebrate National tors can participate in activities on a Co-ed run/walk 7am ; 5K Co-ed walk 8am ; family 1 Angry Jurors . 7pm. Denver School of the Arts Wildlife Refuge Week and our West - drop-in basis, without making reserva - mile fun walk 9am. Start /finish Pepsi Center Down - Schomp Theatre town Denver. www.komendenver.org ern heritage. The 2010 event will in - tions. Bison tours and hayrides will be Through 10/10- InnocentThoughts. Shadow The - clude more live animals than ever offered all day on a first-come, first- 10/10 Sunday- Fans on the Field 5th Annual atre, 1468 Dayton St, Aurora. 720.857.8000, before and feature a variety of excit - served basis. Denver Stadium 5K /10K Walk/Run . Benefits www.shadowtheatre.com ing and educational activities for Other groups featured at the event National Sports Center for Disabled. Through children and adults, including free include Plains Conservation Center, Denver’s 3 sports stadiums. Through 10/30- The Love List . Avenue Theater, www.fansonthefield.com 417 E 17th Ave. 303.321.5925, www.aveneuethe - fishing for the final day of the sea - City of Aurora Parks, Recreating and ater.com son. Open Space, and the Commerce City 10/17 Sunday- Denver Rock ’n’ Roll If you’ve ever wanted to learn Historical Society. Through 10/31- Something WickedThis Way Marathon, Half Marathon and Relay . archery, throw a lasso, hear Western Snacks and refreshments will also be www.denver.competitior.com Comes. Auora Fox Theatre, 9900 E Colfax, Aurora . 303.739.1970, www.aurorafoxartscenter.org music or watch a sharp-shooting available for a small fee, courtesy of the demonstration, then Refuge Friends of the Front Range Wildlife STAPLETON/PARK HILL/LOWRY 10/12 to 10/17- Grease. Buell Theater. www.den - Roundup 2010 is for you. A variety Refuges. EVENTS vercenter.org of live animals, including eagles, Refuge Roundup 2010 takes place at 10/30 Saturday- David Weekley Homes Fall 10/8 to 11/6- BeyondTherapy. John Hand Theater, hawks, falcons, and horses, will also the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Open House in Stapleton. New model grand 7653 E 1st Pl, Lowry. 720.880.8727, www.john - be at the Refuge for the event. Wildlife Refuge at 56th and Havana. opening. Games, snacks , tours , prizes. FREE. 8607 E handtheater.com Visitors can stop by throughout For more information, call the U.S. 35th Ave. 3– 5 pm . 303.377.1840 the day to watch raptors from Fish and Wildlife Service at 303-289- 11/2 to 1 1/7- Mamma Mia. Buell Theater. HawkQuest and the Colorado Tours of Clyburn Affordable Senior Living . www.denvercenter.org 0930, or visit http://www.fws.gov/rock - Mon - Sat. Housing for seniors 55 and older. 7401 Hawking Club, enjoy musical per - ymountainarsenal/. E 26th Ave. 303.388.1515.

Stapleton Front Porch 25 October 2010 Farmfest statue found at the re - More Events... mains of a funerary tem - at the ple. In addition, 80 Urban Farm Denver Art Museum thru 1/9/11 ancient artifacts highlight Delaney Stephen, 6, gets Tutankhamun: The Golden King and many of the most signifi - help from Urban Farm the Great Pharaohs cant rulers of ancient riding program manager The exhibition features more than 50 objects Egypt—from Khefren, Tennie Bell. The Urban from King Tut’s tomb, including the golden whose great pyramid is Farm, located just west the only remaining struc - of Havana and Smith sandals that adorned the mummy’s feet and a Rd., gives city kids a beautifully adorned canopic jar that held the ture of the seven wonders chance to experience pharaoh’s internal organs. Plus, see the largest of the ancient world, to some of the activities image of King Tut ever unearthed, a 10-foot Hatshepsut, the queen of rural life. Farmfest who became king. Visit was an annual benefit www.tutdenver.com for held in September.Visit www.theurbanfarm.org tickets and additional in - for more information. RECURRING formation.

EVENTS Oct. 1 – Oct 30th history, art/craft and technology creates a Conservative or Orthodox background. All are “13th Floor” Haunted House greater sense of global community. invited to check out the Stepping Stones pro - Also featured: Children’s Pet Parade for Peace 4th Monday At the 13th Floor haunted house, 75 actors grams. For more information contact Stacey SUN Board Mtg. 7:30pm, MCA Comm. Rm., (11am lineup), kite making, live entertain - will bring the legend of the often omitted Delcau at 303.388.1198 or delcau@stepping - 2823 Roslyn St. ment, kite flying for all ages, world kite-fly - [email protected] floor to life with scary high-tech, multi-mo - stonesfamily.com. ing celebrities, 100-ft. octopus and trilobite EveryTuesday tion, larger-than-life, unique monsters. The kites and 300 cupcakes. For information, call Stapleton Rotary Club – 12pm 13th Floor/Bloodshed is located at 4120 YMCA Fun Father/Child Activity Circles Stapleton Radisson Plaza Hotel 720.334.4508, email [email protected] or Brighton Blvd., C2 (south of the Denver The YMCA of Metropolitan Denver encourages 3333 Quebec St. visit www.oneskyoneworld.org. [email protected] Coliseum). Open Sunday–Thursday, 7– fathers to set aside one-on-one time to “get to EveryTuesday 10pm; Friday/Saturday, 7pm–12am. Free know your child while he/she is still a child” AA Open Discussion Mtg. 7:30pm MCA Electronics Recycling, Saturday Oct and become “friends forever.” The Y is now Community Room, 2823 Roslyn Street parking. For ticket price categories, call 303-912-7075 303.355.FEAR or go to 23, 8am-1pm, Central Park, forming circles for the Adventure Guide (fa - 1stTuesday www.getscared.com. For ages 13 and up. Sponsored by SUN ther/son) and Adventure Princess (father/daugh - Breast Cancer Support Group Clear out old electronics and recycle respon - ter) program in the Stapleton neighborhood. 5–6:30pm AF Williams Family YMCA Adventure Guides and Princesses (origi - Medicine Clinic, Conference Rm. Free Children’s Hospital Parenting sibly. Items accepted include: Small appli - (west entrance) 3055 Roslyn Seminars Starting Oct. 7 ances ($3), computer monitors ($10), TVs nally known as Indian Guides) is an activity- (at MLK) 720-848-9000 based program for dads and their sons or The Children’s Hospital is presenting six up to 32” ($18), small applicances/elecronic 3rdTuesday daughters who are in grades K-5. Events such as free parenting seminars in October. Kids items ($3). There is no charge for computer Greater Stapleton Business Assoc. 8am camp-outs, service projects, bike rides, hayrides MCA Comm. Rm., 2823 Roslyn Street 303- don’t come with an owner’s manual, so mice, keyboards, cell phones or toner car - and monthly meetings with games, crafts and 393-7700 sometimes parents need a quick tip, new tridges. Cash or checks only. Central Park storytelling provide the framework for special Every Wednesday idea or a little support to go from fussing to parking lot at Xenia St and Martin Luther Weekly Weeders, Bluff Lake Nature Center time together. Participants are grouped into laughing, growing and learning. King Blvd. 9am –12pm, neighborhood circles with 8–12 parent/child 303-945-6717 Subjects include sleeping challenges, Items for recycling will be collected by pairs. 1st Wednesday transition to parenting, toilet training and Metech Recycling and over 95% of all mate - To join a circle, contact Linda James at “1st Wednesdays” Home-based businesses. issues with toddlers and teens. Admission is rials will be fully recycled for remanufacture. Alternates between Lunch & Happy Hour 720.524.2714 or [email protected] or go free, but space is limited. RSVP online for No recycled materials will be incinerated, tbrislin @gmail.com to www.denverymca.org. www.stapletonhomebusiness.co seminars and reserve free child care at land-filled, or shipped abroad to be dumped. Visit www.metechrecycling.com. For more 2nd Wed. (Odd-numbered mos.) www.thechildrenshospital.org/parenting. SUN Transportation Committee 6:30pm Trained volunteers will watch children up to information on this SUN-sponsored event Run or Walk for Kidney Awareness MCA 2823 Roslyn St. email [email protected] Oct. 2—Get Free Health Screenings [email protected] nine years old, but RSVP required. For questions, call 720.777.5437. All but one More than 73,000 Denver residents have 3rdThursday Stapleton Citizens Advisory Board Mtg, session will be held at The Children’s Hospi - New Initiative Reaches Out to chronic kidney disease (CKD) and many may 7350 E. 29th Ave. tal, 2nd Floor Conference Center, 13123 E. Interfaith Families Through Nov. 5 not know they have it. To promote awareness 7:30 –9am 303-393-7700 16th Ave., in Aurora. Stepping Stones, a 25-year-old Jewish out - and treatment opportunities, DaVita, a provider 1st Saturday of kidney care services for those with CKD, will Bluff Lake Birders, Nature Center 7 –9am reach organization, will endeavor to connect BluffLakeNatureCenter.org Oct. 10 iQuad Kite Team Performs, with at least 2,500 people in interfaith fami - bring its fifth annual nationwide DaVita Kidney Awareness Run/Walk to Denver’s Stapleton 2nd Saturday Children/Pets Parade and Cupcakes lies, offering events for interfaith couples NE Denver/Park Hill MS Self-Help & Sup - (dating or married), families, and relatives of Central Park on Saturday, October 2. port Group, Dist. 2 Police Station, at One Sky One World International Join Alan Gionet of KCNC TV for enter - 10:15 –11:45am Kite Event interfaith couples and families through Nov. 3821 Holly St. 303-329-0619 5. Stepping Stones is not affiliated with any tainment, refreshments, a kids’ zone and a kid - 2nd Sunday The precision six-member iQuad Kite religious movement or body and it focuses its ney information expo. Available—at no cost for Collaborative Kite Fly & Walk, (free) Staple - Team will perform and kites will battle at programs and services exclusively on inter - participants—will be kidney screenings by The ton Central Park, the 25th Anniversary One Sky One World 2:30-5pm. Please RSVP at faith families. Stepping Stones is committed Kidney TRUST, diabetes and high blood pres - Meetup.com/RockyMtnKite International Kite Fly for Peace, Sunday, to helping the Jewish world be open and ac - sure screenings, along with prostate cancer edu - or Meetup.com/TTWalks October 10 at Stapleton’s Central Park from cepting of all Jews, whether they are single cation…and haircuts. Periodically 10am–4pm. Every 2nd October Sunday parents, interfaith, unaffiliated and Jewish, Free advance race registration at www.kid - Stapleton Wine people worldwide celebrate “World Kite Appreciation Group Jews of color, part of a gay, lesbian, bisexual, neyawarenesstime.org, 866.859.WALK (9255); e-mail [email protected] Day.” Denver-based One Sky One World or transgender community, or of a liberal, $20 day-of registration at 9am. Event kickoff at believes public education about kite culture, 10am.

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Have You Seen the Earthcastings in Westerly Creek Park? By Jenna Finn and this project seemed to rtist Thomas be all about that.” To get in - Sayre created 19 volved in this project, Sayre Asculptures that responded to a “call for are each seven feet in di - artists” from the Stapleton ameter. “They’re bigger Public Art Advisory Com - and more powerful than mittee, which was narrowed I would’ve thought, and down from 193 applicants that’s a great gift for us to four finalists and each fi - !# $ ! " artists, when the art gods nalist had to present his smile upon you and you idea. “I was the lucky win - get something richer ner,” he says. than you thought you Top: Artist Thomas Sayre with three of the installed vessels. Sayre mapped out a plan might," he said. Sayre Above: Sayre works with installers to place for where the sculptures calls his sculptures one of the vessels. should go. They were put in "earthcastings" and has arranged them along Westerly place according to how people move around the park. Creek Park between MLK and 26th Avenue. He cre - Different paths connect in the park and Sayre wanted to ated the sculptures in North Carolina from concrete put the sculptures in locations where people pass by poured inside of a hole dug in the ground with a tree them. “The plan was to try and provide an interesting spade. Rain created patterns and texture in the molds linkage throughout this space visually.” in the ground, which then created the markings on Installing the earthcastings wasn't easy—the sculp - the vessels. tures weigh 1,000 pounds each. The team used a crane One of the reasons Sayre was interested in this to put the earth castings into place; then they had to dig project is its location. Westerly Creek Park started out holes and secure them to the ground. The hard ground as a natural setting, then it was buried underground made it difficult to bolt them down and secure them when Stapleton was an airport. During the Stapleton properly. However, despite these difficulties, Sayre was redevelopment, the creek was again brought to the pleased with the project and thought that the final effect surface, but this natural-looking setting was really was even more powerful than he had imagined. man made. “So the play of what is man made vs. na - Jenna Finn is a junior at DSST who is doing an intern - ture made is what’s of great interest to me as an artist, ship at the Front Porch.

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Stapleton Front Porch 27 October 2010 Groundwater Issue By Jon Meredith tapleton United Neighbors held an informa - tive meeting on the current state of the Sgroundwater problem in Stapleton on Septem - ber 23rd at the MCA Community Room. The SUN Meetings are held on the 4th Monday of every month at meeting was so well attended some participants had 7:30pm in the Stapleton Community Room, 2823 Roslyn Street. For to stand. The charge that attendees took away from information about SUN, visit www.stapletonunitedneighbors.com. the meeting is that this problem will need the atten - To contact SUN or confirm meeting time, email tion of every Stapleton resident, whether or not [email protected] or call 720-840-8492. their property now has groundwater issues. SUN is preparing a web-based survey that it en - courages all Stapleton residents to participate in. Champions of SUN's 7th Annual Kickball Tournament: Residents should look for a link to the survey on SUN’s website at StapletonUnitedNeighbors.com. One Kick Wonders Kickin' It for Babies The immediate goal is By Amanda Allshouse to get an out for the Saturday the 11th of September was a gor - team (left), but the geous day for the seventh annual Staple - real object of the SUN ton United Neighbors’ Kickball Kickball tournament is to have a great time Tournament presented by the Stapleton on a beautiful fall day MCA and Jim ‘N Nick’s Bar-B-Q. Hun - in Stapleton’s Central dreds of friends and neighbors turned out Park (right), including to watch this year’s friendly competition, having a cool one dur - which included 12 teams and ended in an ing the game. upset resulting in the traveling trophy now Below: Champions of residing with a new team captain for the SUN's 7th annual next year. Kickball Tournament: One Kick Wonders For the second year, the local chapter of the March of Dimes was the recipient of funds raised by the tournament. Jim ‘N Nick’s Bar-B-Q donated all food sold by SUN so that the profits could be donated to the March of Dimes. Knowing this fact brought out Rene Keating to volunteer for the day. She dished out the yummy BBQ alongside SUN board members and Jim ‘N Nick’s staff. Rene is a grandma of twins born as 25-week preemies. “I felt so overwhelmed early on, I was so happy to give back to the people who helped us during the 115 e

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March of Dimes volunteer Jami ex - o t o plained that “One function of March of h P Dimes is the NICU family support pro - Cora Faye’ s™ Cafe gram, as well as continued funding for re - before taking the trophy home search projects in Colorado. . .and hands to place on her mantel. Southern Home Cook’n & Soul Food down, this is the best BBQ we’ve ever The final bracket ended 100 year-old Family Recipes had!” In line for her own plate, after two with One Kick Wonders on Family Portions & Prices wins early in the tournament, Lauri Ann, top, followed by Balls and Open 11am - 9pm Tues-Sat, 11am - 7pm Sundays from last year’s champion team Balls and Dolls, J.V. All Stars, and kickin 2861 Colorado Blvd. • 303.333.5551 Dolls, added, “This is such a wonderful it old school. Photos from the EXERCISE www.CoraFayes.com community event, and a great way to sup - day can be viewed at DY port an important cause!” https://sites. RESEARCH STU In front of the BBQ tent, kids were google.com/site/sunwebsite1/ study you must be… it’s what’s on the To participate in this lined up to scurry alongside the fields in a SUNKickball. d health inside that Counts. woman or man in generally goo large hamster ball. “I love watching my • A Stapleton United Neighbors • 60 – 75 years of age girls have so much fun in the hamster is the City of Denver Registered regularly but willing to start • Not lifting weights month similar drugs more than 2 days a ball!” commented Florence Levy, a Staple - Neighborhood Organization • Not using aspirin, ibuprofen or ll receive at no cost… ton mom. The hamster ball (and staff to for the Stapleton community. Eligible women and men wi inflate it and keep the kids safe) as well as Please join us at the next block • Health screening tests exercise program the big-screen computer games inside and captain meeting, October 25, • A personalized and supervised e pain reliever ibuprofen on e are looking at the effects of th outside of their mobile entertainment unit always the fourth Monday of W cise in older adults. in muscle and bone due to exer changes scan, treadmill exercise were provided by Games2U. the month, from 6:307:30pm. de a physical exam, bone density Initial screening tests inclu lanned exercise nd men who qualify will begin p The MCA generously made a financial Who is your block captain? If test, and blood tests. Women a profen facility. Participants will take ibu ing for 9 months at our exercise basements | kitchens & baths | Interiors donation to help with upfront costs, and you don’t know, check the Sta - train he days they exercise. or an inactive pill (placebo) on t field equipment and referees were coordi - pletonUnitedNeighbors.com onal Institutes of Health. This study is funded by the Nati nated through Bladium Sports and Staple - website or email Amanda.a.all - mpensation provided. Monetary co 9 rt, PhD - - COMIRB #06-076 ton All Sports, with several referees from shouse@ gmail.com. cipal Investigator: Wendy Koh Prin a at 720.848.6461 rested?… please contact Marsh years past playing on a team of their own! 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o What kind of deve l C Above: Architect Santiago Calatrava’s conceptual design shows the com - muter-rail station, a public plaza that connects to the terminal, and a 500- Above: On the south lawn of DIA’s iconic Jeppesen terminal and the future site room hotel at DIA. aroun d the Cen t of the the DIA rail station, dignitaries gathered on Aug. 26 for a groundbreaking ceremony. Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, shown speaking, was joined on the stage by Chris Martinez, RTD Board Director District B, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, for RTD to look at some new things. ton Community Meeting.) U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, Aurora Mayor Ed Tauer and U.S. Sen. Mark Udall. “The idea is you have a facility that is Dave Netz, a member of CAB believes, “We truly integrated into a neighborhood, a have the opportunity to create a true advanced (cont’ from p.1) In the past, says Bill Sirois, manager of mixed-use community so that the transit is almost a seamless multi-modal transportation center. Everyone TOD for RTD, transit oriented development meant put - connection. RTD could never do it by ourselves… and so should be motivated to see what’s going on and ting a large parking lot and a large bus transfer station that’s in the criteria (for the pilot projects). If we could say, should be excited about it. Having a train station close to the platform. And until this past year there was ‘The community is well behind this, the city is well behind with buses, pedestrians, bicyclists, park-n-Ride legislation in Colorado that limited the amount of com - this, the developer is well behind this… look we have all people and all of the retail, the residential and everything mercial that was even allowed on RTD property. But that these great people singing the same song.’ That will help a that can tie into that, this is an amazing opportunity for Sta - law has been changed—and RTD now embraces the inte - lot,” says Sirois, who will present information on TOD at pleton to be able to create something that basically supports gration of transit development with the surrounding com - Stapleton’s community meeting on October 7. this community for the next 100 years.” munity. They have even changed the name. It’s now called At this point there are not specific funds designated for Damon Knop, also a member of CAB comments, “To TOC, transit oriented community. Sirois, at a recent the pilot projects. The idea is that plans need to be made that me the coolest thing about this is it’s the first time everyone meeting of the Stapleton Citizen’s Advisory Board (CAB), will position the pilot projects for funding as grants and/or has had a real consensus on what we want. With the school said they are also revising their policy to reflect the federal federal money becomes available. And with all the parties and the library there were splits in the community. I’ve not emphasis on affordable housing. And they will select some working together and sharing creative ideas, better use can be seen anything like this since I’ve been here where everyone’s stations that will serve as pilot projects—testing grounds made of whatever resources are available among all the entities. on board.” Knop points out the importance of thinking now Leaders in the Stapleton commu - about parks, bike paths, bus and car access, and routing nity are rallying behind the TOC buses and traffic onto Ulster to keep Uinta accessible for concept and the CAB has already pedestrians and bikes. He also points out that planning now sent a letter to RTD expressing is very important to be sure the large volume of buses that strong interest in being one of the will be going to the transfer station will not be routed pilot projects. through neighborhood streets. Angie Malpiede, a member of the Steve Lawrence, president of SUN, says Stapleton’s Mas - RTD board and director of Staple - ter plan, with diversity and transportation being key parts of ton’s Transportation Management As - it, were the reason he and his wife chose to move to Staple - sociation, says, “The entire Board of ton. Lawrence believes the corner of MLK and Uinta, with Directors of RTD is very excited Stapleton’s iconic tower and a view looking north to the about the Transit Oriented Commu - transit station, offers an anchor for the south end of the ex - nity policy. And this is a continuation panded Transportation Oriented Community—and Uinta of what the founders of Stapleton en - offers the opportunity for a safe and pleasant “promenade” visioned so many years ago.” She to the station for pedestrians and bicyclists. points out that the upcoming elec - Tom Gleason, vice president-public relations for Forest BillVidal, Denver’s Deputy Mayor and Manager of Public Works, speaks at the official tion has new RTD board members City Stapleton, Inc., says Forest City believes a mixed-use, groundbreaking for the Central Park Blvd interchange at I-70 on September 15. Shown at on the ballot so, “there may be an transit-oriented community on its property adjacent to the left are Mayor Hickenlooper and Gov. Ritter. For more information about this project opportunity to have your voice heard future RTD facility has very real potential. “We already have visit denvergov.org/Capital_Projects_Center -> Projects in progress -> Central Pk. Blvd. even more.” (RTD candidates will be major office uses in the new FBI building and the United Visit FrontPorchStapleton.com to view a video clip of the groundbreaking. introduced at the October 7 Staple - Air Lines Training Center, more than 740,000 square feet of

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in the middle of it. y s e t r u o C opment will happen Above: Architect’s rendering of the new Union Station with a view from the southwest side of the old Union Station building looking northeast. Right: Mayor Hickenlooper spoke to the crowd at the Denver Union Sta - tion Construction Ceremony on Sept. 7. The event was held at the site of will arrive. Elbra Wedgeworth, Denver Union Station Project Authority Chair is ral Park Station? the Commuter Rail Train Hall, where the East Corridor train from DIA seated at the Mayor's right and Lee Kemp, RTD Board Chair to the left.

large, medium and smaller scale retail at tion, Gleason noted sites planned for higher an enhanced connection for pedestrians. oriented plan without the community. Quebec Square, a new DPS school under density residential housing both north and Bev Haddon, who participated in the We will not have an exciting transporta - construction and the Central Park West south of MLK have been identified for future original planning of the Stapleton commu - tion oriented community site if we don’t residential neighborhood under develop - development, and Uinta Street between MLK nity, sums up the importance of community have the community serving as the voice ment, all within a short walk of the Boulevard and the future transit oriented devel - involvement in Stapleton’s TOC. “We would advocating that RTD, the City and For - planned transit center," he said. In addi - opment to the north is already planned to have not have had this very exciting community- est City put their best efforts into this.”

What kind of development would you like to see around Stapleton’s transit station? Join the community discussion on October 7, 6:30pm at DSST. Forest City’s Preliminary Concept for Transit Oriented Development Community Concept for Development at MLK & Uinta SMITH RD. Multi-family WAL-MART w/ retail below Wide sidewalks Bike lane Park area 37th around tower Plaza High Density Multi-family w/ retail below

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