Lakewood wins National Gold Medal Award. Holiday Happenings. See back page

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1 Lakewoo wins National Gol Meal Awar Lighting up the holiays Nothing herals the holiay season more than when the season s ecorative lights are lit, an Lakewoo highlights the traition with the annual Lakewoo Lights featuring the Mayor s Tree Lighting. Lakewoo Mayor Bob Murphy will start the City s ol-fashione celebration on Friay, Dec. 2 by flipping on the switch to more than 7,000 lights at Lakewoo s Heritage Center, 801 S. Yarrow St. The event starts at 5:30 p.m., with the lighting ceremony at 6 p.m. With the intense sparkle provie by strings of light emitting ioes, which consume far less energy than regular holiay lights, the isplay allows visitors to stroll through the Heritage Center to recapture the traition of walking through small-town America uring the holiays. The lights are strung through six mature blue spruce trees, a 12-foot Christmas tree an across several of the historic builings that make up the Heritage Center, a 20th century museum. Visitors can tour the historic builings such as the 1930s farmhouse, where Christmas of the Great Depression will be on isplay, along with the Country School, the 88 Cent Variety Store, the White Way Grill an other builings. Another historic an cultural isplay is the celebration of Hanukkah in the Streer-Peterson House, the original home of Russian immigrants. The event wouln t be complete without hot cocoa, free hay ries an free photos with Santa. Chilren an aults alike also can make retro-style tree ornaments to take home. Lakewoo Lights activities continue at the Heritage Center from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Saturay, Dec. 3. With more than 48,000 hours given by volunteers an more than 7,100 acres in parks, trails an open space, it s easy to unerstan why Lakewoo s Department of Community Resources won the 2011 National Gol Meal Awar. The awar is the highest national honor for excellence in park an recreation programs, services an management. The Gol Meal recognizes communities that emonstrate a superior ability to aress the nees of those it serves through the collaboration of resients, staff an electe officials. Watch GolMealAwar to learn more about the epartment. The number of hours that Lakewoo resients provie as volunteers speaks volumes about the collaboration that the Community Resources Department has with the community. The epartment s 2008 master plan mae strengthening the community s involvement through volunteer opportunities a top priority. As a result, the number of hours given by volunteers to the epartment has increase more than 200 percent since The epartment also starte a Volunteer Bike Patrol for its regional parks to help eucate users about trail etiquette, provie ecological eucation an assist users who might be in istress. One of the most meaningful ways to bring resients an the City together is having the resients join us in the work we o. Volunteers help us expan or improve the services we provie, an at the same time, allow resients to invest in their community, sai Mayor Bob Murphy. That s one of the main reasons we won the Gol Meal Awar. The American Acaemy for Park an Recreation Aministration, in partnership with the National Recreation an Park Association, present the Gol Meal awar annually. Communities are juge on items such as volunteerism, environmental stewarship, long-range planning an other factors. Lakewoo receive the top honor for communities with populations of 100,001 to 250,000. Other accomplishments that helpe the epartment win the awar inclue eveloping more opportunities for youth such as creating a high school sports program an supporting the first Boys an Girls Club to open in Jefferson County. It also has the innovative Lifesaving Auit Program in conjunction with West Metro Fire Rescue that trains an tests recreation center employees on lifesaving techniques for patrons who unexpectely nee meical help. But the epartment isn t just about parks an playgrouns. Community Resources has seven ivisions that work together to provie Lakewoo resients with opportunities that enhance their quality of life. Besies maintaining more than 99 parks, the epartment provies inoor an outoor performing arts venues, a museum, visual art galleries, two golf courses, four recreation centers, an oler ault community center, Hea Start preschool an early chilhoo services. Aitionally, the epartment has inclusion services to ensure that those with isabilities can participate in recreation an sports activities as well as summer camps. Holiay Happenings Tis the season to Skate with Santa, stuff your stockings with own-home music or learn what reineer really think. See back page Volume 27, Issue 6 November 2011 A COMMUNITY UPDATE PUBLISHED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD WITH PUBLIC DOLLARS

2 Banner year for firsts Letter from the Mayor Mayor Bob Murphy As the year wins own, I want to take the opportunity to thank all of our resients an business owners who helpe make this an exceptionally successful year for the City of Lakewoo. I also want to share some highlights from First, I want to express my appreciation to Lakewoo s voters for the terrific turnout uring the Nov. 1 election. Countywie, the number of ballots cast increase by 40 percent compare with the last equivalent election in It is really great to see so many people choosing to take part in our emocracy by exercising their most funamental of rights the right to vote. I also want to convey my personal gratitue for the confience voters isplaye in me by allowing me to serve another four years as your mayor. Together with the strong City Council that voters electe, we look forwar to working with you as we continue builing this great community in Lakewoo. I have often talke about builing on our recent successes. Let s take a moment to review what some of these were in the past year. As always, our first priorities are to foster a safe an financially soun city, an we ha another great year in these two vital areas. Our annual miyear crime statistics showe an overall ecline, an our buget is once again strong, with no cuts in services an another healthy savings account known as the fun balance. This year brought Lakewoo some increibly exciting firsts. St. Anthony, our first full-service hospital opene for business in June, bringing both state-ofthe-art health care an more than 1,000 jobs to our city. West Colfax Avenue experience two firsts : the creation of the 40 West Arts District centere near the Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, an the formation of a business improvement istrict, officially ratifie by a vote of the property owners along Colfax. The future of Colfax got a lot brighter this year! The Glennon Heights neighborhoo became the first neighborhoo to participate in Lakewoo s Sustainable Neighborhoo Program, which will be expane to other neighborhoos in The Greening Lakewoo Business partnership launche the first Business Energy Efficiency Program (BEEP), which helps commercial builing owners to invest in money-saving heating, cooling an other energy-efficient retrofits. The BEEP team currently has over 100 businesses signe up also brought significant firsts in terms of national recognition for the City of Lakewoo. In November, our Community Resources Department receive the National Gol Meal Awar for excellence in Parks an Recreation Management. This past June, Lakewoo achieve the lofty status as one of only 10 communities esignate this year as an All-America City. At the same time, the National Civic League also bestowe its first-ever All-America City Diversity Awar on Lakewoo. What a year! Your Public Works Department complete some significant bicycle an siewalk links this year, incluing the beautiful new bicycle path along West Alamea Avenue. An, the new intersection at Colfax an Kipling Street shoul have all its lanes open to traffic by year s en, epening on the weather. We were able to a to our inventory of open space with the purchase of To all, our best wishes for the warmest holiay season From the Lakewoo City Council: Mayor Bob Murphy Karen Kellen, Ramey Johnson, War 1 Ciny Baroway, Scott Koop, War 2 Sue King, Pete Roybal, War 3 Aam Paul, Davi Wiechman, War 4 Tom Quinn, Diana Allen, War 5 the Beech Ravine property an, thus, complete a critical natural link between Green Mountain an some of our War 4 neighborhoos. We also sai goobye to two outstaning public servants, City Council members Vicki Stack an E Peterson. We hope to see both remain active in the community, an I congratulate E on his recent appointment by the governor to the Colorao Transportation Commission. Your City leaers never rest on their laurels. Before long you will see a ynamic upgrae to our recycling facility near West Eighth Avenue an Quail Street, which is just the beginning of what shoul be another banner year in On behalf of your entire City Council, I want to exten to each an every one of you both my warmest thanks an best wishes for a safe, happy an healthy holiay season. Bob Murphy bmurphy@lakewoo.org City Manager Kathy Hogson is a newsletter publishe by the City of Lakewoo, 480 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewoo, CO It is istribute to all househols an businesses in the city. Alternative formats of this publication available upon request. Eitor Stacie Oulton, Design Alvaro Pinel November 2011 Looking@Lakewoo 2

3 Show your All-America prie To get the wor out that Lakewoo is an All-America City, Lakewoo has ecals available that can be place in the winows of Lakewoo-base businesses or other facilities to let customers know they are part of a community working to make it a better place. The National Civic League this year name Lakewoo an All-America City, which is a prestigious national awar given to communities to recognize their ability to tackle their toughest challenges through communitywie collaboration. The ecals available from the City show the 2011 All-America City logo with the City s name, an they are mae from plastic that clings to the insie of winows but is easily remove without leaving a trace. All-America City Quilt Exhibit Opening Event 10 a.m. Tuesay, Jan. 3, 2012 Civic Center Atrium 480 S. Allison Parkway in Lakewoo The quilt represents the All-America City Awar, which recognizes people working together to aress the nation s most pressing challenges. The quilt is on a 24-city national tour that inclues Lakewoo, name a 2011 All-America City. To receive a ecal for isplay, please contact Economic Development Specialist Rachel Griffin at or racgri@lakewoo.org. Businesses welcome hospital employees More than 60 Lakewoo businesses took the initiative to encourage people to use homegrown businesses an services. The businesses joine the City s Support Lakewoo, Shop Local campaign an welcome St. Anthony Hospital employees by onating proucts an services for nearly 1,000 gift bags to help these employees, who are new to Lakewoo, learn what s available in the city. From restaurants to ry cleaners to automobile service centers, the businesses showcase their proucts an services to the city s fourth largest Small refun prompte by state law Lakewoo property owners have starte to receive information in the mail that shows the City has refune them a small amount of money about 78 cents for the average house. The Taxpayer s Bill of Rights, part of the Colorao Constitution, prompte the refun. TABOR places limits on the amount of money all levels of government incluing cities can receive. If a city excees its cap on revenue, it must refun the amount above its cap to its employer. Mayor Bob Murphy hane out the bags to employees in October with St. Anthony Chief Executive Officer Jeff Brickman. The St. Anthony welcome bags were the secon phase of the shop local campaign coorinate by Lakewoo s Economic Development an Sustainability Division to target businesses bringing new employees in significant numbers to the city. Last year, 300 bags were provie to employees of OrthoColorao, the first phase of the St. Anthony Meical Campus to open in resients. The City learne this summer that the amount of money the City receive from property taxes in 2010 exceee the TABOR cap by $67,800. The most efficient way for the City to refun this money is to provie a refun on the annual stormwater utility bill. Using the stormwater billing system allows the City to avoi having to write an mail checks for less than a $1 each to homeowners to carry out the TABOR refun. November 2011 Looking@Lakewoo 3

4 Timing improves traffic flow, brings green rewars The ol saying may be that timing is everything, but Lakewoo has foun that the right timing is also green. After conucting a stuy last summer on the timing of traffic signals for several miles of West Alamea Avenue, West Colfax Avenue an Wasworth Boulevar, the City foun that cars were spening less time on the roa, an that leas to less consumption of gas an less emissions going into the air all goals for sustainable practices to make American lifestyles less harmful to the environment. The interesting thing about this is that for each iniviual river, you only get minor savings, sai Lakewoo Traffic Engineer Davi Baskett. But when you aggregate it all together, the savings in fuel costs alone for the three corriors were almost $1.3 million over a year s time. The lights for those corriors were retime for the weekens an the hours known as off peak, which means anytime except for rush hours in the morning an evening. The stuy looke at the weeken an off-peak hours because the City ha receive numerous complaints about the flow of traffic in those corriors uring the off-peak hours. The new timing reuce the amount of time vehicles ha to wait at a re light by 14 percent along Alamea an 8 percent on Colfax. On Wasworth, particularly in the stretch ajacent to the Belmar istrict in owntown Lakewoo, the reuctions were even more ramatic, with time spent stoppe at a light reuce by 25 percent an time spent waiting reuce by 38 percent. The areas where the timing of the traffic signals were change stretche from South Allison Parkway to Green Mountain Drive on Alamea, Kenall to Simms streets on Colfax an West Yale to West 32n avenues on Wasworth. The reuctions in time travele, gas use an emissions are calculate by having a person rive those sections several ifferent times to fin out how long it took. The shorter travel time create by the timing change is use to calculate what the reuce amount of time at lights means across hunres an even thousans of vehicles that travel those corriors. The timing stuy was pai for through a grant from the American Recovery an Reinvestment Act, more commonly known as feeral stimulus funs. Lakewoo s Traffic Engineering Division has applie for another grant for further timing stuies. Savings for Alamea, Colfax & Wasworth Time an Fuel Costs Savings $1,297,737 Reuce Vehicle Hours Travele 52,410 Decrease in Gallons of Fuel Consume 82,455 Reuce Emissions (in pouns) 18,559 Get reay for the 2012 Sustainability Awars Any business, iniviual or youth making a ifference for the environment can apply for Lakewoo s fifth annual Sustainability Awars. Nominations ue in March Visit November 2011 Looking@Lakewoo 4

5 Lakewoo Police Department Department Police Lakewoo Driving safely in winter weather Winter riving is back, an the Lakewoo Police Department provies the following safety tips for ba-weather riving. Several of the epartment s tips apply to goo or ba weather conitions, but remembering that stopping takes longer on snowy an icy roas is particularly important. Safe riving tips Drive slowly, sensibly, an steaily. Everything accelerating, stopping, turning takes longer on snow-covere roas. Maintain traction. Applying the gas slowly to accelerate is the best metho to maintain an regain traction an to avoi skiing. Leave plenty of room between you an the vehicle in front of you. In winter conitions, that can mean more than one car length. Efforts to stop unerage rinking will stretch across Jefferson County in a coorinate fashion involving several law enforcement agencies an Jeffco Public Schools, thanks to a $40,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice. The grant will support the Jefferson County Sheriff s Office an the Lakewoo, Arvaa, Golen, an Wheat Rige police epartments in tackling unerage rinking. Jeffco Public Schools also agree to be a co-applicant with the Lakewoo Police Department for the grant, proviing an opportunity for the istrict to evelop an istribute eucational materials about Avoi suen starts or stops. Clear ice an snow completely from winows, mirrors an lights both front an rear before heaing out on the roa. the angers an penalties of unerage rinking. We ecie to apply for these funs pitching a collaborative effort an recognizing that the problems of unerage rinking on t really stop at any one jurisiction s bounary, sai Lakewoo Sgt. Rany McNitt, who wrote the grant with input from the other agencies. It s been several years since Lakewoo has receive a grant of this kin, an it will allow law enforcement to fight unerage rinking in three ways: targeting parties, checking license If your car skis, take your foot off the gas an turn the steering wheel in the irection you want the front tires to go. Brake gently to slow own. Also try ownshifting to a lower gear to slow your car. For cars without anti-lock brakes (ABS), pump the brakes. For cars with ABS, the braking system provies the gentle pumping action for you. Avoi braking on curves. Four-wheel an all-wheel vehicles o not stop faster or steer better on ice than two-wheel rive vehicles. In fact, fourwheel-rive vehicles often are heavier an take longer to stop because of their weight. Keep healights on low beam because high beams will reflect off snow, making visibility worse. Stay well behin snowplows or move to another lane to allow the plows to sprea e-icer or rop san. During blizzars, on t leave home unless it s absolutely necessary. For statewie roa conitions, call or visit Make sure your vehicle is in goo working conition, which inclues tires with goo treas, soun brakes, aequate battery an working winshiel wipers, heater an efroster. Keep emergency equipment in the car such as tire chains, scraper/snow brush, a shovel, sleeping bag or blanket, flashlight, First Ai kit an water an foo. If you become strane, call for help on a cell phone. If you are without a phone, stay in your vehicle an get out a blanket or sleeping bag to cover yourself. Make sure the car s exhaust pipe is free of snow, an keep a winow slightly open for ventilation. Run your vehicle only a few minutes at a time to warm up. Countywie coorination focuse on unerage rinking alcohol establishments an ticketing aults who buy alcohol for teens. Lakewoo Police will aggressively target unerage rinking uring the holiays an beyon, McNitt sai. The grant will support coorinate enforcement patrols occurring simultaneously throughout the county to take action at parties where unerage rinking often occurs, with police following tips about such gatherings. Law enforcement also will increase surveillance an compliance checks of businesses selling an serving alcohol, an finally efforts will be mae to iscourage an charge those who are buying alcohol for unerage rinkers. Posters will be esigne an istribute to license establishments, highlighting possible criminal an civil sanctions for those aults who purchase alcohol for anyone uner age 21. Through enforcement, we re trying to make sure that liquor stores on t sell to people uner 21, sai Sgt. McNitt, an through eucation, we re trying to reinforce to family members an friens that it s not OK to provie alcohol to unerage rinkers. Christmas Cheer For Chilren Sponsore by the Lakewoo Police Department to provie new toys to neey Lakewoo chilren who otherwise have no gift on Christmas. Donations neee by Dec. 9. New, unwrappe toy or clothing Cash or grocery store gift certificates Gift cars of all kins Participation welcome from resients, civic groups, schools, churches an businesses or organize toy or foo rive Donations tax euctible Dec. 16 ealine to nominate those in nee Please contact Police Department Volunteer Coorinator Angela Harness at November 2011 Looking@Lakewoo 5

6 PLANNING Wasworth station to get signature look The West light-rail line coming to Lakewoo will bring more than just a new way to commute. The line, currently uner construction, is bringing a new look to the city, alreay apparent with the hallmark brige over West Sixth Avenue. Another signature piece will be the architectural esign of the station at Wasworth Boulevar an West 13th Avenue. The station, officially name Lakewoo Wasworth, will have a ramatic continuous translucent canopy stretching the entire length of the brige for the station. The canopy will be lit from below at night, creating a unique an artistic element while serving a practical nee. The canopy will serve as an elevate outoor vestibule, giving peestrians an open an safely lit waiting area for the light rail. Designe by klipp architects, the City aske the firm to esign items to enhance the elevate station an peestrian brige to allow the station to serve as a catalyst for future evelopment aroun the station. The canopy will provie an iconic view from the north an the south along Wasworth as well as for approaching light-rail commuters. Other improvements to the station inclue sculpture awnings, planters, lanscaping, creative lighting an enhance signs. Construction of the canopy is expecte to begin in December an to be complete early next year. Planning to save the past Lakewoo wants to save the past by looking to the future. The City has begun working with the community to evelop a Historic Preservation Plan, which will establish a vision for how the City moves forwar on preserving an enhancing historic structures an items in Lakewoo. The iea for the plan was triggere by increasing public interest in historic preservation, historic esignation an relate programs. The purpose of the plan is to accomplish the following: Provie a framework to recognize unique historic an cultural resources in the city; Create strategies for the care an treatment of historic an cultural resources; an Enhance the social, environmental an economic potential of the historic an cultural resources. To involve as much of the community as possible, the City has create a web page on where resients can view the comments from the first community workshop, check for upcoming meetings about the plan an take a survey. A quick link to the survey can be foun on the City s home page. The station s enhancements were closely coorinate with the Regional Transportation District, which is builing the West Line, the Colorao Department of Transportation an the community. Lakewoo resients an community members attene seven public meetings to iscuss an comment on the esign of the canopy an other improvements. Drawings an moels of the station were presente to the West Colfax Community Association, Eiber Neighborhoo Association an Two Creeks Neighborhoo Association as well as the Lakewoo City Council. The Lakewoo Reinvestment Authority, which supports revitalization efforts in the city, is proviing funing for the canopy an other items. Hear ye! City announcements go electronic Staying informe about City construction projects, performances an community meetings just got easier. Lakewoo has create a new way for homeowner associations an neighborhoo organizations that are registere with the City to receive announcements that might be of interest to their resients. The new system allows registere groups to opt in to receive s from the City that contain fliers, posters an notices. This new communication gives recipients several ays to ecie whether to ownloa items. This service is free, an the announcements from the City will cover topics such as festivals an performances, nighttime construction notices, press releases an other items. During the first community workshop to evelop the plan, which occurre on Nov. 1, resients sai they want to see historic neighborhoos ientifie an preserve as well as other resources such as West Colfax Avenue an the Feeral Center, which have contribute significantly to shaping Lakewoo. Other comments provie at the meeting outline that an emphasis nees to be place on creating partnerships within the community to ai historic preservation an to provie tools for eucation an community outreach on what historic preservation is an what it This new opportunity supplements the free electronic newsletters an other, timely information alreay available to resients, businesses an community organizations. Visit org/stayinforme to see the range of information available from the City. To receive announcements for your homeowners association or neighborhoo organization, provie the name of the organization an aress to Public Information Officer Stacie Oulton at staoul@lakewoo.org. For more information, call her at To sign up for any other City publication, visit the Stay Informe page on the website an submit a free subscription for specific items. means to the community. A secon workshop to review the goals rafte for the Historic Preservation Plan will occur in early 2012, so check the website for the upcoming ate an time. The plan s goals will be base on the comments from the first workshop an the feeback receive from the website survey. If you woul like aitional information, please contact Principal Planner Holly Boehm at holboe@lakewoo.org or November 2011 Looking@Lakewoo 6

7 Goo Neighborshis three Man pays tribute to friens Colorao style Frienship means a lot to Dick Carlton. He has live in Lakewoo for the last 30 years, an one special ee has helpe him make a lot of friens uring that time. For the last 12 years, he has given out iniviually crafte plaques that rea You re a goo neighbor! when he sees a goo ee one or just to make his friens feel goo. I saw a goo neighbor plaque in a catalog an starte making them, he says. Everyone who saw them like them an starte asking for them for their friens. He has given hunres of the plaques away because it s important to him to let others know they re special an appreciate, he sai. It s a small touch from one neighbor to another, an it s an eneavor that puts his best skills to work. Carlton is an expert woocarver of faces, animals, an baskets an is one of the original members of the Colorao Carvers Club. The woo for the plaques comes from just about anything he fins on hikes in the mountains, giving them a true Colorao touch. A self-escribe aventurer an outoor enthusiast, he once hike so eeply into the mountains looking for just the right woo, he got lost. He ene up burning the woo he collecte to stay warm that night. On another hike, Carlton emptie a can of Mountain Dew he foun onto a tiny pine tree before tossing the can into his car. A bear caught scent of the sweet soa an lumbere from the woos. Carlton saw him approaching, giving Carlton just enough time to scramble into his car before coming eye to eye with the bear. Luckily, the bear turne his attention to the small soa-covere pine, chewing on it as if it were a sweet treat. Carlton is 90 years ol an a Worl War II veteran, an last year it was his turn to be honore. He was selecte to participate in an all-expense-pai trip in October to see military memorials in Washington, D.C. Veterans are nominate for this honor an are selecte by the Rocky Mountain Honor Flight organization to visit the memorials an meet ignitaries. The trip inclue visiting with former Sens. Bob an Elizabeth Dole. They really put on the og for us! he sai. People cheere us at the airport. The trip was mae even more special because Carlton s younger brother turne out to be on the same trip. Carlton an City Hall lights make a switch Lighting for offices in Lakewoo City Hall has been switche to green technology. Offices in the north an south builings at 480 S. Allison Parkway, the Public Safety Center at 445 S. Allison Parkway an the at 470 S. Allison Parkway now have occupancy sensors instea of regular flip switches. The sensors turn on lights when an employee enters an office. After 15 minutes of no movement in an office, the sensors turn off the lights. The sensors also have been installe in all the restrooms in Lakewoo s Civic Center builings, turning off after 30 minutes of no movement in the room. The sensors can reuce electricity neee for lighting by as much as 45 percent. Not only will this save money, but it also is another step towar making the City s builings as energy efficient as possible through the use of sustainable practices often calle green. The sensors are expecte to result in an $11,000 a year savings for the City, which will recoup the City s investment in the sensors in the first year. City funs were matche with money from the American Recovery an Reinvestment Act, also known as feeral stimulus funs, to pay for the project. brothers lost their parents to black smallpox when the boys were chilren, an the boys were aopte by ifferent families. My brother an I share a lot on the Washington trip an talke about how we grew up after our aoptions. He knew a lot of things about our family that I in t know. During the war, Carlton serve in the Air Force as a photographer an member of the heavy bomb group that helpe en Hitler s march across Europe. I ha to learn everything from how to fly a B-24 Bomber to how to rop bombs from each of the four bomb bays, he sai. Only 30 percent of my group came back alive from the war, an I was one of those who mae it. After the military, Carlton spent almost 30 years as an executive with the Colorao/Wyoming Restaurant Association. He helpe rewrite the health coe pertaining to restaurants, making ining out a safer an healthier experience. Looking out for others seems to be a theme in Carlton s life, an haning out impromptu plaques is just the latest effort that makes Carlton a goo neighbor. Eitor s note: If you know of a goo neighbor, contact the Lakewoo eitor at or staoul@lakewoo.org. Auition Notice: Sister Cities Music Scholar Exchange Competition Tuesay, January 17, 2012 Open to young instrumental musicians in Jefferson County ages Travel expenses pai for two-week trip to Chester, Englan (approximately June 22-July 6, 2012) Perform with Lakewoo Symphony Program sponsore by Lakewoo Symphony, City of Lakewoo, Lakewoo Sister Cities, Lakewoo Rotary an Jeffco Schools. For complete information: or call KLTV8 s istinctive programs KLTV8, Lakewoo s governmentaccess channel, has new an original programs that inform an inspire. Watch them on cable channel 8 or on-eman at by clicking on the KLTV8 logo. Spotlight on Lakewoo, Historic Eition Lakewoo Mayor Bob Murphy an City Manager Kathy Hogson talk with some of Lakewoo s early council members an guiing influences. Bill Wilson, Ray Wells, Carl Neu an Johann Cohn iscuss Lakewoo s beginnings an how the city has evolve into a iverse community. Lakewoo s Sustainable Neighborhoos Program What o recycling, water conservation, emissions reuctions an community workshops have in common? They re all green living practices that are a part of Lakewoo s sustainability goals. They re also aspects of the City s new Sustainable Neighborhoos Program that encourages goo neighborhoos to become sustainable ones. Lakewoo s Property Coes Do you know the maximum number of ogs allowe in each house in Lakewoo or how high wees are allowe to grow? Lakewoo has regulations that cover everything from pets to the height of grass an wees. The regulations are in place to protect the value of properties as well as the health an safety of all resients. Complaints about coe violations are the No. 1 issue reporte to the City, an this vieo covers what homeowners nee to know. Welcome to Lakewoo Mayor Bob Murphy welcomes visitors to Lakewoo an invites viewers to take a tour of the city s shopping, resiential, entertainment, an recreational areas. See why this gateway to the Rockies is one of Colorao s most vibrant an beautiful cities. November 2011 Looking@Lakewoo 7

8 PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID LONGMONT CO PERMIT NO. 16 POSTAL PATRON Holiay Happenings Holiay Show Artists Reception Meet the artists. 5-7 p.m., Thursay, Dec Mayor s Tree Lighting at Lakewoo Lights Free photos with Santa, hay ries, holiay car making an more. 5:30-8:30 p.m., Friay, Dec. 2 Lakewoo s Heritage Center 801 S. Yarrow St Christmas Celebration Concert Featuring more than 100 of CCU s instrumental an vocal stuents. 7:30 p.m., Friay, Dec. 2 3 p.m. & 7:30 p.m., Saturay, Dec. 3 Colorao Christian University Music Center, 9200 W. Ellsworth Ave Lakewoo Lights Free photos with Santa, hay ries, holiay car making an more. 5:30-8:30 p.m., Saturay, Dec. 3 Lakewoo s Heritage Center 801 S. Yarrow St Skate with Santa 1-3 p.m., Saturay, Dec. 3, Dec. 10 & Dec. 17 The Rink at Belmar, 439 S. Teller St. November 2011 Looking@Lakewoo 8 Christmas a Cappella, Calmus Vocal Ensemble Five remarkable singers from Germany. 7:30 p.m., Saturay, Dec Pet Photos with Santa 6 p.m.-8 p.m., Sunay, Dec. 4 Colorao Mills Mall Ki Court W. Colfax Ave Tuesay Date Night at Belmar Enjoy two-for-one ice skating an two-forone entrees at six participating Belmar restaurants. Pick up vouchers at the Belmar Information Center, 408 S. Teller St. 5 p.m. on Tuesays starting Dec. 6. The Rink at Belmar, 439 S. Teller St. Belmar s Teacher Appreciation Night A free event for all teachers, the evening event features shopping specials, refreshments, teacher gooy bags an the opportunity to win a free Belmar skating party for their class. 4-9 p.m., Wenesay, Dec. 7 Belmar Information Center, 408 S. Teller St. Christmas Bells & Men s Choir Concert Free amission. 7:30 p.m., Thursay, Dec. 8 Colorao Christian University Music Center 9200 W. Ellsworth Ave Timothy P. & the Rocky Mountain Stocking Stuffers This annual fun-fille jamboree features 11 of the region s best folk, bluegrass an countrywestern musicians. 7:30 p.m., Friay, Dec. 9 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m., Saturay, Dec p.m., Sunay, Dec Cops Fighting Cancer Toy Drive for Chilren s Hospital Colorao Make a toy onation. 10 a.m.-8 p.m., weekays 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Saturay 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunay Through Friay, Dec. 9 Belmar Information Center, 408 S. Teller St. Artisan Showcase Reception Meet nationally acclaime folk artist, Colorao Art Institute grauate an Lakewoo resient Johanna Parker. 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturay, Dec Christmas Cheer for Chilren The Lakewoo Police Department provies new, onate gifts to neey Lakewoo chilren who woul not otherwise have a gift on Christmas ay. Donations accepte 8 a.m.-5 p.m. through Friay, Dec. 9 Nominations for those in nee accepte through Friay, Dec. 16 Lakewoo Police Department 445 S. Allison Parkway The Eight: Reineer Monologues Hear what the reineer really think about Santa ault content. 8 p.m., Friays & Saturays 6 p.m., Sunays Through Dec. 18 Special performance at 9 p.m. on New Year s Eve The Ege Theatre Company 9797 W. Colfax Ave Annual Holiay Show & Sale Buy a unique, artist-mae gift for the holiays. North Gallery 11 a.m.- 4 p.m., Tuesay-Friay Through Dec The Rink at Belmar Outoor skating at its best uring the holiays. 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Sunay-Thursay 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Friay-Saturay 439 S. Teller St. Santa Photos 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Monay-Saturay Noon-6 p.m., Sunay Through Dec. 24 Colorao Mills Mall Ki Court W. Colfax Ave The Nutcracker, Davi Taylor Dance Theatre Memories of Tchaikovsky s holiay classic last a lifetime. 2 p.m., Saturay, Sunay & Tuesay- Thursay, Dec. 17, 18, :30 p.m., Saturay & Tuesay-Thursay, Dec. 17, City holiay closures Friay, Dec. 23 Monay, Dec. 26 Friay, Dec. 30 Monay, Jan. 2